https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/743.html South Africa news 15 Development news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/743.html en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:47:33 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/inside-the-google-dhet-deal-upskilling-initiatives-and-10000-scholarships-847103a A new partnership between government and the private sector is set to equip thousands of South African students with critical digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills aimed at improving their chances of securing future employment. 1-267039 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-maharishi-nextup-institute-to-nurture-south-africa-tech-future-288627a The Maharishi NextUp Institute of Technology (MNIT) officially launched in Johannesburg this week, marking a vital expansion of the Maharishi Invincibility Institute’s (MII) "Education Town" vision — an urban renewal project aimed at revitalising the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) by transforming it into a vibrant, safe world-class hub for learning that leads directly into quality jobs. 1-266610 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-first-nvidia-rtx-pro-gpu-servers-have-landed-622141a For years, African developers, researchers, studios, and AI teams have had no choice but to rent GPU infrastructure from overseas. This meant paying in dollars or euros, contending with high latency, and depending on support teams in entirely different time zones. Worse, their workloads and data sit outside South Africa, creating real data-sovereignty and compliance headaches. 1-266541 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/van-schaik-launches-new-e-commerce-site-733682a Van Schaik migrated from a custom e-commerce platform to Shopify to better serve South Africa's growing student market. Here's how it happened. 1-266422 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wethinkcode-names-ashmita-singh-as-its-new-ceo-061535a WeThinkCode_ has announced a leadership transition as the organisation enters its second decade, appointing Ashmita Singh as its new chief executive officer. Outgoing CEO Nyari Samushonga, who has led the academy since 2019, will move into the role of executive chairperson of the board. 1-264597 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tech-jobs-rebound-signs-of-recovery-in-2025-061565a Demand for technology professionals in South Africa has bounced back strongly in the second half of 2025, suggesting that the technology sector is turning a corner. Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for November 2025 shows meaningful signs of recovery for the IT sector following a prolonged slump from 2022 through to the first half of 2025. 1-264567 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/internet-of-beings-the-dream-of-digitising-human-bodies-for-healthcare-and-the-nightmare-407699a In the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, a spacecraft and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into the body of an injured astronaut to remove a life-threatening blood clot from his brain. The Academy Award-winning movie – later developed into a novel by Isaac Asimov – seemed like pure fantasy at the time. However, it anticipated what could be the next revolution in medicine: the idea that ever-smaller and more sophisticated sensors are about to enter our bodies, connecting human beings to the internet. 1-263885 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:12:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/from-peak-to-cliff-the-legal-and-ethical-saga-of-video-game-copycats-841043a From 2004 to 2008, a public service announcement commonly known as “You Wouldn’t Steal a Car” appeared in movie theatres worldwide and played before the main menus of several commercial DVDs. It formed part of the anti-piracy campaign, “Piracy. It’s a crime.” 1-263869 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-tech-skills-gap-why-waiting-isnt-an-option-393998a When it comes to skills development in South Africa, waiting for the “right time” is no longer an option. The reality is that there isn’t a perfect time to invest in skills. If we delay, we only fall further behind, widening the gap between where we are now and where we want to be going forward. 1-262263 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-partnership-aims-to-strengthen-sa-tech-talent-pipeline-848883a WeThinkCode_, a South African software engineering academy, has announced a partnership with Collective X, a national coordinating intermediary focused on digital skills development. 1-262119 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Development South Africa