A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Take-home pay bounces back in February 2021

are likely to see a pick-up in monthly economic activity, particularly for informal businesses. "According to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), the average South African salary in nominal terms increased to R15 821 in February 2021, following the R15 608...

Economic environment in 2020 drove fewer credit defaults

The rate at which people defaulted on their loans fell at the end of last year, primarily due to a combination of the impact of payment holidays and lenders tightening their criteria. This is according to Experian's Consumer Default Index (CDI) for quarter 4 (Q4)...

African governments commit to STEM education

A Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund led by Senegal, Rwanda and Ethiopia will contribute to the World Bank Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) programme, which seeks to award 10 000 African PhD scholarships over 10...

New context needed for mobile privacy

At least 63% of US smartphone users are concerned about their privacy and security when they access the Internet via their mobile device. This compares with 56%, 64% and 58% of UK, French, and Chinese citizens, respectively, according to new Forrester surveys of more...

Massive decline for thin client sales

The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) thin client market faced a severe contraction in Q1 2015. The shipments declined at -10,2% year-on-year, and resulted in 438 000 units shipped, according to the EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker published by...

Modest growth for backup appliances

Worldwide purpose-built backup appliance (PBBA) factory revenues grew 6,9% year-over-year totalling $719,3-million in the first quarter of 2015 (1Q15), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Purpose-Built Appliance Tracker. Total...

Ericsson CEO joins UN Foundation board

Hans Vestberg, president and CEO of Ericsson, has been appointed to the United Nations Foundation board of directors.In making the announcement, the board recognised that Vestberg has demonstrated a deep personal commitment to fighting extreme poverty on a global...

Labour in formal dispute with Telkom

Organised labour has declared a formal dispute with Telkom, as a consequence of the latest round of talks regarding the proposed Telkom 2.0 restructure affecting primarily the Wholesale & Networks and Centre for Learning environments. Telkom has issued the...

Big data concepts go on show

Local artists are showcasing their work in Sandton City as part of Microsoft’s campaign to demonstrate how people and organisations can employ technology to transform big data into actionable insights for real life application. Innovator and trend analyst Dion Chang...

SA schools’ team wins CERN competition

Students from two South African schools – St Johns College and Barnato Park High School – has won CERN’s 2015 beamline for schools competition.  The “Accelerating Africa” team shares the honour with the “Leo4G” team from Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci School in...

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