Climate change disaster looms

Climate change disaster looms

Time is running out for action to stem climate change. While the world is still debating whether the change is real, weather migrants and refugees are becoming a reality. In just a couple of months’ time, Cape Town will become the first major city in the world...

Netflix says bingeing is the new normal

A survey conducted on behalf of Netflix found that bingeing is a widespread behaviour, with 61% or respondents binge-watching regularly. If the common perception of binge watching was a weekend-long, pajama-wearing marathon of TV viewing, survey respondents...

Co-ordinated response to change urged

Business leaders around the world are looking for a co-ordinated global response to the change that is being driven by technology advancements. This is among the findings from a Fujitsu study released alongside the launch of the company’s Timeline 2030 developed...

Calling all resellers: vote for your favourites

South Africa’s IT resellers are urged to name their favourite vendors and distributors, giving them the opportunity to win one of the coveted titles in the Channelwise Awards. The annual awards recognise the vendors and distributors who best met the needs of...

Inflation rises slightly in December

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on 24 January that consumer price inflation increased from 4,6% year on year (y-o-y) in November 2017 to 4,7% year-on-year in December. This resulted in full-year inflation declining to 5,3% last year from a mean of 6.4% in...

Musk’s pay tied into Tesla’s performance

Tesla has announced a new 10-year CEO performance award for Elon Musk that is entirely contingent on achieving market cap and operational milestones that would make Tesla one of the most valuable companies in the world. In order to fully vest, Tesla’s market cap...