BigStorage offers S3-compatible storage aimed at small and medium-sized businesses and IT service providers who are looking for an affordable, effective, and versatile cloud solution. Source: MyBroadband
Communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says that her department will consider waiving TV licence fees for some South Africans as part of consultations on a new white paper. Source: BusinessTech
South African National Treasury officials are reluctantly complying with orders to find funds to bail out the state airline, fearing they may erode the nation’s fiscal credibility, according to two people familiar with the matter. Source: MyBroadband
The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) latest World Drug Report for 2020 reveals the latest trends in global drug use – including the impact of Covid-19. Source: BusinessTech
Global higher and business education analyst, QS Quacquarelli Symonds, has published its 2021 Global MBA Ranking, which includes two programmes in South Africa. Source: BusinessTech
Traci Maynard discusses how South Africa is making great strides to catching up with the developed world, specifically noting how hybrid cloud is becoming increasingly popular locally. Source: MyBroadband
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) has published a government gazette in which it outlines its Digital and Future Skills Strategy. Source: MyBroadband
South Africa’s youth will require high levels of digital skills and 21st-century life skills, including scientific, digital, financial and cultural fluency, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies says. Source: BusinessTech
Tourism minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has published a directive which provides further clarity on the country’s move to a level 1 lockdown in the sector. Source: BusinessTech
Allianz has published the eleventh edition of its Global Wealth Report, which puts the asset and debt situation of households in almost 60 countries under the microscope, including South Africa. Source: BusinessTech
