There has been a rapid increase in the maturity level of organisations adopting the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Research findings by Inmarsat, drawn from multiple industries, also show that Covid-19 has demonstrated...

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei Connect - The South African government aims to ensure all citizens have access to digital technology and services by 2024. Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, assistant director-general in the Department of Communications and Digital...

In an update to its Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that organisations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will invest more than $6,6-billion in Internet of Things (IoT) hardware, software,...

The population of South Africa has increased to 55,7-million in 2016 from 51,8-million in 2011, representing an increase of over 3-million. Of the 55,7-million people living in South Africa, a majority reside in Gauteng (13,4-million), followed by KwaZulu-Natal...

Intelsat has partnered with AfricaOnline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gondwana International Networks, to provide a managed broadband Internet service for sub-Saharan Africa. Under the agreement, Intelsat will provide satellite services via Intelsat 28 located at 33°...

The number of users attacked by ransomware targeting Android-based devices has increased four-fold in just one year, hitting at least 136 000 users globally. A report on the ransomware threat landscape, conducted by Kaspersky Lab, also found that the majority of...

New international research across five continents has unearthed a profound multi-dimensional leadership glass ceiling that goes beyond gender. The 10-country Ketchum Leadership Communication Monitor has revealed that, even in 2016, stark barriers blocking equal access...

The recent referendum in the UK and the resulting vote to leave the EU is creating a significant level of uncertainty across the globe. Based on previous high-profile and often large-impact events, clearly there is a tendency to curb or stop discretionary investments...

The owner of a Tesla car, the Model S, driving under Autopilot, has been killed following a collision with a truck in Florida. This is the first fatal accident involving a self-driving vehicle. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration in the US opening a...

Individual country pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would need to be strengthened in order to limit future climate change to well below the 2°C limit included in the Paris climate agreement, according to a new assessment. Pledges made for the Paris agreement...