Africans’ loyalty to local brands drops
The 15th annual Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands reveals a stark disconnect between rising African optimism and declining brand loyalty. While 68% of Africans express belief in Africa, up from 64% in 2024, only 11% of the Top 100 most admired brands are African...
Cancer centre pushes research boundaries with AI
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a specialist cancer center, has announced a pioneering partnership with NTT Data and CARPL.ai, a enterprise imaging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning operations (MLOps) platform. Together, they have designed and...
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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VMware delivers hybrid cloud platform
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Lessons on the future of grid security
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Global trends impacting African consumers
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Data trends shaping digital marketing
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Waiting for 5G: what can you do with wireless now?
The global 5G rollout has begun, with providers in the US and UK loudly announcing the first limited service availability, writes Mervyn Byleveldt, solutions sales manager: Africa at Cradlepoint. With many more countries expected to follow in 2020, it looks like it...
Digital agriculture next frontier for Africa
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Mobile apps simplify FMCG asset management
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