Google Cloud opens first African region in Joburg
Kathy Gibson reports – In a first for Africa, Google Cloud has launched a Johannesburg region, joining its global network of 40 regions and 121 zones. Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications and Digital Technology, says the opening of the cloud region is an...
New AI attack vectors a top concern for SA organisations
South African organisations are concerned about the potential for artificial intelligence to be used to launch attacks that are hard to guard against. This is among the findings from Mimecast’s ninth annual State of Human Risk report. Based on the findings of an...
Intel-supported app to detect throat cancer in seconds
The next time you open wide and say, "aah," your doctor may be able to detect much more than inflamed tonsils - and may recognise laryngeal cancer. But it won't happen with the doctor peering down your throat with a flashlight. Instead, you'll be stretching that...
Internet access at risk in one in eight countries in election-rich 2024
In 2024, elections are set to take place in 90 countries. Elections have a history of triggering increased internet restrictions in some countries. Such restrictions can compromise the integrity and fairness of elections by enabling governments to exert greater...
V2X-connected vehicle sales set to exceed 60m by 2034
China is set to add 30-million new V2X-enabled vehicles to the road every year by 2034, according to IDTechEx's report, "Connected and Software-Defined Vehicles 2024-2034: Markets, Forecasts, Technologies", as part of a wider global trend that will see V2X technology...
SA companies still lag in training employees
According to Kaspersky's Business Digitisation survey, only 28% of companies surveyed in South Africa organised training on cybersecurity for their employees. And 16% did not organise any IT-related training for their employees, even on basic IT functions. If an...
Growthpoint signs wind-hydro-solar PPA deal
Growthpoint Properties has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Etana Energy for 195GWh of renewable energy a year, representing 32% of its total current annual electricity consumption (612GWhs in FY23). In November 2023, South Africa's leading REIT,...
Active consumer asset tracking devices on the increase
According to a new research report from the IoT analyst Berg Insight, the number of active consumer asset tracking devices in Europe and North America reached 12,5-million at the end of 2022. Growing at a CAGR of 18,4% the number of units in active use is estimated to...
SOLmate celebrates 1m digital wallet transactions
South African digital wallet provier SOLmate has recorded 1-million transactions since inception in December 2023, with over 30 000 new customers registering in the past two months. As more retailers and venues transition to cashless operations, the demand for digital...
Early smartphone use could have long-term consequences
A group of researchers from the University of Milano-Bicocca and SUPSI, by means of longitudinal data provided by INVALSI (Italian Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System), has confirmed that early smartphone usage before the age of 12 does not bring...
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Ericsson, Telefónica make 5G car manufacturing a reality for Mercedes-Benz
Ericsson is teaming up with Telefónica Germany to enable 5G car production via a private 5G network for Mercedes-Benz at the company's Sindelfingen plant in southern Germany. All production systems and machines in the new-build Factory 56 will be connected and...
Chatbots enable a better customer experience
The local contact centre industry is thriving and has seen substantial growth over the last four years, as South Africa became an enticing destination for offshore business. By Emmanuelle Salon, business development manager: telcos - South Africa at Wipro...
CA Southern Africa appoints new channel partner
CA Southern Africa has announced the appointment of a new channel partner - Cyber Sentinel, a cyber security services company with a dedicated team of information security experts, business analysts and software engineers. According to Cyber Sentinel principal...
LG Counts on G+D Mobile Security
LG has launched the LG Pay mobile payment service supporting Mastercard and Visa in the US, the first market outside of its home country South Korea. The Convego CloudPay service from G+D Mobile Security is used for deployment, provisioning and lifecycle management of...
Make sure of change management success
Implementing a compliance project within an organisation is always challenging. This is the word from Sandi Hager, senior change management consultant at Bizmod, who adds: "The primary reason for this is that the leadership team often fails to realise the significant...
CRS offers tax advisory service
CRS Technologies has partnered with Tax Debt Compliance to bring a tax advisory service to its HR and payroll clients. In the current economic climate many cash-strapped businesses find themselves unable to pay their outstanding tax debt to SARS. Some try to put the...
Variety is standard with HP workstation range
HP is delivering highly configurable options for Z6 G4 workstations featuring Intel Xeon W CPUs. Ideal for demanding creative workloads like 3D animation and rendering, or any workflows that need higher core counts but don't require the need for a dual processor...
Keep tabs on third-party financial health
With increasing global focus on limiting illegal activities such as bribery, corruption, illicit proceeds, money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes, the review of third-party financial health within due diligence is more critical than ever....
New App Integrator Directory aims to ignite SME growth
The launch of the South African App Integrator Directory, brainchild of digital accounting software firm Xero, is set to solve the complexity of choosing apps for small business owners. The directory has now gone live in South Africa - with six partners - Realm...
Standard Bank sees Instant Money uptake
Digital money transfers are becoming South Africa's favourite way of transferring cash across the country with volumes climbing at the end of each month, during long weekends, school holidays and during traditional peak holiday seasons. Standard Bank offers the...
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