Mega cities project gets off the ground

The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements has invited requests for proposal (RFPs) from the built industry to contribute in the creation of new housing mega projects in Gauteng.“The Department has initiated two processes to invite private sector companies to...
Tablet sales slip in 2015

Tablet sales slip in 2015

After years of posting successive gains, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded its first ever year-on-year decline in Q1 2015, with shipments to the region declining 5,8% to 3,83-million units. That’s according to the latest market insights by...

Oracle results hit by strong US dollar

Oracle has reported that revenues for the last quarter of its 2015 financial year were down 5%, with revenues for the full year essentially unchanged. The company reports that results were significantly impacted by the strengthening of the US dollar compared to...

Telkom consolidates mobile, Internet bundles

Telkom is consolidating Telkom Mobile bundles and All Network bundles into one set of pre-paid options that will provide national coverage for subscribers. The packages, available from today (22 June 2015), will provide consumers the benefit of national network...

E-commerce set to boom in SA

Besides 2014 being a tough year for online businesses, there has been an increase in query volumes for South Africa of 37% – and increases of 49% in Nigeria and 33% in Kenya. This is according to Nicholas Groove, business development manager at ImproWeb, sister...

African governments commit to STEM education

A Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund led by Senegal, Rwanda and Ethiopia will contribute to the World Bank Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) programme, which seeks to award 10 000 African PhD scholarships over 10...