Africa ramps up Covid-19 vaccinations

Covid-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up from multiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months with nearly 4-million doses from COVAX arriving on the continent last week, compared with just 245 000 doses from the facility throughout...

Global cyberattacks soar by 29%

Cybercriminals have continued to exploit the global shift to hybrid working and are targeting organisations across all sectors, including government, healthcare and critical infrastructure, according to Check Point Research’s latest report. The Cyber Attack...

ISPA voices concern over Afrinic legal woes

The Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) says it “notes with considerable concern” recent developments relating to a legal dispute between Afrinic and Cloud Innovation, one consequence of which is the freezing of Afrinic’s bank...
Attitudes to mandatory vaccination vary by activity

Attitudes to mandatory vaccination vary by activity

Organisations forming or revising in-person workplace policies face difficulties in accounting for disparate attitudes to vaccination requirements. A Gartner survey found that public attitudes to vaccine checks for entry vary depending on the setting. “Legal and...

AI becomes more trusted for digital matchmaking

Kaspersky’s international study on dating and the impact of technology on relationships has found that the majority of users positively perceive the role of smart algorithms in dating services – 44% of those surveyed in South Africa would trust the...

Preparing for migration to subscription selling

Transforming a sales organisation to a subscription model without planning for wide variations in customer readiness can put existing revenue at great risk, says Gartner. The subscription business model is becoming a fast-growing alternative to the traditional...