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| Sep 8, 2026 | Vodacom recruits former JSE chief as chair succession begins | Former JSE CEO Leila Fourie
Vodacom Group has appointed former JSE CEO Leila Fourie to its board as an alternate director to chairman Saki Macozoma, with effect from 9 October 2026.
In a notice to shareholders on Tuesday, the group said Fou... |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Vodacom taps UJ, AWS to build its AI talent pipeline | Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub
Vodacom, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and Amazon Web Services on Friday launched the Vodacom AI Lab, a partnership that puts postgraduate students to work on live industry problems – from cross-border... |
| May 8, 2026 | Cabinet approves new permanent Sita board, ending years of turmoil | Cabinet has approved a new, permanent board for the State IT Agency (Sita), drawing a line under more than two years of leadership instability that has hobbled government’s centralised IT procurement organisation and helped trigger a damnin... |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Africa: Journalists Across Africa Invited to Apply for the MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme | In September 2025, MTN Group, in partnership with the University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the African Editors Forum (TAEF), launched the MTN Pan-African Media Innovation Programme (MIP) at MTN Group Headquarters in Johannesburg. The launch ... |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Africa: Women's Control Over Fertility Is Linked to Education, Money and Digital Access - Study of 16 African Countries | Many married women in sub-Saharan Africa don't have the freedom to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Global data show that only 37% of women in the region aged 15-49 can make their own informed decisions about sexua... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | South Africa is running out of software developers | Anja Bates, head of data at Pnet
A new report from Pnet shows that software development jobs are highly available but there is little competition for them among jobseekers.
The difference between the number of software developers needed in ... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | South Africa’s maths pipeline is collapsing – and the economy will pay | The decline in the number of South African learners taking and passing pure mathematics – as opposed to the more rudimentary maths literacy – at high school level is going to have profound negative consequences for the economy, experts have... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | RSM makes 11 partner and director appointments in Australia | Accounting and consulting firm RSM has made almost a dozen senior appointments to kick off the new year, including two internal partnership promotions and one recruit from South Africa.
Eckard Bergh joins RSM in Sydney after more than a dec... |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Zimbabwean-Born Entrepreneur Uses AI to Tackle Africa's Road Safety Crisis | A Zimbabwean-born technology entrepreneur is developing artificial intelligence systems aimed at making African roads safer by predicting risks before accidents happen.
Founder of RoadMind AI, Tendai Joe is leading the project from Cape Tow... |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Uber eyeing electric bike rides in South Africa | Uber Moto … and a decidely non-electric motorbike
Uber South Africa is exploring switching to electric motorbikes for its Uber Moto service, which is aimed at riders wanting quick, short-distance trips.
The company launched its first fleet ... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Nigeria: MTN Expands Media Innovation Programme to Other African Countries | MTN Group has officially launched the Pan-African Media Innovation Programme, MIP, to equip journalists and editors across Africa with the skills, tools, and networks needed to thrive in today's digital age.
The launch, held in Johannesburg... |
| Aug 26, 2025 | African Women Have Less Access to the Internet Than Men - Solutions the G20 Can Champion | Across Africa, women have less access to the internet than men. In Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania only 15%-28% of women own smartphones. Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo is a feminist political economist and director of the Centre for the Study ... |
| Aug 11, 2025 | TICON Africa Conference Set for August 20–22 in Accra | The 2025 TICON Africa Conference is scheduled to take place from August 20 to 22 at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana. This year’s event is co-hosted by the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH) and the Chartered Institute of Ma... |
| Jul 28, 2025 | South Africa: Smart Cities Start With People, Not Technology - Lessons From Westbury, Johannesburg | African cities are growing at an incredible pace. With this growth comes a mix of opportunity and challenge. How do we build cities that are not only smart but also fair, inclusive and resilient?
