Employees under the lash as financial stress grows

There has been a decisive shift in the pressures faced by South Africa’s workforce, with financial stress moving from outside the top 10 employee concerns in 2021 to one of the top five in 2025. This is according to data compiled from Lyra Southern Africa’s Employee...

Businesses brace for long-term impacts from Iran conflict

Kathy Gibson reports - Even if the conflict in the Middle East were to end tomorrow, the long-term impacts will continue to dog the world for months. That’s the key takeaway from KPMG’s latest Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook, which unpacked what some of the...

What SA needs to do to ensure universal, meaningful connectivity

Kathy Gibson reports – Digital investment is not an end in itself: it is the foundation for a more inclusive, more resilient South Africa. This is the word from Boitumelo Mosako, CEO of Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), introducing a Digital Infrastructure...

‘Platform economy’ centralises power and deepens inequality

A University of Cape Town (UCT) study on the workings of the platform economy - with companies like Uber, Airbnb and other digital platforms as part of a larger shift in capitalism itself - has found that these platforms don’t just connect buyers and sellers; they...

The shopping trends of SA’s credit card holders

Float, Africa’s first card-linked instalment platform, has unveiled the latest shopping trends among credit card holders using its payment method – revealing their most favoured goods, shopping behaviour, and retail categories. With an impressive average order value...

5G driving rapid digital transformation in MEA

Research from Nokia reveals that 60% of CSPs in the MEA region are adopting 5G to enhance their digital transformation and, while 4G subscriptions are projected to stabilise by 2027, 5G adoption is anticipated to surge dramatically - signifying a pivotal shift in the...

SA ranks bottom in Allianz Global Pension Report

Allianz has released the second edition of its Global Pension Report which analyses 75 pension systems around the globe using its proprietary Allianz Pension Index (API). The index consists of three pillars: Analysis of basic demographic and fiscal conditions; a...

Every third user in SA has nicknames for their gadgets

Nearly every third respondent (30%) from South Africa gives a nickname to their personal and home devices - with smartphones topping the list - according to a Kaspersky "Digital Superstitions" survey about people's attitudes toward modern technologies and gadgets....

How concerned should SA be about developments in AI?

The concept of the AI Singularity, where machines become self-aware, is cause for some concern among several prominent researchers and thought leaders. While the concerns may seem worlds away for most South Africans, they are real and South African universities should...

What India’s population rise means for supply chains

India now has a larger population than China, with implications for supply chains that stretch beyond the region. This is according to Oliver Chapman, CEO of OCI, noting that India has overtaken China as the most populous nation in the world according to United...

Denmark tops World Citizenship Report

Denmark, Switzerland and Finland took the top three spots in the 2023 World Citizenship Report, which ranks 188 countries across five key motivators defining citizenship for the global citizen. Published by CS Global Partners, the World Citizenship Report showcases...

Hackathon to pay €16k for ideas to level up ride hailing

global mobility and urban services platform inDrive, is launching its inaugural annual global hackathon, inCode 2023, with €16 000 up for grabs for the top ideas to make ride-hailing safer and more inclusive. InDrive invites the world's top tech talent to register...

Twitter influencers punt AutoGPT as ‘next big thing’ in AI

AutoGPT - an open-source experimental AI agent which can autonomously perform tasks such as Internet search, planning, coding, and debugging - has emerged as the top trend on Twitter since the second week of April, according to GlobalData's Social Media Analytics...

Load shedding is draining local businesses

The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI), which reflects the relative ability for business to pay their outstanding suppliers/creditors – in other words, the overall health of businesses in the economy - unsurprisingly declined sharply to a reading of 0,996 in Q4 2022...

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Employers failing over gender gap

Despite off-centre media focus and issues like race topping the employment equity agenda in business, gender equality continues to gain traction in the market and demands attention. This is according to Nicol Myburgh, head of human resources at CRS Technologies, who...

Rectron adds Microsoft CSP

Rectron has added Microsoft's Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme to its portfolio, enabling clients to drive their Microsoft cloud business and grow their profitability. "In a business environment where companies, big and small, are migrating to the cloud, it's...

Predictive analytics and criminal profiling

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Breaking barriers, Hangman style

Cell C, in partnership with Blink Pictures, has made broadcast history. Hangman, which debuted on South African television screens in early October, is a different beast from your average unscripted reality show. It's a new interactive show that sets a benchmark in...

New gas monitoring standards in coal mining

A relentless research and development (R&D) regime at Monitech Mining Monitoring Systems, a South African industry leader in mining safety and monitoring solutions, has resulted in an incessant rejuvenation of its Hazardous Area Control System, which has become...

Spammers cash in on Blockchain

While cryptocurrency holders search for new investment opportunities and ways to increase their savings, and enthusiasts look to learn more about the benefits of going cashless, malicious users are also looking for ways to capitalise on the popularity of the...

New financial director for BDS

Bytes Document Solutions (BDS) has announced the appointment of Vivek Venkatkumar as its new financial director. Venkatkumar succeeds Perry Hurri, who, after 44 years with Xerox and BDS, will be retiring. A chartered accountant, Venkatkumar has an established career...

Pinnacle signs up Mellanox

Pinnacle has signed a new distribution partnership with leading supplier of end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand intelligent interconnect solutions and services for servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure -- Mellanox Technologies. In September 2017 Pinnacle...

Improving internal processes through digitalisation

In this, the second of our series on digitalisation, we examine how smaller businesses can use this to improve their internal processes. By Jannie Pretorius, professional services manager at Elingo And while this can be quite an intimidating path for these businesses...

Hidden dangers for children on the Internet

Although the Internet is an incredible place for children to learn, play games and experience new things, it exposes them to a world of risks. Chat rooms, IMs, gaming and social media sites can also put them in danger, from exposing them to predators and inappropriate...

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