Reshaping the future of African cities

Reshaping the future of African cities

Researchers predict that in 2030, Lagos, Cairo and Kinshasa will each have to cater for over 20 million people, while Luanda, Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg will have crossed the 10 million mark. By 2035, close to 30 million people could live in Lagos alone, turning...
Efficiency could boost social grants

Efficiency could boost social grants

People on grants could be receiving R233 more per month if management of the fund was more efficiently run, says KPMG. Deborah Tickle, tax advisor at KPMG in South Africa, says: “In this year’s Budget speech, former Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan...
How badly do we want in-vehicle tech?

How badly do we want in-vehicle tech?

Consumers desire advanced technology in their next new vehicle – however, their willingness to pay for technology demonstrates a wide variety of viewpoints from consumers across leading global markets. More than 5 000 vehicle owners intending to purchase a new...
NASA updates planet catalogue

NASA updates planet catalogue

Kepler NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalogue of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star’s habitable zone, which is the range of distance from a...
The rise and rise of mobile

The rise and rise of mobile

A massive 2,6-billion new mobile broadband subscribers will be added through 2022 – an average of more than 1-million each day. These new subscribers would be enough to fill Africa’s largest soccer stadium, Soccer City – with a capacity of...
Prasa rolls out 4G network

Prasa rolls out 4G network

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will soon go live to an intelligent digital railway solution that will improve communications, increase capacity and improve safety on the country’s metro rail network. The five-year project is being carried out...