Be careful of what you share: it comes at a cost

Kaspersky’s latest report, “Social credits and security: embracing the world of ratings”, has uncovered that 12% of South African consumers surveyed have experienced issues accessing financial services because of an assessment of their social media...

AWS Outposts now available in SA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of AWS Outposts in South Africa. AWS Outposts delivers fully managed and configurable compute and storage racks built with AWS-designed hardware that allow customers to run AWS compute, storage,...

5G’s impact on global GDP over $7,5trn

By 2030, 5G’s impact on the global GDP will be over $7,5-trillion – compared to the $5,1-trillion 4G contributed in 2019. This is according to Dimitris Mavrakis, research director of ABI research, who says new ‘G’ technologies have historically...

Apple announces Mac transition to Apple silicon

Apple has announced it will transition the Mac to its own custom silicon. Developers can now get started updating their apps to take advantage of the advanced capabilities of Apple silicon in the Mac. This transition will also establish a common architecture across...

Supplementary budget tax revenue targets may be unrealistic

On Wednesday (24 June), Finance Minister Tito Mboweni presented the supplementary budget in response to emergency measures taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Ettiene Retief, chairman of the National Tax and SARS Committee at the South African...

Consumers drive print market, but business renewal is coming

In May 2020, the consumer print market dominated (inkjet MFPs continued to shine, with sales driven by low-cost consumer models), and business spend continued to suffer, according to the latest data from Context. “The shift towards consumer sales has been...