SpaceX demonstrates Starship launch and catch
SpaceX has successfully demonstrated Starship’s ability to launch and return, caught by the arms of the launch and catch tower. The test on techniques fundamental to Starship and Super Heavy’s fully and rapidly reusable design was performed yesterday (13 October...
Engie starts construction of second new solar PV power plant
One of the country’s leading independent power producers, Engie, has started construction of the 75 MW Graspan Solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in the Northern Cape. The solar plant will be built and operated by Engie in partnership with Pele Green Energy and is...
NASA’s InSight Lander picks up meteoroid impact on Mars
NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA began exploring the cosmos. What’s more, the meteoroid...
Hole in the ozone layer continues to heal
The annual Antarctic ozone hole reached an average area of 23,2-million square kilometres between 7 September and 13 October 2022. This depleted area of the ozone layer over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall...
Global digital transformation investments to hit $3,4trn by 2026
Forward-looking organisations have been pursuing digital transformation (DX) with the goal of creating new sources of value through digital products, services, and experiences. As an added benefit, the pandemic revealed that digital transformation efforts improve an...
Telkom launches national 5G network
Telkom has launched its 5G network, in partnership with Huawei. The next-generation network is expected to open up new opportunities for smart cities, businesses, healthcare, manufacturing and autonomous vehicles. Manufacturing makes up close to 12% of South Africa’s...
Mobile finance could boost GDP
New research from Vodafone Group, Vodacom Group, Safaricom, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) indicates that the successful deployment and adoption of mobile financial services is associated with a positive impact on GDP growth in developing markets...
SMBs still getting to grips with hybrid working
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) across Europe are still grappling to overcome the challenges of hybrid working, with two-thirds (67%) yet to fully optimise their IT solutions for this. This is one of the findings in “An SMB Guide to Making Hybrid Permanent”...
Mobile, digital services key for African success
A report from the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) highlights the potential of mobile and digital services to grow African economies and deliver an improved quality of life across the continent. In the ‘The rise of Africa’s digital economy - tackling the...
Fifth consecutive decline for global smartphone shipments
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 9,7% year over year to 301,9-million units in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The drop marks the...
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Aspect Software appoints Stephen Ball as SVP
Aspect Software has formally appointed Stephen Ball to the position of senior vice-president (SVP) of Europe & Africa. Joining from global telecoms brand CenturyLink, Ball will spearhead Aspect's ambitious plans to increase its cloud contact centre market share in...
CX demands to be harnessed by analytics
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More network decomposition expected in 2016
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Cell C is pleased to confirm that the B
The boards of Cell C and 3C Telecommunications have accepted the offers received from Blue Label Telecoms and Cell C management and staff and will now proceed with the next steps of the transaction as proposed. On 10 December 2015 Cell C announced that it has received...
Otel reduces costs with single sourcing
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Linux Foundation advances blockchain technology
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organisation enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced a new collaborative effort to advance the popular blockchain technology. The project will develop an enterprise grade, open source distributed ledger...
Visual and functional upgrade for Cartrack mobile app
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NetApp to acquire SolidFire
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Turn BYOX into competitive advantage
It’s widely accepted now that employees rather than the business dictate IT policy. Those of your people who don’t like the technology on which your organisation runs simply won’t use it – or won’t use it to good effect. This has a direct negative impact on...
New layer of enterprise protection from Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab has released Kaspersky Private Security Network, which allows the company’s products to receive realtime data about program and website reputations, and provide companies with the fastest possible protection from new threats, without exchanging data with...
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Divisional IT Manager (Wits ThirdStream) – Gauteng Berea
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