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Two rural Eastern Cape high schools will become part of the e-learning age today, as part of the Department of Communications’ (DOC’s) ICT Rural Development project.

This morning, Stella Tembisa Ndabeni-Abrahams, deputy minister of communications, handed over computer lab equipment and connectivity to the province’s Jonguhlanga Secondary and Chief Henry Bokleni High schools.

Read more: ZA: Department of Communications moves on rural ICT project

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The Home Affairs Department of South Africa has issued 100 pilot Smart ID Cards in the first two quarters of this year, well on the way to hitting its target to roll out the Smart ID Card in 2013, allAfrica reported.

The Smart ID Card will replace existing civic and immigration identity systems and will allow the government to digitally capture all biometric and biographical data of South Africans in one single system.

Read more: South African Home Affairs on target to introduce Smart ID Cards in 2013

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“Bringing technology into a broken education system is a waste of time.”

“Information and communication technology (ICT) is not high on the Department of Basic Education’s agenda, and it’s practised in a fragmented, uncoordinated manner.”

“It’s impossible to roll out ICT across all provinces because of varying situations and the different approaches to interpreting ICT policy.”

Read more: ZA: Info technology at schools faces hurdles

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The Orlando East Library was the first one to go on-line when the Public Access to Internet in Libraries (PAIL) was launched by the Executive Mayor, Clr Parks Tau on Wednesday, 21 November 2012.

Mayor Tau said a project like PAIL would bridge the digital divide.

“One has been keen on the project like this one. Not only does it bridge the digital divide, but it also promotes access to information. The digital age is ensuring that the information is available by the click of the finger,” said Clr Tau.

Read more: ZA: Johannesburg: The oldest township library goes on-line

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Als Südafrika mit anderen afrikanischen Staaten im Mai den Zuschlag für die weltweit größte Teleskopanlage SKA bekam, war der Jubel unter den Wissenschaftlern des Kontinents groß – obwohl Konkurrent Australien auch ein Stück vom astronomischen Mega-Projekt abbekam. Afrika sehnt sich danach, das Klischee als Kontinent von Rückständigkeit, Misswirtschaft und Krisen loszuwerden – und endlich auch als Standort für Modernisierung und Technik Ansehen zu gewinnen. Nun prescht eine südafrikanische Kommune mit einem ehrgeizigen Internet-Projekt vor: Stellenbosch will als erste Großstadt Afrikas – und einer der ersten Orte in der Welt – die Gemeinde flächendeckend und kostenlos mit WLAN versorgen.

Read more: ZA: Pioniere der Technik in Afrika: WLAN kostenlos für alle

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