Rehabilitation declines for indebted consumers

The rehabilitation prospects for South African consumers already in a default position deteriorated by 1,1% in Q2 2017 compared to Q2 2016. The Free State showed the highest decrease nationally at 16% compared to the Western Cape as the only province showing an...

Bird flu outbreak spreads

The bird flu (HPAi H5N8) outbreak has spread to Mpumalanga and the Western Cape and led to calls for widespread vaccination. On 7 August 2017 a case of HPAI H5N8 was detected in a commercial layer farm in Mpumalanga Province in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality....
Drought recovery is taking longer

Drought recovery is taking longer

As global temperatures continue to rise, droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe in many regions during this century. A new study with NASA participation finds that land ecosystems took progressively longer to recover from droughts in the 20th...

Intact’s SODA targets skills shortage

Specialist distributor Intact Software Distribution is bringing Skills on Demand (SODA), an on-demand supplier of professional services covering security, virtualisation, cloud, networking and data centres, to the African and Australian markets. According to Simon...

Digital megatrends set to drive business

The emerging technologies on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 reveal three distinct megatrends that will enable businesses to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next five to 10 years. Artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere,...

Mustek signs on as an Apple reseller

Mustek has been appointed as an authorised Apple reseller for the South African market. The distributor will sell and support Apple’s entire product range including the iMac, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Accessories and...