Why El Niño is intensifying

Why El Niño is intensifying

The tropical Pacific Ocean isn’t flat like a pond. Instead, it regularly has a high side and a low side. Natural cycles such as El Niño and La Niña events cause this sea level seesaw to tip back and forth, with the ocean near Asia on one end and the ocean near...
PC market still grim

PC market still grim

The outlook for PC shipments continues to indicate eventual stabilisation as competition from other devices eases, upgrades to new models and Windows 10 boost demand, and economic conditions around the world stabilize or improve. However, the decline in PC volume...
SA first ups solar capacity

SA first ups solar capacity

Pretoria-based Netshield South Africa has developed a renewable energy (RE) solution that will increase the power production capabilities of a solar panel array by up to 45%. The Netshield NPVT5 dual-axis solar tracker enables a solar panel array to follow the sun...
Why you need disaster recovery

Why you need disaster recovery

The average cost of downtime globally for mission-critical applications is almost $80 000 per hour. For non-mission-critical applications, this decreased to just under $60,000 per hour. This is according to the Veeam Availability Report for 2016, which finds that it...
Public stands up to corruption

Public stands up to corruption

In just four years since its launch, Corruption Watch has received more than 10 000 reports from the public about corrupt activities in South Africa – and it will launch a majot drive in 2016 to increase the volume of reports from the victims and opponents of...
Jobs outlook bleak in 2016

Jobs outlook bleak in 2016

The prospects for job-seekers over the next few months look bleak. According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, opportunities for job seekers will be strongest in the Electricity, Gas & Water Supply and Finance, Insurance, Real Estate & Business...