SA firms are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks

A paltry 19% of organisations in South Africa have the ‘Mature’ level of readiness needed to be resilient against today’s modern cybersecurity risks. This is according to Cisco’s first Cybersecurity Readiness Index, developed against the...
High tech leaders plan to grow revenue, despite economic uncertainty

High tech leaders plan to grow revenue, despite economic uncertainty

Despite the current economic uncertainty, 72% of high tech leaders have plans to grow revenue in 2023, according a survey by Gartner. Furthermore, nearly half of those leaders believe they will be able to outperform their competition this year. The Gartner survey was...
Satellite record tracks and projects rising sea level

Satellite record tracks and projects rising sea level

Observations from space show that the rate of sea level rise is increasing. Knowing where and how much rise is happening can help coastal planners prepare for future hazards. The average global sea level rose by 0,27cm from 2021 to 2022, according to a NASA analysis...
Warming makes intense droughts and floods more frequent

Warming makes intense droughts and floods more frequent

Scientists have predicted that droughts and floods will become more frequent and severe as our planet warms and climate changes, but detecting this on regional and continental scales has proven difficult. Now a new NASA-led study confirms that major droughts and...
Machine customers one of the biggest growth opportunities

Machine customers one of the biggest growth opportunities

Machine customers represent one of the biggest new growth opportunities of the decade – and business leaders must act now to create a path to entry to a business megatrend that will eventually be more significant than the arrival of digital commerce, according...
Economic activity slowdown mirrored in lower transactions

Economic activity slowdown mirrored in lower transactions

After two consecutive months of encouraging growth, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) fell in February 2023, signalling the country’s deteriorating economic activity. “At an index level of 131, the BETI for February slipped to...