African business schools improve marks

The American University in Cairo’s (AUC) School of Business has received accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development, which awards the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation.  This means that the AUC is now one of only...

Cyber-attacks become more disruptive

Disruptive cyber-attacks are becoming more effective at breaching security defences, causing major disruption and sometimes bringing down organisations for whole working days, according to a new global study from BT. The research reveals that 41% of organisations...

SA’s dotCities reservation process opens

Trademark holders can now apply for reservation of their chosen domain names within South Africa’s three new city Top-Level Domains (cTLDs), following the commencement of pre-registration by the ZA Central Registry (ZACR).

Telecoms growth as smartphones proliferate

The telecommunications market is poised for continued growth during 2014, with two of the main drivers being mobile technology and smartphones. Expectations also point to a distinct possibility that there will be more mobile subscriptions than the global population,...

Digitisation drives African Internet use

Internet penetration in Africa at 15,6% is about half the world average. While some may see this as cause for concern, it is not a true reflection of the level of access on the continent where individuals may not own terminals but access the Internet at cybercafés. In...