Individual labels raise awareness

Individual labels raise awareness

Amarula is releasing a special edition of 400 000 bottles with an individualised elephant on the label, aimed at raising awareness for the same number of endangered African elephants. The African elephant has been the icon of Amarula Cream Liqueur since its inception....
Microsoft invests in SA data centres

Microsoft invests in SA data centres

Microsoft will open cloud data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, offering Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 from 2018. It is the first international vendor to commit to building its own facilities in South Africa. These data centres will be the first from...
Does the US even think about Africa?

Does the US even think about Africa?

The question on how the Trump administration’s policies will impact Africa was met with mixed reaction during a briefing at the African Utility Week Conference underway in Cape Town. The panellists, all leading experts in investment, grappled with questions like “does...
Eskom, Huawei to develop smart grid for SA

Eskom, Huawei to develop smart grid for SA

Eskom and Huawei are to jointly develop smart grid solutions for the South African market. The joint innovation initiative was announced this morning at Huawei’s Fifth Global Power Summit at the African Utility Week (AUW) event in Cape Town. The collaboration aims to...
Negative effects of multitasking

Negative effects of multitasking

With the constant flood of emails, phone calls and social media alert notifications, it seems almost impossible not to multitask on the average workday. But it’s not making us more productive and could even be lowering the quality of our work. Research suggests that...
WannaCrypt sounds massive wake-up call

WannaCrypt sounds massive wake-up call

The massive WannaCrypt ransomware attack that hit the world this weekend has highlighted a number of burning issues that need to be addressed. Apart from the need for organisations and individuals to keep their systems patched, up-to-date and backed up, the more...