The first Bitcoin Academy in South Africa has opened up at the Bandwidth Barn in Woodstock, Cape Town. Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central ban. The academy is founded by Sonya Kuhnel, one of the first women involved in bitcoin in South Africa. They will be hosting a beginner’s course on 7 September, where the speakers will be Sonya Kuhnel and Prof GJ van Rooyen of Stellenbosch University. The academy will primarily focus on providing training to financial institutions, corporates, developers, start-ups, entrepreneurs, government and individuals on bitcoin and blockchain technology Cape Talk’s Kieno Kammies speaks to Prof G-J Van Rooyen, Associate professor in Information and Communication Technology at Stellenbosch University and Co-founder of Custos Media Technologies: According to Van Rooyen, Bitcoin is simply digital cash. Bitcoins are safe to use, difficult to cheat and legal, he says. Listen to the full conversation below: 13 September 2016 8:32 AM LaunchLab is accelerating young, innovative entrepreneurs to a new level through their ideas challenges and business partnerships. 31 August 2016 7:53 AM Spokesperson of the ANC, Zizi Kodwa, says they warned against what is unravelling between the Hawks and Finance Minister. 8 August 2016 1:53 PM Sonke Gender Justice slammed security officials for manhandling four silent female protesters during President Zuma’s speech. 19 July 2016 11:12 PM Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, vice chairperson of Reproductive Justice Coalition, discusses challenges around females practicing safe sex. 14 July 2016 10:20 PM Kate Wilkinson, senior researcher at Africa Check, tackles some of the inaccurate statements that political parties make. 12 July 2016 10:03 AM Ryan Cummings says terrorist groups are divided between logistical and operational networks. 7 July 2016 10:53 PM Andile Tshona, from the Fees Commission, says they received 179 written submissions from all sectors of society. 9 June 2016 1:26 PM Phumudzo Rapea, from the Saps, says if you take pictures of national key points for unlawful purposes you'll be arrested. 9 June 2016 9:00 AM Marc Koska, inventor of the K1 auto-disable syringe, discusses his invention which could stop the spread of HIV. 28 September 2015 12:47 PM 702's Stephen Grootes spoke to EWN's Govan Whittles about the report that Radovan Krejcir's prison escape plan was foiled.
The first finance academy has been launched in South 2015 , to focus on providing training to financial institutions , corporates , developers , start - ups , entrepreneurs , entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs on cloud and blockchain platforms .