MTN sheds controlling interest in Afrihost

MTN plans to dispose of its 50,02% shareholding in internet services provider, Afrihost, in line with its strategy of focusing on core business and pursuing opportunities in relevant adjacent businesses. The transaction is still subject to regulatory clearances and...

Wits to launch online courses

Wits University has developed a suite of online course offerings that will be made available over the next three years to enhance access to higher education. These include massive open online courses (MOOCs) on the edX platform, short online courses, and ultimately...

Chinese e-commerce giant breaks new ground

JD.com, mainland China’s second-largest business-to-consumer e-commerce platform operator (after Alibaba’s Tmall.com), could well be on the fast track to profitability on the back of a steady increase in mobile users and transactions. JD.com’s strong...

Massive growth for crypto-ransomware

The number of users attacked with encryption ransomware is soaring, with 718 536 users hit between April 2015 and March 2016: an increase of 5,5 times compared to the same period in 2014-2015. The irreversible consequences of this kind of malware infection, along with...

SA Innovation Summit open for entries

The SA Innovation Summit will once again give inventors, innovators and established companies the opportunity to enter their prototype or product into the Inventors Garage and/or SA Innovation Legends Pitching Den competitions. Summit Director, Dr Audrey Verhaeghe,...

96m M2M modules shipped 2015

Berg Insight estimates that global cellular M2M module shipments increased by 19,4% in 2015 to a new record level of 96- million. A somewhat higher growth rate is expected for 2016. Until 2020, shipments of cellular M2M devices are forecasted to grow at a compound...