May 3, 2017
Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban – One of the biggest challenges impacting Africa’s growth is the mismatch between available skills and jobs, coupled with the fact that many of today’s jobs will disappear entirely as...
May 3, 2017
South Africa still receives the highest level of foreign direct investment (FDI), with francophone and East Africa also emerging as favoured investment destinations. According to EY’s latest Africa Attractiveness report, heightened geopolitical uncertainty and...
May 3, 2017
South African companies paid more than R3,64-million for using unlicensed software in 2016, according to data from BSA | The Software Alliance. The figure includes settlements (R1,66-million) and the cost of acquiring new software to become compliant (R1,98-million)....
May 3, 2017
Cash cost consumers R23-billion or 0,52% of the country’s gross domestic product in 2015, according to a new Mastercard study released today at the World Economic Forum on Africa. These costs are disproportionately carried by low-income earners, serving as a major...
May 3, 2017
There’s been a massive uplift in exploit kit usage by cybercriminals worldwide, with Rig reaching fifth place in South Africa and second place worldwide in the Check Point Software Technologies’ March Global Threat Impact Index. Exploit kits, which are designed to...
May 3, 2017
The global economy is no doubt facing some major challenges. Sluggish growth, leading to stagnant global trade, subdued investment and increasing policy uncertainty worldwide, are just a few. With economies worldwide on the cusp of a fourth industrial revolution,...
