Net1 clarifies Blue Label decision

Yesterday, Net1 UEPS Technologies announced it had terminated its agreement to buy part of Blue Label Telecoms, although it will still aims to buy 15% of Cell C for R2-billion, and a stake in DHI-4PL Contracts. The board has issued a statement clarifying these...

Hackers focus on victims’ emotional distress

Hackers are increasingly relying on patients’ emotional distress at having their intimate and sensitive details shared to manipulate them into giving in to their demands, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 networks. The recent cyberattack on a...

Disruption in $127bn drone market

The drone revolution is disrupting a broad spectrum of industries from agriculture, mining, transport & logistics, to filmmaking, with the addressable market value of drone-powered solutions valued at over $127-billion. According to a report recently issued by PwC...

No confidence in boards’ grip on cyber-security

Key decision makers do not have confidence in their boards’ ability to manage cyber-security threats. The “Cyber-Security Landscape” survey of IT and business decision-makers by Control Risks found that almost half of respondents believe their...

SA’s junk status weighs on new car sales

The effects of South Africa’s economy being downgraded to junk status continued to be felt in the new vehicle sales industry. New vehicle sales for May 2017, as reported by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), saw a...

SA households slightly better off in 2016

The percentage of South African households with inadequate or severely inadequate access to food decreased from 23,9% in 2010 to 22,3% in 2016, according to the General Household Survey, 2016 from Statistics South Africa. The percentage of households that experienced...