South Africa's vote against internet freedom tarnishes its global image: Tshwane Executive Mayor Kgosientso Ramokgopa, surrounded by school pupils and officials, samples the metropole's free internet service. Pretoria News/Masi LosiSouth Africa has yet again sided with repressive regimes such as Russia, China and Saudi Arabia against progressive efforts by the United … [Read more...] about South Africa’s vote against internet freedom tarnishes its global image | The Conversation
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Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation? | The Conversation
Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation?: Of course Africa's universities need collaboration -- but not if it's merely an imposition of ideas from elsewhere. ShutterstockHigher education in Africa is as old as the pyramids in Egypt. But the continent’s ancient institutions have long disappeared. The type of higher education that’s delivered in Africa … [Read more...] about Global academic collaboration: a new form of colonisation? | The Conversation
SA companies to benefit from adopting global payroll practices
SA companies to benefit from adopting global payroll practices: James McKerrell Photo: SAPA To reap the benefits of employee satisfaction, productivity and profit, South Africa should adopt global practices when it comes to the function of payroll in businesses. While payroll professionals are internationally recognised as valuable contributors to management, strategy and … [Read more...] about SA companies to benefit from adopting global payroll practices
Global Access ventures into Virtual Reality and 360 degree video
Global Access ventures into Virtual Reality and 360 degree video: Global Access as established Virtual Reality (VR) and 360 degree video creators has been on a journey for the past six months, experimenting and discovering within the VR sphere, and now their creative agency is on a mission to bring a new reality to South African businesses and exciting possibilities for … [Read more...] about Global Access ventures into Virtual Reality and 360 degree video
Local content quotas on TV are global – they just don’t work everywhere | The Conversation
Local content quotas on TV are global – they just don't work everywhere: Strict security at the South African Broadcasting Corporation before the country's 2004 national elections. EPA/Jon HrusaThe Chief Operating Officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Hlaudi Motsoeneng, announced early in May 2016 that 80% of all films broadcast on one of the public … [Read more...] about Local content quotas on TV are global – they just don’t work everywhere | The Conversation
