Otel partners to speed fibre rollout

Otel high-speed fibre customers can expect faster commissioning of their broadband services as the independent telco launches new retail fibre products on the back of partnership agreements with Dark Fibre Africa, Telkom and Neotel. Otel’s national agreements...

Solar cars set records tumbling

The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town was the scene of celebration this weekend as 11 teams from all over the world crossed the finish line after successfully driving just over 27 000km collectively on public roads, using solar power only. Dutch team Nuon won the...

Cape Town aims for safety first with EPIC

When facing the challenge of mass urbanisation, cities need to quickly and effectively respond to emergencies and incidents. At the same time, the need to do more with less resources. Metros and municipalities are constantly driving towards becoming...

Blockchain takes off faster than expected

Commercial blockchain solutions are rapidly being adopted throughout banking and financial markets, dramatically faster than initially expected. According to two new IBM studies, 15% of banks and 14% of financial market institutions intend to implement full-scale,...
Solar car teams close to record

Solar car teams close to record

Teams from South Africa, The Netherlands, Japan and Hungary are within 500km of breaking the record for the longest distance covered in a solar car. The 4 630km record for the Sasol Solar Challenge was set in 2012 by Japanese team Tokai, and hasn’t been broken...

CFOs under threat as cyber-threats take off

Given the connectedness of organisations today, cyber security has become a fundamental part of business, and chief financial officers (CFOs) need to take note. Nathan Desfontaines, KPMG’s Cyber Security Manager in South Africa, believes that this environment is...