Africa requires $4-billion in annual investment, to provide 250-million with clean cooking energy. This is according to Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), who says developed nations should scale up their funding to provide clean...

The construction industry is on the brink of a profound shift with the integration of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies - advancements that promise a radical redefinition of design, planning, and execution in construction projects. The collaborative...

The global installed base of active remote tank monitoring (RTM) solutions reached 3,6-million units at the end of 2019, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35,1%, the active...

Change is a primary factor in cybersecurity success, and security teams that proactively refresh their technology will be the most successful in countering cyber-crime. This is among the findings from Cisco's 2021 Security Outcomes Study, a double-blind, independently...

2021 will bring aggressive cybercrime activity as criminals pivot their attacks from data encryption to data exfiltration. This is among the findings of the 2020 Acronis Cyberthreats Report, an in-depth review of the current threat landscape and projections for the...

The Covid-19 outbreak has triggered the most significant fall in PC shipments since 2013, as pandemic affected supply chains and forced consumers to prioritize their spending. After a sharp fall in the first quarter of 2020, global PC shipments have grown in the last...

A new study by Nokia and Telefónica has found that 5G networks are up to 90% more energy-efficient per traffic unit than legacy 4G networks. The research, which was conducted over a three-month period, focused on the power consumption of the Radio Access Network (RAN)...

Revealing how much a person's security may cost online, it turns out that accessing sensitive data such as medical records or identification information can cost less than a cup of coffee. Kaspersky researchers dug into two major consequences of willingly and...

Total electricity generation in Africa stood at 870 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2019, an increase of 2,9% from 846 TWh in 2018. Africa's electricity generation capacity has grown at an average of 4,8% per annum since 2008, compared to 2,7% globally. Nonetheless, Africa's...

The deadline for nominations for the annual Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA (IITPSA) President's Awards has been extended to 16 December. The 2020 edition of the prestigious awards celebrate Excellence in Adversity, recognising the unprecedented...