Mar 4, 2016
The recent Eskom electricity price hike of 9,4% has resulted in an outcry from South Africans – but Relight Energy director Tristão Abro is calling for more, punitive increases. He argues that higher electricity price increases will force the country to find...
Mar 3, 2016
The return of supersonic passenger air travel is one step closer to reality. NASA has awarded a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft. This is the first in a series of ‘X-planes’ in NASA’s New...
Mar 2, 2016
The people who are likely to buy a wearable product in the next six months are tech savvy, highly social and extremely style conscious (S³), and will lead the next wave of wearables adoption. IDC research finds that wearable intenders are comfortable with technology...
Mar 1, 2016
A majority of South African organisations have been a victim of economic crime over the last two years. PwC’s biennial Global Economic Crime survey, released today, found that a whopping 69% have fallen victim to economic crime, far more than the rates for...
Feb 29, 2016
Teraco is creating Africa’s largest data centre, adding 17 500 square meters to its existing colocation facility. In a build comprising 17 500sqm, Teraco, Africa’s only vendor neutral data centre, will be adding to its existing colocation facility and...
Feb 26, 2016
Expedition 46 flight engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) shared a stunning image of a glowing aurora taken on 23 February from the International Space Station. Peake wrote: “The @Space_Station just passed straight through a thick green fog of...
