PC shipments decline – but beat forecasts

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 62,4-million units in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16), a year-on-year decline of 4,5%, beating the forecast of -7,4% by roughly 3%, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The US market...

Digital auction room streamlines vehicle sales

With increasing vehicle prices and a decline in sales in South Africa, driven by poor macroeconomic conditions, the vehicle purchasing process is starting to go digital in response to market concerns and to stimulate sales. This is according to Kriben Reddy, director...
HERA joins as SKA precursor

HERA joins as SKA precursor

The Hydrogen Epoch of Reionisation Array (HERA) was granted the status of SKA precursor telescope by SKA Organisation, joining the three other SKA precursor telescopes located on the SKA sites in Australia and South Africa. “We’re very pleased to grant...

SA needs to co-ordinate healthcare

There is a need for a concerted effort to increase access to healthcare in South Africa, with its cost one of the top barriers to coordinating healthcare in the country. In fact, South Africa scored just 56.7 out of a possible 100 points in the first edition of Royal...

Global PC shipments slip again in Q2

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 64,3 million units in the second quarter of 2016, a 5,2% decline from the second quarter of 2015, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This was the seventh consecutive quarter of PC shipment declines, but Gartner analysts said...

Digitalisation challenge for bimodal CIOs

As technology disruption continues to impact the business landscape, the distinction between digitisation and digitalisation grows clearer. This is according to a statement by research group IDC. Digitisation was once the onus of businesses at the very beginning of...