Pandemic highlights the reality of SA’s digital divide

Pandemic highlights the reality of SA’s digital divide

The lockdown proved to be an eye-opener in terms of how far South Africa must still go to overcome the digital divide, and bring millions of citizens into the digital economy. This is according to speakers at a webinar endorsed by the Institute of Information...

Supply chain professionals focus on circular economy

Just over half (51%) of supply chain professionals expect that the focus on their circular economy strategies will increase over the next two years, according to a survey by Gartner. In May and June 2020, Gartner surveyed 528 supply chain professionals and found that...

African users come under malware attack

Users in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria have fallen victim to millions of cyber-attacks so far in 2020. Kaspersky security solutions has reported on 28-million malware attacks in 2020, and 102-million detections of potentially unwanted programs (pornware, adware etc)...

IoT managed service providers connect more than 50m devices

A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight indicates that IoT managed service providers have more than 50-million IoT subscribers worldwide. In Europe and North America, these players hold a combined market share of 15% to 20%. Most IoT managed...

Tech integration key to digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports from the virtual Huawei Connect – As the computer industry takes advantage of the power of 5G, it has the potential to drive real change through digitalisation. This is the word from Guo Ping, rotating chairman of Huawei, who says the ICT sector...

Huawei looks to the future with partners

Kathy Gibson reports from the virtual Huawei Connect – In the face of global challenges, Huawei is embracing and extending its partnering efforts. “Non-stop aggression has put Huawei under pressure,” says Guo Ping, rotating chairman of Huawei. “But we are looking...