On Wednesday, technology firm BCX said it would invest R60m over the next three years into software training provider WeThinkCode. The money would enable expansions and upgrades in WeThinkCode’s Johannesburg office, cover tuition costs for students and the opening of a new campus in Cape Town in 2017. WeThinkCode, which trains students to write software codes, launched in 2015 but opened its doors to students in January 2016. Over the next 10 years, it aims to train 100,000 students learn how to code. Nearly 40,000 South African students applied for the programme in 2017, and 200 were accepted into the elite course. "Coding skills are a vital component of the new digital economy, and WeThinkCode’s innovative programme is a great way to invest in the future digital minds of SA," Telkom group CEO Sipho Maseko said. Telkom owns BCX. According to a 2015 survey by the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering, South African businesses were reporting anywhere between 30,000 and 70,000 techno...
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