Keeping tabs on El Niño
Every two to seven years, an unusually warm pool of water – sometimes two to three degrees Celsius higher than normal – develops across the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean to create a natural short-term climate change event. This warm condition, known as El Niño, affects the local aquatic environment, but also spurs extreme weather patterns around the world, from flooding in California to droughts in Australia and South Africa.
SA’s SMEs are still optimistic
South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are showing continued resilience in the face of economic challenges. This is clear from the results from the 2015 National Small Business Survey released by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) that canvassed 18...
What CEOs want from their CIOs
The chief information officer (CIO) of a company is no longer just the company’s IT leader, traditionally seen as the “chief techie in the back office”.
Solar wind puts on light show
The last week saw a series of auroras lighting up the sky in the northern hemisphere. On the night of 8 October 2015, a photographer in Harstad, Norway captured this image of the dancing northern lights. Auroras are created when fast-moving, magnetic solar material...
South Africans trust the bank
South Africans believe that their assets are in safe hands when a bank is involved.