AI, big data to drive personalised retail experiences

Retailers across the Middle East and Africa spent $1,95-billion on IT in 2019, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research, consulting, and events firm forecasts this figure will reach $2,04-billion this...

SA boards under pressure to continuously transform

South African boards are under immense pressure to continuously transform in many aspects, in the face of socio-political and economic uncertainty, a volatile market, digital disruption, and increasing demands from shareholders and other stakeholders. The South...

Global spread of coronavirus-themed malware

While the world attempts to take control over the spread of the Covid-19 and tries to contain, eliminate and prevent it from spreading, hackers around the globe have found the new strain of novel coronavirus serving them well as an enabler for their activities. Check...

SA’s international connectivity restored

In the early hours of this morning (approximately 01h30) Openserve received confirmation, from aboard cable ship Leon Thevenin, that the portion of the SAT3/WASC repair offshore Congo has now been completed. This concludes a long and complex restoration process of an...

Cryptocurrency threat is alive and well in SA

Kaspersky researchers have detected an unusual malicious campaign that uses a phishing copy of a popular VPN service’s website to spread AZORult, a Trojan stealer, under the guise of installers for Windows. The campaign, which kicked off at the end of November...

Gauteng second-worst province for not paying suppliers

The Gauteng Provincial Government is the second highest in the country for not paying suppliers within 30 days, with the Eastern Cape in first position. The amount owed by these two provinces is even higher than the amount owed by the National Departments combined....