Coding in the News

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Microsoft Power Platform is a low-code suite that makes it easy to automate your routine processes and workflows.

The Covid-19 global health crisis catapulted one group of professionals into great demand – the IT workers who could digitize processes for big and small companies, says recruitment specialist Michael Page. Remote working was the need of the hour even for those businesses that were not used to a work-from-home culture.

Even before the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, financial fraud has been a significant thorn in the side of businesses and individuals alike.

The introduction of new tech-focused subjects such as coding and robotics at South Africa's schools is set to result in the biggest shift the education sector has seen in 150 years, says academic expert and chief executive of Roger Layton Associates, Dr Roger Layton.

Management consulting firm Monocle is rapidly expanding its operations, with the firm now boasting offices in London and Amsterdam, as well as Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Due to the global pandemic and the subsequent disruptions in the traditional schooling environment, home-schooling, and specifically online schooling enrolment, has seen a significant rise.

With IT job vacancies continuing to climb as companies struggle to recruit and obtain critical skills in South Africa, there is an opportunity to upskill or reskill individuals to meet this demand.

The Department of Basic Education is developing a new history curriculum for schools in South Africa, to be introduced in 2024, the Sunday Times reports.

As more people adopt a work from home lifestyle, the need for heightened security at home offices is also on the increase, with criminals perceiving an opportunity to get their hands on office equipment that would normally be kept in a secure corporate environment.