South Africa is an interesting mix of 1st and 3rd world in almost every aspect of life. Education can be world class, yet many are illiterate. Medicine can be world class (the first ever successful heart transplant anywhere in the world, was carried out by a South African doctor in a South African hospital), yet HIV, tuberculosis, and other treatable/manageable diseases run riot in some areas.
IT professional from SA are likely to be world class (Mark Shuttleworth and Elon Musk for example, are South African) and in general IT and related skills are rather advanced in SA and very much first world.
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South Africa is an interesting mix of 1st and 3rd world in almost every aspect of life. Education can be world class, yet many are illiterate. Medicine can be world class (the first ever successful heart transplant anywhere in the world, was carried out by a South African doctor in a South African hospital), yet HIV, tuberculosis, and other treatable/manageable diseases run riot in some areas.
IT professional from SA are likely to be world class (Mark Shuttleworth and Elon Musk for example, are South African) and in general IT and related skills are rather advanced in SA and very much first world.