SU and local biotech company tackle Covid-19

Stellenbosch University (SU) and AzarGen Biotechnologies, a biotechnology company focused on developing human therapeutic proteins using advanced genetic engineering and synthetic biology techniques in plants, have joined forces in the global fight against the...

Global server and enterprise storage systems to decline

End user spending on IT infrastructure (server and enterprise storage systems) will decline in 2020 as a result of the widespread coronavirus pandemic. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly...

Calling on innovators to solve food issues

South Africa may be in physical lockdown, but people’s minds don’t have to be, particularly when it comes to solving pressing socio-economic problems such as hunger and malnutrition. Three of the country’s top innovation hubs are calling on local...

Google searches for ‘buy stocks’ shoot up

Data gathered by Learnbonds.com indicates that global Google searches for ‘buy stocks’ have spiked by at least 466% between 31 March 2019 and 27 March this year. According to the data, there was a significant spike in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases....
The deep challenges faced by small businesses

The deep challenges faced by small businesses

Findings from the pre-lockdown Covid-19 National Small Business Survey released by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) shows deep economic challenges for small businesses during these unpredictable times. The survey canvassed thousands of small businesses...

Covid-19 highlights need for more spectrum to lower data cost

While the Competition Commission (CompCom) demands much cheaper or even free services from mobile network operators (MNOs), government is not coming to the party by releasing spectrum. This is according to the Free Market Foundation (FMF), which says...