Friday 18 December 2020

Lessons Learnt from WaMagaisa's Farm Mechanisation Expose'

Lessons Learnt from WaMagaisa's Farm Mechanisation Expose': The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted peoples' lives in an unimaginable way, unless you are Bill Gates who anticipated the scourge. This disruption has forced org...

How Zimbabwe’s Farm Mechanization Programme Failed the Citizen

How Zimbabwe’s Farm Mechanization Programme Failed the Citizen: The Education Support Forum is a South African registered Non Profit Orgainisation (186-593-NPO) and Public Benefit Organisation (PBO No. – 930061043).TEDSF exists to support human development efforts in Africa through bridging the gap between stakeholders for optimal results in the quest to eradicate poverty.

Wednesday 16 December 2020

Lists – Zimbabwe’s Top Searches for 2020

Lists – Zimbabwe’s Top Searches for 2020: The Education Support Forum is a South African registered Non Profit Orgainisation (186-593-NPO) and Public Benefit Organisation (PBO No. – 930061043).TEDSF exists to support human development efforts in Africa through bridging the gap between stakeholders for optimal results in the quest to eradicate poverty.

Friday 9 October 2020

eBook: Spreading Mathematical Happiness

eBook: Spreading Mathematical Happiness: Spreading Mathematical Happiness is a book that has been written in a fun and easy to read style with the aim of encouraging the reader not fear math but enjoy it. Happiness formulae are given and the whole book is centred around a fountain of happiness. Get a copy and travel the mathematical journey on the lighter side of life :)

Sunday 20 September 2020

MathsGee Adds More Features For A Seamless Experience

MathsGee Adds More Features For A Seamless Experience: The MathsGee STEM and Financial Literacy Community platform is committed to help you learn about maths, science, engineering, technology and financial literacy using the Socratic method. The Socratic method involves questioning things until there is consensus and understand thus we have created the Q&A platform for you to unleash your STEM and finance genius.

Wednesday 9 September 2020

MathsGee Outlines Platform Benefits to Teachers and Learners

MathsGee Outlines Platform Benefits to Teachers and Learners: Teachers and instructors don't have to answer the same questions over and over every academic term. All information you and your students provide will be stored on MathsGee for you to access anytime. Find answers, ask questions (anonymously if you prefer), follow questions and receive email notifications when your questions are answered or approved by instructors.

Saturday 5 September 2020

MathsGee achieves integration with all major Learning Management Systems

MathsGee achieves integration with all major Learning Management Systems: The MathsGee STEM Community integration for LTI Compliant platforms allows users to seamlessly login and participate in the free community from within LTI Compliant platform courses.

Wednesday 12 August 2020

No Room For Lawyer and Client Hopewell To Consult In Private

No Room For Lawyer and Client Hopewell To Consult In Private: Even when lawyer is consulting with her client, Hopewell Chin'ono, prison officers say they are under orders to listen in. Beatrice Mtetwa just told them it's an unlawful command. She has already filed urgent High Court application for lawyers to confer in private

Tuesday 11 August 2020

ZANU-PF Exempt from COVID-19 Lockdown Regulations

ZANU-PF Exempt from COVID-19 Lockdown Regulations: ZANU-PF supporters were allowed to hold a rally/funeral with more than 50 people and no social distancing of any sort. Some animals are more equal than others.

Saturday 8 August 2020

Hopewell Chin'ono bail hearing 7 August 2020

Hopewell Chin'ono bail hearing 7 August 2020: Jailed journalist Hopewell Chin'ono is taken for his bail hearing at the Harare High Court on the 7th of August 2020.

Sunday 2 August 2020

Mastercard Foundation Releases Explosive Report on African Secondary Education

Mastercard Foundation Releases Explosive Report on African Secondary Education: In its quest to add value to the human development of Africans, Mastercard Foundation embarked on extensive research projects that have been aggregated into one super report entitled, "Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work".

