AfCFTA can boost intra-African trade and build resilience
Global forces are pushing world trade towards deglobalisation, but the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help Africa take control of its own destiny. On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the AfCFTA, the world’s biggest free trade area and...
Investment in upskilling would translate into GDP gains
The rise of automation and digitisation has transformed the world of work – increasing productivity but also creating a major societal problem: the stark mismatch of people with the right skills for available jobs. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated and exacerbated...
Record quarter for Ethernet switching
The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) revenues reached a record $6,2-billion in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14), representing an increase of 3,8% year-over-year and 3,6% over the previous quarter. For the full year 2014, the market expanded by 3,9% over...
Gender gap in phone ownership
New research shows that more than 1,7-billion females in low- and middle-income countries do not own mobile phones. Women on average are 14% less likely to own a mobile phone than men, creating a gender gap of 200-million fewer women than men owning mobile phones. In...
SA’s students are more tech-savvy
A new survey of the high-tech habits of South Africa’s students reveals that Facebook has become the default social network among students, with no less than 97% of respondents saying they use the platform. Twitter came in second at 67%, followed in third place by YouTube, with 44%. The most recent entrant into the social arena, WeChat, has already reached 22% of the student market. These are among the key findings of the 2015 Student Tech Survey, conducted across South African tertiary education institutions by World Wide Worx and Student Brands, with the support of Standard Bank.
MCD Group buys control of OTEL network
The MCD Group is to acquire a controlling stake in OTEL Telecom’s national network. Under the terms of the agreement, MCD Group will purchase substantial shareholding in order to provide additional resources and experience to OTEL’s ever growing wholesale and reseller...
JSCI chair criticised for Spy Cable response
The response to a request to investigate the source of the so-called Spy Cables has been described as perfunctory. David Maynier, Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, has written to the chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence (JSCI),...
Uber supports CT firefighters
Uber has created a temporary vehicle option, called UberASSIST, that allows all riders to request a car to collect various donations for the firefighters currently battling the blazes in Cape Town. The massive fires have spread from Boyes Drive in Muizenberg to Noordhoek, Hout Bay and Westlake due to strong winds. More than 300 firefighters have been battling the blazes in the region since Saturday and they need as much support as possible to keep them energised.
Software-defined network to go mainstream
Research shows that 79% of North American businesses are planning to have software-defined networking (SDN) in live production in the data centre in 2017. According to an Infonetics’ study, “Data Centre SDN Strategies: North American Enterprise Survey”, provides new...
IPPs want to help mitigate power crisis
South Africa’s independent power producers (IPPs) have rolled up their sleeves and are standing by to work with all stakeholders on measures to help alleviate the current power crisis. This is according to the chairperson of the South African Independent Power...
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