Investment in Africa booms

A new report has shown that global foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa has reached its highest levels in a decade. Executing Growth: EY’s 2014 Africa Attractiveness Survey combines an analysis of international investment into Africa since 2003, with a 2014...

Women get better IT budgets

In 2014, female CIOs expect to increase their IT budgets 2,5%, whereas male CIOs report an average increase of 0,2%, according to a survey by Gartner. The worldwide survey was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2013 and included 2 339 CIOs, representing more than...

JRA gets stuck into potholes

The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) is reaching out to citizens to help it improve service delivery with the launch of its Find & Fix mobile app. Using the app, road users can report infrastructure defects like potholes, faulty traffic lights, non-functioning...

Cell C’s new price offensive

Cell C has fired a new salvo in the mobile rates price war, slashing its per minute rate to an unprecedented 66 cents for its pre-paid customers. The announcement has just been made at a press conference currently underway at the company’s headquarters in Woodmead...

Star formation ideas overturned

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and infrared telescopes, astronomers have made an important advance in the understanding of how clusters of stars come into being. The data show early notions of how star clusters are formed cannot be correct. The...

Successful SMEs look to cloud

Tech-savvy SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) perform better and employ more people than their non-technical counterparts. This is one of the findings from research commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by global management consulting company Boston Consulting...