Dec 14, 2020
A new University of Cape Town (UCT) study into the emotional well-being of young people during the Covid-related lockdown in South Africa has revealed that majority are suffering from depression. In South Africa, more than seven million young people aged 18 to 35...
Dec 11, 2020
Cyber-attacks are on the increase: over half of organisations are seeing more attacks and threats now than at the start of 2020. This is among the results of a new survey from Check Point Software Technologies, identifying organisations’ key cyber-security...
Dec 10, 2020
The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) fell flat in November 2020, suggesting lower economic growth for Q4 2020, which may lead to reduced spending over the December holiday break. “The BETI was 121.8 in November 2020, which represents a 0,1%...
Dec 9, 2020
Currently controlling more than $110-trillion (more than 20 times the US federal budget), the power the asset and wealth management (AWM) industry has in shaping the future is unparalleled. With global assets under management projected to grow by up to 5,6% per annum...
Dec 8, 2020
A new study – Decentralized vs. Distributed Organization: Blockchain, Machine Learning, and the Future of the Digital Platform – has outlined four recommendations to end the harmful dominance of “big tech” AI platforms such as Google, Facebook,...
Dec 7, 2020
After holding steady in 2019, current forecasts imply that the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 (GCI) will fall significantly in 2020 due to the distancing effects of Covid-19 on societies, such as closed borders, travel bans and grounded passenger airlines....
