Category: Economics

By Chris Buchanan, Client Solutions Director, Dell Technologies South Africa Sports celebrate hard work, persistence, perseverance, and skill, while technology plays a pivotal role in elevating athletes beyond human limits through innovation and evolving sports engineering. This rings especially true in professional cycling, where split-second tactics, teamwork, technique, and speed decide victories. Dell Technologies proudly … Read More “Cycling into the Future: Technology’s Role in Achieving Optimal Results – IT News Africa” »

Credit: Queensland Museum Setting out with a goal to describe over 100 new species of Australian Wishbone spiders, Dr. Jeremy Wilson, alongside Queensland Museum Network arachnologist, Dr. Michael Rix have traveled thousands of kilometers in eastern Australia to collect 136 specimens over the last six months. The pair are preparing to describe up to 40 … Read More “New species of wishbone spiders uncovered in field work” »

We’ve been following the efforts of University of Ferrara theoretical biologist Marcello Barbieri to make sense of the enormous amount of information in life forms. His 2016 paper proposes to do it in a thoroughly physicalist science environment where life is just chemistry that once happened to swish together in an unusual way. As we … Read More “Can Information Be Separated From Intelligence? Part 3” »

The UK is at risk of falling behind other countries in the global race to reach net zero, according to a new study by Oxford Economics. Researchers have predicted British growth in low-carbon electricity output to reach 2.9 per cent by the end of the decade, lagging France (3.1 per cent) and Japan (3.2 per … Read More “UK could be left behind in green energy transition, study warns” »

In an interview with Bidvest’s Chief Information Officer Nomonde White-Ndlovu, the bank groups initiative in driving digital transformation was explored in greater depth. Nomonde reveals Bidvest’s aim to integrate state-of-art technologies to enhance the customer experience through improving security for digital onboarding and simplify the overall banking experience. The interview also reveals key AI tools … Read More “Fintech Forward: Bidvest Opts for AI Fraud Detecting Capabilities – IT News Africa” »

Schematic of a multispecific antibody chassis variant library created from a set of antibody–DNA conjugates. The symbols indicate the antibody, and the color indicates the engaged cell type. Antibodies are covalently tagged with DNA handles with the sequences A, B, C or D, depending on the library, and the sequences are complementary to DNA handles … Read More “Artificial DNA structures fitted with antibodies may instruct the immune system to target cancerous cells” »

Researchers have designed lampshades that transform indoor air pollutants into harmless compounds. The lampshades target volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which account for most indoor airborne pollutants, including acetaldehyde and formaldehyde. These compounds are released by paints, cleaners, air fresheners, plastics, furniture and cooking. The invention works with halogen and incandescent light bulbs, and the team … Read More “Catalyst-coated lampshades could serve as indoor air purifiers, researchers find” »

It is no surprise that Africans tend to be wary of investments, with the history of scams and fraud seeding distrust of financial institutions, a staggering lack of financial education and awareness, and an unstable economy that makes it difficult to prioritise investing. Despite this, the interest in investment among the African youth is clear. … Read More “Keble, the innovative startup enabling Africans to invest in real estate across the globe” »

Ivory Coast is positioning itself as a pioneer of the responsible digital era in West Africa with the deployment of an ambitious communications strategy. Spearheaded by Communication and Digital Economy Minister Amadou Coulibaly, the initiative aims to revolutionize the way citizens interact and use social networks. Strategy Reinforcing Responsible Use of Social Networks Entitled “Responsabilité … Read More “Ivory Coast Pioneering Responsible Use of Social Networks – IT News Africa” »