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Auditor general flags Ithala Bank’s digital deal

Business Thando Maeko - 30 Aug 2020

The Prudential Authority has given Ithala Bank until June 2021 to submit its application for a banking licence in terms of the Banking Act

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Initial teacher education must be prioritised

Article Sarah Gravett - 29 Apr 2020

Education and the education of teachers is already a complex issue and even more so in rapidly-changing global circumstances

Personal growth crucial to social change

Article Morgan Morris - 25 Oct 2019

If they want to change the world, social innovators must first transform themselves, argue academics from the UCT Graduate School of Business

UCT aims to make IT appealing to women students

Article University Of Cape & Town 1 - 23 Nov 2018

Information Technology is traditionally a male-dominated sector

Shaping creative business minds for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Article Advertising Supplement - 31 Oct 2018

Vega's Brand Challenge and Brand Activation allow students to see what it’s like to work with a real-life brief from a real-life client

Moyane’s failings laid bare

Article Tebogo Tshwane - 19 Oct 2018

The damage to the IT department alone is likely to amount to R2.16-billion over the next five years

Ramaphosa gives go-ahead for new SIU probes

Article Mashadi Kekana - 6 Sep 2018

President Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigations Unit to look into corruption in a few government sectors

Technology in and around the classroom

Article Advertising Supplement - 15 Jun 2018

The new school administration system will streamline and simplify management processes

Drones come in from the cold

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Dec 2014

Drones have been getting a bad rap, but it is possible they can solve some of the world’s food and environmental problems, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

The big flaw in ‘always-on’

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Aug 2014

Most existing backup solutions are failing to give businesses the data protection they need, says Warren Olivier.

Inside the internet of things

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Jun 2014

The internet of things and big data are getting more practical when it comes to customer demands and service, writes Arthur Goldstuck.

Techies ride Zim’s internet wave

Africa Jason Moyo - 18 Oct 2013

Developers have little knowledge about how to turn their ideas into dollars, but this is changing.

Don’t count on youngster to fill IT skills gap

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Oct 2013

Millennials graduating now may seem to be the logical answer to the IT skills shortfall. But don’t count on it.

Scarcity of female geeks questioned

Article Jemima Kiss - 5 Oct 2012

Why is it that although women make up 49% of the UK's labour force, they account for just 17% of IT and telecommunications professionals?

Free software – all you have to do is ask

Article Thabo Mohlala - 12 Dec 2011

Prefix technologies is offering email software free of charge to any school.

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