Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Mission on to catch and lift a sinking satellite

NASA NASA is attempting to stop a space observatory from dropping to earth. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is NASA’s astrophysics multitool, capable of quickly observing a wide range of cosmic objects in visible, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray light. All...

Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Canon expands its local waste programme

Canon South Africa has expanded its national waste management programme to address the growing pressure on South Africa’s landfill capacity. The programme enables the responsible collection and processing of various waste types including paper and packaging,...

Smart strategies to manage debt and interest rates

South Africans are learning to live and thrive in a financially uncertain world, according to the latest TransUnion Consumer Pulse Study, which shows that while 39% of households expect they may miss at least one bill or loan payment, many are actively reshaping their...

Crowdfunding market is slowing down

In recent years, the crowdfunding market has been yo-yoing - with the annual growth rate falling by 6% and 4% in 2020 and 2022 respectively, and then rising to an average of 2,5% for the past two years. However, after a steady increase in 2023 and 2024, the entire...

Virtual reality market to hit $57bn by 2030

Despite the challenges that will limit the adoption of virtual reality (VR) technology, the global VR market is forecast to grow from $11-billion in 2023 to $57-billion by 2030 – with a CAGR of 26% over the period - according to GlobalData. The research group’s latest...

Lazarus rises again … targeting cryptocurrency

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a sophisticated malicious campaign by the Lazarus advanced persistent threat (APT) group targeting cryptocurrency investors worldwide. The attackers used a fake cryptogame website that exploits a...

SA needs to address toxic masculinity

The Men’s Foundation of South Africa has issued an urgent call to action on addressing the toxic masculinity that continues to fuel stigma around men's health issues in the country - including mental health and prostate cancer. “Toxic masculinity is one of the most...

Nvidia CEO says India should manufacture its own AI

Artificial intelligence will be the driving force behind India’s digital transformation, fueling innovation, economic growth, and global leadership, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at this week’s  Nvidia AI Summit in Mumbai. Addressing a crowd of entrepreneurs,...

Equinix adds to mushrooming SA data centres

Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company, Equinix, has opened its first international business exchange (IBX) data centre in Johannesburg, South Africa – JN1 – which it says is a key facility within its global network. Equinix says that the JN1 site is in a...

Digitisation, cloud is improving business outcomes

Kathy Gibson reports – South African organisations are increasingly using cloud services to unlock opportunities and improve business outcomes. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, explains that key considerations when adopting cloud included improved security and...

Cloud key to SA’s digitalisation goals

Kathy Gibson reports – Government has a firm policy t drive digital innovation, with the aim of improving service delivery while helping to uplift citizens. Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital...

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Barely two months after opening its virtual doors, TransUnion's South Africa Global Capability Centre (GCC) has started providing support to the company's Canadian business and customers. The GCC's head, Avesh Singh, says the go-live was a 'major milestone' in the...

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IFS completes the acquisition of Axios Systems

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Changes to the Datatec board

Datatec has announced that Maya Makanjee, independent non-executive director, will become chairman of the board in succession to Stephen Davidson on 1 March 2022. Makanjee joined the Datatec board on 1 November 2018. She has considerable experience as an executive and...

Networks Unlimited achieves B-BBEE Level 1 rating

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Scalable storage appliances underpin digital transformation

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Fujitsu wins VMware 2021 Global Partner Social Impact Award

Fujitsu has been named VMware's Global Social Impact Partner of the Year for 2021 as part of the VMware Partner Achievement Awards program. This award celebrates partners for positively impacting the world through the use of VMware technologies. Fujitsu was recognized...

Noah Greenhill is new Iress head of commercial

Financial technology company Iress has appointed Noah Greenhill to the role of head of commercial for South Africa, where he will lead Iress' sales and account management team. Greenhill previously led sales and marketing for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), as...

TechSoft International positions for strategic growth

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Board International, Decision Inc announce partnership

Board International, which supplies an all-in-one decision-making platform that integrates business intelligence (BI), planning and predictive analytics, has signed a partnership agreement with Decision Inc, which has a global presence across South Africa, UK and...

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