Maths, science results need improvement

The 2014 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Information Technology Report has ranked South Africa’s maths and science education quality as the worst in the world. Furthermore, the overall perceived quality of our education system has also plummeted from 140 to 146 of...

Technology entrepreneur joins takealot.com

Willem van Biljon has joined takealot.com, South Africa’s fastest growing online retailer, as co-CEO and chief technology officer. A seasoned technology entrepreneur, Van Biljon co-founded Mosaic Software, the creators of the Postilion payment system, and was one of...

East Africa CIO Summit set to debut

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced the details of its inaugural East Africa CIO Summit, scheduled for 17 June at the InterContinental Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Focusing on the theme of Being a CIO in the New Business World of Tech+ Transformation, the...

Electronic payments in the Nigerian economy

With Nigeria having recently eclipsed South Africa as the continent’s biggest economy, it is worth taking a look the nation’s progress from the perspective of a service which is indispensable to the modern way of life – electronic payments. And electronic payments, in...