Protect less tech savvy elderly from online fraudsters
Estimates suggest that the elderly worldwide lose more than $3-billion (around R48-billion) each year to online fraudsters. In a world focused on communicating with the digital native Generation Z and tech-savvy Millennials, who were born into the digital era, are we...
The role of technology in driving equality
We live in a world beset by inequalities. Whether they’re related to income, gender, race, or background, you don’t have to look far to find them. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager of Zoho South Africa, for example, has the highest level of wealth inequality in the...
A token approach to ownership
Since 2021, we have seen the rise and rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The NFT boom has been powered by the sale of NFT artwork, the first-ever tweet on Twitter and even popular memes, which have all fetched a pretty penny. Kim Rampersadh, partner at Adams &...
Technology should respond to the reality of our lives
Digital application design throughout all available digital channels has got to keep human behaviour and the science behind it top of mind. Here's why, writes Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay Africa. Did you answer calls from unknown numbers? Many people...
Serving vulnerable communities raises stakes for public sector digital transformation
The ongoing damaging impact of the pandemic combined with a growing number of climate-related emergencies is bringing into stark relief government's ability to provide essential public services to vulnerable communities. By Sunil Geness, director: global government...
Don’t invest in a scam
The rising cost of living continues to tighten its grip on the economy, giving scammers, fraudsters and hustlers the green light to prey on those desperate enough (and potentially unaware of the dangers) to choose an easy way out of the financial hole they have fallen...
Augmented reality app raises the bar for Dell repairability
Dell Technologies has announced a first-of-its-kind augmented reality app for IT repairs, the Dell AR Assistant. This free application (available on both IOS and Android) provides a step-by-step augmented reality experience to help customers replace parts on their...
Made in SA parking solution debuts
As South Africa and the world comes to terms with hybrid working replacing the old model of full time office-based employees, the knock-on effects have forced landlords and property investment companies to reimagine the efficient use of commercial real estate, not...
Boomtown taps into NFTs to fund human trafficking awareness, prevention
South African advertising and marketing communication group Boomtown has tapped into the current NFT1 'feeding frenzy' to raise awareness about modern-day slavery and funds for A21, a global organisation working towards the end of human trafficking and slavery. Under...
What should you do if the information on your credit report looks wrong?
The National Credit Act (NCA) provides you with the right to dispute any factually incorrect credit information on your credit report generated by a credit bureau and to have this information corrected. By Annelene Dippenaar, chief legal and compliance officer at...
1BTC from anonymous donor builds schools in PE
The Built With Bitcoin Foundation, a humanitarian organisation powered by Bitcoin, has constructed two new schools in Port Elizabeth, thanks to the anonymous donation of 1 BTC. The foundation creates equitable opportunity by providing clean water, access to quality...
What happens to your credit record after a debt review?
The Reserve Bank recently announced a further interest rate hike of 50bp to 4,75%, its largest incremental hike since 2016. The increase will likely see a rise in the 66% of South African credit seekers already getting rejected. South Africans are battling with, not...