Articles about technology

Incubation opportunity for female-led tech start-ups

Standard Chartered and WomHub launch the second Women in Tech Incubator Programme to empower female entrepreneurs.

SA, Czech Republic work towards sci-tech co-operation

South Africa and the Czech Republic gear up to collaborate on science, technology and innovation.

ITWeb TV: Open-source AI: Unlocking potential for South Africa's SMEs

The co-founders of the African Academy of Artificial Intelligence discuss the possible impact open source AI could have on the country and the opportunities for those skilled in the technology.

Hope for ICT as 2023 matrics improve maths, science marks

The matric class of 2023 records improvement in mathematics and science passes, with a percentage rate of 63.5% and 76.2%, respectively.

ITWeb TV: Building inclusive tech for all in SA

Founder of Queers Code, Precious Lesupi, sits down with ITWeb TV to discuss the urgent need for SA to overcome barriers to tech accessibility.

Scholarly initiative to boost SA’s AI research

President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the Presidential PhD Initiative, with an initial R1 billion from the National Skills Fund.

Space training for African youths opens applications

The Intelsat and MaxIQ Space programme now accepts applications from learners interested in space STEM.

Seed funding up for grabs for women-led, tech start-ups

Standard Chartered Bank taps South Africa as the next destination for its Women in Tech initiative.

Cabinet approves government-wide sci-tech master plan

The decadal sci-tech plan receives Cabinet nod, as the state looks to advance its approach to innovation.

Call for young, African STEM enthusiasts

Intelsat invites applications for its Space STEM programme for teens across the African continent.

SARS looks to tech as taxman eyes more revenue

The revenue service commits to collect more taxes, relying on data-driven insights and enabling IT to achieve this mandate.

STEAM initiative targets SA's female talent

H&M SA and Scifest Africa aim to level the science, technology, engineering, arts and maths playing field.