Academic freedom in spotlight at UCT lecture

The need to seek scientific research funding from corporations could subordinate academic freedom to commercial confidentiality, and is one of the issues that will come under the spotlight at UCT’s upcoming annual TB Davie Memorial Lecture, titled “Universities, the...

Strong need for ‘Made for Africa’ apps

The rise of mobile technology has brought about a gold rush of mobile companies looking to create the next best app for consumers and businesses, but the market is overrun with international applications, many of which do not add value in the African context. This is...

DiData scoops Schneider awards

Dimension Data has taken the lion’s share of partner awards up for grabs at Schneider Electric’s recent MEA distributor conference in Istanbul, with other local companies also featuring. Dimension Data Advance Infrastructure Johannesburg won Solutions Partner of the...

Alpine scales new heights with Aruba

Network infrastructure specialist, Alpine Communications, has become Aruba Networks’ first platinum partner on the African continent. It received this recognition after recruiting 15 new customers across the retail, legal and education sectors in just nine...

Hubble finds new Neptune moon

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a new moon orbiting the distant blue-green planet Neptune – the 14th known moon to be circling the giant planet. The moon, designated S/2004 N 1, is estimated to be no more than 12 miles across, making it the...