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...
Africa beckons for SA e-commerce

Africa beckons for SA e-commerce

According to a recent study conducted by Ipsos, cross-border shopping is a growing trend with around 80% of shoppers going international when purchasing goods online. In Nigeria an impressive 47% of the online spend is already taken internationally, while in South...
Light ahead for job seekers

Light ahead for job seekers

South African employers report encouraging signs for job seekers in the upcoming quarter. While 13% of employers anticipate an increase in staffing levels, 6% forecast a decrease and 77% expect no change. Once the data is adjusted to allow for seasonal variation, the...
The reality of SA Connect

The reality of SA Connect

Massive infrastructure challenges lie ahead if we are to implement the SA Connect broadband policy as tabled two years ago. Yesterday (6 December) marked two years since the South African national broadband policy was published. This week, ICT research and consulting...
SA is under cyber-attack

SA is under cyber-attack

The number of malware attacks on South African users increased significantly in 2015 – as much as tripling in some regions. These are some of the figures from Kaspersky Labs’ Global Research and Analysis Team, which has noted a significant increase in...
Smartphone boom in emerging markets

Smartphone boom in emerging markets

Continued demand for affordable smartphones in emerging markets drove worldwide sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2015, according to Gartner. Global sales of smartphones to end users totalled 353-million units, a 15,5% growth over the same period in 2014....