Pandemic creates ‘perfect storm’ for cybercriminals

While the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 altered lives forever, it has also had severe repercussions for the cybersecurity landscape with more than 16,4-million Covid-19-related cyberthreats detected last year, says Atlas VPN. “The pandemic has created the perfect...

ADB president wants vaccine justice for Africa

Speaking at the launch of its African Economic Outlook 2021 report, the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has called for vaccine justice for Africa, decrying the lack of Covid-19 vaccines reaching Africa. “We need global solidarity and...
Challenges ahead, but CEOs are bullish about the future

Challenges ahead, but CEOs are bullish about the future

Kathy Gibson reports – South African CEOs are confident about the future, but are very cognisant of the many challenges that we need to overcome. These are among the findings from the PwC Annual Global CEO Survey, 2021, which reflects the fact that we are living in a...

PC shipments reach highest level since 2014

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, is forecast to grow 3,8% year on year in 2021, continuing the growth that was seen in 2020. That’s according to industry...
More than a quarter of workers suffer from depression

More than a quarter of workers suffer from depression

A Gartner survey of more than 5 000 employees conducted in the fourth quarter of 2020 found that more than one-quarter of the workforce (29%) described itself as depressed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The same survey revealed that nearly half (49%) of...

Consumer enthusiasm drives wearables market growth

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices reached 153,5-million in the fourth quarter of 2020 (4Q20), a year-over-year increase of 27,2% according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. Shipments for the...