SA’s online shoppers go global

SA’s online shoppers go global

Online shopping and e-commerce in South Africa are on a steady rise, with 69% of active online adults shopping online in the past 12 months. They spent an estimated R45,3-billion in 2018 – a 19% increase from 2017, according to PayPal and Ipsos, in their fourth...
UCT academic bags national science award

UCT academic bags national science award

Professor Renee Kraan-Korteweg flew the flag for the University of Cape Town (UCT) when she won the Minister’s Special Award at the South African Women in Science Awards (SAWISA) 2018. Each year the national Department of Science and Technology honours women who...
How to become a digital master

How to become a digital master

Kathy Gibson is at Satnac in Hermanus – Technology is just a part of digital mastery, and arguably the smallest part. The hardest part is in people’s own minds. Digital success rests on the ability to change mindsets, says Rapelang Rabana, chief digital...
To survive the future, we need to change

To survive the future, we need to change

Kathy Gibson is at Satnac in Hermanus – No-one can be blind to the fact that the world is going through a radical transformation, and the changes are happening frighteningly quickly. “It’s scary to think that many of the changes we live with today...
Canon’s Instameet sets new record

Canon’s Instameet sets new record

No fewer than 351 photographers flocked to be part of one of South Africa’s biggest Instameets on 18 August 2018, in celebration of World Photography Day. The Instameet was organised by Canon and Explore ZA, one of the country’s largest photography meet-up...
SAP’s Sophia takes to the stage

SAP’s Sophia takes to the stage

Kathy Gibson is at SAP Now in Sandton – SAP showcased its humanoid robot, Sophia, in an interview with Carte Blanche’s Devi Govendor. The lifelike robot was created by Hansen Robotics in Hong Kong to demonstrate the abilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and...