De Villiers, Ruzane, join Endeavor network

Pieter de Villiers, founder of Clickatell and Tinashe Ruzane co-founder of FlexClub are the latest South African entrepreneurs to join the global Endeavour network during Endeavor’s 92nd International Selection Panel (ISP). Clickatell provides a chat commerce...

Growth and opportunities for SA’s IT sector

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Directions 2020 in Sandton – An uncertain economy is top of mind for South African organisations. But IT is a subset of the total economy and there are still opportunities for the industry, says Jonathan Tullett, research manager –...

IT challenged to match business needs

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Directions 2020 in Sandton – The message from CIOs is very clear – there is money on the table as long as the industry offers value. This is according to Wilson Xavier, research director – IT services: META at IDC, who adds...

SA companies struggle with digital transformation

As digital disruption and transformation take hold across industry sectors and economies, speed-to-market pressure is growing. However, many organisations are struggling to ramp up transformation to deliver value at the velocity of business change securely, according...

How IT can help transform organisations

Kathy Gibson is at IDC Directions 2020 in Sandton – Attaining the future enterprise is the key outcome of all digital transformation exercises – and it’s up to the IT organisation to make sure it happens. Indeed, organisations are going to spend...

Fraudulent transactions surge on mobiles

Ninety three percent of total mobile transactions in 20 countries were blocked as fraudulent in 2019, according to a report on the state of malware and mobile ad fraud by mobile technology company, Upstream. The “Invisible Digital Threat” data is based on...