What is your personal data worth

Revealing how much a person’s security may cost online, it turns out that accessing sensitive data such as medical records or identification information can cost less than a cup of coffee. Kaspersky researchers dug into two major consequences of willingly and...

Africa’s power demand set for 4-5% annual increase

Total electricity generation in Africa stood at 870 terawatt-hours (TWh) in 2019, an increase of 2,9% from 846 TWh in 2018. Africa’s electricity generation capacity has grown at an average of 4,8% per annum since 2008, compared to 2,7% globally. Nonetheless,...

Deadline extended for IITPSA President’s Awards nominees

The deadline for nominations for the annual Institute of Information Technology Professionals SA (IITPSA) President’s Awards has been extended to 16 December. The 2020 edition of the prestigious awards celebrate Excellence in Adversity, recognising the...

Bumper sales volumes for SMEs and enterprises in November

Peach Payments customers have recorded bumper November sales volumes – showing an increase of 86,9% this year compared to November last year. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday growth (22,9% and 34% respectively) impacted figures somewhat, overall sales volumes...
Axiz, Syntech shine at Channelwise Awards

Axiz, Syntech shine at Channelwise Awards

Axiz swept the boards at the 2020 Channelwise Awards, winning the popular vote across all categories and overall to clinch the Distributor of the Year 2020 award. And Syntech made its maiden appearance as a Channelwise Awards winner, taking the Customer Care...

Channelwise Awards 2020: all the winners

South Africa’s resellers have made their voices heard, voting for their favourite vendors in the 2020 Channelwise Awards. Over the years, the Channelwise Awards have tracked the progress of the South African IT industry, reflecting each year how technology and the...