Schneider Electric invests in SA factory

Schneider Electric has opened a new manufacturing plant in South Africa, with a 6 500 square metre factory and office employing 256 people. The facility makes solutions to order across a variety of product lines, and includes an academy for staff and customer...

IT boost for leukaemia research

The first comprehensive computer model to simulate the development of blood cells could help in the creation of new treatments for leukaemia and lymphoma, say researchers at the University of Cambridge and Microsoft Research. The human body produces over 2,5-million...

Namola app makes Tshwane streets safer

The Tshwane Metro Police are piloting a mobile safety application that could eventually be replicated elsewhere to help South Africans fight crime. Namola is a mobile application that helps South Africans alert the nearest Tshwane Metro Police responders with a click...

2015 African Blogger Awards open for entries

Entries to the 2015 African Blogger Awards are now open to all African bloggers, Instagrammers, Twitter influencers and YouTubers. The competition has expanded this year to include Facebook pages and profiles, adding further opportunities for social influencers to be...

Huawei commits to SA expansion

Huawei plans to increase its South African staff complement by 50% in the next five years. The ICT solutions provider has done business in South Africa for more than 15 years and is currently one of the country’s main providers of telecommunications equipment. Huawei...

FNB’s cardless withdrawals stand at R2bn

FNB’s cardless cash withdrawal has achieved its four-year milestone with over R2-billion withdrawn since its launch in February 2011. The feature, added to the existing cell phone banking platform which launched in 2005, answers the need of customers who want to...