Mar 25, 2020
Keeping their staff members safe from potential infection has to be the top priority for companies as the Covid-19 lockdown comes into effect this week. But a secondary, and no less important, consideration is keeping the economy afloat for the duration. Millions of...
Mar 25, 2020
The Commonwealth has developed a coronavirus tracker that shows daily cases in member countries. The tracker collects data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and shows the total confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in the affected member countries. The tool is...
Mar 25, 2020
Advice abounds for the millions of suddenly remote workers across the globe on how to adjust to the new normal for the foreseeable future, yet leaders of companies and teams – who may have resisted the idea of remote work until now – may need an even...
Mar 25, 2020
Kaspersky statistics show a sharp spike in network attacks in South Africa between 15 and 21 March 2020 – with affected devices increasing in number from the 20 000 to 30 000 average to peak at approximately 310 000 over these few days. The peak coincides with a...
Mar 25, 2020
The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) has called on South African ISPs and other ICT service providers to take steps to support Internet users engaged in online education during the Covid-19 national disaster period. These steps may include zero-rating...
Mar 25, 2020
A five-phase strategic and systematic approach to strengthen the resilience of organisations’ current business models is key to business continuity during the coronavirus pandemic, says Gartner. “Companies tend to have traditional business continuity...
