Motorists on a rollercoaster when it comes to costs

The average costs of motoring have increased by approximately R940, or 14% in the last year, and 31% since 2013 according to the latest data from WesBank. Despite prevailing interest rates remaining at low levels and favourable vehicle price inflation, the rising cost...
Digital transformation drives security imperative

Digital transformation drives security imperative

Kathy Gibson is at the IDC Security Summit in Johannesburg – If you are not thinking about security, you are not thinking about technology properly. That’s the word from Mark Walker, associate vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa at IDC, who explains that...
Smart mattress technology for a better night’s sleep

Smart mattress technology for a better night’s sleep

An advanced sensor device that scientifically determines the type of mattress that will ensure maximum comfort and support for each person is being launched in South Africa. The development has been achieved through close collaboration between South African...

Accessories can boost digital transformation

Highlighting the impact technology accessories are having on re-defining the workplace, 89% of European organisations are either planning, about to start, or currently undergoing some form of digital transformation. According to the research from IDC, sponsored by...

Tech goods drive SA mall growth

Quarterly technical goods revenues from eight major Gauteng malls grew year-on-year from R306-million in Q1 2016 to R472-million in the first quarter of 2017. In Q4, revenues at the same set of malls climbed year-on-year from R549-million in 2016 to R841-million in...

Call to remove all 3D-printed gun plans

US politicians are calling for all 3D printing blueprints for guns to be removed from all social media and Internet platforms. The call is made amid fears the terrorists or criminals could access plans for 3D-printed firearms that would be invisible to metal...