These are the top risks facing TMT companies

These are the top risks facing TMT companies

Cyber incidents, business interruption and critical infrastructure failures rank as the top risks for Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) companies. This is according to Allianz Risk Barometer respondents in the Global Industry Solutions TMT Outlook. Jody...

African energy businesses to pitch for millions in funding

The Green Energy Africa Summit (GEAS) has announced the launch of the 2023 Energy Investment Village (EIV), a deal-pitching event for African clean-tech starts-ups and energy projects. The EIV is now open for entries from emerging African energy businesses, and will...

Spending on compute, storage cloud infrastructure stays strong

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 16,3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) to $24,1-billion. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)...

Smart home devices set to rebound after 2022 decline

Global shipments of smart home devices declined for the first time in 2022 as shipments fell 2,6% year over year to 871,8-million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. Smart TVs, which represented...

Bolt partners with AA for emergency response

Bolt, the on-demand mobility platform in Africa available in 23 cities across South Africa, has partnered with the Automobile Association (AA) as its new emergency response services provider. The AA’s emergency response services can be accessed through the SOS...

Mobile money taxation could hamper financial inclusion gains in Africa

Mobile money services have transformed the lives of many people on the African continent, but taxation policies pose a significant challenge to the financial inclusion gains made by these innovations, according to Vodacom’s policy paper on Mobile Money Taxation....