Africa must overhaul its business model

Rethinking the African “business model” to remain relevant in a changing and competitive environment set the tone for the opening of the fifth edition of the Africa CEO Forum. The Forum is a Jeune Afrique Group initiative, organized in partnership with the...

Cyberattacks continue to cost users

A new report from Kaspersky Lab indicates that, on average, a single cybersecurity incident now costs large businesses $861 000, and the average SME $86 500. Most alarmingly, the cost of recovery significantly increases depending on the time of discovery. SMEs tend to...

SA lags in advanced API management

CA Southern Africa has revealed the results of a survey with a view to quantifying the business value of digital transformation and the impact of Application Program Interfaces (APIs). The global research, commissioned by CA Technologies and conducted by Coleman...
Individual rights on the line

Individual rights on the line

Kathy Gibson reports from CeBit in Hannover – Don’t be lulled into a sense of false security because laws and behaviours in the US may be aimed at curtailing abuses pertaining to data collection about individuals. Edward Snowden, the world’s best-known...

The personal cost of whistle-blowing

Kathy Gibson reports from CeBit in Hannover – Democracy cannot be passive; it has to be participative. This is the message from whistle-blower Edward Snowden, who says he has no regrets about his life choices. “Even if I had to a light match, I’m glad I did it,”...

Snowden offers kids Internet safety advice

Kathy Gibson reports from CeBit in Hannover – To be safe from cyber surveillance, learn how to be a hacker so you can master the technology. This is the advice that whistle-blower Edward Snowden offers to children growing up in a connected world where it’s...