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Are companies truly making an effort to recruit and retain top coders?

By Thomas McKinnon 17 April 2024

Organisations have a real shot at tackling the talent shortage by changing how they hire coders and making sure their employees are happy, writes Mvelo Hlophe, CEO at Zaio. FULL STORY >

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Women as the solution to South Africa's developer shortage

By Industry Contributor 26 March 2024

Problem-solving, which is at the heart of coding, can only flourish with a more diverse workforce that brings new ideas to the table, writes Mvelo Hlophe, CEO at Zaio. FULL STORY >

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MTN SA Foundation and Department of Basic Education Pilot Coding & Robotics Centre in Soweto Girls’ School

By Press Release 7 March 2024

As nations attempt to maintain their leadership in a global economy ruled by digital innovation, educating today’s learners and ensuring that they are digitally literate and understand... FULL STORY >

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Lenovo and partners host coding event to empower South African youth and bridge the digital-tech gap in South Africa

By Press Release 16 May 2023

Global technology company, Lenovo, recognizes the importance of empowering youth and actively collaborates with partners to create opportunities and support the development of... FULL STORY >

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Forge Academy & Labs introduces Winter School for Kids commencing 13 July 2022

By Press Release 12 July 2022

Forge Academy & Labs is warming up the school holidays this winter by introducing a two-day coding, robotics and drones workshop for kids. FULL STORY >

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We risk leaving talented youth behind in our quest to go fully digital

By Industry Contributor 7 April 2022

By Nyari Samushonga, CEO of WeThinkCode_ FULL STORY >

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Free digital training institute (WeThinkCode_) gets boost it needs to expand its Cape Town campus

By Press Release 20 July 2021

In honour of Mandela Day , Swindon Property, leaders in commercial and industrial real estate, have partnered with WeThinkCode_, a peer-to-peer tech institution dedicated to eliminating the IT... FULL STORY >

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WeThinkCode to open campus in Durban

By Staff Writer 3 March 2021

Software programming training academy WeThinkCode has announced plans to open a campus in Durban this July to further build technology skills locally. FULL STORY >

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#ChangeWithCode - Win a Coding Scholarship

By Press Release 4 October 2019

SA coding bootcamp pioneer awarding 3 full scholarships. FULL STORY >

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1.3M young Africans learnt coding during Africa Code Week 2017

By Press Release 5 December 2017

SAP announces their Africa Code Week 2017 results, which positively empowered 1.3 million youth in just seven days in October. The continent-wide skills development initiative is on track to achieve target of 5 million youth... FULL STORY >

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The Ethics of Code: developing AI for business with five core principles

By Press Release 24 July 2017

Building a chatbot is the easy part, says Kriti Sharma, VP of Bots and AI at Sage. In order to ensure that these products are safe and ethical, Sharma details five principles called the “Ethics of Code.” FULL STORY >

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´CodeBus Africa´ arrives in South Africa

By Press Release 8 May 2017

University students tour the African continent and teach kids to code to celebrate 100 years of Finland. FULL STORY >

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R200 000 up for grabs in annual Entelect Challenge

By Ryan Noik 25 April 2017

Entries for the sixth annual Entelect Challenge, which has become known as one of the premium coding competitions among the software development community, are now open. FULL STORY >

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Uber testing out colour coded vehicles to help passengers find their ride

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 3 December 2015

With Uber growing in popularity, several cars could be hailed to the same venue. In an experiment to assist with this issue, Uber is trialing out colour coded lights for vehicles. FULL STORY >

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Microsoft and Code.org teaching kids to code using Minecraft

By Staff Writer 18 November 2015

In an effort to teach children to code, Microsoft and Code.org have teamed up for the third annual Hour of Code initiative with the aid of Minecraft. FULL STORY >

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