Gauteng aims for innovation lead

Gauteng aims for innovation lead

Kathy Gibson at the Gauteng Provincial Government Technology & Innovation Conference – Gauteng aims to be a smart province, building on a vision of transformation and re-industrialisation. As the economic, industrial and technological hub of South Africa,...
SADC doubles data centre capacity

SADC doubles data centre capacity

Newly-expanded tier-III, open access and carrier-neutral data centres were launched in Johannesburg and Cape Town yesterday by African Data Centre, part of the Liquid Telecoms group. Capacity at the existing Neotel data centres has been more than doubled to create the...
Cloud saves SMEs time, money …

Cloud saves SMEs time, money …

Kathy Gibson at the Xero roadshow in Sandton – South African SMEs are starting to embrace cloud tools, and they are seeing an increase in productivity and profitability as a result. However, a lot of small businesses are still reliant on outdated systems for...
Now for self-parking slippers …

Now for self-parking slippers …

A Japanese inn is treating guests to some unusual amenities: self-parking slippers, tables and floor cushions. At first glance, the ProPilot Park Ryokan looks like any other traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan. Slippers are neatly lined up at the foyer, where guests...
.africa team summits Kilimanjaro

.africa team summits Kilimanjaro

The flag representing the .africa geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD) has been unfurled on the Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. This is according to news received from .africa expedition team leader and mountaineer, Deshun Deysel. Deysel led the .africa team’s...
Climate change disaster looms

Climate change disaster looms

Time is running out for action to stem climate change. While the world is still debating whether the change is real, weather migrants and refugees are becoming a reality. In just a couple of months’ time, Cape Town will become the first major city in the world...