Citizens take to Gauteng e-panic button
Since the launch of the Gauteng e-panic button in April 2024, the Gauteng e-government department has seen 100 000 downloads from residents, with hopes that the number of downloads will increase in 2025. Since the inception of the panic button, more than 51 000...
Young Africans fare better in mental well-being
Young African adults are showing stronger mental resilience compared to their peers in high-income nations, where youth mental well-being has been in steep decline since the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Sapien Labs’ new Mental State of the World 2024 report, the...
Young people lose enthusiasm for democracy
The Open Society Barometer, an annual global survey from Open Society Foundations that launched today, finds that young people around the world (Generation Z and millennials) hold the least faith in democracy of any age group, presenting a grave threat to its future....
What Saffers are doing online, and the support they expect
South Africans are spending increasing amounts of time online as they transition to the latest smartphones. Indeed, a recent ProxyRack report finding the average South African spends 9 hours and 38 minutes per day online – making them the world’s heaviest internet...
Ransomware continues on growth trajectory
A lack of multi-factor authentication (MFA) remains one of the biggest impediments to enterprise security. This is among the headline findings the Cisco Talos Intelligence Group report for the second quarter of 2023, highlighting the most common attacks, targets, and...
Security threats are holding back innovation
A massive 64% of IT leaders believe that cybersecurity concerns are negatively impacting their organisation's willingness to invest in innovative tech, according to research by HPE Aruba Networking. This is part of a broader trend locally, with studies showing that...
Teenage cyberbullying: A toxic side-effect of online socialisation
Teenagers fall prey to bullying while using the Internet - a platform that provides safe haven for bullies - according to a questionnaire-based study by Wolters Kluwer published in a recent issue of the journal Medicine. "Cyberbullying represents a major concern...
SARS invites comments on how to modernise VAT
SARS has published a discussion paper on its intended modernisation of the VAT collection system which will ultimately make VAT reporting faster and more transparent. In this article, Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel, delves deeper into developments. In the 2023...
Healthy growth forecast for drone software
The global drone software market is expected to reach $23,73-billion by 2030 - expanding at a CAGR of 18,6% from 2023 to 2030 - according to a new study by Grand View Research. The growing trend of integrating AI and machine learning (ML) algorithms into drone...
Discrimination rife against women in the supply chain
More than half of the respondents in the 2023 Women in Supply Chain Leadership Survey undertaken by SAPICS - the professional body in South Africa for supply chain management - said that they had experienced or witnessed discrimination in the workplace. In a panel...
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New technologies change the business landscape
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton – New technologies are going well beyond helping businesses to improve or change their processes – they are fundamentally changing the business itself. According to Nigel Moulton, EMEA chief technology officer: converged...
A modern data centre enables transformation
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - The structure of the data centre hasn’t really changed a lot over the years, and is still there to service applications. In some respects, however, the platforms today support the cloud where applications are hosted, says Dell...
Disrupt the business with IoT
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - Internet of Things (IoT) is not a thing – it’s a concept. This is the word from Benjamin Vernooij, from Dell EMC EMEA, who points out that it is about sensors, data, connections and computation/storage, all of which add up to...
Dell EMC to sponsor the Springboks
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - Dell EMC South Africa will sponsor the Springbok rugby team for the next three years. "We want to invest in human potential," says Doug Woolley, GM of Dell EMC South Africa. "We talk about transformation, and discovering the...
Workforce transformation moves away from the traditional
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - Although technology is changing at a rapid pace, the traditional PC is still the way work gets done. Chris Buchanan, director: client solutions at Dell EMC, points out that 60% of people now work outside of office hours and...
SA is ready for digitalisation
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - Digitalisation is a concept whose time has come - and everyone has the opportunity to reap its benefits. Doug Woolley, GM of Dell EMC South Africa, points out that digital transformation is a journey. "It's about automating...
The four pillars of business transformation
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - The business transformation journey needs to embrace transformation in four areas: digital; IT; workforce; and security. This is the word from Nigel Moulton, EMEA chief technology officer: converged platforms and solutions...
How to get ICT in Africa right
Whether one subscribes to the Africa Rising narrative or a more moderate outlook for the continent, the fact is that the ICT sector has the most to gain from Africa's economic advancement, and the most to contribute to it too. By Murray Steyn, executive head:...
The hidden VAT opportunities for small businesses
The VAT increase, which comes into effect in just a few days, is an opportunity for SMEs to review their processes and identify opportunities to cut costs and streamline operations. By Viresh Harduth, vice-president: new customer acquisition (start up and small...
Why identity verification matters for mobile operators
Africa is rightly called the mobile continent, and mobility increasingly defines how Africa enters the digital age. By Sherry Zameer, senior vice-president: IoT at Gemalto According to the 2017 Mobile Economy Report of the GSM Association, Africa currently has 420...
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