In this post I’ll be setting out my view for why you may want to learn to code in R rather than in Python, or at least try R. At the end of this post I also share some suggestions for getting started with either. Some background on my …
UPDATE: Some time after writing this post, I discovered a feature in Excel that broke my hear a little, so my love for Excel is slightly diminished Check out the post here. It feels a bit weird to write a post about MS Excel, but I feel compelled to and …
Photo Credit: Warenski The fine folks at Open Up recently published an open data set of recorded fire incidents in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. I found it quite interesting that such a data set was available, so I thought I’d explore the data a little to see …
I’ll be the first to admit that I am no blockchain expert. I’m looking forward to seeing how my views change on this in the weeks, years and decades to follow. I hope to get constructive criticism because my real goal with this post is to better understand the fundamentals – …
The value of data has grown exponentially in the last few years. As people realise that good data and analysis leads to good decisions, there’s a virtuous cycle that calls for more and more data. In digital technology (e.g. cellphones or websites), it’s pretty easy to collect data at every …
Download the much prettier PDF here. Who this guide is for. If you are a Non-Profit, this guide is for you.You might be in an NGO, NPO, NPC, Profit not-for-distribution company, charity, or funding a good cause from your own pocket. Why specifically these organisations? In many cases, nonprofits …
A multi-million rand problem Illegal dumping is a major headache for cities, and one that costs hundreds of millions of Rand to deal with every year. In Cape Town, it’s costing R350m per year to clean up. In Johannesburg, R50m per year. In Durban, it costs R20m to R50m per year. …
This quote from the Open Data Handbook is a perfect way to introduce this post: Open data, especially open government data, is a tremendous resource that is as yet largely untapped. Before recently, I had never heard of Mpofana Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It’s a relativity small municipality in South …
Why gather Informal Sector data? The informal sector provides a valuable service to the South African recycling economy, saving municipalities up to R750m per year. Integrating them into the formal economy is an imperative in the upcoming Industry Waste Management Plans that the Paper & Packaging, Lighting and e-Waste sectors will be …
Presentations cost $$$, so make them good There are plenty of good reasons why the presentations you give should be as good as they can be. It’s not just so that you get your point across, educate and inform your audience, or event just to avoid Death by Powerpoint. …