Nikon Fails Racial Equality Test Amidst Black Lives Matter Campaign

Nikon Fails Racial Equality Test Amidst Black Lives Matter Campaign: The sin that Nikon committed is that the composition of their batch of creative influencers does not reflect the general composition of South African society. The sample is not representative of the racial composition of the country's digital imaging and optics community. This failure by Nikon to be contextually aware is what sent Twitter ablaze.

Friday 24 July 2020

Online: Free Grade 12 Maths and Science Exam Practice Portal

Online: Free Grade 12 Maths and Science Exam Practice Portal: Every learner deserves support whilst studying at home. This is the mantra of MathsGee, an education initiative spearheaded by The Education Support Forum (TEDSF).

"It is no secret that a lot of learners have been adversely affected by the prolonged lockdown and it is our duty as civil society to

Sunday 19 July 2020

MathsGee Launches Interactive Online Python Course For Everyone

MathsGee Launches Interactive Online Python Course For Everyone: It is no secret that the world is in constant state of flux. Everything is changing every-time. The COVID-19 pandemic has successfully accelerated the rate of change of humanity towards digitization of processes thus it calls for people to speak the language of the machines.

In an extensive study

Wednesday 8 July 2020

Van Choga key to Zimbabwe's true liberation from Mnangagwa

Van Choga key to Zimbabwe's true liberation from Mnangagwa: There comes a time in a revolution when an unlikely figure is called to lead his/her people out of the cycle of oppression. Valentine Simbarashe Choga, aka Van ...

Tuesday 30 June 2020

MathsGee Launches Interactive Online Python Course For Everyone

MathsGee Launches Interactive Online Python Course For Everyone: The course offers you an opportunity to learn to program and analyze data with Python. It helps you develop programs to gather, clean, analyze, and visualize data. This is your gateway to Data Science using the python programming language.

Economic woes fait accompli for superstitious Mnangagwa regime

Economic woes fait accompli for superstitious Mnangagwa regime: Economic woes fait accompli for superstitious Mnangagwa regime

Wednesday 24 June 2020

What makes MathsGee QnA Bank so attractive to learners and teachers?

What makes MathsGee QnA Bank so attractive to learners and teachers?: Here at MathsGee we are proud to be helping thousands of learners by being their helping hand in their time of need. Through our lively MathsGee Question and Answer Bank, we are providing Just-In-Time support to learners as they study at school and at home. We exist to make sure we help learners make it through their studies.

Friday 5 June 2020

Mathematics Anonymous Support Group

Mathematics Anonymous Support Group: Mathematics Anonymous (run by The Education Support Forum) is a discussion forum that seeks to demystify mathematics and help learners and parents to achieve in the subject.

It is a community of ordinary people who have decided to hold each other’s hands in exploring ways to achieve in mathematics.

Thursday 4 June 2020

Spreading Mathematical Happiness

Spreading Mathematical Happiness: Spreading Mathematical Happiness is a book that has been written in a fun and easy to read style with the aim of encouraging the reader not fear math but enjoy it. Happiness formulae are given and the whole book is centred around a fountain of happiness. Get a copy and travel the mathematical journey on the lighter side of life :)

Tuesday 2 June 2020

Spreading Mathematical Happiness

Spreading Mathematical Happiness: Spreading Mathematical Happiness is a book that has been written in a fun and easy to read style with the aim of encouraging the reader not fear math but enjoy it. Happiness formulae are given and the whole book is centred around a fountain of happiness. Get a copy and travel the mathematical journey on the lighter side of life :)

Saturday 23 May 2020

Become An Agenda 2063 Expert

Become An Agenda 2063 Expert: About
Agenda 2063 seeks to deliver on a set of Seven Aspirations each with its own set of goals which if achieved will move Africa closer to achieving its vision for the year 2063. These 7 Aspirations reflect our desire for shared prosperity and well-being, for unity and integration, for a continen

Wednesday 8 April 2020

Every Child Deserves Support Whilst Studying at Home

Every Child Deserves Support Whilst Studying at Home: We are doing this without any funding and our resources are depleted, we are looking for funding to be able to employ as many university students as possible so they can help with answering questions and helping curate the platform.  You can DONATE to TEDSF, a registered Non Profit Organisation and Public Benefit Organisation.

