Kholiwe Makhohliso to lead SAP in southern Africa

SAP has announced the appointment of Kholiwe Makhohliso, as its new MD for southern Africa. Sergio Maccotta, senior vice-president for Middle East South and Africa at SAP, says Makhohliso joins the company at a pivotal time. “Organisations throughout Southern...

NCR completes acquisition of Altron business unit

NCR has completed the acquisition of the banking technology services business unit of Altron Managed Solutions in South Africa. The transaction enhances NCR services capabilities, and further expands the reach of NCR ATM as-a-service banking technology, in South...

How does Africa stack up when it comes to business travel?

In the dynamic world of business travel, South Africa is wrestling with economic pressures, rising inflation, an evolving aviation industry, and emerging trends that are drastically reshaping the landscape. Bonnie Smith, GM of FCM, shares some insights on how South...

Introducing the sustainable CTO

By Greg Lavender – Humanity is at a critical point in history. We face the convergence of two major forces: sustainability and digitalisation. As we approach 2030 – the target date set by both the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

Ransomware the most widespread malware as a service

The Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team has presented a new study that reveals ransomware as the most widespread malware as a service (MaaS) over the past seven years. The study is based on research conducted on 97 malware families that have been distributed...

What the threat of US sanctions means for SA businesses

By Richard Firth – American economist Thomas Sowell once said: “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of...