A smart city uses digital tools such as sens... |
| May 20, 2025 | The Future of Skincare and Sports Science: Innovations Shaping Our World | In the realms of skincare and sports science, innovation is the heartbeat. Two recent breakthroughs showcase how science is reshaping our understanding of beauty and athletic performance. Amorepacific's collaboration with Johns Hopkins Scho... |
| May 18, 2025 | Africa: AI-Driven Motion Capture Is Transforming Sports and Exercise Science | In sport, the margin between success and failure is often measured in milliseconds. It could be a cricketer adjusting their foot positioning, a runner refining their sprint start or a footballer perfecting their passing.
This is where motio... |
| May 10, 2025 | Navigating the Digital Frontier: The Need for Transparency in Image Manipulation | In a world where images reign supreme, the truth often gets lost in the pixels. The rise of photo manipulation tools and generative artificial intelligence has blurred the lines between reality and fabrication. This is not just a technologi... |
| May 8, 2025 | Four councillors appointed to South African communications regulator | Communications minister Solly Malatsi has welcomed the adoption by the national assembly of the appointment of four new councillors at sector regulator Icasa.
Malatsi said in a statement on Wednesday that the four candidates were selected b... |
| May 2, 2025 | Nanotechnology: A Tiny Solution to South Africa's Water Crisis | In the vast landscape of South Africa, water is both a precious resource and a pressing challenge. The country grapples with pollution, scarcity, and the urgent need for clean water. Enter nanotechnology—a tiny hero in the fight against wat... |
| May 1, 2025 | Africa: Tiny Technology That Can Find Pollution in South Africa's Water and Trap It | Nanotechnology is the use of materials that are one-billionth of a metre (a nanometre) in size. One of its potential uses is to clean up whatever is contaminating water supplies. Analytical chemist Philiswa Nomngongo, a leading researcher i... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Malatsi selects new Icasa councillors – here’s who made the cut | Communications minister Solly Malatsi has nominated four candidates for appointment to the decision-making council of communications regulator Icasa.
In December, Malatsi was sent a list of six shortlisted names to choose from after MPs had... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Rubio will skip a G20 meeting after calling host South Africa’s policies anti-American | Analysts say Rubio’s absence reflects the Trump administration’s indifference to organizations promoting international cooperation, but Rubio has also directly rejected South Africa’s priorities for its G20 presidency. The hosts have picked... |
| Dec 22, 2024 | South African Institute opens applications for ninth writing fellowship | The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) has announced its ninth Writing Fellowship program, which will run from April 1st to June 30th, 2025.
This year’s fellowship will focus on the theme of Global Blackness, examining the div... |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Big hopes for a robust Black Friday in 2024 | A confluence of factors, including interest rate cuts, the government of national unity and the end of load shedding, are creating positive vibes in the retail sector, and Black Friday could initiate a sales boom leading into the festive se... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Global Times: Inheritance of traditional China-Africa friendship, cultural exchanges among youths bridge mountains and seas | BEIJING, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time raised the principles of "zhen shi qin cheng" for China's Africa policy in a speech at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Cen... |
| Aug 28, 2024 | South Africa's Energy Crossroads: The Path to a Sustainable Future | South Africa stands at a critical juncture in its energy landscape. The nation grapples with the dual challenge of transitioning from coal dependency while ensuring reliable electricity access for all. The stakes are high, and the solutions... |
| Aug 27, 2024 | How giant batteries can speed up South Africa’s energy transition | An Eskom battery storage plant in the Western Cape. Image: Eskom
South Africa is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition: trying to decarbonise its economy (move away from coal) and make sure that everyone has access to reliable and af... |
| May 17, 2024 | Zimbabwe: Hit Researcher Develops App to Automate Local Authorities | A Harare Institute of Technology computer science and software engineering researcher has designed a new software application to plug loopholes and enhance the efficiency of internal financial and information systems for the country's local... |
| May 15, 2024 | IN FOCUS: South African communities terrorised by gold mining gangs | Illegal miner killed, multiple other Zama Zamas injured in police shootout Photo: Netcare911/SAPS
Walking between the corrugated iron shacks of the informal settlement west of Johannesburg she calls home, Lutho Makheyi points out trenches f... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Students pelt Nzimande with stones in protest | Students attack Nzimande with stones. Image: GCIS
Students at Amajuba TVET College in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, expressed their frustration over not receiving their funds from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) by pelting Hig... |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Special Investigating Unit on University of Pretoria settling NSFAS debt | The University of Pretoria (UP) has fully paid R 400 million that is due to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) in unallocated funds. The money was paid in four instalments of R100 000 into the Special Investigating Unit’s (SI... |
| Mar 3, 2024 | UJ offering counselling after a student was killed in Braamfontein | University of Johannesburg grieves the loss of student in shooting tragedy. Image: Facebook/University of Johannesburg.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is providing counselling to students who witnessed the fatal shooting in Braamfontei... |
| Sep 22, 2023 | South African fossils blasted into space, enraging scientists | When a Virgin Galactic commercial flight soared into space on 8 September, there were two Virgin Galactic pilots, an instructor and three passengers on board – as well as two fossils of ancient prehuman relatives from South Africa.
