PMI contracts for seventh consecutive month
The seasonally adjusted ABSA Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined by 1.6 points to 43.1 in May, marking a seventh consecutive month in contractionary territory and suggesting ongoing weakness in the manufacturing sector, despite some tentative signs of recovery...
Growing consumer confidence boosts new vehicle sales
New vehicle sales in May experienced a buoyant 22% surge to more than 45 000 units, according to the latest sales data from naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. “It was most satisfying to see customer confidence, boosted by a further interest cut and positive...
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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Move over traditional storage: HPE’s Primera opens up the multi-cloud
If traditional storage was a bicycle, Hybrid cloud storage is a fighter jet - and Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s new generation of enterprise storage allows an IT department to focus on innovation while storage manages itself, predicts and prevents disruptions, and...
NU Africa partners with Indegy
Networks Unlimited Africa now offers industrial cybersecurity in South Africa through a partnership agreement with Indegy, a leader in industrial cybersecurity that protects industrial control system networks from cyber threats, human error and malicious insiders....
Fujitsu develops AI disaster mitigation technology
Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a technology that draws on mathematical models built with limited data on rainfall and water levels to create flooding predictions for rivers. The solution leverages Fujitsu Human Centric AI...
Partners can accelerate Azure business with Westcon-Comstor
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Canon G-Series ink tank printers available in SA, SADC
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Mogalakwena streamlines operational requirements
Anglo American Platinum's Mogalakwena Complex near Mokopane in Limpopo province, the world's largest open-pit platinum mine, has deployed numerous business improvement initiatives over the years to reduce costs to among the lowest in the world. One successful...
Mogalakwena streamlines operational requirements
Anglo American Platinum's Mogalakwena Complex near Mokopane in Limpopo province, the world's largest open-pit platinum mine, has deployed numerous business improvement initiatives over the years to reduce costs to among the lowest in the world. One successful...
Make the switch to solar
The Duxbury Solar Switch was designed to cater for remote locations where electricity is not freely available. It is ideal for locations like mines, construction sites, game farms, forestry, solar and wind farms and mission-critical installation where load shedding is...
Insurance in the age of robo-surgeons and self-driving cars
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