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BCG report: Education in Africa still
From batteries to bandwidth: backup
needs a boost
systems redefine resilience
A new Boston Consulting Group report highlights Africa’s
As IT infrastructure becomes mission-critical,
ongoing education crisis—98 million children are out
redundancy now spans both power and internet.
of school, and 72 million young people between 15–24
Companies are deploying battery backups, redundant
are neither in education nor employment. It argues that
fibre, LTE failover, and edge caching to ensure
a bold EdTech transformation—scaling digital learning
continuity—even if primary systems fail. Read more
through partnerships and flexible policy—could be the
breakthrough the continent needs. Read more
Podcast: AI in digital forensics

At the recent ITWeb Security Summit, forensic expert
Jason Jordaan discussed how AI is transforming
digital forensics—enhancing evidence review,
threat detection, and cyber resilience. The episode
emphasises both opportunity and ethical challenges
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in deploying AI tools. Read more

Incorporating AI into workforce
planning

This first instalment examines how AI can help South
African organisations tackle high youth unemployment
South Africa’s manufacturing
(60%), enhance talent acquisition, streamline processes,
sector: driving growth through key
and align skills to economic needs. Part 2 will address
industries
upskilling and structural change. Read more
Manufacturing contributes 13% of GDP and employs
over 1.6 million people. The top four sectors—food &
beverage (22.3%), basic metals & machinery (20.9%),
petroleum/chemical/plastics (20.1%), and automotive
(500 000 vehicles/year)—are powering regional
growth under AfCFTA and Industry 4.0 innovation.
Read more

Drakenstein Municipality wins
sustainability impact award
Adaptability in action: Nielsen
Drakenstein Municipality (WP) has received Schneider
Sports SA
Electric’s Sustainability Impact Award for Anglophone
Africa, celebrated at its new Innovation Hub in At Nielsen Sports SA’s annual Trends Breakfast
Midrand. The award recognises the municipality’s (“Edge of Adaptability”), experts explored how shifting
excellence in clean governance, sustainable fan behaviours are influencing sponsorship, content
infrastructure, and a decade of clean audit results. strategies, and brand engagement amid rapidly
Read more changing consumer. Read more

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