Strategic imperatives for higher education

Higher education leaders have shifted focus from reducing costs and driving efficiencies toward using technology to enhance competitive advantage and support emerging business models — and ultimately, the institution’s main missions of education and...

Anonymous takes on the SA government

Last week’s attack on the South African Department of Water Affairs is the latest sortie on the part of the hacker collective that dubs itself Anonymous, as part of its Operation Africa (#OpAfrica) campaign. In a statement earlier this month, Anonymous said that...

Cell C: judgement a victory for SA users

Cell C has welcomed the high court’s judgement that says Vodacom cannot acquire Neotel’s licences, but still wants the merger halted. “It is hard to paint a rosy picture of telecommunications in South Africa,” says Cell C CEO Jose dos Santos....
Africa’s biggest data centre …

Africa’s biggest data centre …

Teraco is creating Africa’s largest data centre, adding 17 500 square meters to its existing colocation facility. In a build comprising 17 500sqm, Teraco, Africa’s only vendor neutral data centre, will be adding to its existing colocation facility and...

George Airport first to use solar

Airports Company South Africa has launched its first 200 square meter solar power plant at George Airport in the Western Cape, making it Africa’s first, and currently the only regional airport in South Africa, to be powered through solar energy. The solar plant...

1bn reasons why African IoT will explode

The number of connected devices around the world continues to proliferate, with International Data Corporation (IDC) predicting that the worldwide market will reach a total value of $1,7-trillion in 2020. The global research and consulting services firm expects South...