Virus turns carbon market upside down

In the past couple of weeks, Europe’s carbon price has undergone drastic change and is currently trading between €16 per metric ton and €18 per metric ton. Prices have dropped up to €9 per metric ton, a reduction of 40% since early March when prices were trading...

Pandemic demands fast, agile data centres

Kathy Gibson is at the virtual Nutanix .Now conference – The world has never been in a situation like the one we find ourselves in now, and it’s driving renewed pressure for IT to do more with less, remotely. Rob Tribe, senior director: systems engineers Western...

5G and its role in fighting the pandemic

Kathy Gibson reports on the virtual 5G+ Better World Summit – Telecommunications has contributed to the world’s efforts in healthcare and continues to be a major player in the fight against Covid-19, with 5G promising faster and better communication. Shaun...

Frontier technologies to fight climate change

From cutting emissions in cities to natural disaster risk reduction, smart water management and precise climate monitoring, frontier technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence, 5G and robotics demonstrate considerable potential to support the battle...

Pandemic ushers in greater demand for tech skills

With the economic devastation following in the wake of Covid-19, most organisations find themselves in an unprecedented and extremely difficult situation that has allowed for little to no time for consultation or preparation. Overnight, South Africans were forced into...

SA inflation declines to 4,1% in March

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports that consumer price inflation decreased from 4,6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in February to 4,1% y-o-y in March 2020. Inflation averaged 4,4% during the first quarter compared to a South African Reserve Bank (SARB) forecast of...