Waning consumer confidence drives renewed rental opportunities

The national vacancy rate – the number of residential rental properties standing vacant – increased from a low of 6,92% in the third quarter of 2022 to 8,13% in the fourth quarter, according to the TPN Vacancy Survey for the fourth quarter of 2022. The...

SA researchers win gold for plastic pollution mitigation study

Two young scientists from the Cape Town Regional Expo have made an impact in the global scientific research arena, earning gold medals at the prestigious International Festival of Engineering, Science, and Technology in Tunisia (I-FEST2). The research by Joseph Gibbon...

Business travel up, but pricing still a problem

Business travel is slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to the FCM Consulting Global Q4 Trend Report. Bonnie Smith, FCTG corporate GM, comments: “The recovery period after Covid was challenging for travellers, but air travel has seen improvements...

AI set to reshape the finance

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to play an ever-increasing role in financial services and will “fundamentally reshape” the industry for firms, consumers, and markets, This is according to Nigel Green, CEO and founder of DeVere Group, following...
Webb spots swirling, gritty clouds on a remote planet

Webb spots swirling, gritty clouds on a remote planet

Researchers observing with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed silicate cloud features in a distant planet’s atmosphere. The atmosphere is constantly rising, mixing, and moving during its 22-hour day, bringing hotter material up and pushing colder...

Intel debuts vPro platform with 13th Gen Intel Core

Intel has introduced the new Intel vPro platform powered by the full lineup of 13th Gen Intel Core processors. This year, the expansive commercial portfolio will deliver more than 170 notebooks, desktops and entry workstations from partners including Acer, ASUS, Dell,...