Africa and the 4th Industrial Revolution

Africa should use the opportunities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution to transform itself into a full partner on the global stage, said Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda, speaking the 26th World Economic Forum on Africa. “Africa should not...

Action plan to increase African competitiveness

A new action agenda to help African economies improve their economic competitiveness is published today by the World Economic Forum, the African Development Bank, OECD and the World Bank. The agenda comes at a time when shocks such as low commodity prices and a strong...

Server virtualisation set to peak in 2016

The worldwide x86 server virtualisation market is expected to reach $5,6-billion in 2016, an increase of 5,7% from 2015, according to Gartner. Despite the overall market increase, new software licenses have declined for the first time since this market became...

Spam levels drop, but malice is up

The latest Kaspersky Lab Spam and Phishing Report has discovered that although the quantity of spam emails has been decreasing, they have become more criminalised. At the same time, the level of malicious mailshots has dramatically increased. Kaspersky Lab products...

A brighter future for African power

The expansion of generation and transmission capacity, and the rapid adoption of renewables such as solar, promise economic benefits and improved quality of life across Africa, power sector stakeholders have heard. At a stakeholders’ briefing held in Sandton this week...

Community buy-in vital for infrastructure projects

Local communities must be involved in infrastructure development at every step of the way. This is according to Cyril Ramaphosa, deputy-president of South Africa, who says infrastructure is for the betterment of people’s lives and is important that they feel a sense...