Drive safe these holidays – and check your passwords

Drive safe and check your passwords before leaving the office this festive season. That’s good advice for a connected world this holiday season from Independent telco, ICTGlobe. “Just as one would lock up the house before leaving on holiday, it’s important for...

Researchers develop self-healing concrete

Researchers at the University of Cambridge are using microencapsulation technologies developed by Dolomite Microfluidics to develop self-healing construction materials. The Department of Engineering’s Geotechnical and Environmental Research Group is developing...

Blockchain hackathon draws to a close

Block.one, publisher of the EOSIO blockchain protocol, is halfway through the grand finale of its EOS Global Hackathon series in Cape Town this week, with its EOS Venture Capital (EOS VC) business unit set to award $500 000 to one winning team on Friday (7 December)....

Global bikesharing fleet hit 24,4m in 2017

According to a new market research report from IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of deployed vehicles in bikesharing schemes worldwide is forecasted to grow from 24,4-million in 2017 to reach 36,9-million in 2023. Bikesharing is a decentralised bicycle rental...

Joburg still Africa’s most popular city

Johannesburg has emerged as the most popular destination city in Africa for the fifth consecutive year, according to the annual Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index. The City of Gold attracted 4,05-million international overnight visitors in 2017. Close on its...

Don’t count cash out yet …

A cashless society may not be a realistic ambition. A Travelex survey reveals that an “immovable” 24% of consumers who will never abandon cash – no matter what technological advance or leap forward is available to them. Travelex has released its...