Altech Multimedia believes in local tech

Following Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor’s call to the private sector to help elevate the recognition of home-grown technology to service the country’s markets and address local needs, Altech Multimedia believes it has the proven local technology,...
Lack of trust stifles app use

Lack of trust stifles app use

Almost half of all consumers say that a lack of trust limits the amount of apps they download, compared to 37% in 2013.This is according to results from MEF’s third annual Global Consumer Trust Report. The report, supported by AVG Technologies, analyses data from...

Africa still attractive as innovation hub

As the second largest continent in the world, and having the second highest population after Asia, Africa is a lucrative destination for innovation activities. The extended period of political stability and favourable demographic dividend has attracted billions of...

Significant African opportunities for M2M

While machine-to-machine (M2M) opportunities may be limited across the African continent, significant potential for growth exists, particularly in respect to the deployment of M2M energy, utility and security services. That’s the opinion of global ICT consulting...

UJ researcher warns about toxic leadership

There is a growing incidence of toxic leadership in organisations in South Africa, as deduced from anecdotal and research evidence. If this cancer of toxicity carries on growing unabated, it would endanger in no uncertain terms people’s and organisations’ wellbeing, performance and success in South Africa in the present and the future.

Nomanini takes mobile payments to Africa

South African company Nomanini has created a mobile point of sale terminal and cloud-based distribution platform that is fundamentally changing the nature of the prepaid voucher industry in informal markets. This is according to the latest case study from the GSMA,...