by Dianne Bayley | Jul 28, 2019 | Workplace 2020
There is a tragic irrationality in the fact that South Africa has a youth unemployment rate of more than 50%, but at the same time has a skills shortage in many areas of commerce, writes Michael Shapiro, CEO at Synthesis. One of these areas is the technology space,...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 7, 2019 | Workplace 2020
The government’s recent commitment to create an additional 2 million jobs over the next decade is simply not enough to resolve the youth unemployment crisis, says Martin Pienaar, COO Mindworx Consulting. Our numbers are worse than poor; 55% for those aged 15-24 are...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 23, 2019 | Sustainability
Our world is rapidly becoming more intelligent. The advancement in technology as well as the increase of connected devices, equipment, machinery and automobiles among other things, have allowed various industries to increase productivity and reduce downtime...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 18, 2019 | Sustainability, Uncategorized
The South African government’s ‘New Dawn’ vision is stillborn and will not be sufficient to overcome the challenges the country is facing, and investors in the country will need to be prepared to wait it out for years to see returns. This is according to Dr. Frans...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 13, 2019 | Report-back
The fourth annual E-Learning Summit in East London explored how technology can assists teachers and learners compete in the fourth industrial revolution. Delegates also debated the challenges that we need to overcome, and plotted directions for taking the country...
