Businesses will have to make the move to digital or face becoming obsolete. These are the stark words coming from ICT research company, Gartner at its yearly Symposium ITxpo, currently underway at the Cape Town Convention Centre. FULL STORY >

For comic book fans living in Cape Town, there is only one place to be this weekend: The Open Book Comics Fest. FULL STORY >

Part of the strong Cape Town comic book scene and owner of Falcon Comics, TechSmart chatted to Luis Tolosana about all things comics. FULL STORY >

After recently celebrating the second birthday of its factory in Atlantis, Chinese electronics manufacturer Hisense has now further enhanced its commitment to the Western Cape. FULL STORY >

“Africa’s large youth population and positive economic growth potential primes the continent to play a leading role in the Digital Economy. FULL STORY >

Apart from over enthusiastic tourists, Gauteng is sending something else Cape Town’s way soon - rAge. Michael James, rAge’s senior project manager, made the announcement last night that in 2016, rAge Cape Town will make its much-anticipated debut in the... FULL STORY >

Attention all Cape Town-based TechSmart readers! Castrol is offering two sets of tickets to this weekend's (26 July) Cape Town Cup, as well as transport being taken care by Uber, as Castrol promotes is Vuvu-lyza breathalyser. FULL STORY >

Beyers de Vos tells the story of the cold that has come to South Africa, and a man who needs to escape the icy prison of Cape Town. FULL STORY >

Set to run from 15 to 17 April in Cape Town this year, the WTM Africa conference will bring a greater focus on responsible tourism practices and insight into exciting local opportunities. FULL STORY >

Uber has created UberAssist to help firefighters currently battling fires in Cape Town. FULL STORY >

Taking place this weekend from 20-21 September, Open Book Comics Fest is a two-day long event where attendees can view and purchase the best in local comic books, as well as learn more about the artform in a series of workshops. FULL STORY >

Intel has announced that the University of Johannesburg and University of Cape Town will receive their Galileo Boards to develop locally relevant and innovative technological solutions. FULL STORY >

The 2014 CEM Africa Summit is the only Customer Experience Event to take place in Cape Town FULL STORY >

UCT will host the Hacking Health 2014 healthcare innovation hackathon in Cape Town on 24 & 25 January 2014. FULL STORY >

A new startup firm aims to change the way South Africans make use of meter taxi services. FULL STORY >