Politicians contribute to leadership crisis

New international research across five continents has unearthed a profound multi-dimensional leadership glass ceiling that goes beyond gender. The 10-country Ketchum Leadership Communication Monitor has revealed that, even in 2016, stark barriers blocking equal access...

IDC expects Brexit to be a ‘challenging transition’

The recent referendum in the UK and the resulting vote to leave the EU is creating a significant level of uncertainty across the globe. Based on previous high-profile and often large-impact events, clearly there is a tendency to curb or stop discretionary investments...

Self-driving Tesla in fatal accident

The owner of a Tesla car, the Model S, driving under Autopilot, has been killed following a collision with a truck in Florida. This is the first fatal accident involving a self-driving vehicle. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration in the US opening a...

Carbon budget could be blown by 2030

Individual country pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would need to be strengthened in order to limit future climate change to well below the 2°C limit included in the Paris climate agreement, according to a new assessment. Pledges made for the Paris agreement...

Phishing attack targets 10 000 victims

A Kaspersky Lab security expert has uncovered a malware attack that tricked around 10 000 Facebook users around the world into infecting their devices after receiving a message from a friend claiming to have mentioned them on Facebook. Compromised devices were used to...

Global award for Tshwane Free WiFi

The City of Tshwane received international recognition last night, winning the World WiFi Day Award for “Most Innovative City or Government Programme to Bridge the Digital Divide”. An award in this category recognizes cities, governments and organisations that develop...