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...MTN buys stake in Afrihost
MTN South Africa is to acquire a majority shareholding in Afrihost. The company has signed an agreement with Brendan Armstrong, Angus MacRobert, Peter Meintjes, Greg Payne, Frank Payne and Gian Visser, and their family trusts and investment company, subject to the...Translation in realtime looms
Near-realtime translation of a Skype call has been demonstrated, and the facility will be available as a downloadable app before the end of this year. Gurdeep Pall, corporate vice-president of Skype and Lync at Microsoft, writes in his corporate blog how he...