Medupi unit 2 comes on line

GE Power and Eskom have announced that Medupi unit 2, the fifth out of the six units at the power station, has now been successfully synchronised to the national grid. With five units already synchronised, Medupi’s plant capacity increases to deliver 4 000MW,...

Huawei redefines campuses, creates new business value

On the opening day of HUAWEI CONNECT 2018, Huawei released the Smart Campus Solution and redefined campuses from three perspectives: smart mode, operational mode, campus space, and business value. Huawei aims to build secure, comfortable, efficient, green, and smart...
SA slips in economic freedom rankings

SA slips in economic freedom rankings

South Africa ranks 94 out of 162 countries and territories according to its economic system, having slipped a massive 48 places since 2000. The Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries support...

IT distributors face major e-tailer challenge

IT distributors have come under increasing pressure from online retailers this year, with many resellers buying up to 30% of their stock through the likes of Amazon. This is according to the latest annual ChannelWatch report from Context, compiled from interviews with...

Autonomous driving takes a step forward

A Range Rover Sport has completed the first ever self-driving lap of one of the UK’s most challenging road layouts. A prototype self-driving Range Rover Sport handled the complex Coventry Ring Road, successfully changing lanes, merging with traffic and exiting...

WitsX launches digital transformation course

Digital technologies are no longer the exclusive domain of the IT department, and IT can no longer be viewed simply as a support function within organisations. Wits University’s free, online learning platform, WitsX (on the edX platform), has released a new...