Spectrum allocation key to enabling 5G and 4IR

South Africa’s communications service providers are unanimous that 5G will be a key enabler of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This is a core finding of a new study by World Wide Worx, “5G prospects for South Africa in 2021: The Operators”, based...
Social, economic factors key to Africa’s low Covid rate

Social, economic factors key to Africa’s low Covid rate

Covid-19 transmission in Africa has been marked by relatively fewer infections, which have been on the decline over the past two months. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), this is the result of a variety of socio-ecological factors as well as early and...
Pandemic highlights the reality of SA’s digital divide

Pandemic highlights the reality of SA’s digital divide

The lockdown proved to be an eye-opener in terms of how far South Africa must still go to overcome the digital divide, and bring millions of citizens into the digital economy. This is according to speakers at a webinar endorsed by the Institute of Information...
Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest minimum on record

Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest minimum on record

This year’s Arctic sea ice cover shrank to the second-lowest extent since modern record-keeping began in the late 1970s. An analysis of satellite data by NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder shows that the...
A more intelligent future is in store for work

A more intelligent future is in store for work

Businesses that hope to emerge from the global pandemic in a stronger, better position need to be thinking about – and planning for future models – today. Citrix Systems’ Work 2035 study, a year-long examination of global work patterns and plans,...
Carbon emissions on track to add 38cm to sea levels

Carbon emissions on track to add 38cm to sea levels

If greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute more than 38cm of global sea level rise – and that’s beyond the amount that has already been set in motion by Earth’s warming climate. This is among the...