Tech startups called on to accelerate healthcare management

South African innovators in the fields of health and medical technology have a chance to present their inventions to global investors and tech leaders at Viva Technology 2020 in Paris. Pharmaceutical company Sanofi is calling for entries to the Afric@Tech challenge...

FMF weighs in on EWC

Expropriation without compensation (EWC) is unnecessary for land reform, dangerous to the economy, and will be disastrous for the poor. This is the word from the Free Market Foundation, which has issued the following statement: The Constitution Eighteenth Amendment...
Outdated, misaligned strategies seen at biggest risk for business

Outdated, misaligned strategies seen at biggest risk for business

Concerns that the assumptions underpinning organisational strategy may be outdated or misaligned to current growth objectives topped business leaders’ concerns in Gartner’s latest Emerging Risks Monitor Report. Gartner surveyed 136 senior executives across industries...

Trust key to business success

Companies most often become market leaders when they establish a high level of trust in the data from their customers, their own business processes, and across their partner ecosystem. IBM’s 20th edition of its bi-annual C-Suite Study, “Build Your Trust...

DDoS attacks almost double in Q4 2019

The number of attacks blocked by Kaspersky DDoS Protection in Q4 2018 amounts to only 56% of attacks detected in Q4 2019. Further investigation of botnet activity reveals that around 28% of attacks happened on weekends, with the share of attacks on Sundays growing by...