SA users embrace Twitter
Twitter is more popular than ever in South Africa, and people are using it for much more than personal updates.
These are among the findings of a study commissioned by Twitter and conducted by Nielsen into the Twitter habits of South African users. The study showed that 53% of users in South Africa fall in the age range of 25-44; nearly one third (29%) are aged 16-24 and the remaining 18% are over 55. Just over half of the Twitter users in South Africa are women (56%) with men making up the remaining 44%.
New satellites bring SA data home
The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has unveiled its high-resolution SPOT 6 and 7 National Mosaics and ortho-bundle data. With a resolution of 1,5m, the SPOT 6 and 7 earth observation satellites, form a small constellation, which were deployed into the same orbit on 9 September 2012 (SPOT 6) and 20 June 2014 (SPOT 7). The two satellites replace a single satellite, SPOT 5, which was decommissioned at the end of March 2015.
Huawei plans SA skills, lab investments
Kathy Gibson reports from World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Huawei Technologies Africa plans to invest in the continent’s first Open Lab, to be sited in South Africa.
The Open Lab is part of the company’s plans for energetic growth on the continent and in South Africa, according to David Wang, vice-president: southern and eastern Africa region and Steven Wu, the newly-appointed CEO of Huawei South Africa. Wu, who has served in various roles around the world before landing the leadership of the South African office a month ago, has a clear long-term vision for the market.