Tuesday 7 April 2020

Attend: Join Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong on COVID in the African context

Attend: Join Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong on COVID in the African context: Please join #TutuFellow, @edwin_macharia for what promises to be an insightful, relevant and important discussion - COVID in the African context.

Register: Eminent African Scientists to host Online Scientific Symposium on COVID-19

Register: Eminent African Scientists to host Online Scientific Symposium on COVID-19: Top Scientist and Tutu Fellow, Professor Julie Makani from SickleINAfrica will host a Zoom symposium on COVID-19. The lineup of the panelists is impressive and promises to give a comprehensive perspective on the effects of the pandemic in Africa. The discussion will look at the diffeent aspects of pandemics and will be laden with solutions, recommendations on how the continent can mitigate the efects of COVID-19.

Saturday 4 April 2020

Luddites – The Biggest Covid-19 Pandemic Losers

Luddites – The Biggest Covid-19 Pandemic Losers: Covid-19 has just served the "Luddites" their greatest fear. Their worst nightmare has been brought to life by the virus of death. The "Luddites" are the biggest losers during this pandemic.

Thursday 2 April 2020

Ramaphosa’s SMME Covid19 Debt Relief Finance Scheme Not Comprehensive

Ramaphosa’s SMME Covid19 Debt Relief Finance Scheme Not Comprehensive: My understanding of the debt relief financing scheme was to ensure businesses don’t fold so as to protect the employees. So if the South African employee is the target beneficiary then how does company ownership take centre-stage?

Tuesday 31 March 2020

Become An Agenda 2063 Expert

Become An Agenda 2063 Expert: About
Agenda 2063 seeks to deliver on a set of Seven Aspirations each with its own set of goals which if achieved will move Africa closer to achieving its vision for the year 2063. These 7 Aspirations reflect our desire for shared prosperity and well-being, for unity and integration, for a continen

Monday 30 March 2020

Attend: African Scientists to host Zoom Scientific Symposium on COVID-19

Attend: African Scientists to host Zoom Scientific Symposium on COVID-19: Top Scientist and Tutu Fellow, Professor Julie Makani from SickleINAfrica will host a Zoom symposium on COVID-19. The lineup of the panelists is impressive and promises to give a comprehensive perspective on the effects of the pandemic in Africa. The discussion will look at the diffeent aspects of pandemics and will be laden with solutions, recommendations on how the continent can mitigate the efects of COVID-19.

Wednesday 25 March 2020

National Covid19 Statistics Indicative of Country’s Testing Rate

National Covid19 Statistics Indicative of Country’s Testing Rate: The World Health Organization (WHO), in its bid to quell fake news and the associated pandemonium, has instituted measures to make sure that correct information around Covid19 is distributed from credible sources

Zimbabweans call for army to step in over coronavirus

Zimbabweans call for army to step in over coronavirus: The Covid19 pandemic has already left an indelible mark on the lives of people across the globe. The virus has transformed our way of life as we know it, we wil...

STAY AT HOME PEOPLE!!!

Monday 23 March 2020

Covid19 – Zimbabweans Demand Decisive Government Intervention

Covid19 – Zimbabweans Demand Decisive Government Intervention: This crisis is an opportunity for all Zimbabweans to cast aside their political and ideological differences and work on making sure that the old vulnerable in our society are protected. It is a chance for us to heal our wounds of division and unite against a common enemy which has the potential to wipe out a whole nation if unity does not prevail.

