Corex to distribute WD component drives

WD has appointed Corex as a distributor of its full range of component storage solutions. Corex will supply WD’s colour-coded, power-of-choice internal hard drives and data centre hard drives to its resellers, providing them with hard drive technologies geared for...

FPB defers to Press Code for online content

The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has, in principle, recognised the authority of the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) to regulate online press content published by PCSA members. This follows a meeting last Monday between the FPB and the PCSA, South African...

SA bucks global tablet trends

While global tablet sales are cooling off from huge highs over the past few years – and are set to lodge an increase of only around 8% in 2015 globally – tablet sales in South Africa have increased by as much as 46% since the beginning of 2013. Asgar...

#Hack.Jozi Challenge winners announced

The top three winners of the #Hack.Jozi Challenge have been announced. The competition, aimed at people wishing to make a difference in their community by developing the best digital solutions to everyday problems, was developed by the City of Jo’burg – in partnership with Wits University working through its Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) – to enhance the ICT capacity of the city for better technological engagement with its citizens. Desmond Mongwe of MoWallet was awarded R1-million, Niel Pieters of Lazy Lizzard and Percy Lawrence of MoveThisStuff were both awarded R350 000 each.

Ebola cited for African tourism drop

International tourism demand continued to be robust between January and April 2015, with tourist arrivals increasing 4% worldwide, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. Almost all regions enjoyed strong growth. Prospects for the May-August period...

Smartphone maturity hits cover glass sales

With screen sizes increasing, smartphones continue to lead total area demand in the cover glass market; however, as the markets for smartphones and tablets mature, cover glass industry revenue growth is declining from 39% year-on-year growth in 2013 to 11% in 2015....