Bitcoin saw in 2024 on a high note, touching a 21-month peak and the approval of spot exchange traded funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin. "Bitcoin ETFs are significant as they open the way for greater institutional investment and adoption. The first licences for crypto asset...

Vodafone and Microsoft have announced a new 10-year strategic partnership that leverages their respective strengths in offering scaled digital platforms to more than 300-million businesses, public sector organisations, and consumers across Europe and Africa. The...

The worldwide smartphone market continued to improve in the holiday quarter of 2020 (4Q20) returning to familiar ground with 4,3% year-over-year growth. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone...

After scooping a number of awards at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists virtual awards, Greenside High School pupil Muhammed Hassen has big dreams of improving the safety standards in South African mines. Hassen, currently in Grade 11, won a gold medal at the virtual...

A significant 75% of telecommunications operators (telcos) are increasing their digital transformation investments following the unprecedented connectivity demand across the globe brought in by the Covid-19 pandemic. Around 65% of telcos have developed a roadmap for...

War was on the agenda during the third day of The Davos Agenda in the form of action on climate change and the threat of conflict as a result of the pandemic. Reflecting the day's meeting theme, "Enhancing stewardship of our global commons", leading figures gave a...

In the fourth quarter of 2020, worldwide smartphone shipments reached 359,6-million units, a small decline of 2% year-on-year. Apple shipped its most iPhones ever in a single quarter, at 81,8-million units, up 4% against the previous year. Samsung took second place,...

The cloud computing market has witnessed impressive growth in recent years, with billions of private and business users taking advantage of the on-demand technology. However, the Covid-19 has fuelled the entire sector's growth, as companies across the globe started...

The commitment to tackling climate change is accelerating in all sectors of society, with net-zero pledges from companies, cities, states, and regions doubling in the past year. Decarbonizing supply chains is a major opportunity for companies to put these commitments...

Globally, almost 2-billion people do not have access to enough safe, nutritious food, and 690-million suffer from hunger. With 10 years to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to fundamentally change the way food is produced and consumed. This includes...