How to alleviate the IT skills crisis
The Channelwise/CompTIA round-table discussion ended with some valuable advice about how to tackle South Africa’s IT skills shortages. Employers must take skills development more seriously: Businesses increasingly rely on technology, so IT training cannot be a...Meet the round-table participants
These are the training industry experts who shared their thoughts in the Channelwise/CompTIA round-table discussion on the state of IT skills in South Africa. Loraine Vorster is the vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa at CompTIA She is passionate about skills...Microsoft puts AI skills in the spotlight
Innovation is the fuel of the future, with new artificial intelligence (AI) tools set to increase productivity, save time, and allow us to come up with new ways to save the planet. By Kathy Gibson At its recent AI Skills Day, Colin Erasmus, chief operating officer at...SA must act now to compete globally
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is no longer a future concept or a speculative technology. It is here now, rapidly reshaping industries and rewriting the rules of competitiveness. By Ntsako Baloyi In South Africa, the potential for generative AI to drive...Are SA children ready to tackle the future world of work?
We often speak of South Africa’s youngest citizens as tomorrow’s leaders – the future innovators, decision-makers and drivers of change. But are we truly investing in that future? According to the thrivebyfive index, which measures whether South African children are...Huawei South Africa Partners Forum 2025: Joining Hands with Partners for a Digital, Intelligent Future
At its 2025 South Africa Partners Forum, themed Joining Hands with Partners for a Digital, Intelligent Future, Huawei unveiled a major upgrade to its “Partner + Huawei” collaboration framework. The refreshed model is designed to build a stronger, more mutually...
Powering the Smart Home Revolution: Huawei launches next-gen fibre-to-the-room solution to accelerate intelligent connectivity
During Huawei South Africa Connect 2025, Huawei officially launched the iFTTR OptiXstar F50 series, the country’s latest “Fibre-to-the-Room (FTTR)+X” solution for intelligent, all-optical smart homes. Announced at the Huawei ISP & MSP Forum under the theme “Fast...
State of the Nation: How is 2025 going for the Channel?
Meet the women driving First Distribution’s Microsoft Team, IT skills development: challenges and opportunities, accessories in the spotlight, a focus on storage, and the 2025 state of the Channel.
