Telco services, pay-TV in for slow growth

Worldwide spending on telecommunications services and pay TV services reached $1 662-billion in 2017, an increase of 1,4% year over year (in constant dollar terms). According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Telecom Services Database, the...

Protect yourself from fraudulent mobile apps

South Africa’s 35-million plus cellphone users can protect themselves from the growing incidence of worldwide mobile fraud by only downloading apps from reputable vendors and being wary of any increase in pop-ups or unusual notifications on their mobile devices....

Africa fails to turn resources into development outcomes

Africa has been slow to convert its natural resources endowments to tangible development outcomes because of weaknesses in governance, according to the fifth edition of the African Governance Report published by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The report...

Call to stem illicit money flows from Africa

Experts have called for combined forces to stem the illicit movement of money and capital from one country to another amid revelations that illicit financial flows from Africa were stifling the continent’s development progress. Speaking at the UN Economic...

Vodacom Bulls teams up to boost conservation

The threat facing Southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore will be tackled head-on by the Vodacom Bulls and loyal Vodacom Red clients as they team up with SANParks, State Vets and the Endangered Wildlife Trust in a conservation effort in the Kruger National...
Is cloud seeding the answer to water crisis?

Is cloud seeding the answer to water crisis?

The results of a study on winter orographic cloud seeding by Water Analytical Services (WAS) and Weather Modification International (WMI) offer insights into rainfall and water resource availability in the Western Cape for the upcoming winter season. WAS, a cloud...