Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

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Consistent communication helps compliance leaders to manage risks

Third-party risk management (TPRM) is compromised in many organisations because those holding the relationship with the third-party (relationship owners) don’t escalate red flags to compliance teams reliably, according to Gartner. Relationship owners are most often...

Cyber immunity key to foiling cybercrime

Kaspersky has revealed findings from its latest research, stating that 73% of cybersecurity professionals in South Africa regard cyber immunity as an effective strategy for minimising the capabilities of cybercriminals to penetrate networks and compromise systems....

New research reduces number of qubits for useful quantum computing

Alice & Bob, a hardware developer working on fault-tolerant quantum computers, in collaboration with the research institute Inria, has announced a new quantum error correction architecture - low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes on cat qubits - to reduce hardware...

Automotive electronics to be worth $468,17bn by 2030

The global automotive electronics market size is expected to reach $468,17-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 8,8% during the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Increased safety and security concerns would fuel demand for car...

Nokia works on framework for future lunar economy

Nokia Bell Labs has been selected to participate in the 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) program, a US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) initiative that will design an integrated multi-service architecture to support a thriving economy on the...

Shopify leads e-commerce giants in market cap gain

After a brutal 2020, which brought the first-ever revenue drop, 2023 was a good year for the e-commerce industry. The market revenue jumped by almost 10% year-over-year and hit $3,15-trillion, up from $2,87-trillion a year before, while more than 300-million new users...

Clean energy tech advances drive reduced costs

The average cost of adding clean energy technologies to the worlds' power grids will see a continued decline, dropping by 15% to 20% by 2030. This is among the findings from S&P Global Commodity Insights' latest report on the Top 10 Trends in Clean Energy...

Captured CO2 goes into useful products

IDTechEx predicts that by 2044, utilisation of waste CO2 will reach 800Mt to create over 3 000Mt of useful products. By Eve Pope, technology analyst at IDTechEx Revenue generated through carbon dioxide utilisation (CO2U) over the next two decades will be vital to...

After an attack, SA targets focus on building resilience

Almost half of South African organisations found it necessary to completely overhaul the skills and qualifications of their cybersecurity teams following major cybersecurity incidents, along with significant improvements in processes and technology, in 2023. This was...

MacOS backdoor targets cryptocurrency wallets

Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an unconventional strain of macOS malware. The previously unknown family of malicious software, distributed discreetly through pirated applications, targets macOS users' cryptocurrency, which is stored in digital wallets. In...

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Fine balance between cost saving and proper security

There is a massive misconception that small and medium size businesses are less vulnerable to cyberattacks and in particular email threats. The opposite is in fact true as they generally do not have adequate security measures in place, writes Cloudbox CEO Justin...

Intelligent automation unlocks business opportunities

The hysteria two decades ago surrounding the millennium bug, Y2K, highlights how since then business and people - both from personal and work standpoint - have changed their views and interactions with technology. This is according to Pommie Lutchman, CEO at Ocular...

Vista takes digital journey with Temenos

Vista Group, a challenger bank building itself into a pan-African financial institution designed to meet the needs of retail and commercial customers, has partnered with banking software company Temenos to power its digital transformation journey. Vista Bank is...

Accenture digitally transforms fan experience for SA Rugby

Accenture has revealed its plans to transform fan engagement for Springbok supporters following the launch of SA Rugby's new responsive digital fan platform. The reimagining and building of the new digital fan platform forms part of Accenture Digital's partnership...

The pain of the password

Password breaches are all too common nowadays and the biggest challenge is to keep a different complex password for every website or app, writes John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software. Most people use the same passwords on multiple sites and, when one of those sites is...

Dimension Data introduces next-generation managed services

Dimension Data has announced the launch of its next-generation global managed services to help clients simplify the management and operation of their technology. Dimension Data's Managed Services Platform now offers near real-time insight and reporting, managing over...

SA payments processor boosted by global investment

Financial Software and Systems (FSS), a global digital payment and financial technology company, has made a strategic investment in South African payments company Ecentric Payment Systems to accelerate growth momentum into Africa. FSS has acquired a 46% stake in...

Spaza shop fintech closes a gap in R40bn cash market

It is estimated that the spaza shop market in South Africa is valued at around R40 billion per year and that 90% or more of the transactions are in cash. This market is growing at around 10% each year. Despite this statistic of unaccounted cash, South Africa's...

Bluegrass Digital helps Bloomable to bloom

Bloomable, formerly known as SA Florist, has partnered with digital transformation specialist Bluegrass Digital to support the growing ecommerce business with big ambitions. Bloomable is an online marketplace that connects people looking to buy fresh flowers and...

Top tools for successful business analysts

In order to be a great business analyst (BA), knowledge of the business, understanding the technical aspects and a capability in the tools of the trade are all key to ensuring high-quality software is delivered on time and as per spec. A complicated role, BAs within...

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