SolarAfrica breaks ground on solar farm
Independent power producer SolarAfrica Energy has broken ground on its first utility-scale solar farm based in the Northern Cape. Phase 1 of the SunCentral project will total around 342MW in generation capacity, with Phases 2 and 3 bringing the total size to 1GW and...
No firm date yet for Boeing Starliner return
NASA and Boeing are adjusting the return to Earth of the Starliner Crew Flight Test spacecraft with agency astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams from the International Space Station. They haven't decided on a date yet, but confirm it will only be after the 2 July...
Microsoft launches new initiatives in support of African startups
Under the remit of its recently established Africa Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft has announced new initiatives to accelerate the growth of 10 000 African startups and fast-track investment in Africa's startup ecosystem over the next five years. Microsoft's...
Tax reporting a key component in addressing ESG matters
Since 2014, when PwC began its annual assessment of tax transparency provided by the top 100 companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), transparency in tax reporting has moved from being a conversation around tax evasion to a critical topic that sits at the...
DDoS attacks hit record high in Q4 2021
Compared to Q3 2021, the total number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Q4 shows an increase of 52% - 4,5 times more than the same time the previous year, according to Kaspersky. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks pose a huge threat to...
WASPA partners with Evina to make DCB more secure
With a surge in cybercrime throughout the world, and looking to bolster the security and efficiency needs of SA consumers, the Wireless Application Service Providers Association (WASPA) has partnered with international cybersecurity company, Evina. David Lotfi, CEO of...
Drone boom driving operational efficiency, safety and cost savings
As the commercial use of drones continues to accelerate making them increasingly integral to the effective and efficient functioning of certain sectors, the global drone industry is predicted to be worth about $43-billion by 2024, with some 2,7-million drones already...
R1m up for grabs in SA’s biggest pitching competition
The 2022 edition of the Engen Pitch & Polish will again see 16 hungry entrepreneurs competing for a first prize worth R1-million - including R650 000 in cash and a R350 000 Raizcorp incubation bursary. The second prize is R100 000 in cash and the third prize R50...
Another ‘scramble for Africa’
There is another scramble for Africa according to international media, but this time it is about who can best profit from the continent's business opportunities. And the charge is being led by foreign powers, with 70% of coverage about business in Africa referencing...
Africa gets its first AWS Outposts Innovation Lab
Vodacom has launched Africa's first Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts Innovation Lab in collaboration with AWS and Intel. The laboratory will focus on accelerating technology innovations across different industries, delivering faster scalability, and creating the...
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IoT is already here
With 2014 being dubbed as the year of the Internet of Things (IoT), there are major concerns regarding the security and privacy issues that consumers face now, and potential problems they could have in the future, says Trevor Coetzee, regional director South Africa...
IS offers Mimecast solutions
Industry-leading information management company, Mimecast, continues to expand its reach into the South African and African market with their channel focused business model that was launched in May 2012. Since that time, it has consistently grown from strength to...
Gamification in SA contact centres
Call centre technology provider 1Stream is taking the lead and has released a white paper outlining the potential for gamification technologies in South African contact centres. The white paper was created to provide a glimpse into how gamification is shaping...
Portable storage for digital content
The Internet has revolutionised not only the way people work and socialise, but also our entertainment. No longer do we need stacks of records, tapes or CDs to own thousands of songs, nor do we need piles of DVDs and Blu-ray disks to have a world of television and...
Marketing to millennials
The Millennial Generation – people born between roughly 1980 and the early 2000s – have entered the workforce and started to exert their buying power in the marketplace. They’re as different from the rebellious and individualistic Generation X as the Xers were from...
Freddy Hirsch rolls out Integr8 solution
Africa’s leading food ingredients manufacturer, the Freddy Hirsch Group, has chosen Integr8 to manage its ICT environment and implement innovative solutions to facilitate the upgrade of current structures, roles and responsibilities. The move forms part of Freddy...
RS announces Raspberry Pi Compute Module
RS Components (RS) has announced availability of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module, the latest product to emerge from the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s development team. The Compute Module can initially be purchased from RS as part of a development kit, bundled together...
New hope for SA graduates, employers
There is a particularly desperate need to find work for more than 600 000 unemployed graduates in South Africa. Whilst 25% of the country is unemployed 70% of people under the age of 35 are not working. A new tax incentive should give hope to these graduates and will...
Food and beverage best practices
It’s a classic scenario in food and beverage manufacturing - struggling to co-ordinate the opinions of sales and marketing with manufacturing and supply chain initiatives on what should be produced, when it should be produced, and where it’s needed, says Ian Huntly,...
McAfee appoints new regional director
McAfee, part of Intel Security, has announced the appointment of Trevor Coetzee as its new regional director, South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. His primary responsibilities will be the overall guidance and direction of the South African and sub-Saharan African...
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