What the pandemic has taught small businesses

While 75% of small businesses wait for back to business at Level 1 of the Covid-19 pandemic, South African organisations are urged to bank the learnings and continue with the rebuilding process. In the National Small Business Survey by the National Small Business...

UCT face shield easy, inexpensive to make

A team of biomedical engineers at the University of Cape Town (UCT), led by associate professor Sudesh Sivarasu, have been working on a variety of biomedical devices, including a face shield that can be made easily with household items. The ViZAR is among the first of...

rAge Expo 2020 cancelled

For the first time in its 18 year history, rAge Expo has been cancelled, another victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. A statement from the organisers outlines that the decision was the product of lengthy internal discussions as well as input from other stakeholders, and...

Customer experience, employee productivity drive AI adoption

An International Data Corporation (IDC) survey of more than 2 000 IT and line of business (LoB) decision makers confirms that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is growing worldwide. Over a quarter of all AI initiatives are already in production and more than...

SA parents concerned about schools reopening

Following an initial delay due to health concerns and the unpreparedness of some provinces, the majority of South African schools reopened on Monday 8 June, as part of a gradual loosening of Covid-19 restrictions. However, despite confirmation from Basic Education...

SA’s co.za domain passes 1,25m milestone

There are now over 1,25-million individual domain names registered within South Africa’s flagship co.za Internet domain, according to the ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR). “It speaks volumes that co.za has powered over the 1.25m mark during the current...