Red and Yellow bridges the skills gap one learnership at a time: South Africa needs coders, South Africans need jobs. It seems a simple equation, and an area of immense possibility for creating employment, changing lives, and growing our economy. Source: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free … [Read more...] about Red and Yellow bridges the skills gap one learnership at a time
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Africa’s rising middle class: time to sort out fact from fiction | The Conversation
A street trader looks out from his store in Cape Town, South Africa. Defining people who earn US$ 2 a day as middle class doesn't make sense. EPA/Nic BothmaSince the turn of the century the middle classes of the global South have taken centre stage in economic policy circles. Animated by diversification of some countries’ economies, a handful of economists from … [Read more...] about Africa’s rising middle class: time to sort out fact from fiction | The Conversation
The time ‘the other Kennedy’ visited apartheid South Africa | The Conversation
During his 1966 visit to South Africa, US Senator Robert F Kennedy met with ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli Shoreline Productions“RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope” was recently screened at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) with filmmaker Larry Shore on hand to discuss the film. The documentary chronicles American Senator Robert Kennedy’s visit to South … [Read more...] about The time ‘the other Kennedy’ visited apartheid South Africa | The Conversation
Africa’s ticking time bomb: $35 billion worth of Eurobond debt | The Conversation
African countries are facing a huge problem brought on by a sovereign debt crisis. ShutterstockThe 2008 economic crisis is the single largest factor that has driven developing countries to seek alternative sources of financing for social and developmental infrastructure. This was a result of the drying up of bilateral loans and grants from European and American countries. … [Read more...] about Africa’s ticking time bomb: $35 billion worth of Eurobond debt | The Conversation
Why it’s time African researchers stopped working in silos | The Conversation
So much more can be achieved if African researchers work together. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGUSeven years ago Bassirou Bonfoh, the director of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifique in Cote d’Ivoire, joined forces with 10 other African institutions. Their plan was to collaborate on research into infections that pass between animals and humans. Many of these infections, such as … [Read more...] about Why it’s time African researchers stopped working in silos | The Conversation
