Smart homes can help to cut electricity usage
Containing climate change to a 1,5 degree rise in temperatures this century requires action from everyone. And, with South Africa the 12th largest emitter of greenhouse gases worldwide, it's time for us to do more to reduce our personal carbon footprints. This is...
Digital identity and the post-Covid environment
It is well-known that the Covid-pandemic has forced change in many industries and driven digitalisation at a pace faster than anyone could have anticipated, but it has happened at the cost of robust security and digital authentication. The ramifications of this could...
Fight holiday shopping fraud in 2021
Welcome to the holiday shopping season for 2021, the second impacted by the pandemic. By Tj Horan, Fico vice-president of product management Global Supply chain issues and scenes of countless ships waiting to unload their global cargo have certainly reminded us all of...
EV revolution makes no sense without solar
The clock is ticking for the internal combustion engine (ICE), with more than 100 countries and other entities at the recent COP26 climate summit committing to phasing it out by 2035. By Christiaan Hattingh, MD of AWPower Yet South Africa risks missing this wave of...
IT security professionals vital in fast-changing environment
The role of information security professionals has become a critical one as the world enters the second phase of the internet revolution, in which computers run everything and everything is connected. Mikko Hyppönen, chief research officer at F-Secure, says: "We are...
Learn an African language online
Student start-up Vambo Academy makes African indigenous language learning fun and interactive: at the click of a button users will be well on their way to achieving their language development goals. The brains behind this innovative idea, Chido Dzinotyiwei, is a...
The future of SA utility management into 2022 and beyond
Now, more than ever, attention in South Africa has shifted to how best generate electricity at affordable rates and how to optimise utility management during these uncertain times. By Hennie Moodie, new business lead at Remote Metering Solutions The National Energy...
Things to consider when it comes to home security cameras
South Africa's most recent crime stats from the South African Police Service show that robberies at residences increased by 7,6% in Q1 of this year, compared to the same period in 2020. It was the crime with the fifth highest increase from January to March. "As we...
Mukuru expands in SA
African fintech Mukuru has extended its partnership with Pargo Click and Collect and announced that its many users can now receive their remittances via WICODE at any Shoprite, Checkers or Usave store. Mukuru CEO Andy Jury says that financial inclusion starts by...
Digital travel declaration solution supports governments in opening borders
SITA announced that it will make its Digital Travel Declaration solution - which allows passengers to share required travel and health documentation with governments ahead of travel - available to governments free of charge globally. This is aimed at addressing the...
How your generator could affect your insurance
Load shedding is back, and here to stay for a while - but don't go rushing off to buy your own alternative power supply without first checking how it'll affect your home insurance. That's the warning from King Price's partner of client experience, Wynand van Vuuren,...
Digital gateways the new normal for SA travellers
The recent move to Level 1 lockdown and the announcement around South Africa's (SA) removal from the United Kingdom's 'red list' is very likely to have spurred a surge in online travel bookings, writes Benjamin Boesch, chief digital officer of VFS Global. While this...