Lenovo Southern Africa’s flagship event, Accelerate 2025, has just wrapped up in Johannesburg — and if the conversations are anything to go by, the…
South Africa seriously needs to fix its education system to develop a knowledge economy
South Africa’s education system is in a bad state. That was the grim message conveyed by Prof Roy du Pré (pictured above), chairperson of…
This prize aims to reward people innovating basic solutions to big problems
Have you got a simple solution to a problem affecting your community? Then you might want to enter the Empowering People Award, which once…
There’s some serious tech behind this African quadriplegic’s Kilimanjaro attempt
On Saturday, Chaeli Mycroft will begin her attempt to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. What makes Mycroft different to the other 21-year-olds to have…
Paper Video: can QR codes, explainer videos put South Africa’s matrics back on track?
In seven weeks’ time, South Africa’s 2015 matric class will begin writing their final examinations. The results of those examinations will, most likely, spark…