Pratchett’s gadgets that helped mould the Discworld

During Terry Pratchett’s first visit to South African in 1999, the planet’s leading fantasy writer reluctantly...

BMW and Nissan in electrifying deal

BMW and Nissan South Africa have joined forces to advance electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid...

Cloud shaking up ERP

The ERP market is rapidly changing, and while traditional ERP suites won’t completely disappear, hybrid deployments...

Peering can help bridge digital divide

NAPAfrica says that the digital divide still exists and different approaches ilke peering should be better...

AR targets the enterprise

Enterprises in the Augmented Reality space have launched AREA, an non-profit organisation designed to accelerate AR...

Startup stars head for Seedstars

After a year of roaming the world and analysing startup ecosystems in fast growing economies, Seedstars...

e.tv challenges encryption rule

e.tv has headed to court to challenge a South African government decision on encryption for set...

New Barn in Khayelitsha

The Bandwidth Barn has launched the Barn Khayelitsha as a community-based incubator designed to focus on...

Payment via call centre gets easier

iVeri Payment Technologies has announced the release of DiVert, a new payment solution specifically developed for...

Wits U accelerates light – and maybe the Internet

Wits University researchers have developed a way to accelerate light that could eventually lead to much...

Huawei drops ‚ÄòAscend’ name

As seen on the recently launched P8 device, Huawei has chosen to drop the “Ascend” name...

South African crime app gets over 150 000 downloads

The Namula security app with free crime response has recently reached 150 000 downloads. 150 000...

Connected cars = connected traffic jams

A recent study has shown that the amount of data connected cars transmit could cause jams...

AI: a reality check

Forrester has put forward a collection of predictions for CIOs working on data and analytics initiatives,...

Entries open for Canon contest

Canon has announced that it is accepting entries for its New Cosmos of Photography 2018 competition...

SKA to transform SA tech

The application of ICTs and collaboration between the government and the private sector, along with the...

QR Codes invading – even if you don’t know it

Those strange little square barcodes now popping up everywhere represent a quiet rebirth of QR Codes,...

CeBIT: Why ‚ÄòBig Data’ is wearing thin

The CEO of SurveyMonkey used the CeBIT 2015 stage to unravel realities behind Big Data, and...

ICT boosts education, but teachers hold back

According to a recent report, IT is key to improving education and boosting growth across Africa,...