Post Office action could stifle e-commerce in SA

Post Office action could stifle e-commerce in SA

The SA Post Office has launched court action against PostNet and the SA Express Parcel Association, aiming to make the Post Office the only operator that can deliver packages weighing 1kg and less. If the court rules in the Post Office’s favour, the impact on...
Ransomware attack disrupts US fuel supplies

Ransomware attack disrupts US fuel supplies

The movement of oil across the US has now been disrupted for three days as ransomware closed a pipeline that supplies about 45% of the fuel to the eastern parts of the country. Colonial Pipeline was forced to close about 5 500 miles of pipeline when if got hit with a...
IBM unveils breakthrough 2nm chip technology

IBM unveils breakthrough 2nm chip technology

IBM has claimed a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world’s first chip announced with 2-nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. With demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency rising – especially in...
Alviva gets green light for Tarsus acquisition

Alviva gets green light for Tarsus acquisition

By Mark Davison – The final hurdle facing one of the most significant moves yet in the South African distribution channel – the acquisition of Tarsus Technologies by the Alviva group – has been crossed with the news that the Namibian Competition...
Tech trends that business leaders should embrace in 2021

Tech trends that business leaders should embrace in 2021

Kathy Gibson reports – Technology has accelerated the blurring of lines between the physical and virtual worlds, and the trend looks set to continue. Sihlalo Jordan, deputy-CEO of Deloitte, points out that the world has seen a technology revolution of...
Digitalisation key to solving Africa’s digital health divide

Digitalisation key to solving Africa’s digital health divide

Digital innovation is vital for the advancement of African economies and their health services – but to make this possible certain large stumbling blocks need to be removed. This was the consensus among high-level global and African health experts who came...