Nov 29, 2016
Small and medium businesses (SMBs – businesses with less than 1 000 employees) are set to spend $564-billion on IT hardware, software, and services, including business services, in 2016. This amount is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...
Nov 29, 2016
The end of year festive season is almost upon us and for many businesses, especially those in the retail sector, this means the start of the peak activity period. In order to realize revenue targets, as well as offer a shopping experience that attracts a loyal...
Nov 29, 2016
Applications have opened for the Barclays Accelerator programme, powered by Techstars, an initiative aimed at uncovering the next M-Pesa or Paypal by working with exceptional fintech entrepreneurs innovating Africa’s financial services industry. The...
Nov 29, 2016
Three South African startups have made it on the shortlist to becoming one of the 10 startups to be accelerated by leading international startup accelerator Startupbootcamp InsurTech in 2017. Aerobotics, Emerge Analytics and NuvaLaw are up against 20 other startups...
Nov 29, 2016
Hashtags have germinated with #feesmustfall propagated to become #datamustfall. However lobbyists, despite good intentions, haven’t done their homework and the cost of data reducing in price is not the answer. According to Alan Knott-Craig, founder of Project...
Nov 28, 2016
South African consumers prioritise security above all else when it comes to using smartphones, with 78% claiming that security is the top feature they look want from mobile. This is according to a survey conducted by Gemalto, which polled consumers in South Africa...
