A research project by a young scientist that aims to address South Africa's need for more energy-efficient buildings and construction materials will be showcased at this year's Buca International Music, Science, Engineering Energy Fair (IMSEF) in Turkey. Pieter Adrian...

Dimension Data parent company NTT Ltd has announced the opening of its latest data centre in Johannesburg. Johannesburg 1 Data Centre is part of NTT’s expansion into the African continent, with a capacity of 12MW covering 6 000m² of IT space once fully built out. The...

Mpumalanga has won the dubious distinction of being the biggest hotspot for nitrous dioxide (NO2) pollution in the world. Greenpeace analysis of Satellite data from 1 June to 31 August points to coal and transport as the two principle sources of air pollution, with...

IBM is to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34-billion. "The acquisition of Red Hat is a game-changer. It changes everything about the cloud...

By 2030, 80% of heritage financial services firms will go out of business, become commoditised or exist only formally but not competing effectively, according to Gartner. These firms will struggle for relevance as global digital platforms, fintech companies and other...

Lessons that the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and Eskom learnt about raptor electrocution have helped to kick-start a raptor project in Australia. Constant Hoogstad, senior manager: industry partnerships at EWT, travelled to Tasmania to facilitate the formalisation...

South Africa and Morocco share the title of largest African foreign direct investment (FDI) hub. According to EY's latest Africa Attractiveness report, FDI was up across the continent last year, although South Africa experienced a fall in project numbers on the back...

MTN Group grew its subscribers by 2,5-million to 225,4-million in the quarter ended 30 September 2018. Active data subscribers increased by 5-million to 74,2-million during the period, while active MTN Mobile Money customers increased by 1,7-million to 25,8-million....

While much of the recent crypto-related news headlines have focused on the fluctuating bitcoin price, Africa's interest in the crypto-currency has continued to grow. Crypto-currency marketplace Paxful reports that its total number of transactions from African...

The global installed base for smart speakers will hit 100-million early next year, before surpassing the 200-million mark at some point in 2020. This is according to GlobalData's latest report, "Smart Speakers - Thematic Research", whch states that nearly every...