SA ranks fourth in Africa on entrepreneurship index

Singapore has topped an in-depth study of the world’s nations as offering the best environment for entrepreneurs, according to an Index developed by Mara Foundation and Opinium Research. The inaugural Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index measures...

Security tips for Cyber Monday online shopping

As consumers gear up for Cyber Monday, the largest online shopping day of the year, cybercriminals are also preparing to take advantage of deal-seekers. IBM X-Force researchers are monitoring malicious activity closely to help organizations and consumers stay safe...

Data protection top priority for business

Loss or exposure of sensitive data is the worst outcome of a cybersecurity incident, but only 53,9% of South African businesses agree that they have to be better prepared for an inevitable security compromise. This fact emerged from the latest Kaspersky Lab report,...
Miners just starting on digitalisation

Miners just starting on digitalisation

The mining industry as a whole is at a nascent stage of digital transformation, with 77% of mining companies worldwide just at the initial stages of IDC’s five stage maturity journey. An IDC Energy Insights report assessing maturity and progress of mining...

Digital channels take over customer experience

More than one in every five South Africans (23%) believes you don’t need customer service representatives anymore and that all customer service should be done online. The results of a study of 2 000 consumers in South Africa, published by Verint Systems, with...

First virtual school launched in SA

A learning environment that combines the art and science of learning with technology is now available in South Africa to parents who are looking for an alternative schooling system for their children. Registrations for Think Digital College’s 2017 academic...