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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Warming makes intense droughts and floods more frequent

Mar 17, 2023

Scientists have predicted that droughts and floods will become more frequent and severe as our planet warms and climate changes, but detecting this on regional and continental scales has proven difficult. Now a new NASA-led study confirms that major droughts and...

Skills gap a security threat in Africa

Mar 17, 2023

With 87% of South African businesses experiencing a cybersecurity skills shortage, decision-makers must identify alternative methods of plugging this gap if they are to safeguard systems and data against an increasingly advanced cyber threat landscape. This is...

Cell C points to positive quarter

Sep 26, 2019

Cell C has reported that its turnaround initiatives reflect an 18% increase in EBITDA during the past three months. The mobile operator released its annual financial results up to end May 2019, plus another quarter of results up to end August 2019, highlighting the...

Coindirect launches brokerage-style crypto platform

Sep 26, 2019

Cryptocurrency platform Coindirect has launched a brokerage system aimed at traders looking to do large volume cryptocurrency transactions. It believes that the "over-the-counter" (OTC) model, introduced this month, is a first in South Africa. Nic Haralambous, chief...

Facebook opens accelerator programme to Africa

Sep 26, 2019

Facebook is inviting applications for the third edition of its London accelerator programme, which is open for the first time to startups from Africa. The programme is designed for startups from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) that are creating impact...

ICT skills gap is real, more needs to be done

Sep 26, 2019

Kathy Gibson reports - The ICT skills gaps is real: employers, sector education and training authorities (SETAs) and recruiters all confirm that they are unable to get the skills they need. This is the word from Adrian Schofield, consultant at the Institute of IT...

3D-printed glove to reduce workplace injuries

Sep 25, 2019

Engineers from Jaguar Land Rover are working on the next generation of protective workplace clothing - a lightweight 3D-printed glove which could help better protect employees from the threat of a musculoskeletal disorder. The 3D glove is designed for people working...

Take-home pay takes a knock in August

Sep 25, 2019

South Africa's take-home pay declined slightly in August on a year-on-year basis. "The BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) shows salaries declined by 0,2% year-on-year and the average South African salary was R14 385 in August," says Shergeran Naidoo, head of...

GIS mapping helps SA tackle HIV/Aids

Sep 25, 2019

Knowledge generated by communities is playing a vital role in informing HIV prevention and treatment programmes as health NGO Right to Care gears up to find innovative ways to reach UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets by 2020. These are the ambitious treatment targets to help end...

Sabric warns of increased BEC fraud

Sep 25, 2019

The South African Banking Risk Information Centre (Sabric) is warning companies to be wary of business email compromise (BEC) scams, which targets the employees in an organisation who are authorised to transfer funds or make payments. According to the global Mimecast...

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