SA is making partial progress in HIV response

According to a new study by the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa has made great strides in scaling up HIV testing and increasing HIV suppression in patients receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART), but is still struggling to reach ART coverage targets and...

Business must get behind youth employment

If ever there was a time for business, government and educators to work together to fight the high unemployment rate among South Africa’s youth, it is now. Preparing our youth for a mindset of life-lasting learning is critical to drive South Africa’s...

FNB scoops coolest brand accolade eight times in the row

First National Bank (FNB) has been voted as the coolest banking brand for the eighth consecutive year in the Sunday Times Generation Next 2019 survey. “We are truly honoured to have been chosen as the coolest banking brand by the South African youth, for the eighth...

5G uptake faster than expected

Rapid early momentum and enthusiasm for 5G has led Ericsson to forecast an extra 400-million enhanced mobile broadband subscriptions globally by the end of 2024. The June 2019 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report forecasts 1,9-billion 5G subscriptions – up...

Kids’ appetite for online retail grows

Compared to this time last year, children are becoming more active adopters of e-commerce sites: their interest in online shopping has more than tripled in the last 12 months – from 2% to 9%. This is according to Kaspersky’s annual report on kids’...

Floating solar energy project moves forward

Implementation of Africa’s first independent power producer floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) project is continuing in the Seychelles. The project, launched by the Seychelles Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change and the Seychelles Energy...