Redstor expands Joburg operations

Cloud data management SaaS business Redstor is expanding operations by adding a new data centre in Johannesburg. The decision to take up a presence in Teraco Data Environments in Isando, follows unprecedented demand for the company’s disruptive data management...
Cyber-attacks catching climate change as top global threat

Cyber-attacks catching climate change as top global threat

People around the world generally agree that climate change poses a severe risk to their countries, but terrorism, specifically from the Islamic extremist group known as ISIS, and cyber-attacks are also seen by many as major security threats, according to a new Pew...

Encouraging women in STEM

In a digital age of progress, it seems that old-fashioned stereotypes, gender bias, and the climate of science and engineering departments in universities continue to be a worldwide challenge. Only 23% of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) talent...

Telecoms, infrastructure key for growth

Infrastructure is crucial to the development of South Africa, and will continue to be a focus for government policy and spending going forward. “Over the past five years, we made significant progress with the provision of infrastructure,” says President...

Agritech solution for rural development

A new agritech solution could be used to not only improve food production but also drive accelerated job creation and support new small businesses. IFS has collaborated with Matsei Technologies and Consulting on the creation of a digital aquaponics farming solution....

Excitement as oil found in SA waters

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has welcomed the recent gas condensate discovery by Total in Block 11B/12B, 175km off the southern coast of South Africa in the Outeniqua Basin. The discovery, which will help open a new hydrocarbons province in South Africa, could...