Jun 9, 2020
The economic and social upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic underlines the need for a collective, and robust national strategy to unlock entrepreneurship in South Africa. Before the pandemic, many aspects of the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem were...
Jun 8, 2020
South Africa has been flagged as highly vulnerable to social unrest in the next 18 months or so. This is according to the Social Risk Index (SRI) from Euler Hermes and Allianz, which gives South Africa a rating of 41.1. This places the country 79th out of 102...
Jun 5, 2020
New results from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope suggest the formation of the first stars and galaxies in the early universe took place sooner than previously thought. A European team of astronomers have found no evidence of the first generation of stars, known as...
Jun 4, 2020
Consumers generally want to lead more sustainable lives, and look to technology to tackle environmental challenges. This is among the finding of an Ericsson ConsumerLab report that reveals fresh insights on consumer attitudes toward sustainability challenges, and how...
Jun 3, 2020
As organisations look to transform their business operations and revolutionise customer service, digital transformation (DX) is at the top of most CXOs’ agendas – in fact, DX spending is expected to approach $7,4-trillion between 2020 and 2023, a CAGR of...
Jun 2, 2020
NASA is flexing its supercomputing muscle to help crack some of the most pressing questions surrounding Covid-19, from basic science on how the virus interacts with cells in the human body to genetic risk factors to screening for potential therapeutic drugs. In...
