Consumer spending promises festive season recovery
The festive season is in full swing and economic experts are predicting that consumer spending will rebound to pre-pandemic levels, signaling a strong recovery in retail and consumer confidence. This optimism is already taking shape, with inflation falling to a...
Manipulative pricing seen during major shopping events
Many consumers believe they are scoring a great deal during Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or other major shopping events — but are they? A new study from Oxylabs reveals that over 70% of products in major US marketplaces were actually more expensive on Black Friday...
Popular iWeek conference back next year
For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit - and by popular demand! - the South African Internet industry's iWeek conference is back. Hosted by the ZA Network Operators Group (ZANOG) and Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA), the event will be...
Resilience of SA businesses comes to the fore
The latest Experian Business Debt Index (BDI) indicates that South African businesses are not only coming to terms with load shedding and other adverse economic conditions but are, in fact, stoically battling through them and showing growth. The BDI, which reflects...
Slight relief for take-home pay in June
Despite the tough economic conditions, the average nominal take-home pay, tracked in the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), showed a marginal uptick in June, adding to the stabilisation observed over the past three months. "The average nominal take-home pay...
SA’s financial sector suffers highest losses from data breaches
IBM Security has released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the average data breach cost for South African organizations reached R49,45-million in 2023 - an all-time high for the report. This represents an 8% increase over the last three years and a 73%...
Increased chip demand will fuel steady OSAT growth
A surge in global demand for applications such as AI, high-performance computing (HPC), 5G, automotive, and Internet of Things (IoT) has fueled semiconductor supply chain expansion, according to IDC's upcoming Semiconductor Manufacturing Services: 2022 Worldwide OSAT...
Top business priorities for CEOs and CFOs
Growth remains the top strategic business priority for both CFOs and CEOs, according to a survey by Gartner, which says 45% of CEOs ranked growth in their Top 3 strategic priorities (down from 53% in 2022) while 62% of CFOs put it in their Top 3 (up from 59% in 2022)....
Expanded capacity empowers cloud, CDNs and SaaS providers in Africa
A report from research group TeleGeography has unveiled the tremendous opportunities for content delivery networks (CDNs), cloud services, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers in Africa's ever-expanding connectivity landscape. One of the key findings of the...
Campus switch market to exceed $100bn
More than $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Additionally, we have raised our outlook for the 2023 revenue growth while, at the same time, revised our forecast for 2024 to show a...
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Local brands dominate Algeria’s phone market
Algeria's mobile phone market recovered from an extremely turbulent 2017 to post strong growth for the first three months of 2018, according to the latest figures announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting...
Partnerships to scale up African STEM investments
The African Development Bank signed a Letter of Intent with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences aimed at finding opportunities for potential partnership between the two institutions. The organisations will specifically explore ways of strengthening...
SWIFT gpi extends bank competitiveness
Fifteen African banks have signed up to SWIFT's global payments innovation (gpi) service, the new standard for cross-border payments. Of these, four are already live - Standard Bank of South Africa, FirstRand Bank, ABSA Bank and Nedbank - and many others are preparing...
How to pick a machine learning investment manager
The significant transformative impact that artificial intelligence (AI) will inevitably have on the world is continually becoming more widely acknowledged. With this, investment management companies of all ethos and sizes across the globe appear to be in a race to...
Why human nature leaves data vulnerable to hackers
We're heading into the season where government organisations request details on VAT related issues. Unfortunately, cybercriminals know this and are ready to pounce on an obvious weak link - our distracted, emotive human nature. By Martin Walshaw, senior systems...
The hidden risks of investing
The ongoing accounting issues at Steinhoff have again highlighted the need for better governance and risk oversight in the world of investing. By Nigel Morriss, head of Mercer Sentinel and operational risk in Africa, Middle East, India and Turkey for Mercer Wealth,...
Wind-free technology drives energy efficiency
Since the recording of global temperatures began in 1951, the 17 warmest years were within the past 18 years. Natural resources are continually under pressure and the global temperature is rising. South Africa's natural resources are strained as the main electricity...
Avaya named a Magic Quadrant leader
Avaya Holdings has been positioned as a Leader in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide, marking the 17th time it has been in the position. Companies in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant are defined as "companies...
Trend Micro partners with NEC XON
Trend Micro has recently announced that is will be working with NEC XON to provide a united solution and African security service where technology meets the physical world. NEC XON has been awarded platinum status with Trend Micro. "Trend Micro has always had security...
Managing predictive behaviour in insurance
Predictive and behavioural analytics enable better risk mitigation, fraud detection, and customer insight for insurers. Kelly Preston, data analytics manager at SilverBridge, believes this provides organisations with a better understanding of not only how to approach...
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