Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

Growthpoint signs wind-hydro-solar PPA deal

Growthpoint Properties has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Etana Energy for 195GWh of renewable energy a year, representing 32% of its total current annual electricity consumption (612GWhs in FY23). In November 2023, South Africa's leading REIT,...

Active consumer asset tracking devices on the increase

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst Berg Insight, the number of active consumer asset tracking devices in Europe and North America reached 12,5-million at the end of 2022. Growing at a CAGR of 18,4% the number of units in active use is estimated to...

Adapt IT reports revenue drop, but earnings up

Adapt IT Holdings has reported a decline in revenue of 2% to R707-million (2019: R721-million) for the six months ended 31 December 2020. The company states that the decline on the prior comparative period is due to ongoing challenging and weaker trading conditions...

New tool aims to improve policing transparency

In response to the many complaints received on police corruption, Corruption Watch (CW) has developed a new Veza platform that will improve transparency in policing in the country. Corruption Watch (CW) selected Bluegrass Digital to develop the new Veza platform. The...

M4Jam wins global award

South African gig technology company M4Jam, which provides a digital networking platform for workers in the gig economy, has won a World Summit Award (WSA) for its role in using technology with smart content to address global development gaps. The WSA awards, which...

Women’s Day phishing scams abound

Kaspersky researchers are reporting on phishing pages purporting to be gift offers for International Women’s Day . The fraudsters exploit users who wish to buy presents for women on International Women’s Day. In 2021 some of them are even offering such gifts for free....

Advancing women still not a business priority

Despite heightened awareness of the challenges facing women in the workplace driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, gender equity is still not a top priority for 70% of global businesses. This is according to business professionals surveyed in new IBM Institute for Business...

Covid-19 reverses women’s workforce gains

Progress for women in work could be back at 2017 levels by the end of 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to analysis conducted for PwC's annual Women in Work Index, which measures female economic empowerment across 33 Organisation for...

Covid-19 impacts gender equality, erodes hard-won progress

Covid-19 is eroding the hard-won progress made towards many aspects of parity over recent decades. As the Institute for Fiscal Studies noted that the nature of the economic shock associated with the pandemic has touched many old and deep inequalities, gender...

NASA’s Perseverance takes maiden drive on Mars

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars on 4 March, covering 6,5m across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of many milestones as team members check out and calibrate every system, subsystem,...

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