iWeek set for Durban in September

South Africa’s leading annual Internet industry conference and exhibition, iWeek, will be held in Durban this year. This is the port city’s first time hosting the country’s longest-running Internet event. South Africa’s Internet Service...

A mixed picture for SA’s health status

South Africans generally evaluate their health positively, with the majority (80%) of the population rating their current health positively (good, very good or excellent). However, healthcare professionals are less optimistic. Just one third (33%) of healthcare...

22 who sold Apple users’ data arrested

Police in China have arrested 22 people accused of stealing and selling the private data of Apple users. The people are suspected of having infringed the privacy of Apple users by illegally getting their digital personal information. It is unclear whether the...

Cloud lets Africa fast-track infrastructure

African businesses can fast-track the digital transformation of their organisations by tapping into affordable, dedicated Ethernet links between their own IT environments and the world’s leading providers of cloud computing services. This offers a...

PC shipments continue to decline in EMEA

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market experienced a decline of -8,8% year on year in Q1 2017. International Data Corporation (IDC) has released its Quarterly PCD Tracker for Q1 2017, showing that PCD shipments fell to around...

Traffic warning as Braamfontein bridges upgraded

Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) has started work on upgrades to the Harrison Street and Queen Elizabeth bridges in the inner city. The two bridges form part of the city’s arterial transportation network and are located in Braamfontein, north of the Johannesburg...