So matric exams are over: now what?

When almost 700 000 South African matric learners finish their final exams this year, they will all face the daunting prospect of either finding a job or pursuing tertiary studies. In a bid to assist matriculants who are interested in the technology sphere decide upon...

Big kudos for small businesses

The hard work and achievements of the small business community in South Africa was in the spotlight as winners of the 2015 South African Small Business Awards were announced yesterday (5 November). The awards, hosted by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) and...

FastNet participation in MyWorld of Tomorrow 2015

FastNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Telkom Group, has announced their progress on Africa’s first dedicated M2M network. The network, christened “FastNet LoRa”, is designed for the low power, low throughput nature of M2M applications, and offers...

Will automation and IoT result in job losses?

IoT will add trillions of dollars to world’s economy – but there’s a fear that the technology will take over many of the jobs currently performed by people. Vernon Thaver, chief technology officer of Cisco South Africa takes us through how IoT will change the...

Business Confidence Index looks up

The adverse set of circumstances prevailing in September turned-around in October 2015 and caused the SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) to regain 6.8 index points in October 2015 to measure 88.4. This is 0.4 points below the BCI of October 2014 and turned the BCI...