For the last two years, Refilwe Machaba has been the top achiever at the Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy in Boksburg, Johannesburg. The academy provides Grade 10 to Grade 12 learners from participating technical high schools and others from further education and training colleges in Ekhurhuleni, with free hands-on skills training.

The deputy auditor-general, Kimi Makwetu, says the government must implement stricter controls to get the best value for money for services provided by external consultants.

Microsoft has introduced a new effort through which the company will actively engage in Africa’s economic development to improve its global competitiveness. By 2016, the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative plans to help place tens of millions of smart devices in the hands of African youth, bring one million African small and medium businesses online, up-skill 100 000 members of Africa’s existing workforce, and help an additional 100 000 recent graduates develop skills for employability, 75% of which Microsoft will help place in jobs.

At the close of its BlackBerry 10 launch, the chief executive officer at Research In Movement, Thorsten Heins, introduced 14-time Grammy® Award winning singer, songwriter and entrepreneur, Alicia Keys, as BlackBerry’s new global creative director.

The Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator is on track to eliminate the backlog in complaints while reducing the turnaround time for all new complaints.