With $6,2-trillion worth of natural resources, 65% of the world's uncultivated arable land, and a vibrant youth population, Africa has no excuse to be poor. This is the word from African Development Bank group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina, who says the continent must...

A new study reveals some unexpected health benefits of Internet usage - especially for older adult populations. According to research by Atlas VPN, Internet users aged 50 and older have a 33% lower risk of death than non-users. Engaging with new social connections and...

Despite years of focused effort, many enterprises are still struggling to realise the full value of their cloud investments. In its latest report, "Sky High Hopes: Navigating the Barriers to Maximising Cloud Value," Accenture surveyed 750 senior business and IT...

Click-and-mortar retailers and domestic appliances are expected to be the big winners over the crucial November retail promotional season as consumers open their wallets and retailers pull out all the stops for Black Friday. This year, Black Friday will be like no...

IDTechEx's recent market research report on drones and their associated technologies predicts the drone market to be over $22-billion by 2041. The report "Drone Market and Industries 2021-2041" covers the key areas of the drone environment, such as the hardware,...

Covid-19 has reorganised the risk landscape for chief audit executives (CAEs), as CAEs have listed IT governance as the top risk for 2021. According to Gartner analysts, the pandemic is giving rise to new sets of risks while exacerbating long-standing vulnerabilities....

CIOs have a crucial and multi-faceted role to play in helping their organisations transform for the digital age. This is according to Sandra La Bella, winner of the Visionary CIO title at the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA)...

Trade ministers and business leaders from across the Commonwealth will gather virtually to examine how they can work together to spur a digitally-inclusive and green recovery in the face of devastating economic impacts linked to Covid-19. The Commonwealth Secretariat,...

Data presented by Buy Shares indicates that e-commerce platform Amazon.com was the fifth most visited website globally in September 2020, attracting 5,2-billion visitors. The research ranked the top 10 most visited websites in September, and Google.com emerged top...

An international coalition of leading climate research universities will issue its first declaration ahead of the G20 Summit on 21 and 22 November 2020. The International Universities Climate Alliance member universities, including the University of Cape Town (UCT),...