Where do you stand on the 4th industrial revolution?

Kathy Gibson is at Satnac in Hermanus – While optimists look forward to the benefits to be brought by the 4th industrial revolution, pessimists believe it might deepen divides and create more inequality than ever. “There have been so many tech waves, that...

5G, WOAN and the future of SA’s connectivity

Kathy Gibson is at Satnac in Hermanus – The private sector needs to robustly engage government on the establishment of the wireless open access network (WOAN). Robert Nkuna, director-general of the department of telecommunications and postal services, points out...
To survive the future, we need to change

To survive the future, we need to change

Kathy Gibson is at Satnac in Hermanus – No-one can be blind to the fact that the world is going through a radical transformation, and the changes are happening frighteningly quickly. “It’s scary to think that many of the changes we live with today...

Africa key in future food security

Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture? According to 2017 World Food Prize Laureate and President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, the answer is a resounding yes! Addressing a standing room only crowd of...

Logicalis boosts services with Clarotech acquisition

Datatec subsidiary Logicalis Group has acquired Clarotech, an IP telephony (IPT) cloud and managed services business based in Cape Town, South Africa. This acquisition is part of an ongoing strategy to augment its existing solutions and services business in South...

Dell EMC launches Boks for Books

Dell EMC, together with the Springboks, has launched the first of its Boks for Books initiatives, at its solar learning lab in Soweto. The partnership entails Dell EMC and the Springboks joining forces to empower the learners at Emdeni Secondary School with the...