SA’s unemployment rate rises to 33,5% in second quarter of 2024
SA’s official unemployment rate increased to 33.5% in Q2 2024. Employment decreased by 92,000, while 158,000 more people joined the ranks of the unemployed.
Google introduces new tool to help parents manage kids’ screen time during school
Through the Family Link app Google says parents can choose which apps are available during this period and can also permit calls or texts from specific contacts
Venture capital firm rebrands, aims to support startups in 54 African countries
54 Collective plans to invest in 105 new startups over the next five years. The firm aims to ensure that at least half of these startups are founded by women.
What is it about BP garage’s chicken wings?!
Are we really over the garage pie and are chicken wings our new late-night obsession?
54% of mid-market and higher-income South Africans work remotely or in a hybrid model
But, with fewer employees present, the risks associated with partially occupied office spaces are more pronounced, says Santam.
Zoho partners with local organisations to upskill South African youth
Zoho and BabesGotBytes are launching a one-year boot camp to train over 40 women and girls in digital skills.
Artist line-up announced for Comic Con 2024
Local artists will also be well-represented. Chris Valentine, who has collaborated with Lucasfilm, Warner Brothers, and Disney, Karl Mostert.
Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude wins 2024 FNB art prize
In 2018, he showcased a major body of work in the United States as part of the New Museum Triennial’s “Songs for Sabotage.”
Second human receives brain chip implant
The chips enable users to play video games, browse the internet, post on social media, and move a cursor on their laptops using only their thoughts.