Huawei to power SA’s first grid-forming system
Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa has been selected as the exclusive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner for the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project, a flagship initiative led by the Mzansi Energy...
Telco-powered credit score enables better access to finance
TransUnion Africa, in partnership with MTN and its digital platform business, Chenosis, has launched TransUnion Telco Data Score, a new credit scoring solution that uses mobile phone call data records to help South Africans with limited or no formal credit history...
Interest in blockchain has waned
Global interest in blockchain technology has plummeted by 63% over the past three years. Research group Stocklytics believes the decline marks a notable shift in technological enthusiasm and signaling a waning excitement surrounding blockchain’s potential...
United effort key to tackling SA’s plastic pollution
With World Earth Day coming up on Monday (22 April), the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has underscored the critical need for concerted efforts to combat plastic pollution - a pressing environmental challenge in South Africa. This year's...
Digital investments market to hit $2,8trn in 2024
The assets under the management of the digital investments market - including robo-advisors and neobrokers - have snowballed over the past years, rising from $3,8-billion in 2017 to a whopping $2,26-trillion in 2023. And the entire market is expected to continue...
How to fight stress across social media
Stress Awareness Month, observed every April since 1992, serves as a critical reminder of the importance of managing stress for maintaining users’ mental and physical health. Social media has emerged as a significant source of stress, contributing to the proliferation...
Obituary: Stephan Nel
Stephan Nel, founder and CEO of the Omni Group of companies, has passed away. Nel was born in Potchefstroom on 18 February 1977 and died in Pretoria on 10 April 2024. A lifelong entrepreneur, he started his career in the IT industry at the age of 16, operating out of...
African alarm clock – the hadeda – just loves your lush lawn
A new study by Dr Carla du Toit, Professor Anusuya Chinsamy, and Associate Professor Susan Cunning from the University of Cape Town (UCT) has unveiled the extraordinary sensory capabilities of Hadeda Ibises (Bostrychia hagedash) - shedding light on their remarkable...
Cisco targets security in the AI age with Hypershield
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is dominating the headlines today, but the technology to power the revolution is still being developed - and it is largely still unsecured. "This is one of the largest platform shifts most of us have experienced in...
Intel welcomes Open Platform for enterprise AI
The Linux Foundation AI & Data have announced the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) as its latest Sandbox Project. OPEA aims to accelerate secure, cost-effective generative AI (GenAI) deployments for businesses by driving interoperability across a diverse and...
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Cyber security at the rugby world cup
Get the braaivleis and biltong ready because this year's highly anticipated rugby world cup in Japan will be the biggest and most tech-enabled event the world has ever seen. Simon McCullough, F5 Networks' major channel account manager, discusses the cyber security...
Kyocera achieves top copier, MFP position
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa has been placed first overall in unit sales for the first half of 2019, with a market share of 14,6%. This is according to market data specialist InfoSource's latest research which shows market sizing data in the office...
Cloud-based solution counters cheating in e-sports
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Ulwembu secures stake in JumpCO Consulting
Black-owned Ulwembu Business Services has purchased a stake in JumpCO Consulting, a professional services and software product business focused on delivering digital economy-ready enterprise solutions in: integration and business process management (BPM), cloud and...
Dell EMC PowerMax delivers multi-cloud flexibility
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Botswana telco doubles satellite capacity
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Digicloud Africa signs up Google Cloud
Digicloud Africa has joined Google Cloud's partner ecosystem as a value-added distributor for Google Cloud Platform and G Suite in Africa. Digicloud Africa will operate as a two-tier distributor supporting G Suite and Google Cloud Platform resellers across Africa,...
SA agent is a globally-recognised hero
Helping young work-seekers change their lives for the better is all in a day's work for Harambee contact centre agent Thapelo Kwenane, but his dedication and amazing results have seen him awarded international recognition and the title of CX Hero at the Genesys...
Digital payments may be key to African prosperity
For the longest time, small and medium sized businesses (SME's) scattered across the African continent have been battered by every economic, political and literal storm that happens to blow through. Female-owned enterprises are especially fighting this battle....
Are contact centres soft targets for stealing personal data?
Hackers are becoming more brazen in the way they target organisations as they hunt for soft targets. Companies who see the value in outsourcing their customer experience to contact centres should be wary of the risks this brings, coupled with the adoption of new...
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