#LockDownSA – Ramaphosa shuts down South Africa

#LockDownSA – Ramaphosa shuts down South Africa: A call to Covid19 Action for Zimbabwe

Supporters

Supporters: A call to Covid19 Action for Zimbabwe

Tuesday 17 March 2020

Monday 16 March 2020

CMO Council – Telkom’s Mmathebe Zvobwo talks Data-Informed Telco innovation

CMO Council – Telkom’s Mmathebe Zvobwo talks Data-Informed Telco innovation: The CMO Council recently interviewed executives from African firms around the idea of "Mobile Ingenuity in Africa's Dynamic Community". The report focused on how Telcos can use real-time insights to understand the digital life of Telco subscribers with the objective of fulfilling unmet needs and how Telcos can realize revenue growth opportunities.

Agenda 2063 Champions Featured in AUDA-NEPAD Comic Series

Agenda 2063 Champions Featured in AUDA-NEPAD Comic Series: As part of its mission, AUDA-NEPAD created an innovative comic book that will be turned into a series delving deeper into the crux of Agenda 2063. This has been done with a view to improving youth engagement and sparking dialogue on how Africa can lift itself out of poverty and meaningfully contribute to the global economy as an equal partner.

Monday 9 March 2020

Take the Survey: People Analytics Skills Audit

Take the Survey: People Analytics Skills Audit: Take the free People Analytics SKills Survey and know where you stand in the face of technological advancements. The changes in HR system has seen the rise of cloud-based system which eliminate some of the HR functions or changes scope all together.

Sunday 1 March 2020

Assessment: Determine How Ready Your Business is for Artificial Intelligence

Assessment: Determine How Ready Your Business is for Artificial Intelligence: Take the Business AI Maturity Assessment and determine how ready your business is for artificial intelligence. Use the feedback to improve your outcomes.



Determine how ready your organization is for artificial intelligence. Take the assessment below to find out.
Take this brief, online assessment to understand how prepared you are to implement AI. Answer questions about your current business strategy, culture, organization, and capabilities. Then, based on your answers, find out:
  • Where you are on the AI readiness spectrum.
  • What steps other companies at your readiness level have taken.

Saturday 29 February 2020

Tshediso Khuzwayo on #Salesforce and changing lives

Tshediso Khuzwayo on #Salesforce and changing lives: Edzai Zvobwo spoke to #TshedisoKhuzwayo who is a Salesforce #expert on how they are implementing the platform and using technology to change people's lives in South Africa.

Friday 28 February 2020

Zvika Krieger takes up role as FaceBook’s Director of Responsible Innovation

Zvika Krieger takes up role as FaceBook’s Director of Responsible Innovation: After three fruitful years at the World Economic Forum, Zvika Krieger has moved to Facebook as the Director of Responsible Innovation.

Esri’s Sean Cullen on the Future of GIS Technology

Esri’s Sean Cullen on the Future of GIS Technology: An Acalytica interview with Sean Cullen on the future of geographic information system technology. The future is in the almost silent application of location intelligence that will used to power business and consumer processes.

Tuesday 25 February 2020

Assessment: Determine How Ready Your Business is for Artificial Intelligence

Assessment: Determine How Ready Your Business is for Artificial Intelligence: Take this brief, online assessment to understand how prepared you are to implement AI. Answer questions about your current business strategy, culture, organization, and capabilities.

Monday 24 February 2020

Call For Submissions: Are you an African Artificial Intelligence Expert? – We want your Insights

Call For Submissions: Are you an African Artificial Intelligence Expert? – We want your Insights: Acalytica, an initiative of The Education Support Forum (TEDSF), is calling on all African AI experts to contribute to the African AI Body of Knowledge through sharing their insights via radio interviews, article contributions, research reviews, and any other way that Africa can move forward in the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Sunday 23 February 2020

OECD to Launch Policy Observatory on Artificial Intelligence

OECD to Launch Policy Observatory on Artificial Intelligence: The observatory, an online platform to shape and share AI policies, will be launched at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on Thursday, 27 February 2020. The event will start at 16:00 CET and will be streamed live.

