As inflation and the cost of living continue to rise, a growing number of households in South Africa are struggling to meet their financial obligations. In many instances, despite various avenues available to the consumer to seek assistance, households avoid it,...

In an era driven by digital connectivity, the recent events involving the unprecedented damage to three of South Africa's major west coast undersea Internet cables have thrust the country into a precarious position. By Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access...

To improve the safety of transportation workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, supply chain and logistics leaders should implement four technology initiatives immediately, according to Gartner. "As capacity continues to tighten and there are fewer drivers on...

In the past couple of weeks, Europe's carbon price has undergone drastic change and is currently trading between €16 per metric ton and €18 per metric ton. Prices have dropped up to €9 per metric ton, a reduction of 40% since early March when prices were trading at...

Kathy Gibson is at the virtual Nutanix .Now conference – The world has never been in a situation like the one we find ourselves in now, and it’s driving renewed pressure for IT to do more with less, remotely. Rob Tribe, senior director: systems engineers Western...

Kathy Gibson reports on the virtual 5G+ Better World Summit - Telecommunications has contributed to the world's efforts in healthcare and continues to be a major player in the fight against Covid-19, with 5G promising faster and better communication. Shaun Collins,...

From cutting emissions in cities to natural disaster risk reduction, smart water management and precise climate monitoring, frontier technologies in fields such as artificial intelligence, 5G and robotics demonstrate considerable potential to support the battle...

With the economic devastation following in the wake of Covid-19, most organisations find themselves in an unprecedented and extremely difficult situation that has allowed for little to no time for consultation or preparation. Overnight, South Africans were forced into...

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports that consumer price inflation decreased from 4,6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in February to 4,1% y-o-y in March 2020. Inflation averaged 4,4% during the first quarter compared to a South African Reserve Bank (SARB) forecast of...

With the rapid adoption of enterprise-grade digital meeting and workstream collaboration solutions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gartner has identified three steps for IT leaders to improve current operations. Business leaders looking to support a newly...