Teraco concludes R2,5bn funding round for hyperscale data centre

Teraco concludes R2,5bn funding round for hyperscale data centre

Vendor-neutral data centre provider Teraco Data Environments has finalised a new R2,5-billion loan financing transaction, following its November 2020 announcement that it will build a new 38-megawatt hyperscale data centre in Ekurhuleni. Teraco will use the funds...
How to restore trust in the Covid-19 rollout

How to restore trust in the Covid-19 rollout

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in South Africa is viewed with more than a little scepticism in many quarters. Potentially corrupt Covid-19 spending has already cost the country billions of rand according to law enforcement agencies. The erosion of trust has meant...
AI ethics come under the spotlight

AI ethics come under the spotlight

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a useful tool when employed ethically, but in the hands of careless or unscrupulous operators it could cause a tremendous amount of harm. The Global AI Action Alliance (GAIA), a new flagship initiative to accelerate the adoption of...
SAP debuts business transformation as a service

SAP debuts business transformation as a service

Kathy Gibson reports – SAP has launched a new offering designed to help customers transform into intelligent businesses – Rise with SAP business transformation as a service. Christian Klein, CEO of SAP, points out that companies around the world have recognised...
Warming seas are accelerating Greenland’s glacier retreat

Warming seas are accelerating Greenland’s glacier retreat

Greenland’s melting glaciers, which plunge into Arctic waters via steep-sided inlets, or fjords, are among the main contributors to global sea level rise in response to climate change. Gaining a better understanding of how warming ocean water affects these glaciers...

AfCFTA can boost intra-African trade and build resilience

Global forces are pushing world trade towards deglobalisation, but the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help Africa take control of its own destiny. On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the AfCFTA, the world’s biggest free trade area and...