IoT set to go mainstream in SA

The key barriers to entry in the IoT space – battery power and cost – have fallen away with the arrival in South Africa of low-cost, low-power solutions. “While machine to machine (M2M) solutions have been in use in some sectors in South Africa for...

How SA compares in security preparedness?

In a study by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Fortinet in 2017, over 400 global decision-makers across a wide variety of industries, responsible for the security of their organisation’s critical infrastructure, were asked about the security risks they are...

Tips on how to save

The instability of the global economy, together with the low growth in the country and most recently, the petrol and VAT increases over the past two month are seeing South African consumers faced with the challenge of finding effective ways to manage their money and...

Liquid Telecom, AfriLabs partner on innovation

Liquid Telecom has partnered with AfriLabs, a network organisation of 100 innovation centres across 30 African countries, to explore new ways to support local start-ups and promote sustainable innovation across Africa. From digital skills training and workshops to...

‘Leave the Reserve Bank alone’ says FMF

The South African Reserve Bank Amendment Bill, 2018 (Private Member’s Bill) will be introduced by Julius Malema. Richard Grant, Professor of Finance & Economics at Cumberland University and Publications Editor of the Free Market Foundation, has issued the...

Facebook users hit with new bug

Facebook has come under fire again, this time for a blocking bug that has potentially affected as many as 800 000 users. Erin Egan, chief privacy officer at Facebook, says the company will start notifying more than 800 000 users about a bug in Facebook and Messenger...