The different tech approaches of US, China

New technologies will drive information and communications technology (ICT) spending to more than $6-trillion by 2022 with growth accelerating through the end of the forecast period to more than 6% per year as new categories such as drones, sensors, augmented reality...

And the word of the year is …

Land expropriation without compensation is the South African word of the year for 2018. The Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) in association media research companies Focal Points and Newsclip yesterday (1 October) announced that it is the term or expression...

Consumers urged to curb food waste

According to recent statistics, South Africa produces 10-million tonnes of food waste every year and our country reportedly has the largest proportion of food wastage in Africa. That is food that is produced but never consumed and ends up in landfills, including...

Top strategic technology trends for 2019

Gartner has highlighted the top strategic technology trends that organisations need to explore in 2019. Gartner defines a strategic technology trend as one with substantial disruptive potential that is beginning to break out of an emerging state into broader impact...

Personal details exposed in court papers

Although the spotlight tends to fall on cyber-crime as the major cause of data breaches, old-fashioned paper and ink can still do the trick too. The personal details of about 1 000 clients have become part of the public domain after Discovery Life included them in...

The future of commerce is digital

Much has changed since the first products were sold online in the 1990s. Early instances of e-commerce focused on the transaction, with little emphasis on improving fulfilment, customer service or loyalty. Retailers began to hone their commerce operations in response...