Microsoft SA invests R1,3bn in SMMEs, youth

Microsoft SA invests R1,3bn in SMMEs, youth

Kathy Gibson reports – Microsoft is making about R1,3-billion available in an equity equivalence agreement with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) for a fund supporting skills and capability development and enterprise development for youth...
CEOs cite growth as their top priority for 2024

CEOs cite growth as their top priority for 2024

A massive 62% of CEOs selected growth as their top business priority in 2024, according to a new survey by Gartner. This is the highest level since 2014, and an increase from last year’s survey where 49% of CEOs said their top business priority was growth....

Election fever brings on cyberattack headaches

With only a week to go before national elections, South Africa is facing an increase in cyberattacks – evidenced by recent breaches at the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa...

Unveiling the surge in fraud attacks

Fraud is on the increase, with a massive 76% of South African respondents to Experian’s survey for its Defeating Fraud Report having seen an increase in fraud losses over the past year. The report surveyed 308 fraud managers in financial services, telecom, and...

New insights into cloud-powered data protection strategies

“Enterprises are starting to realise that it’s not if or even when they will suffer from a ransomware or cyberattack, but how many times,” says Dave Russell, senior vice-president of strategy at Veeam, following the release of the latest Veeam 2024...

SMBs shift to more agile performance management

SMBs in South Africa increasingly recognise that traditional approaches to performance management no longer meet their needs in a world of digital transformation and hybrid working models, so traditional performance reviews are thus starting to give way to more agile,...