Goodbye to net neutrality in the US

Net neutrality in the US has been repealed — but Internet players have vowed to continue the fight for an open Internet. Yesterday the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to repeal net neutrality rules, which prohibit carriers from giving preferential...

Insurers take to telematics solutions

The number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 6,8-million in Q4-2016. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34,8%, this number is expected to reach 30-million by 2021, according to a new research report from the IoT...

Young scientist tackles road safety

A young scientist who competed at this year’s Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair has come up with an innovative solution to help prevent accidents on South Africa’s roads. Samirah Kaka, a grade 9 learner from Kismet Combined School...

BCX ploughs R100m into digital skills

BCX is investing R100-million to grow scarce digital skills in ICT infrastructure and software programming alongside cybersecurity, fintech and artificial intelligence (AI) over three years in partnership with the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi). The...

Customer service on a shoestring

The economic climate in South Africa can be comfortably described as volatile and, finding ways to entice new customers has never been more important. The cost of capturing customer attention in an already crowded market space is challenging as businesses are struggle...