Earth rising: new NASA image

Earth rising: new NASA image

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft’s vantage point in orbit around the moon. “The image is simply stunning,” says Noah Petro, deputy project scientist for LRO at NASA’s...
Medical data breaches widespread

Medical data breaches widespread

Stolen medical information is a much more widespread issue than previously thought, affecting 18 out of 20 industries examined in the just-released “Verizon 2015 Protected Health Information Data Breach Report”. However, most organisations outside of the...
Africa’s people power to decline

Africa’s people power to decline

The people power witnessed in 2014 and 2015, for example in changes of government in Burkina Faso and Nigeria, will be proved limited in 2016. A combination of elections, constitutional pressures and financial difficulties will test governments across the region,...
Africa’s MVNOs need to add value

Africa’s MVNOs need to add value

Despite the strong growth of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) globally, the majority of MVNO efforts in Africa to date have been unsuccessful despite happening in countries offering favourable market conditions and plentiful opportunities. That’s...
Now for smart agriculture …

Now for smart agriculture …

Smart agriculture could help to offset the effects of climate change for African farmers. “Collaboration by variousstakeholders including governments, NGOs and research bodies is needed now to rapidly scale-up the African agricultural sector to improve food...
Quest for clean air for Joburg

Quest for clean air for Joburg

IBM Research has signed a collaboration agreement with the City of Johannesburg and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to apply advanced technologies to help the city deliver on its air quality management plan. Building on IBM’s global Green...