Salary growth outstrips inflation, boosts GDP

South African salaries increased for the fifth consecutive month in July with average salaries and pensions rising – leading to the strong possibility of a consumer recovery. This is according to the latest monthly data from BankservAfrica’s Disposable...

MTN calls for business app developers

The sixth edition of the popular MTN Business App of the Year Awards has kicked off and local app developers are invited to submit their apps for consideration in the country’s premier app development competition. Nomination entries will be considered in the...

More than 5m exploit leaks in Q2

Exploit packages in-the-wild became the game changer of the cyber threat landscape in Q2 2017. In just three months, Kaspersky Lab products have blocked more than 5-million attacks that involved exploits from archives leaked on the web. The growth peaked at the end of...

Small Business Awards open for entry

Nominations have opened for the 2017 702 and Cape Talk Small Business Awards with Sage, an annual search for small South African businesses that have great accomplishments and potential for the future. The winners and runners-up in Gauteng and the Western Cape will...
Food safety with blockchain

Food safety with blockchain

A group of leading companies across the global food supply chain have announced a major blockchain collaboration with IBM that is intended to strengthen consumer confidence in the global food system. The consortium includes Dole, Driscoll’s, Golden State Foods,...

Gamers hit with new malware threat

ESET researchers have discovered new malware, named Joao, that is spreading via computer games published on unofficial websites. Joao is modular malware capable of downloading and running other malicious code. “To spread their malware, the attackers behind Joao...