Investment in renewable energy will be a fundamental business decision in 2023 and beyond: it is the most direct solution for South Africa's private businesses to improve their energy security situation. This is according to PwC South Africa's second South Africa...

The current economic climate globally is grim because of the ongoing recession. In this environment, job-themed emails have become a prime target for cybercriminals looking to exploit vulnerable individuals. Daksh Kapur, cybersecurity research scientist at Trellix,...

Worldwide spending on customer experience (CX) technologies will total $508-billion in 2019, an increase of 7,9% over 2018. According to the inaugural Worldwide Semiannual Customer Experience Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), as companies focus...

The wearable tech industry was worth nearly $23-billion in 2018 and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19% to reach $54-billion by 2023, according to GlobalData. The company's latest report: "Wearable Tech - Thematic Research", reveals that...

Worldwide, gender equality continues to remain a focus area for many organisations as the awareness around the gender pay gap gains momentum. There is consensus regarding the need to transform boards and companies to bridge the gender pay gap, both from a...

The US Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to South Africa's Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA) for a pilot project that will help improve internet access for rural and semi-rural areas in South Africa through the use of American TV white space...

According to preliminary figures in the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments in China stood at 98-million units in the second quarter of 2019, down 6% from the same period last year. This was better than expectations of an 9% contraction. "In only...

The Pretoria High Court has today set aside the 2017 and 2018 lion bone quotas, stating that these were both unlawful and unconstitutional, and that due process was not followed in the setting of these quotas. Before giving his judgement, Judge Jody Kollapen said the...

An artificial "tongue" which can taste subtle differences between drams of whisky could help cut down on the trade in counterfeit alcohol, scientists say. In a new paper published in the Royal Society of Chemistry's journal Nanoscale, Scottish engineers describe how...

More than one-third of South African women feel that that their gender and parental responsibilities are holding them back from advancing in their careers. This is one of the findings revealed by CareerJunction's latest gender survey, which explores gender issues...