Luanda still the costliest city in Africa

The latest Cost of Living survey from Mercer shows that two South African cities, Cape Town and Johannesburg have gone up in their ranking from 199 to 170 and from 191 to 177 respectively. Despite dropping off the top spot on the global list, Luanda, Angola (6)...
Drones employed in KZN fuel distribution

Drones employed in KZN fuel distribution

A logistics company servicing the KwaZulu-Natal and inland fuel depot route is increasing its competitiveness with some of the newest technology in logistics. Using drones to create a niche in the complex business of fuel distribution, Crusade Logistics plans routes...

Property rights must be protected, says FMF

The Free Market Foundation’s (FMF) Rule of Law Project has responded to the Constitutional review committee and made a submission on the resolution for Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC) 2018, which seeks to change Section 25 of the Constitution to remove...

What consumers are using smart speakers for

According to a recent survey of consumers in the US, UK, Japan, Germany and Brazil, conducted by HIS Markt, the predominant uses of smart speakers revolve around asking questions, checking the weather, listening to news and playing music. About 65% of survey...

Pet-care tech fraught with risks

Every fifth pet owner uses some type of digital device to monitor or secure their domestic pet – and, for 39% of them, the use of such devices ended up posing a risk to the pet or its owners. Kaspersky Lab, together with the research agency Opeepl, surveyed 7...

#NDP2030Hackathon entries open

South Africans are invited to enter the upcoming #NDP2030Hackathon challenge to harness the power of information technology to benefit the nation. The State Information Technology Agency (SITA), in partnership with the Presidency, has launched a hackathon to encourage...