Dell highlights SME support, skills development programmes in SA

Dell highlights SME support, skills development programmes in SA

Dell Technologies says it is supporting Black-owned and Black women-owned small businesses through its enterprise and supplier development initiatives in South Africa. Natasha Reuben, head of transformation at Dell Technologies South Africa, says the programme focuses on helping SMEs in the ICT sector improve operational and financial capacity through infrastructure support, training and funding. Eligible…

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HyperLight Introduces 145 GHz Reference Modulators to Enable 448Gbps per Lane Datacom and 260GBaud Telecom Development

HyperLight Introduces 145 GHz Reference Modulators to Enable 448Gbps per Lane Datacom and 260GBaud Telecom Development

Fig. 1: HyperLight’s 145 GHz intensity modulator for 448Gbps per lane IMDD and 260GBaud coherent applications, with operational electro-optical bandwidth >145GHz, stable bias control, 0.8 mm-connector; available in O-, C-, and L-bands. HyperLight Corporation, creator of the TFLN Chiplet™ platform, today announced the release of its 145 GHz Packaged Intensity Modulator (IM), expanding the company‘s…

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Africa: Sunshine Development Tour Expands Into West Africa As New Season Tees Off in April

Aamfi Appoints Dr. Corneille Karekezi As Chairperson As the Alliance Welcomes New Members – Banque Ouest Africaine De Développement and Regional Maritime Development Bank

The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) has appointed Dr. Corneille Karekezi as Chairperson of its Governing Council, succeeding Samaila Zubairu, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), who served as the Alliance’s second Chairperson following its establishment in 2024. The appointment was confirmed at the Ninth Meeting of the…

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Skills mapping for effective talent development

Skills mapping for effective talent development

Upskilling your team is essential. People’s skills are key to business success. Assigning tasks to the right person maximises their potential, yet 48% of business leaders report worrying skill gaps. Upskilling your team is essential. Managing this can seem daunting, especially in teams with dozens or even hundreds of employees. However, a well-planned skills mapping…

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Africa: Sunshine Development Tour Expands Into West Africa As New Season Tees Off in April

Africa: High-Level Partners’ Consultation On Accelerating the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025-2034)

The African Union Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation hosted a side event, the High-Level Partners’ Consultation on Accelerating the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025-2034) at the Margins of the AU Summit 2026 on 13 February 2026 at the AU Headquarters. The High-Level Partners’ Consultation brought together Member States, international organizations,…

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Vibe coding is transforming development

Vibe coding is transforming development

Obsidian Systems’ Bennie Kahler-Venter Vibe coding’s transformative impact on developer productivity is having adverse consequences for the open-source ecosystem, potentially exposing enterprises reliant on open-source software to risk. A paper from the Central European University (CEU) in January found that vibe coding – driven by AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and Lovable…

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Africa: Sunshine Development Tour Expands Into West Africa As New Season Tees Off in April

Africa: China Is Catalyst for Africa’s Development and Revitalization, Says Chinese Ambassador

Monrovia — The Chinese Ambassador to Liberia, Yin Chengwu, has declared that China will continue to serve as a catalyst for Africa’s development and revitalization, emphasizing that Liberia stands to benefit significantly from the growing partnership. Ambassador Chengwu made the statement on February 13, 2026 during the Chinese New Year Reception held in Paynesville, outside…

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