Banks are not doing as well as they think

Bankers aren’t doing as well as they think when it comes to customer trust, loyalty and creating a personalized banking experience. A new IBM study reveals there are serious gaps between how banking executives believe they are doing, and how their customers...

Mixed reaction to new visa regime

There’s been mixed reaction to Friday’s announcement that government will scrap some of the onerous requirements on foreign tourists applying for a visa to visit South Africa. Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom addressed the media at a Cabinet briefing on...

Digital economy set to hit $4,8tr by 2025

A fresh wave of digital transformation is coming, with industries across the board impacted by the “second digital revolution”, according to a new report published by analysts at Ovum looking at the digital economy and its key players over the next decade....

Angola enters the international capital market

Angola announced the launch of sovereign debt bonds in the international market in the form of Eurobonds, amounting to $1,5-billion, under the Executive public finance management policy, in accordance with the long-term economic and financial development programme....

Reach Trust will use Mxit for education

Mxit will cease to operate as a commercial venture, having donated all of its IP and technology assets to The Reach Trust, an independent public benefit organisation established to improve lives using Mxit technology. The organisational changes will not affect the...

First Public ICT Awards winners named

The winners of the first annual Public ICT Awards were announced in Durban last night. The awards, designed and launched by State Information Technology Agency (Sita) provide a platform to promote and profile innovation and transformation through products, solutions...