SA still has a poor savings culture

South Africans are feeling more confident about the country’s economy and adopting better financial habits. However, a stronger commitment to long-term savings goals is still needed to turn the nation’s poor savings cycle around. This is one of the...

Africa needs an African cloud …

For organisations in Africa to truly reap the benefits of cloud and shared data centre services, local data centres need to be developed and deployed. This will not only address the issue around data sovereignty, but also stimulate local economic development and...

American Gods actors join Comic Con line-up

American Gods actors Ricky Whittle and Yetide Badaki will be attending the first edition of Comic Con Africa 2018. Known for his role on American Gods as Shadow Moon, Ricky Whittle made his modelling debut 18 years ago. He is best known in the UK for his role as...

LPWAN connections see 46% CAGR to 2025

IDTechEx Research finds that there will be 2,7-billion LPWAN IoT connections in 2029, according to its latest report “IoT Low Power Wireless Networks and 5G 2019-2029”. There are many choices of low power wide area networks (LPWAN) which will be a key...

Absa aligns with .africa domain

Absa launched its new digital identity www.absa.africa, as part of its strategy to redefine its brand by aligning itself and connecting with all things African. Registry Africa, the administrator of the .africa (dotAfrica) geographic Top Level Domain (gTLD) endorsed...

Adjust IT procurement to avoid GDPR fines

Gartner says many organisations are still not compliant with GDPR legislation even though it has been in force since May 2018. This is because they have not properly audited data handling within their supplier relationships. Sourcing and vendor management (SVM)...