Subdued manufacturing impacts PMI
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for February 2025 highlights continued challenges for South Africa's manufacturing sector. The seasonally-adjusted Absa PMI declined slightly by 0.6 points to 44.7 in February, remaining in contractionary territory for the...
Cashless pilot delivers benefits for taxis
Waxd Solution, in partnership with Botransa, has launched its cashless Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System project in Swartruggens. "Going cashless is a crucial step in modernising our transport system and ensuring the safety of both drivers and commuters,”...
Public cloud market continues meteoric growth
The global cloud computing market size is expected to reach $1,55-trllion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 14,1% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The main factors driving the market growth include the rising adoption of cloud-native...
OpenAI grapples with double-edged sword in Microsoft alliance
OpenAI's strategic collaboration with Microsoft is widely perceived as a remarkable achievement, with the release of ChatGPT last year not only seeing resounding success, but also sparking fresh conversations and opportunities around AI. Nonetheless, OpenAI now...
Google appoints new MD for Africa
Google has hired the current MD of YouTube in EMEA Emerging Markets, Alex Okosi, to head up its operations in Africa. In his new role as MD of Google in Africa, Okosi will be responsible for Google's operations in Africa including programmes to help businesses and...
1bn people will use cryptocurrencies by 2027
Despite turbulence and regulatory twists in recent months, the crypto industry is on the up in 2023, according to analysis from Altindex.com. The impressive performance of the world's largest cryptos, which saw double-digit price growth in the first six months, helped...
Evolving threat landscape calls for active defence
Kathy Gibson reports - Africa is unique in the world when it comes to cyber resilience and data protection. Kate Mollett, regional director: South Africa and SADC at Commvault, explains that cybercrime that takes place in Africa could have wide-ranging effects around...
European public cloud spend defies budget cuts
Public cloud services spending in Europe will total $142-billion in 2023 and will reach $291-billion by 2027, recording a five-year (2022 to 2027) compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20%. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) will continue to drive most of the spending,...
Huge growth forecast for network-tokenised transactions
A new report from Juniper Research forecasts substantial growth of 190% in network-tokenised transactions - reaching 400-billion globally in 2028 and up from 140,3-billion in 2023. These transactions include online and desktop eCommerce transactions, mobile payments,...
Global satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 24m by 2027
The global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a steady pace, according to Berg Insight, with its subscriber base growing to more than 4,5-million in 2022 - and with CAGR forecast at 39,6% it will reach 23,9-million units in 2027. Only about 10% of the...
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Oracle’s autonomous database automates key functions
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No EFT payments loses revenue for e-tailers
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The Dell EMC Forum: helping South Africa realise our digital future
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Fujitsu adds deep learning to workstations, servers
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Domain Driven Design in a nutshell at DevConf 2018
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