The effects of COVID-19 have left the world reeling. Businesses have closed doors and people have retreated to their homes, as everyone comes together in an effort to flatten the curve and beat back the virus. Cut off from physical …
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#ChangeWithCode – Win a R45 000 Coding Scholarship
Self-driving cars, the blockchain, 3D printers: all these ideas started with a spark – perhaps an a-ha moment or a big plan scribbled on a small post-it note. Greatness often has humble beginnings. Now it’s your chance to share your …
Read MoreGraduate Outcomes Report: where do our graduates end up?
The number of people enrolling on coding bootcamps is increasing. In 2018, for example, there was a 20% growth in US students graduating from online coding bootcamps. With this rise in demand for tech education, what bootcamp outcomes can …
Read MoreSONA reSONAting with HyperionDev
Ramaphosa’s SONA was, according to TechCentral, “the most technology-focused speech ever delivered by a South African head of state”. The state-of-the-nation address proposed various interventions to develop the skills needed for the “fourth Industrial Revolution”. Among others, Ramaphosa …
Read MoreHow tech is improving public transport
Guess the most congested city in the world? Mexico City. It has a congestion index of 66%, states the TomTom Index, which measures traffic congestion worldwide. Below is a table of the five most congested cities worldwide. Luckily, there …
Read MoreA beginner’s guide to blockchain
Everyone has heard of bitcoin, especially since its meteoric rise at the end of 2017, but possibly the most interesting thing about cryptocurrencies is the underlying technology, or blockchain, that makes bitcoin work. The central question is the following: …
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