ISPA names 2014 SuperTeachers

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has named its ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year for 2014. The winner of one of South Africa’s leading ICT in education accolades is Limpopo’s Simon Mosiwa Matlebjane (Mountainview Secondary School). This...

Second prefab data centre for MTN

Prefabricated data centre specialist Flexenclosure has received a second large order from MTN Côte d’Ivoire for a customised eCentre. The two technical facilities are the first prefabricated data centre buildings ever to be deployed in the country and they will...

Internet to drive African spending

Increased Internet access will generate more consumer spend than any other media product or service in the next five years in the South African entertainment and media industry, according to a report issued by PwC. South Africa’s entertainment and media market is...

Michael Dell a man with no regrets

Mark Davison at the Dell Solutions Summit, Brussels – It has been a rollercoaster couple of years for Michael Dell as he battled to regain control of the company he founded in 1984, privatise it, and steer it back in the direction he wanted it to head. And yesterday...

Mobile-first the answer for Africa, says IDC

Organisations that fail to set clear mobility strategies are in grave danger of losing out to the competition, and a complete failure to embrace this new reality will have potentially catastrophic consequences. That was the conclusion drawn yesterday at the IDC...

Behind the products with Huawei Technology

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei’s head office in Shenzhen – When Huawei talks about becoming a force in the cloud computing market, it is speaking from a position of some strength. The company has a long history as a major player in the...