The rise of SSA as a fintech hub

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing investment zones for financial technology companies according to new research says Forbes. The GSM Association says in its Mobile Economy, Sub-Saharan Africa 2019 report that the region will remain the fastest growing...
Economic slowdown now top risk for businesses

Economic slowdown now top risk for businesses

Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management survey has identified economic slowdown as the number one risk facing organisations today – it’s also an entirely uninsurable risk. Economic slowdown was first ranked as number one at the height of the financial...

Skills gaps, infrastructure readiness hamper IoT

International Data Corporation (IDC) has completed its seventh annual survey examining the latest investment trends in the Internet of Things (IoT) as well as the opportunities and challenges facing IoT buyers worldwide. The company found the majority of organisations...

Spammers exploiting legitimate company websites

Malicious Internet users are increasingly exploiting registration, subscription and feedback forms on websites to insert spam content or phishing links into confirmation emails from respected and trustworthy companies on a global scale. Security specialist Kaspersky...

Hardcopy shipments continue to contract

According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market decreased by 6,1% in unit terms in 2Q19 compared with the same period a year ago to give a market size of 4,13-million units. This means the...

10 of the best vie for SuperTeacher award

The finalists in one of SA’s longest-running ICT in education competitions – the ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year and ISPA TechTeacher of the Year – have been selected. The 10 teachers who will travel to Johannesburg to compete for the titles are:...