CEOs are prepared to weather expected recession

CEOs are prepared to weather expected recession

Kathy Gibson reports – CEOs in South Africa and ready and prepared to weather geopolitical and economic challenges. This is one of the headline findings from, KPMG 2022 CEO Outlook Survey, presented in partnership with Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA),...

Africa still prefers cash when it comes to payments

Cash remains the most dominant payment type on the African continent with debit cards coming in as a close second, according to new data from PwC’s Open Banking and Payments Survey. The survey is a biannual study of consumers’ payment and open banking...

Intel debuts realtime deepfake detector

Intel has developed FakeCatcher, a technology that can detect fake videos with a 96% accuracy rate, returning results in milliseconds. “Deepfake videos are everywhere now. You have probably already seen them; videos of celebrities doing or saying things they...

5G, fintech, security drive African tech trends

Trending topics in the African technology and telecommunications space include the rollout of 5G, the dire need for telecommunications infrastructure and access to broadband spectrum, the steady rise of the fintech sector despite global economic turbulence, the...

M-commerce takes centre stage for Black Friday

Despite a tough economic year and flagging consumer confidence, it appears that many South Africans are still planning to make the most of the upcoming Black Friday sales days, with 85% of South Africans aged 18 to 36 planning to shop from their phones. This is...

Mteto Nyati takes a stake in BSG

Mteto Nyati has taken a significant stake in BSG, (Business Systems Group), a 25-year old South African business and technology consulting company. Now owning 40% of BSG, Nyati will work closely with the BSG executive team to scale BSG’s impact and grow market...