Red tape to stifle e-passports

Smart electronic passports (e-passports) can fight terrorism and international crime by making it harder to forge travel documents – but can they overcome their most powerful enemies: political opposition and governmental red tape? HIS Technology research...

Adapt IT reports huge year-on-year growth

Adapt IT Holdings Limited has announced its results for the year ended 30 June 2014. “Our growth has exceeded the ICT industry averages with 33,9% turnover growth, 55% headline earning per share growth and total shareholder returns of 332%. This has not only attracted...
The opportunity for African cities

The opportunity for African cities

CEOs around the world are increasingly recognising the untapped potential of sub-Saharan Africa. This is driven by Africa’s unparalleled demographic edge or demographic dividend. By 2040, Africa is expected to have the biggest labour force in the world and...

LIVE Inspect wins App of Year award

The votes are in, the judges have decided and this year’s top apps have been named. The annual MTN Business App of the Year awards celebrating local talent and highlighting the innovation of South African developers was held in Johannesburg last night with LIVE...

Smartphone shipments surpass 300m

The worldwide smartphone market reached a new milestone in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), moving past the 300-million unit mark for the first time in its history. According to final data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile...

PayPal flaw still unfixed after two months

A new security vulnerability in PayPal lets hackers bypass the site’s two-factor authentication, according to a security researcher who says he’s reported the flaw to PayPal – but it remains unfixed.