Vox Telecom sale is off, investors commit

Vox Telecom late last week confirmed that investors have taken the local ICT company off the market, having completed an exploratory process that started in July 2014. “The decision by our investors to re-invest in our business is a strong signal to the market, that...

SA-developed toilets offer dignity to all

The greenest school in Gauteng is the modest establishment at Orefile Primary School in Olievenhoutbosch. It is now the site of a breakthrough toilet installation that provides flush sanitation with minimal water usage – and it’s all designed, developed and...

Solar panel shortage on the cards in Q1

Expect a shortage of solar panels for the foreseeable future. Most Chinese tier-1 solar photo-voltaic module suppliers have sold out, until the second quarter of 2015, according to analysis from information and analytics provider HIS. Along with the consolidation of...

‘Back to the future’ for world economy

With many of today’s economic trends reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s, we are looking at a “back to the future” scenario for the global economy, says chief economist Dr Nariman Behravesh of IHS. “Once again the US is a locomotive of global growth, the dollar is...

Digital business requires different response

Digital business success will require organisations to take bold actions, including inventing new business models and changing the way they function, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that, by 2017, 70% of successful digital business models will rely on...