Biometrics finds 5m DRC duplicate voters

A massive multi-biometric voter registration deduplication project for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has identified that more than 10% of the voter database was duplicated. Neurotechnology, a provider of high-precision biometric identification...

Attorneys come under cyber-attack

Corporate companies are by no means immune to cybercrime, with McAfee’s latest report indicating that it cost the global economy as much as $600-billion in 2017. According to Christopher Appanah, claims team leader (PI and liability) at SHA Specialist...

Acer Africa signs up Vic Brits

Vic Brits has joined Acer Africa as its new head of commercial in the sub-Saharan region. Brits will focus on increasing Acer’s market share in the Southern African Development Community [SADC] and in the SME market in South Africa, alongside Acer’s...

Early adopters see gains from robotics

Implementing robotic process automation can result in big savings for financial service institutions. Apart from cost savings and fast implementation time, institutions can reduce the turnaround time to complete a process significantly, with early indicators pointing...
Distrust over privacy leaves consumers anxious

Distrust over privacy leaves consumers anxious

Organisations and individuals recognise the importance of data privacy, but don’t believe that the companies they work with are looking after their personal information. A survey of 10 000 consumers, conducted by the Harris Poll on behalf of IBM, shows that 78%...

SA businesses still feeling the heat

The South African economy has seen a new dawn in recent months with many changes in the political landscape which have had a direct impact on the country’s businesses confidence. The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) jumped by 11 points from 34 in the...