PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

SA firms are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks

A paltry 19% of organisations in South Africa have the 'Mature' level of readiness needed to be resilient against today's modern cybersecurity risks. This is according to Cisco's first Cybersecurity Readiness Index, developed against the backdrop of a post-Covid,...

Load shedding drives manufacturer confidence lower

Confidence levels in the manufacturing sector dropped 9 points to 17 in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Absa Manufacturing Survey. "Manufacturers are feeling pessimistic as load shedding, especially at higher levels such as stage 6, continues to have a...

SABC gets another R3,2bn lifeline

Another R3,2-billion in public funding has been allocated to the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, minister of communications and digital technologies, says R2,1-billion will be transferred to the public broadcaster on Monday (7 October...

NSFAS already has almost 150 000 applications

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received more than 141 933 applications since the opening date on 1 September. On average, NSFAS has been receiving more than 4 000 applications a day, with the number going as high as 6 000 a day on peak weeks. By...

Cobots in the Ford workforce

To commemorate #TechiesDay (today, 3 October), Ford Motor Company is highlighting a team of collaborative robots (cobots) which have been introduced to work alongside engineers in Cologne, Germany, to ensure every Ford Fiesta has a perfect finish. The six cobots...

SA businesses confident about a tech-driven future

Technology is set to profoundly change the way we live over the next 10 years, with technology-led shifts such as sentient cities, connected mobility and robots going mainstream. Research shows that we'll experience a more immersive, deeper partnership with machines,...

Stalkerware increases in 2019

The number of users that encountered at least one so-called stalkerware (commercial spyware often used as a tool for domestic espionage) installation attempt surpassed 37 000 in the first eight months of 2019 (from January to August 2019). This is a 35% increase when...

RPA could save finance departments avoidable rework

Finance departments can save their teams from 25 000 hours of avoidable rework caused by human errors by deploying robotic process automation (RPA) in their financial reporting processes, according to Gartner. Currently, fewer than one-third of finance departments...

Seacom lights up N1 fibre route

Seacom has enhance its national high capacity fibre network with the rollout of services along the N1 connecting Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Cape Town as a first phase of its national rollout, following the acquisition of FibreCo earlier this year. Additional...

Electric Vehicle Road Trip sets out today

Nissan South Africa and Generation.e, in conjunction with the Department of Transport and Gauteng Provincial Government, will be embarking on the Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) between Johannesburg and Cape Town. "Nissan's participation in embracing a safe and...

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