Timothy ... |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 80-year-old grandfather graduate with a PhD from UJ | An 80-year-old grandfather Robert Jeffrey graduated with a PhD from the University of Johannesburg (UJ). Image: Supplied.
An 80-year-old retired grandfather, Robert Jeffrey, graduated with a PhD from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on T... |
| Feb 18, 2023 | UJ unveils electric buses – a first for a South African university | University of Johannesburg (UJ) introduces new electronic buses. Photo: University of Johannesburg/ Facebook.
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has unveiled its new electric buses, in what is a first for a South African university.
“It st... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | South Africa: Technology and Sustainable Development - A Hamlet in Rural South Africa Shows How One Can Power the Other | It's hard to imagine that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the fourth industrial revolution can be part of the same conversation.
But, as a briefing paper by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with PricewaterhouseCoopers ... |
| Nov 17, 2022 | South Africa Can Reduce Emissions And Create Jobs. A Tough Task, But Doable | South Africa’s Kusile coal-fired power plant is the fourth-largest coal plant in the world. Phill Magakoe / AFP via Getty Images |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Another repatriation appeal for late SA English teacher in China | South African English teacher Siphosethu Mqokozo dies in China. Photo: Bonga Rozani/Facebook.
Another family in South Africa has come out to appeal to the general public to assist in raising funds to repatriate their daughter from China.
DI... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | In debt? You are now screwed due to the new repo rate | The recent increase in the repo rate means that South Africans will have to pay more for food, fuel and the cost of living. PHOTO: 2oceansvibe.com
Those in debt and or have taken out loans are now screwed by the increased repo rate. The Sou... |
| May 31, 2022 | WATCH: UJ 3D prints concrete RDP house ‘in one day’ | UJ says a six-bedroom house can be printed in one day with its 3D printer. Photo: Twitter / @txm1971
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) are collaborating on a programme that demonstrates h... |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Joburg Business School intros DPhil in Digital Transformation | The Johannesburg Business School (JBS) has introduced a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Digital Transformation course, to equip future leaders with fourth industrial revolution (4IR) skills and capabilities.
A faculty of the University of J... |
| Sep 22, 2021 | Airbnb SA commits to empower hard-hit tourism entrepreneurs | Hospitality booking site Airbnb SA has announced a three-year commitment to address barriers to becoming a tourism entrepreneur in SA, and help re-build a more inclusive and resilient domestic tourism economy.
According to a statement, the ... |
| Aug 3, 2021 | Reluctant To Be Vaccinated For COVID-19? Here Are Six Myths You Can Put To Rest | wp_booster error:
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| Jul 21, 2021 | Global fintech Xero releases VAT tools for SA SMMEs | Leading accounting SaaS company Xero has announced the release of new VAT eFiling tools as part of Xero’s existing suite of cloud offerings, making it SA’s first end-to-end VAT solution.
The cloud-based platform boasts over 2.7-million sub... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | Global fintech Xero releases VAT tools for SA SMMEs | Leading accounting SaaS company Xero has announced the release of new VAT eFiling tools as part of Xero’s existing suite of cloud offerings, making it SA’s first end-to-end VAT solution.
