Tourism rallies behind WHO on Covid-19 response

As the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues to develop, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have issued a statement outlining their commitment to working together in guiding the travel and tourism...

Sage appoints new distribution partners in Africa

Sage has appointed three Authorised Sage Distributors in the SADC, East Africa and West African regions to serve as valued-added distribution partners for its small and medium business products and services. The new distribution partners are: * First Distribution will...
SA sees decrease in mobile malware attacks

SA sees decrease in mobile malware attacks

Mobile malware detected in South Africa within 2019 saw a decrease in the number of attacked users compared to 2018. According to Kaspersky researchers, the overall number of users attacked fell from almost 20 000 to around 12 700. This, however, is different from the...

AI set to drive privacy compliance

More than 40% of privacy compliance technology will rely on artificial intelligence (AI) by 2023, up from 5% today, according to Gartner. “Privacy laws, such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), presented a compelling business case for privacy...

Covid-19 set to slow world growth in 2020

The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 is expected to weaken China’s growth sharply in the short-term, causing global disruption. This is according to Orxford Economics, which points out that optimism about 2020 bringing relief for world trade and...

Apple, Samsung dominate smartphone top 10

Apple’s iPhone XR was the world’s most popular smartphone in 2019, easily outshipping all other models. Apple shipped 46,3-million iPhone XR smartphones last year, more than doubling the 23,1-million units in 2018, according to Omdia’s Smartphone...