Over 600,000 South Africans use South African Sign Language (SASL), and it’s one of the country’s official languages. However, Deaf and speech- and hearing-impaired South Africans still struggle to access essential services. This is why collaborations like the one between ER24 and Vodacom are so crucial in ensuring South African communication services are more accessible….
Michael Lenz, CEO of TransBridj. Digitised bridging funding is set to shake up the property technology (proptech) ecosystem by accelerating deal closures, unlocking liquidity and eliminating manual processes by speeding up and simplifying the process of securing bridging finance. This is according to industry players who note that for sellers, digitised bridging funding provides the…
If you have ever been woken up by a 3am database outage (or worse, a security breach tied to an overlooked SQL patch), you are not alone. SQL Server is the backbone of many business-critical applications. However, as deployments span on-premises, cloud and edge environments, maintaining everything securely, optimally and compliantly is a growing challenge….
The initiative will introduce coding skills to 2 000 learners in Grades 5-7, promoting inclusivity and empowering young minds. Vuma has teamed up with GirlCode, a non-profit organisation dedicated to empowering young girls and women with tech skills, to launch a 10-week co-ed coding programme. The initiative aims to bridge the digital divide in SA’s…
Pretty Kubyane grew up surrounded by entrepreneurship — from her father’s car repair workshop to a wood-cutting business that trained local women and youth. Those early lessons in resilience and community impact stayed with her, even as she pursued a career in technology. Today, as co-founder and tech lead of the eFama App, Kubyane is…
