WiSci Girls Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Design, and Mathematics (STEAM) Camp in Namibia Begins June 17

Additional programmatic support is provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and World Learning

The fourth WiSci (Women in Science) Girls STEAM Camp will take place in Namibia, June 17-29, 2018. WiSci is a public-private partnership designed to impart skills to and create opportunities for high school girls in science, technology, engineering, arts and design, and mathematics (STEAM). The 2018 camp in Namibia brings…

Statistics South Africa to release the results of the General Household Survey (GHS), 2017

The General Household Survey (GHS) provides an overview of the levels of development in the country as well as the extent of service delivery and quality of services in a number of key service sectors

Stats SA will release the results of the General Household Survey, 2017 (GHS) on Thursday, 21 June 2018 in Pretoria. The GHS provides  an overview of the levels of development in the country as well as the extent of service delivery and quality of services in a number of key…

South Africa: Members of the Public and Interested Parties Urged to Comment on Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Bill before Friday, 22 June 2018

The aim of the Bill is to enact the read-in provisions of the Constitutional Court judgement that strengthens the independence of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)

The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Francois Beukman, has reminded members of the public and other interested parties to submit written comments on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) Amendment Bill before the deadline on Friday, 22 June 2018. The Ipid Amendment Bill was published in the…

Winners Announced for Private Equity Africa Awards 2018

The recipient of this year’s Outstanding Leadership Award was Papa Madiaw Ndiaye, Founding Partner and CEO at AFIG Funds

Private Equity Africa (PEA) (www.PrivateEquityAfrica.com) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 GP & Advisor Awards. The awards saw 26 firms collect the much coveted accolades at the 7th Annual PEA Awards Gala Dinner hosted at London’s prestigious Langham hotel on 12th June, which attracted over 200 industry…

Network infrastructure investment and digital transformation top priorities for African telecom operators, says TMT Finance

Topics such as network infrastructure business models, B2B and B2C convergence, M&A, digital transformation and partnerships, are among the key topics to be debated at TMT Finance Africa 2018

Accelerating digital transformation strategies, investing in new wireless and fixed network infrastructure, and embracing emerging technologies such as AI and IoT are among the top priorities for African telecom operators for the year ahead, according to global telecom, media and technology news and events company, TMT Finance (http://www.TMTfinance.com/africa/programme). “Like many…

10 billion reasons why businesses need Dataeum

The volume of data generated in the last two years alone is equivalent to 90% of all the data ever produced online

Increasingly the story of data is one of loss rather than gain, except it isn’t yet a mainstream narrative. People are currently concerned with the loss of privacy and trust over most other concerns. The situation is a side effect of continuing data breaches which have increased with severity over…

Kenya start their Rugby Africa Gold Cup campaign with an away clash against Morocco on Saturday 23 June

Kenya start their Rugby Africa Gold Cup campaign with an away clash against Morocco on Saturday 23 June, exactly 11 years to the day since their only win over the Moroccans, a 23-16 result at Nairobi’s RFUEA Ground in 2007. With this year’s competition also doubling up as the African…

South Africa: Deputy Minister Makwetla to Host Youth Imbizo in Doornkop-Middleburg

It is a business-led initiative in partnership with government, labour and civil society and will offer one million young South Africans paid work experience over the next three years

The Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Thabang Makwetla, will on Wednesday, 20 June 2018, host a youth imbizo at Doornkop Community Hall in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. A number of disabled youth and child-headed households will receive wheelchairs assembled by offenders as well as blankets. The programme includes a motivational…

IRU Media Award on the Future of Transport and Trade now open for entries

The competition is open to all journalists across the globe; The winner will be offered free registration to the IRU World Congress in Muscat, Oman, with hotel and flights included

IRU (www.IRU.org) is launching its media award, recognising significant contributions from the media to the transport sector debate, to coincide with its World Congress in Oman, 6-8 November 2018. This year’s honour is around the theme of “the future of transport and trade”. Tying in with the World Congress focus…

South Africa Government has Prioritised the Enhancement of Business Confidence and Investor Interest

The Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Mr Che Jun brought 160 top-performing entrepreneurs and government officials on economic development

The South African government has prioritised the enhancement of business confidence and investor interest in order to create an enabling environment for business to thrive. This was said by Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Bulelani Magwanishe. He was addressing the welcome reception in honour of the business delegation…