Through 2027, 50% of critical enterprise applications will reside outside of centralised public cloud locations, says Gartner. As cloud computing markets and data centre infrastructure evolve, and interest in migrating workloads grows, many enterprises struggle to...

While the race to find safe and effective Covid-19 vaccines continues, African countries are signing up to a ground-breaking initiative, which aims to secure at least 220-million doses of the vaccine for the continent, once licensed and approved. All 54 countries on...

The Eskom board has come out strongly in support of group chief executive Andre de Ruyter's move to suspend power station managers over this week's escalation in loadshedding. It has also committed to driving culture change in the organisation. The managers of the...

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) tablet market grew by 23,8% year on year (YoY), reaching 11,9-million units in the second quarter of 2020, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Tablets performed positively for the first time in six years in...

With just a year's grace to achieve compliance, organisations need to take proactive measures now to align with the guidelines of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). However, they should note that the Act should not be seen as a burden, and rather as...

Promoting an adaptive, resilient and collaborative regulatory system is key to "building back better" and advancing digital transformation for all, according to participants at ITU's 20th edition of the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-20), held virtually the...

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, the total security appliance market delivered solid unit shipment and revenue growth in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20). Worldwide revenue increased 7,5% year over...

What explains global patterns of plant biodiversity - environmental history or ecology? A new study, involving University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers, argues that biome (an area of the planet that can be classified according to the plants and animals that live in...

The Beer Association of South Africa (BASA) has committed itself to identifying establishments found breaking the law and cutting off their supply. Beer manufacturers will be requesting the details from municipalities and provincial liquor authorities of businesses...