A solution to the scourge of plastic bottles?

A South African company that became the first ever to build a humidity bottling plant in Cape Town has announced that it will be using bottles made from 100% plant material to replace plastic. Air Water, which introduced machines that make water made from the air to...
Iconic Grease song becomes an immersive experience

Iconic Grease song becomes an immersive experience

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic film “Grease”, director Randal Kleiser and Diego Prilusky, Intel Studios’ general manager, revealed a teaser and first look at an immersive experience. A partnership between Intel and Paramount Pictures, the immersive...

World Bank report a call to action for SA

Brand South Africa has noted the areas of concern expressed in the World Banks’ Global Economic Prospects report which indicates that South Africa’s real GDP growth will expand by 1,3% in 2019, but points out that the groundwork has been laid for better...

IoT security still a major blind spot

Only around half (48%) of businesses can detect if any of their IoT devices suffers a breach – despite companies having an increased focus on IoT security. Gemalto reveals that spending on protection has grown (from 11% of IoT budget in 2017 to 13% now); nearly...

Consumer behaviour, new tech put marketing strategies at risk

Shifting consumer behaviors, mounting regulatory pressures, organisational shifts and disruptive automation combine to pose a real and destabilizing threat to many marketing leaders and their strategies for the years ahead, according to Gartner. In the report titled,...

Global recognition for SA in space science

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has been selected by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to become the designated regional provider of space weather information to the entire aviation sector using African airspace. This means that...