SA spending spree expected on Black Friday and during festive season

Just over 90% of South African buy now pay later (BNPL) customers plan to spend more online this festive season than last year, while 78% plan to shop on Black Friday, according to a survey of more than 1 600 customers by Payflex. “Our customer base has more...
Another strong year of growth ahead for the IT channel

Another strong year of growth ahead for the IT channel

Revenue growth for European IT distributors in 2022 is forecast to stand at an impressive 3,7% versus the previous year – excluding telecoms – according to research group, Context. The figures represent an increase on the 3,2% year-on-year (YoY) growth...

Borderless recruitment no longer an exception

Fifty-eight percent of organisations report having at least some technology talent working in a fully remote borderless arrangement, according to a new Gartner survey, which says this number has doubled in the past three years. Gartner defines borderless workforce as...

Simple data protection tips that could save millions

In recent years, South Africa has become a playground for cybercriminal activities with syndicates targeting everyone from individual South Africans to SMEs, large corporates and public entities This, says Siyabonga Mabuza, head of cybersecurity at the Fourth...

Supply chain issues impact HCP market

Western European shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 6,7% year over year to 3,8-million units in the third quarter of 2022 while shipment value increased 7,2% year over year to $1,935-billion, according to IDC. Supply-chain issues continue to affect the market...

November crypto winners and losers

The world`s Top 10 cryptocurrencies have seen their prices tumble in the last two months following a negative trend from a historically low September, with most of the top digital coins losing between 7% and 10% in value in the last 30 days. Only two cryptos have seen...