The cloud-based platform boasts over 2.7-million subs... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Research identifies barriers to funding for early-stage social enterprises [Opinion] | Over the last ten years, the SAB Foundation has invested in over 200 social enterprises. We define social enterprises as businesses solving social problems. For the SAB Foundation to invest, there must be an ability for them to employ innov... |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Research identifies barriers to funding for early-stage social enterprises [Opinion] | Over the last ten years, the SAB Foundation has invested in over 200 social enterprises. We define social enterprises as businesses solving social problems. For the SAB Foundation to invest, there must be an ability for them to employ innov... |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Africa Teen Geeks partners with UJ, Northcliff Rotary Club, UNICEF to host International Day of Mathematics | 14 March 2021 marks the annual celebration of the International Day of Mathematics. The proclamation of 14 March as the International Day of Mathematics was adopted by the Executive Council of UNESCO at its 205th session. It was adopted by ... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Virtual Hackathon Challenge winners announced | The University of Johannesburg’s Technopreneurship Centre partnered with the Pan African Information Communication Technology Centre (PAICTA) to host a virtual Hackathon Challenge that took place on 28 November 2020.
The official winner of ... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Virtual Hackathon Challenge winners announced | The University of Johannesburg’s Technopreneurship Centre partnered with the Pan African Information Communication Technology Centre (PAICTA) to host a virtual Hackathon Challenge that took place on 28 November 2020.
The official winner of... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | UJ Technopreneurship Centre hosts Hackathon Challenge | The University of Johannesburg’s Technopreneurship Centre in partnership with the Pan African Information Communication Technology Centre (PAICTA) will host a hackathon challenge on 28 November 2020.
Hackathon Challenge will take place 28 ... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | UJ Technopreneurship Centre hosts Hackathon Challenge | The University of Johannesburg’s Technopreneurship Centre in partnership with the Pan African Information Communication Technology Centre (PAICTA) will host a hackathon challenge on 28 November 2020.
Hackathon Challenge will take place 28 N... |
| May 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Highlights South Africa’s Need for Local Level Social Data | wp_booster error:
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| Feb 6, 2017 | University of Johannesburg to debut its own business incubator | The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has announced a new incubator which will aim to empower its students and create thousands of youth-driven businesses within the tech sector.
The programme was established in partnership with the Finnish U... |
| Feb 6, 2017 | University of Johannesburg to debut its own business incubator | The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has announced a new incubator which will aim to empower its students and create thousands of youth-driven businesses within the tech sector.
The programme was established in partnership with the Finnish ... |
| Sep 28, 2016 | Gartner: 2016’s ‘Aspiring Innovators’ startups revealed | Last year saw the Gartner Symposium host the first talk for the Aspiring Innovators programme, highlighting some noteworthy African startups in the industry.
The class of 2015 was comprised of Nandie, Wyzetalk, Entelect, Build, Clevva and M... |
| Sep 28, 2016 | Gartner: 2016’s ‘Aspiring Innovators’ startups revealed | Last year saw the Gartner Symposium host the first talk for the Aspiring Innovators programme, highlighting some noteworthy African startups in the industry.
The class of 2015 was comprised of Nandie, Wyzetalk, Entelect, Build, Clevva and ... |
| Sep 22, 2015 | Toilet leak reduction device wins R1M at Johannesburg’s Green City Startup competition | The Green City Startup competition in Johannesburg, South Africa has awarded an entrepreneur behind an innovative toilet leak reduction device R1-million. The winner is among a total of eight finalists who were recognised for their efforts ... |
| Sep 22, 2015 | Toilet leak reduction device wins R1M at Johannesburg’s Green City Startup competition | The Green City Startup competition in Johannesburg, South Africa has awarded an entrepreneur behind an innovative toilet leak reduction device R1-million. The winner is among a total of eight finalists who were recognised for their efforts ... |
| Aug 11, 2015 | SA firms still pay women less | |
| May 26, 2010 | Biodata secures University of Johannesburg network with Kaspersky | As a result of rising threats from USB devices coming into its network, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has turned to Biodata IT and its Kaspersky security solution to assist in securing its technology assets.
UJ, a leading South Africa... |
