Is Bitcoin a safer bet than gold?
As gold prices hover near record highs, driven by insatiable central bank demand, a striking new global poll by deVere Group reveals that 73% of investors aged 24 to 45 now favour Bitcoin over the precious metal as a long-term investment. The survey of 730 clients...
Young workers drive growth in earned wage access
Data from Paymenow reveals that young people are leading the adoption of earned wage access (EWA). The number of active users of the Paymenow platform aged 18 to 33 grew by 132% over the past year, significantly outpacing the platform’s 73% growth among older users....
Double-digital growth forecast for MEA IT security spend
Spending on security products and services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), excluding Israel, will grow 10,3% year on year in 2024 to reach $6,2-billion, according to the latest Worldwide Security Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). The...
Companies pour massive investments into security upskilling
Most then 70% of businesses pay more than $100 000 for additional training annually to keep skills of their cybersecurity employees up to date, a recent global Kaspersky study has revealed. However, the surveyed companies also highlighted that there was a lack of...
The world spent $42,5trn on IT over the last decade
Each year, companies and consumers worldwide spend trillions of dollars on IT, including devices like PCs, tablets, mobile phones, printers, enterprise software, data center systems, and communications services. And, while 2024 is on track to set a new record with...
Expanding channel, enhanced user experiences drive smart home devices
The market for smart home devices within the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) region reached $12,71- billion in 2023, a 6% increase on the previous year's $11,990billion. That's according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC) and its...
Interim results reveal mixed fortunes for EOH
EOH Holdings reported group revenue of R3,1-billion for the six months ended 31 January 2024, lower than R3,2-billion for the six months ended 31 January 2023. Group operating profit was R9-million for the period, compared to R143-million in the first half of 2023....
Student competition winners hone skills in Texas
Team Wits, winners of the Student Cluster Competition (SCC) run by CHPC and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), sponsored by Dell Technologies South Africa, honed their skills at the Dell HPC and AI Innovation Lab at Dell HQ in Round Rock as...
Technology can improve TB outcomes
Few realise the extent of the global burden of tuberculosis (TB) or know how many people still succumb to this disease every year. Dr Phathokuhle Zondi, clinical lead at Unu Health The Centres for Disease Control in the US estimates that 2-billion people - a quarter...
Young SA scientists fly the flag Beijing Science Competition
Cutting-edge research projects by local young scientists will compete against other high-tech studies at this year's Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition (BYSCC) in China, under the theme "Discovery, Innovation and Responsibility". The four young scientists, who...
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If your data isn’t living on the edge it should be
The end-user experience is critical when it comes to data access. From online shopping to banking and insurance, dealing with any sort of call centre or even buying groceries, nobody wants to be held hostage by slow systems. By Marius Maritz, operations manager at DMP...
Everyone should think like a hacker
Relevant cybersecurity isn't perpetuated exclusively through investment and systems, it is reliant on people and their understanding of the cyber threat. A leading ethical technology hacker in Europe, Jamie Woodruff, gained access to a well-known financial institution...
Fintech and bank partnerships can grow SMEs
The fintech adoption rate in Africa is set to soar, with South Africa ranking third in future growth, after China and India. This is due to the presence of established fintech firms and higher customer acceptance in the country. Partnerships between fintech start-ups...
Self-healing smart grids minimise blackouts
Utilities must adapt smart grids to thrive in a decarbonised, digitised and decentralised electric world. Schneider Electric encourages utilities to change the way they think about energy and how innovations, such as EcoStruxure Grid (our ecosystem of smart grids and...
Macsteel enables B2B e-commerce platform
In what it believes is a first for the steel sector, Macsteel has launched an e-commerce B2B platform to sell steel online, giving customers 24/7 access to a sales and enquiry environment. "Business is no longer constrained to the hours between 8am and 5pm, and we...
Successfully managing risk in a digital world
At a time when IT staff need to deliver on the backup, recovery, and business continuity needs of organisations, decision-makers must be able to successfully manage risk. By Kate Mollett, regional manager for Africa at Veeam In South Africa, the recent launch of...
Identity and access management has business on high alert
Identity and access management (IAM) is now a must in commerce and the need to protect digital assets (most notably data) is driving the development of solutions and widespread adoption, irrespective of the size of the business. Paul Chari, principal consultant EDC...
Helping small business tackle the IT challenge head on
The IT issues facing small businesses (SBs) are no less challenging than those facing an enterprise, yet as an industry IT continues to complicate the sales pitch and oversell technology solutions to SMEs, a market craving innovation. It is with this in mind that...
Uber partners with Old Mutual to teach driver-partners financial literacy
Driver-partners in South Africa are extremely important to Uber and for this reason, Uber is proud to bring back the Old Mutual Financial Literacy Sessions for driver-partners at no cost to them. The education sessions, which will run weekly for the next 24 months,...
Software AG named a visionary for Industrial IoT platforms
Gartner has named Software AG a Visionary in the "Magic Quadrant for Industrial IoT Platforms" report for its Cumulocity IoT Platform. This Magic Quadrant includes Niche Players and Visionaries only, due to the youth of the market. Software AG was placed furthest for...
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