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...

Another slow year for AR/VR headsets

Worldwide augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headset shipments declined for the fourth quarter in a row as volumes fell 44,6% YoY during the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

SABS publishes technical spec for climate change

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) has published a South African technical specification (SATS) which enables local government and communities to implement a framework to prepare for and manage the impact of climate change. SATS 14092 (2023): Adaptation to...

Cell C Innovation Challenge relaunches

After a brief hiatus due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the Cell C Innovation Challenge, relaunched on 3 July 2020. The program, aimed at providing opportunities for SMEs and entrepreneurs in the ICT sector, was launched back in October of 2019 in partnership with the...

Blue Label Telecoms expects improved earnings

Blue Label Telecoms has published an initial trading statement for the year ended 31 May 2020, alerting shareholders that basic, headline and core headline earnings per share are expected to increase by more than 20% in comparison to the previous year, when a loss was...

Working from home likely to stick post-Covid

Experts around the world have been advocating for increased workplace flexibility and work-from-home arrangements for a long time. In fact, flexible work has been linked to improved employee engagement by the likes of Gallup, Gartner and other highly respected...

TikTok withdraws from Hong Kong

TikTok plans to cease its operations in Hong Kong, following China's imposition of a new security law. The national security law has raised concerns about data privacy. TikTok has gone on record in the past saying it wouldn't comply with requests from the Chinese...

Smart home devices set for decline

Spending on smart home devices in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is expected to decline 6% year on year in H2 2020, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm's Quarterly Smart Home...

PC shipments not looking good for the next few years

Canalys forecasts that global PC and tablet shipments will fall 7% from 395,6-million units in 2019 to 367,9-million units in 2020. It expects the global PC market to remain flat in 2021 and return to growth of 2% in 2022. Though the PC market has been rattled by the...

Indacoin halts fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions

One of cryptocurrency's main benefits is the ability to conduct trusted transactions swiftly. However, the anonymous and decentralised nature of these transfers can be leveraged by fraudsters to launder money or trick legitimate crypto investors. In order to keep...

Vodacom to hold virtual AGM

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise, the Vodacom Group is planning for a virtual annual general meeting (AGM) on 21 July, rather than allowing shareholders to gather physically. "Vodacom reiterates that the health and wellbeing of our staff and shareholders are...

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