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Telkom empowers employees by fostering lifelong learning

Eva Sgroi -
Telkom, a leading telecommunications Company in South Africa, announced the graduation of 139 employees from its Managers of Managers (MoMP) and Foundational Management (FMP) programmes in collaboration with the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB). Dedicating...
Education

ProLabs Enables Campus Network Upgrades to Facilitate Online Learning

Jenna Delport -
A number of key South African universities have reported good progress with online learning for their students since the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the country’s lockdown situation. This is encouraging, as it means the wheels of learning are able...
Healthcare

SA Government, UCT Partner on COVID-19 Tracing App

Luis Monzon -
A group of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) are developing a smartphone app that will help the South African government track people who may be unaware that they have contracted COVID-19, writes SABC News. The app...
General

Rating working conditions in the digital economy with Fairwork

Danielle Kruger -
University of Oxford academics have published the world’s first ever rating system for working conditions in the digital economy with a focus on South Africa and India. The rankings look at how platforms like Uber, Taxify, and Ola perform against...
Education

UCT launches a new Massive Open Online Course geared towards fintech

Staff Writer -
UCT has launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) examining the rise of fintech companies, the technology that enabled them and the regulation needed in an emerging market environment. The four-week course is being offered on Coursera, an online...
Education

University of Cape Town now offers FinTech short course for business

Staff Writer -
According to the recent Finnovating for Africa report released by media and research company Disrupt Africa, Africa is already home to more than 300 Fintech startups, having raised almost $100 million over the last 2.5 years. But the industry...
Events

Top 6 start-up ventures to feature at UCT Genesis Project

Staff Writer -
The University of Cape Town (UCT) announced on Monday 9 October 2017 that their Genesis Project will launch another six dynamic student start-up businesses from its Honours-level Postgraduate qualification in Entrepreneurship. These innovative student entrepreneurs will be launching and selling...
Education

African First: UCT Offers Fintech Degree

Staff Writer -
­­­­­­­­ The University of Cape Town (UCT) is now the first University on the African continent to offer a degree in fintech. The degree is specifically designed to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to embrace the technological revolution...
Education

UCT introduces Information Systems course for Humanities

Staff Writer -
The University of Cape Town is taking another step in bridging the traditional divide between arts and commerce by introducing Information Systems (IS) as a major subject in the Humanities faculty. Information Systems is offered as a major in UCT’s...
Mobile and Telecoms

Tuluntulu’s ARTIST ‘world first technology’ for Africa

Staff Writer -
A new technology that facilitates streaming video at 24kbps, called ARTIST and developed by a South African consortium, has been launched to the African market. Over the past few years a consortium funded by TIA (Technology Innovation Agency) consisting of...
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Online & SocialMamsi Nkosi -

Survey Reveals 80% of TikTok Forex Advice May Be Misleading

According to new research from forex broker experts at BrokerChooser, up to 80% of forex advice given on TikTok...
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