Budget scales up private sector-driven infrastructure funding
In his 2025 Budget Speech, South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, identified infrastructure as a key pillar for the country’s growth strategy. He announced that over R1-trillion will be allocated to infrastructure spending over the next three years,...
Google, YouTube account for 25% of the world’s web traffic
Last year, internet users worldwide spent an average of six hours and 38 minutes per day browsing the web, nearly a third of their waking hours. Smartphones accounted for a massive 95% of total web traffic, while just two websites, YouTube and Google, claimed...
Tech competition aims to empower small credit providers
The National Credit Regulator (NCR), in partnership with the Government of Japan and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have come together to launch an innovative TechSprint competition (also known as the Hackathon) designed to support the digitisation and...
Renewed spending in luxury market
The pre-owned luxury market saw an uptick in growth last year fuelled by the surge in "revenge spending" post the Cboid-19 pandemic. Now, as 2023 unfolds - a year defined by economic challenges, sociocultural shifts, higher inflation, and a weakening Rand - the State...
Northern summer 2023 goes down as the hottest on record
The Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was Earth's hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York. The months of June, July, and August combined were 0.41 degrees Fahrenheit (0.23...
Webb snaps the supersonic outflow of young star
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Banks struggle to achieve priorities, meet customer expectations
A new global study that reveals significant gaps between the stated priorities of banking executives and the customers they serve. The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) research, in collaboration with the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) and Red...
Intel introduces Thunderbolt 5 connectivity standard
Intel has announced Thunderbolt 5, the next generation of Thunderbolt, and demonstrated a prototype laptop and dock. "Thunderbolt 5 will provide industry-leading performance and capability for connecting computers to monitors, docks, storage and more," says Jason...
Deadweight economy creates CFO challenges
Chief financial officers (CFOs) are facing a "deadweight" economy that challenges an organization's ability to meeting corporate performance expectations, according to Gartner. Confronted with these difficult economic conditions, CFOs must address five emerging...
These are the top strategic trends for software engineering
Gartner has announced the top strategic technology trends in software engineering for 2023 and beyond "Software engineering leaders are under continuous pressure to adopt modern architectures and technologies. To do this well, they need to know which trends have the...
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New EMEA president for Canon
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RainFin acquires stake in 4AX
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Sagarmatha Technologies prepares to list
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Engie, Fenix complete acquisition
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Limiting the ransomware threat
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J2 Software tackles security in the hyper-connected world
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The role of portable storage in a cloud-dominated world
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Kaspersky Lab joins forces with Merchant Risk Council
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