Rapid growth for cloud infrastructure spend

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, enterprise storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT, including public and private cloud, grew...

Appeals court rules for Net1

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled favour of Net1 in its debit order case. The court denied the application from the South African Social Services Agency (SASSA) and the Black Sash for leave to appeal the May 2017 High Court declaratory order. This order was sought...

FNB wins for strongest reputation

For the third consecutive year, FNB has claimed the title of strongest reputation in the 2018 RepTrak Pulse Survey. Conducted by the Reputation Institute (RI), the survey provides a specialised measurement of how stakeholders, including the public, investors and...
New species of giant dinosaur unearthed in SA

New species of giant dinosaur unearthed in SA

A new species of a giant dinosaur has been found in the Free State province. The plant-eating dinosaur, named Ledumahadi Mafube – Sesotho for “a giant thunderclap at dawn” – weighed 12 tonnes and stood about four metres high at the hips. An international...

Travellers reveal how they rely on a connection

Imagine you are in a foreign country, lost, and with no way of getting in touch with anyone who can help you. Well, when phones or tablets break, when devices run out of battery, or when connections go awry, this is a nightmare scenario that many have been left...
Youth are optimistic about the future

Youth are optimistic about the future

Young people are more optimistic about their future, the future of their country, and the future of the world than older people. This is according to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Global Youth Poll, an opinion poll conducted by Ipsos...