Mobile key to SA’s financial inclusion

South Africa’s economic plight, characterised by slow economic growth, reduced disposable income and rising cost of living, could disrupt the country’s drive to create a financially-inclusive society. This is according to Lee Bromfield, CEO of FNB Life,...

Massive growth for cloud IT infrastructure

Vendor revenue from sales of infrastructure products (server, storage, and Ethernet switch) for cloud IT, including public and private cloud, grew by 23% year over year to $7,6-billion in the third quarter of 2015 (3Q15). According to the International Data...

Beaulieu, Heathcliff, Blue Hills to get Metrofibre fibre

Metrofibre Networx has won the contract to install fibre in the Beaulieu, Heathcliff and Blue Hills estates. Now theĀ  preferred high-speed fibre and data services supplier for the area, Metrofibre will break ground at the end of February with an expected completion...

SA economy balancing on the edge, say experts

South Africa will narrowly escape a technical recession with economic growth of 1,5% expected for the year 2015. With a marginal rise in GDP growth predicted for 2016 (to 1,7%), business leaders share their concerns over continued regressive growth in the economy...

SA innovators to visit Silicon Valley accelerator

The founders of Millbug in Port Elizabeth have been invited on a one-month trip to America to visit Silicon Valley. A client of Seda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII) in Port Elizabeth, Millbug was founded by Sabelo Sibanda and Thulisile Volwana, who also...

High-res displays to drive notebook sales

With demand for notebook PCs stagnating due to the economic downturn and the rise of tablet PCs, notebook brands and panel makers are increasingly turning to higher display resolutions to increase consumer enthusiasm. Worldwide notebook panel demand fell 12% year over...