Average vehicle age continues to rise
The average age of US light vehicles rose to 12,8 years, an increase of two months for the second consecutive year in 2024, according to new analysis from S&P Global Mobility. The average age for passenger cars climbed to 14,5 years, while light trucks average is...
Teen Accounts aim to keep youngsters safe
Meta is has launched Teen Accounts on Instagram in South Africa, aiming to provide safe, private and positive online experiences for teens across Africa. Parents want to feel confident that their teens can use social media to connect with their friends and explore...
Wearables set for rebound
The wearable devices market declined 0,9% YoY in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), says IDC, adding that despite improved economic conditions, mature markets such as the US, Western Europe and Japan recorded declines in 4Q23 due to muted demand, tough comparisons...
Microsoft boosts AI healthcare market
Microsoft's recent announcement that it will be further integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its applications is expected to contribute significantly to the 31% CAGR in the AI healthcare space between 2022 and 2027, says research group GlobalData. In the last...
Strong momentum for security spend in Europe
European security spending will grow by 12,3% in 2024, marking another year of strong momentum with double-digit growth, according to IDC's Worldwide Security Spending Guide. Spending in the region is expected to increase at a steady pace throughout the whole 2022 to...
Illegal cigarettes cost SA billions
South Africa has been losing billions of rands on illegal cigarettes - more than R100-billion since 2010. New research from University of Cape Town (UCT) academics Dr Nicole Vellios and Professor Corné van Walbeek says that in 2022 alone, the government lost...
Capacity building support, training for Lesotho ESOs
Tshimologong Precinct welcomed 14 Enterprise Support Organisations (ESOs) from Lesotho for the ESOs second cohort Capacity Building Programme. The programme is for the Government of Lesotho, through the Competitiveness and Financial Inclusion (CAFI) Project under the...
Conflict, climate shocks drive African displacement
Conflict and violence remain the main drivers of displacement and movements in sub-Saharan Africa in 2022, exacerbated by increasing climate shocks and hazards, according to a new report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the African Union...
Nampak detects security breach
Nampak has become the latest victim of cybercrime, having detected unauthorised activity on its IT systems last week (20 March 2024). Manufacturing and operations are not affected. The company has made a voluntary disclosure about the attack. "An unknown third-party...
Mobile IDs, MFA, sustainability emerge as top security trends
A new HID study, the 2024 State of the Security Industry Report, delves into the underlying concerns driving upcoming innovations and the technologies that underpin them, helping security leaders to be proactive in adapting to evolving challenges. This year's survey...
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US firms top in cybersecurity M&As
US companies remained the most active investors in the cybersecurity technology space during 2014-2018, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. Of the top five acquirers in terms of number of acquisitions, the top three were headquartered in the US, with...
Kingson revises fund size to $100m
Kingson Fund Two, a high-growth Tech and black-owned SME fund launched in the first quarter of 2019 at R400-million (about $30-million), has been revised to $100-million, due to the enthusiastic investment appetite and committed capital from international investors....
LanDynamix achieves Level 2 BEE certification
LanDynamix has achieved a Level 2 BEE rating for the second year in a row. The company has also revealed the details of the LanDynamix Employees Trust which has been allocated 30% of the shares in the business. Established in 2006 LanDynamix provides cyber security...
Partners put Carbon Tax in the spotlight
Two consulting firms, Cova Advisory and XNovos, have announced a partnership to produce a software system to help companies to cope with the requirements of the new Carbon Tax. They have signed an MOU, and are committed to helping meet demand for a comprehensive...
BT delivers security services for icare
BT has signed a contract to deploy a cloud-based SIEM service for icare, a regional provider of insurance and care services to the businesses, people and communities of New South Wales, Australia. By selecting BT, icare will benefit from market-leading cyber security...
SUSE enhances delivery of containerised, cloud native applications
SUSE has announced updates to its application delivery solutions that help customers accelerate production of modern containerised and cloud native applications. These updates advance SUSE's delivery and support of solutions to create, deploy and manage workloads...
Vox expands SME assessment programme
Vox has introduced its IT Assessment Programme, which is aimed at ensuring that small and medium enterprises' IT infrastructure is up to date and secure, and that it is maintained in line with global best practice. "We have developed a software tool that...
DHL rolls out eShop to more countries
Since its initial introduction in April of this year, the DHL Africa eShop app has seen its user base grow rapidly and, within the first three months of operation, it had already been rolled out to 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. DHL Express has announced that...
FNB customers send billions in eWallet funds
The volume of money sent via FNB's eWallet has grown 19% to 46-million by end of June 2019. The total value transmitted was over R25-billion for the year, with regular recipients continuing to grow. FNB Consumer CEO, Dr Christoph Nieuwoudt, says: "The record volumes...
Prosus lists in Amsterdam, Johannesburg
Prosus, a global consumer internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world, has started trading through a primary listing on Euronext Amsterdam and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. With assets valued in excess of...
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