Companies are not ready for digitalization

New IFS research shows that a massive 40% of businesses are unprepared for digital transformation – despite 86% expecting it to play a key role in their future. IFS’s Digital Transformation Survey unveils how senior decision makers in more than 20...

MVNOs bring in 1m new Cell C customers

Cell C’s partnership with mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) has resulted in 1-million new customers for the network operator. “Over the last few years, Cell C has created a focused strategy to embrace sound partnerships with exceptional brands. ...

Islamic State caliphate loses territory in 2016

Territory controlled by the Islamic State shrunk by 12% in the first six months of 2016, according to IHS. In 2015, the Islamic State’s caliphate shrunk by 12,800 km2 to 78,000 km2, a net loss of 14 percent. In the first six months of 2016, that territory shrunk...

Public-private partnerships change students’ lives

Public-private partnerships play an integral part in changing the lives of pupils and students, helping them to attain higher education that might not have been possible before. This is according to the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, who says:...

Urge to connect puts travelers at risk

The urge to go online the moment they  reach foreign soil sees a high proportion of people connecting to unsecured Wi-Fi networks, putting their personal data at risk, according to a study by Kaspersky Lab. The research, which polled 11,= 850 people from across the...

Standard Bank focuses on digital, mobile banking

Standard Bank has seen its mobile traffic growing 100% a year as customers embrace more convenient and efficient solutions for their banking needs. During 2015, 825-million financial transactions worth R430 billion were processed through the banking app. As a...