Samsung named most admired brand in Africa

Samsung has been named as the Most Admired Brand in Africa, unseating MTN from the position. However, MTN is still the Most Admired African Brand, according to the Top 100 brands in Africa report by African Business magazine in partnership with Brand Africa, Brand...

SA’s first climate change challenge in court

South Africa’s first climate change court case was heard in the North Gauteng High Court last week. The non-profit environmental justice organisation Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA), represented by the Centre for Environmental Rights, presented arguments...

Decline for enterprise storage market

Total worldwide enterprise storage systems factory revenue was down 6,7% year over year while reaching $11,1-billion in the fourth quarter of 2016 (4Q16). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker,...
Race to extract uranium from seawater

Race to extract uranium from seawater

Extracting uranium from seawater could help nuclear power play a larger role in a carbon-free energy future. As the world shifts from fossil fuels, additional sources of energy-on-demand will be needed to make up for lulls in wind or solar. A new way of extracting...

Pinnacle profitable as it changes to Alviva

As it prepares for next week’s name change to Alviva Holdings, Pinnacle has reported solid revenue and profit increases for the interim period to December 2016. Revenue for the interim period rose to R6,3-billion, up 46% from R4,3-billion in 2015. Gross profit...

Paperless office as unrealistic as ever

More than 38 years have passed since British-American information scientist Frederick Wilfrid first envisioned a “paperless office” in 1978 – but the reality is that printers still continue to be used daily. According to an independent survey of over...