Thursday 20 February 2020

Whitepaper: European Union Urging Closer to Tighter Artificial Intelligence Regulation Measures

Whitepaper: European Union Urging Closer to Tighter Artificial Intelligence Regulation Measures: The European Union (EU) has just released a whitepaper entitled, "On Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust", which seeks to give direction with regards to artificial intelligence regulation.

Saturday 8 February 2020

APRM Gets New Lease of Life with Ramaphosa At the Helm

APRM Gets New Lease of Life with Ramaphosa At the Helm: South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has taken over from Idriss Deby, President of the Republic of Chad,as the new  chairman of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) on the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Wednesday 5 February 2020

Former Goldman Sachs Africa CEO, Colin Coleman Believes Africa Is the Last Frontier for Global Growth

Former Goldman Sachs Africa CEO, Colin Coleman Believes Africa Is the Last Frontier for Global Growth: Colin Coleman has expanded on his belief that Africa is the last frontier for global growth. He is convinced that if Africa sustains and accelerates structural reforms over the next half-century, some believe that the continent can emulate China’s rapid rise of the last 50 years. But success is far from guaranteed, even as the consequences of failure would be grave – and global.

APRM to spearhead promotion of South-South Cooperation (SSC) in Africa.

APRM to spearhead promotion of South-South Cooperation (SSC) in Africa.: the APRM held a two-day Experts’ Meeting to discuss the possibilities of implementing the Buenos Aires Plan of Action (BAPA)+40 outcome document to promote South-South Cooperation (SSC) in Africa.

Sunday 2 February 2020

Drive Higher Sales in 90 Days with Applied Retail Business Analytics

Drive Higher Sales in 90 Days with Applied Retail Business Analytics: Earn A Prestigious Acalytica Applied Business Analytics for Managers in Retail Certificate While Acquiring Real-World Experience. Learn More! Two Specialty Fields. Global Network. Industry Focus. Highlights: A Prominent And Respected Research AI-Driven Human Behavior Company.

Wednesday 29 January 2020

Lead Your Organization to Data Science Maturity

Lead Your Organization to Data Science Maturity: Determine where you are in using Data Science for competitive advantage and learn ways to improve your ROI from all dimensions of Data Science.

Drive Higher Sales in 90 Days with Applied Retail Business Analytics

Drive Higher Sales in 90 Days with Applied Retail Business Analytics: Earn A Prestigious Acalytica Applied Business Analytics for Managers in Retail Certificate While Acquiring Real-World Experience. Learn More! Two Specialty Fields. Global Network. Industry Focus. Highlights: A Prominent And Respected Research AI-Driven Human Behavior Company.

Lead Your Organization to Data Science Maturity

Lead Your Organization to Data Science Maturity: Determine where you are in using Data Science for competitive advantage and learn ways to improve your ROI from all dimensions of Data Science.

Tuesday 7 January 2020

Gemalto outlines the latest Biometric Facial Recognition Trends

Gemalto outlines the latest Biometric Facial Recognition Trends: Gemalto, a leader in security software and hardware has given a detailed outline of the current trends in facial recognition technology use. The article includes private and public use cases.

Wednesday 1 January 2020

Acalytica becomes the preferred research partner for trade associations

Acalytica becomes the preferred research partner for trade associations: After extensive analysis, Acalytica, a human behaviour research company based in Johannesburg, has carved a niche service offering for South African trade associations. They have become the preferred  research partner to help associations deliver value to their members.

Drive Higher Sales in 90 Days with Applied Retail Business Analytics

Drive Higher Sales in 90 Days with Applied Retail Business Analytics: Earn A Prestigious Acalytica Applied Business Analytics for Managers in Retail Certificate While Acquiring Real-World Experience. Learn More! Two Specialty Fields. Global Network. Industry Focus. Highlights: A Prominent And Respected Research AI-Driven Human Behavior Company.