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...

Establish sound financial habits to weather tough times

The Experian Consumer Default Index (CDI) showed a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) deterioration from 3.66 in September 2022 to 3.93 in December 2022, indicating that South African consumers remain under financial pressure. This drastic short-term deterioration in the...

Quantum computer for healthcare research unveiled

Cleveland Clinic and IBM have officially unveiled the first deployment of an onsite private sector IBM-managed quantum computer in the US. The IBM Quantum System One installed at Cleveland Clinic will be the first quantum computer in the world to be uniquely dedicated...

uKheshe card is a Hackcelerator finalist

uKheshe, South Africa's QR cash card and micro transaction platform, is a finalist in the 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator Southern Africa competition. The initiative, launched by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and powered by fintech/bank matchmaking platform,...

Gloomy outlook for African economies

Most African countries are bearing the brunt of the US-China trade war, as well as a slump in commodity prices which is greatly affecting exporters. This is according to the latest report from ICAEW - the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales -...

MEA sees massive rise in wearables demand

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) wearable devices market saw tremendous year-on-year unit growth of 144,43% in the second quarter of 2019, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting...

How to measure digital transformation progress

In a European car maker's manufacturing plant, a car rolls off the production line every 90 seconds. One hour of line stoppage due to IT issues means 40 "lost" cars. This is how the IT department puts digital risk in a business context: by reporting on inventory,...

inDriver goes live in more SA cities

Ride hailing app inDriver has gone live in Durban, Port Elizabeth and Pretoria, with more than 1 000 new drivers already registered in each city. The set-your-own-price taxi app launched successfully in Cape Town and Johannesburg earlier this year, having entered the...

Large trades drive bitcoin sales

More than 65% of the daily trading volume on South Africa's biggest cryptocurrency exchanges is made up of trades above 0,5 bitcoin (BTC) - or about R100 000. More than 75% of the volume is above 0,25BTC - around R50 000. This is according to data gathered by...

September more positive for vehicle sales

According to results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), September sales slid only 0,9% year-on-year to 49 191 units, the biggest sales month of the year so far. "On the upside, there were 3,707 units more volume...

WiFi 6 ready for mass deployment

A massive 90% of respondents in a cross-industry survey conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) are already planning to deploy WiFi 6. The respondents include personnel from a global cross-section of over 200 telecommunications service providers, technology...

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