The real value of entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship benefits the world in terms of economic growth and, in the tech space, that is amplified in terms of scale and significance. This is the word from Steve McClelland, who has exited a Silicon Valley start-up to manage product in global megatechs like...

Wikipedia to focus on local content

As preparations for the first Wikimania conference in sub-Saharan Africa get underway, a key focus will be on increasing more regional contribution to the world’s largest free, collaboratively-built online encyclopedia. The 14th annual Wikimania 2018 conference...

Inflation declines in May, but rate hike possible

Consumer price inflation declined from 4,5% year-on-year (y-o-y) in April to 4,4% y-o-y in May, according to Statistics South Africa. The latest reading is in line with economists’ expectations and is comfortably within the South African Reserve Bank (SARB)...

SAP SuccessFactors to address public cloud

Kathy Gibson is at SAP SuccessConnect in Berlin – SAP SuccessFactors will soon be available on Microsoft Azure platforms. This is the word from Greg Tomb, president of SAP SuccessFactors, who explains that the cloud-based HR system currently runs on SAP’s...

Update: Liberty customers warned to guard their data

Liberty is warning its customers to resist phishing attempts in the wake of a ransomware attack that has potentially compromised the data of millions of insurance clients. The company has sent a message to customers, urging them to be vigilant in protecting their...

Companies lack digital dexterity for new ways of work

As many organisations want to support mobile, team-oriented and nonroutine ways of work, an increasing number of them are looking for assistance in adopting digital workplace technology. A Gartner survey concluded that only 7% to 18% of organisations possess the...