E-commerce slow, but set to boom

E-commerce experts remain upbeat that the market is developing sufficiently and is about to boom, despite slow uptake in South Africa over the past five years. Data presented at the recent eCommerce Africa 2016 conference indicate that the appetite in the market is...

Smartphone growth set to slow

According to a recent forecast update from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 2015 is likely to be the last year of double-digit smartphone growth. The 2015 calendar year finished with 1,44-billion smartphone shipments...

Blind spots in threat detection

Users are deeply dissatisfied with their current threat detection and investigation capabilities, with only 24% percent of organisations satisfied with their ability to detect and investigate threats. According to RSA’s new Threat Detection Effectiveness Survey,...

SA start-up drives international brand

Rémy Cointreau Africa has chosen South African tech start up, Continuon, as the social-CRM tool for its Rémy Martin brand. Continuon allows Rémy Martin to gather and analyse rich data from across its digital ecosystem. The core principles of CRM remain unchanged: to...

Promo to keep uncapped ADSL competitive

Internet Service Provider OpenWeb has launched a new bonus promotion on its Uncapped ADSL products. This is part of strategy to slash the price of uncapped ADSL products to remain competitive in a fast-changing fixed-broadband market. OpenWeb CEO Keoma Wright says...

African women to be honoured

The New African Woman Forum Awards has announced a shortlist of more than 60 remarkable women who have made significant contributions in their respective fields. The winners, as voted by New African Woman magazine’s readers, will be announced on 10 March in...