The move to a cashless society in SA

The way the world transacts is in transition: physical cash and cards are morphing into a hybrid of mobile, digital and even crypto. This opens up new opportunities and challenges for organisations — and also offers the chance to increase financial inclusion. At...

OR Tambo Airport shops go virtual

OR Tambo International Airport’s retail spaces have gone virtual, in what is believed to be Africa’s first virtual commerce environment. A 18 000 square metre scan — the world’s biggest – delivers a high definition rendering of OR Tambo...

All SA’s national parks on Google Street View

A team of nature-loving South Africans in partnership with Google Street View has released a large collection of 360-degree imagery of the country’s wildest areas. The announcement of 170 new trails in South Africa’s national parks and reserves follows on...

Satellite delivery takes to the cloud

SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services via satellite, has announced the availability of the industry’s first multi-hubs cloud-based satellite delivery platform (C-SDP), with C-, Ku- and Ka-band capability. The service provider has also revealed plans...

Curved monitors take off in Q3

Sales of curved monitors increased significantly in August and September 2017, according to the latest data published by Conext. Many vendors registered an uptick that came, to a large extent from sales of new models that were announced earlier in the year and are now...
Pressure rising for SA’s SMEs

Pressure rising for SA’s SMEs

According to the National Development plan, the SME community is expected to provide 90% of new employment opportunities by 2030. This makes SMEs the driving force behind South Africa’s economy, placing even greater pressure and expectation on a sector that...