Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup 2022 – blame their disdain for football school structures and development: Getty Images Nigeria’s national men’s football team is absent from this year’s World Cup in Qatar. It is only the second time since its first appearance in the tournament in 1994 that the Super Eagles failed …
16 reasons DDEV will be your new favorite development environment: 16 reasons DDEV will be your new favorite development environment Randy Fay Wed, 12/07/2022 – 03:00 In 2022, you have a wide variety of local development environments to choose from, whether you’re a designer, developer, tester, or any kind of open source contributor. Because most …
Skills shortages are plaguing South Africa’s economy – policy and social conditions must support their development: Shutterstock Many South Africans argue that the country has a skills crisis. An equal number question why it can’t sort this out by “adopting the German or Swiss approach”. The reason the country isn’t getting the right skills to …
Do viruses play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s? Uncharted Brain podcast part 3: The herpes virus: could it play a role in Alzheimer's disease? Scott Camazine / Alamy Stock Photo There are many competing theories about what causes Alzheimer’s disease. For more than 30 years, Ruth Itzhaki has been accumulating evidence that viruses …
Observability-driven development with OpenTelemetry: Observability-driven development with OpenTelemetry Ken Hamric Fri, 10/21/2022 – 03:00 Observability-driven development (ODD) is being recognized as “necessary” for complex, microservice-based architectures. Charity Majors coined the term and has written about it in several articles, including Observability: A Manifesto. She explains the term in this quote: Do you bake observability right …
Business mentoring and support in South Africa: how principals can improve early childhood development centres: Early learning and play are key to children's development – and their futures. Jessica Ronaasen Early childhood development centres, often referred to as crèches, day cares, edu-cares or preschools, are vital spaces for young children. There, they can learn and …
Open source blockchain development: Get started with Hyperledger FireFly: Open source blockchain development: Get started with Hyperledger FireFly Nicko Guyer Tue, 09/13/2022 – 03:00 It takes more than a blockchain node to build enterprise-grade applications at scale. As a result, developers often find themselves building plumbing from scratch to make their business logic work. The …
Zimbabwe’s informal sector plays a key role in skills development but gets no recognition: People trained in the informal sector are equally skilled or better than those who attended formal training ALEXANDER JOE/AFP via Getty Images The informal sector plays an important role in the development of skills among Zimbabwe’s disadvantaged groups, and should be …
Expanded access to solar power in Africa can stimulate economic development – but there are risks: The African Energy Commission says expanded access to new, people-centred renewable energy systems will "lift hundreds of millions of people" out of poverty. KRISS75/Shutterstock UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern …
How BRICS’ New Development Bank can improve transparency and accountability: The New Development Bank has not been forthcoming with information on its funding of South Africa's Medupi power station. Getty Images The New Development Bank, which was formed in July 2014, marks its eighth birthday this year. It was formed by the leaders of Brazil, …
Why Outsource Your Custom Software Development to SovTech: The best way to ensure your custom software project runs smoothly is to hire an experienced team of professionals who specialise in custom software development and design. The highly-trained, creative staff at SovTech are ready to work on your project from start to finish, and by outsourcing …
UN sustainable development goals failing to have meaningful impact, our research warns: Kiara Worth/IISD/ENB, Author provided In September 2015, leaders from 193 countries gathered in the UN assembly hall in New York to plan nothing less than “transforming our world”. This was the birth of the sustainable development goals, which aimed to “free the human …
Five digital games to help your child’s development: fizkes/Shutterstock Recent research has linked playing video games in childhood with an increase in intelligence. While parents and carers may be pleasantly surprised by these findings, they are less unexpected for many researchers of children’s digital play. Studies have previously shown that playing digital games is associated …
The Challenges of Custom Software Development for Startups: The Challenges of Custom Software Development for Startups When it comes to custom software development, startups face many challenges. They often have limited resources and may not have the in-house expertise to develop the software they need. In addition, they may need to move quickly and be …
A nice South African City image: A housing development being constructed just north of Johannesburg Image by World Bank Photo Collection Cosmos City is a new housing development being constructed just north of Johannesburg. It is a township built with three types of housing available. There are fully bonded, subsidies and RDP (Reconstruction and Development) …
Master Remote Work with Custom Software Development: Remote work is here to stay. It is the new normal and companies of all sizes have to adapt or die a slow and painful death if they insist that employees work onsite. The pandemic has forced organisations to change the way they operate almost overnight, with many …
Prevent Kubernetes misconfigurations during development with this open source tool: Prevent Kubernetes misconfigurations during development with this open source tool Noaa Barki Mon, 04/25/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. I’m a developer by nature, but I’ve been doing a lot of DevOps work lately, especially with Kubernetes. As part of my work, …
Big development projects can have negative effects on nature and people: There are some major development projects in progress on the continent. They include the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya and irrigation and hydropower projects in Tanzania’s Rufiji Basin. Projects like these have potential to change people’s lives for good. But they also come with …