Cell C is bridging the digital divide with digital labs. Cell C has handed over two new digital labs to Kagisho Combined School in the Free State and Gamagara High School in the Northern Cape, extending its programme aimed at improving digital access in underserved communities. The initiative is delivered in partnership with the Department…
From left: Communications minister Solly Malatsi, Presidency deputy minister Nonceba Mhlauli and electricity minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Four schools in Atteridgeville have been fitted with science labs, including smart classroom boards and renewable Power-M energy storage systems. This, as part of a collaborative effort between Huawei SA and the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE),…
The National Health Laboratory Service’s outdated IT infrastructure led to the 2024 cyber attack. The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is still feeling the effects of the June 2024 cyber attack that rendered its ICT systems and infrastructure inaccessible, internally and externally. As a result, the national government institution did not meet 25% of its…
CNN — Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected her from among this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes. Cheboi’s nonprofit, TechLit Africa, has provided thousands of students across rural Kenya with…
