Fear stymies SA digitisation

Fear stymies SA digitisation

South African businesses are investing in digitisation at a rapid rate – but uncertainties around security threatens to slow down progress. This is according to Canon’s Office Insights 2017 report, which shows that 87% of South African office workers view...

Quick fixes mitigate chip vulnerability

So far the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities on Intel, AMD and ARM chips hasn’t resulted in any reported breaches. That’s the word from Intel, which is working with other industry players to develop and distribute software and firmware mitigations for...

Calling all resellers: vote for your favourites

South Africa’s IT resellers are urged to name their favourite vendors and distributors, giving them the opportunity to win one of the coveted titles in the Channelwise Awards. The annual awards recognise the vendors and distributors who best met the needs of...

Apple promises better parental control

Apple has responded to calls that it improve child controls on its smartphones. Shareholders involved in education wrote an open letter to the company, commenting on the potential mental health impacts of the phones, and asking that Apple offer parents tools to help...

Car sales ended 2017 on positive note

The new vehicle industry ended 2017 on a positive note, according to the annual sales data from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa). Despite December 2017’s year-on-year sales declining 2,4%, the year-to-date new car...

Beware of false SANDF jobs ads

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has warned of false advertisements circulating on social media. The ads purport to be for the recruitment of new members for Military Skills Development System (MSDS). “The SANDF has not issued any advertisement...