Resilience vital as SA’s supply chains come under pressure
As the global economy reels from yet another round of trade shocks, South Africa’s supply chains are once again caught in the crosshairs of disruption. A recent US court decision to overturn former President Donald Trump’s tariffs has triggered confusion among global...
Mobile device-as-a-service fills enterprise niche
Mobile device-as-a-service (MDaaS) market is rapidly expanding, driven by enterprises' increasing demand for sustainability, flexibility, and comprehensive device management solutions. As organisations prioritise operational efficiency and employee satisfaction, MDaaS...
Intel Gaudi enables lower-cost AI compute and GenAI
MLCommons' results of its industry AI performance benchmark, MLPerf Training v4.0, demonstrate the choice that Intel Gaudi 2 AI accelerators give enterprises and customers. Community-based software simplifies generative AI (GenAI) development and industry-standard...
Nvidia MLPerf training results demonstrate performance, elasticity
The full-stack Nvidia accelerated computing platform has demonstrated high performance in the latest MLPerf Training v4.0 benchmarks. Nvidia more than tripled the performance on the large language model (LLM) benchmark, based on GPT-3 175B, compared to the...
Young South Africans are buying fewer houses
South Africans under the age of 35 years old are buying fewer houses than before - but they are paying more for them. Data from Lightstone shows that the decline in volumes is proportionately sharper than the overall fall in property purchases over the last six years....
R2bn funding positions Africa Data Centres for growth
Africa Data Centres has unlocked funding that will allow it to expand data centre capacity and meet the growing demand for cloud computing services in South Africa. This was facilitated through a bespoke financing solution arranged by RMB. "This funding is a...
BCX launches Africa Local Public Cloud in Mozambique
BCX has launched it Africa Local Public (ALP) Cloud services, powered by Alibaba Cloud's technology, at MozTech in Mozambique. Jonas Bogoshi, CEO at BCX, comments: "The collaboration between Alibaba Cloud and BCX allows us to bring the latest technologies through a...
Payfast by Network partners with JP Morgan Payments
Network International has extended its partnership with JP Morgan Payments to facilitate e-commerce transactions for South African customers. This will be accomplished by leveraging Payfast, Network's online payments solution, so JP Morgan Payments can strengthen its...
Young Saffers still battle to access finance, despite fewer defaults
As South Africa commemorates Youth Day, the spotlight falls on the financial health of young consumers and their ability to leverage credit as a tool for empowerment. Experian's Consumer Default Index (CDIx) for Q1 2024 reveals a complex picture for young South...
AI key to Africa and the future of work
Africa has a unique opportunity to influence what the future of work looks like in these early days as large language learning models (LLMs) are evolving, and the environment for applications is still new. This is according to the AI and the Future of Work in Africa...
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Paratus doubles up on Botswana service
Paratus has built a quality network with double routes in Botswana. The multi-million dollar investment in Paratus's own infrastructure and a strategic partnership within Botswana are helping to sign up clients like Bank Gaborone, FNB, Coca-Cola, Spar, Stefanutti...
Sage expands partnerships with SA universities
Sage has confirmed that eight South African universities include the Sage Business Cloud Accounting and Payroll solutions in their curriculums for students studying commerce, information systems and HR degrees. Today, there are more than 14 000 students across 25...
Online shopping: supplier obligations and consumer rights
Courier companies have hit the ground running as online shopping takes off while malls remain an eerie reality. Finger shopping, snuggled under the duvet, has become a new norm for many South Africans, but what do we know about our rights as electronic consumers or...
Things you should insist your chatbot can do
Businesses of all sizes are increasingly using chatbots to address customer queries. That makes sense, says Clevva co-CEO Ryan Falkenberg, adding: "Used effectively, chatbots can be a valuable addition to any customer service offering. All too often, however, chatbots...
Don’t let conflicted employees and dishonest suppliers ruin your business
Two things that could seriously destroy your organisation's reputation and credibility are conflict of interest and supplier misinformation. These have always been threats to business but now, in the midst of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the need for transparency is...
Sequel Support automates Power BI
Sequel Support is offering small and medium-sized enterprises a way to make the most of their data by leveraging Microsoft Power BI to deliver commercial insight capable of driving business efficiencies and thus increasing profits. Michael Zellhorn, MD of Sequel...
Capitec’s bank app available on Huawei AppGallery
The Capitec Bank app is now available on Huawei's app store, Huawei AppGallery. The announcement comes a few weeks after the company revealed Entersekt's software optimisation onto the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) ecosystem, which brought digital banking software to...
Sophos advances endpoint detection and response
Sophos has unveiled an updated version of its Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), the first solution designed for both security analysts and IT administrators, available now in Sophos Intercept X Advanced and Intercept X Advanced for Server with EDR. Sophos also...
1m check in to Covid-19 screening app
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has confirmed that over 1-million South Africans have already used their Covid-19 digital self-assessment tool called HealthCheck. The HealthCheck self-assessment tool allows for early detection, mapping and management of...
Shelter your business during the economic downturn
It has been more than a week since a large majority of businesses have been allowed to operate again as the country reached level three of the national lockdown. By Arnoux Maré, MD of Innovative Staffing Solutions While it may still be too early to expect businesses...
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