What’s driving SA’s love of cars?

What’s driving SA’s love of cars?

South Africans love their cars: we’ve treasured them, coveted them, pimped them, cried when we sold them and dreamed of our next upgrade. We’ve thought nothing of dropping an unwise portion of our monthly salary on the latest luxury model. But times they...
Who watches the watchers …?

Who watches the watchers …?

Last week’s massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack has highlighted a fundamental issue concerning the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT): are there enough standards, checks and balances to secure the millions of devices that are accessing our...
Wayde Dreamer Foundation to empower youth

Wayde Dreamer Foundation to empower youth

T-Systems South Africa, together with local athletics hero and 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk, have launched the Wayde Dreamer Foundation. The foundation is aimed at setting up initiatives throughout South Africa that will enable and support young people...
Hello Moto … welcome back!

Hello Moto … welcome back!

The Motorola brand was back in the South African spotlight last night for the first time in four years when Lenovo launched its latest smartphone, the Moto Z. Motorola last had a phone offering in the local market in 2012 when it launched the Razr Maxx. Graham Braum,...
About-face for IT organisations

About-face for IT organisations

Kathy Gibson reports from VMworld 2016 in Barcelona – IT needs to make a fundamental shift, to stop facing the data centre and rather face end users and customers. “In the past, IT faced the data centre, so conversations tended to be about the data...
SA’s SMEs show their mettle

SA’s SMEs show their mettle

Despite a tough economic environment, 92% of small businesses in South Africa actively plan to increase their customer base and generate more sales over the next 12 months. This is just one of the findings from the 2016 National Small Business Survey released by the...