May 3, 2017
MTN’s group revenue increased by 7,1% in the first quarter of 2017. Data revenues were up 29,4% year-on-year, contributing 20% to total revenue. The company has issued a quarterly update for the period ended 31 March, reporting that MTN South Africa saw a 4,1%...
May 3, 2017
The World Economic Forum has identified the region’s best new female technology entrepreneurs. The search was initiated to demonstrate the positive role that women are playing in helping drive growth, create employment and prepare the region for the Fourth Industrial...
May 3, 2017
ZTE is extending its footprint in the South African ICT market. Liu Haishi, chairman and CEO of ZTE South Africa, comments: “We are moving into a new era and our focus is to grow relationships and extend our footprint in the South African market. “We are very excited...
May 2, 2017
Companies are confused about whether they can lawfully store personal data outside South Africa under the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act. Theo Watson, commercial attorney at Microsoft SA, tenders the following advice: We are often...
May 2, 2017
Insurance C-suite executives believe regulation, market factors and technology will have the largest impact on the insurance industry in the future. When it comes to technology specifically, 71% of insurers indicate they have begun using cognitive technology to better...
May 2, 2017
Top-performing organisations in the private and public sectors, on average, spend a greater proportion of their IT budgets on digital initiatives (33%) than government organisations (21%). Looking forward to 2018, Gartner finds that top-performing organizations...