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Google donates KES 100 mln to train Kenyan farmers on digital skills
Google, in partnership with One Acre Fund, will train 100,000 Kenyan smallholder farmers in digital skills through a KES 100 million grant. Google Kenya Country Manager Charles Murito said the training skills program will help smallholder farmers digitize their agribusiness…
Woman Technical Programme opens new paths to employment
In 1956, 20,000 women marched on the Union Buildings. Sixty-two years later, South Africans both celebrate and honour this important milestone in the nation’s history, by recognising the essential part women play in creating powerful and healthy communities. While there…
Mimecast launches global citizenship program
Mimecast Limited recently announced the launch of its Global Citizenship program that aims to support charitable organisations that are building resilience in communities. Global Citizenship formalizes the company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts and encourages all Mimecast employees to actively…
South African-based Tari Labs unveils free online university
Tari Labs, a contributor to Tari, the South African-based blockchain protocol, has launched a free online university to help incubate open source projects and train blockchain developers, both locally and globally. “Tari Labs University aims to become a go-to destination…
Young African scientists stun judges with impressive innovations
Boksburg, South Africa hosted over 500 learners at the annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF). These budding young scientists were in Johannesburg to compete in the prestigious science fair with the hope of taking home a…
SAP Africa Code Week 2018 drives sustainable digital skills development
The fourth edition of the increasingly popular Africa Code Week, an initiative of SAP, kicked-off on Friday, 5 October at a function held in Johannesburg. Since its inception in 2015, Africa Code Week has introduced over 1.8 million African youth…
The non-profit charity school that is changing South Africa
The day starts at 7 am. Children arrive on buses from nearby communities such as Philippi, Langa and Manenberg. They receive a meal, then set into their learning schedule. Pupils from grade R all the way through to matriculants are…
Meet Africa’s top young scientists at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists
Hundreds of young scientists from across Africa have descended on the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre located in Boksburg, South Africa to compete in the 38th annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF). More than 500 of…
Disrupting African Education at the core of Annual Fundi Education Forum
On 29th October 2018 at the Sandton International Convention Centre the 2nd annual Fundi Education Forum, in partnership with The African Presidential Leadership Centre (APLC), will bring together former heads of African states, educators, business leaders, billionaires, students and innovators…
Inspiring a culture of conservation through photography
Canon South Africa and the Wild Shots Outreach programme continue to shift mindsets and nurture a love for wildlife amongst underprivileged children near the Kruger National Park. The partners recently teamed up to host a wildlife photography exhibition at Frank…
South Africa’s Top 10 Students named by leading employers
After receiving thousands of entries from across the country and putting the entrants through a rigorous four-phase judging process, South Africa’s Top 10 university students have been unearthed from across the country, chosen from the Top 100 identified by the…
Schneider Electric powers up South African classrooms
Schools all over the country are getting on the technology bandwagon, bringing tablets into the classrooms and incorporating them into lesson plans. The devices are often used to access online resources, and educators have come to rely on these resources…
Female graduates drive Vox skills development programme
Integrated ICT and telecommunications company Vox celebrated an extra special Women’s Month with the graduation of 10 female employees, who have furthered their expertise through the company’s internal skills development programme, and enrolment of the next batch of employees –…
Robotics play an active role in 4th Industrial Revolution
Paramount Group, an African-based global defence and aerospace business, proudly announces the launch of an excitingly-new annual robotics competition entitled ‘Parabotics’, a contest (commencing in January, with finals scheduled for December) open to high school pupils, college students and university…
Digital education promises to be a game-changer
The buzzword in many industries all around the world is undoubtedly digital transformation. In the education sector the key is how it will continue to revolutionise the learning experience. Simply put, the ability to share knowledge and resources at increasingly…
South Africa takes 6th place in Global Robotics Olympics
A team of learners from Tshwane, mentored by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) MakerSpace centre and a group of UP engineering students, was placed sixth out of 180 teams from around the world participating in the annual FIRST Global Challenge…
