Maritzburg College tops JSE Investment Challenge for August
Alpha Q from Maritzburg College in KwaZulu-Natal was August’s winning school team in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment Challenge. “Have a sleuth sense of research, but don’t overthink it. Sometimes one good trade can make a big difference,” is their...
Finalists for MTN Pulse Youth Hustle Hub announced
Following a rigorous judging process, MTN has whittled down 252 entries for its final Top 30 MTN Pulse Youth Hustle Hub entrepreneurs. Having already won R25 000 towards their businesses to be facilitated based on a business analysis process conducted by MTN, these...
Majority of Africans tricked into believing deepfakes are real
The Top Risks Report 2023 by the Eurasia Group defined advances in deepfakes and the rapid rise of misinformation as ‘weapons of mass disruption’ and it is not far from wrong Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and powerful facial recognition and voice synthesis...
Researchers drive hyper-local climate modeling
The do-it-yourself climate modeling movement is here. Researchers from Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory have been launching Nvidia Jetson-driven edge computing Waggle devices across the globe to collect hyper-local climate information. Waggle is...
More than 1m people have asked to be forgotten
Between 2015 and 2021, more than 1-million"right to be forgotten" requests were submitted to Google and Microsoft Bing, with half of the requests being from Western European countries. When the Covid-19 pandemic started, “right to be forgotten” cases rose by nearly...
Execs battle to discuss new solution adoption with IT
A Kaspersky study has revealed that every third C-level executive globally (34%) struggles to speak about adopting new security solutions with their IT or IT security colleagues. For those surveyed in South Africa, this figure is 39%. Globally, however, many feel that...
MTN, Huawei sign MoU on digital inclusion, sustainable development
MTN Group and Huawei have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 27 February at MWC Barcelona 2023 to strengthen strategic cooperation in the field of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). MTN Group chief operating officer Jens Schulte-Bockum comments:...
Games could be critical in the fight to protect our oceans
South Africa’s oceans, like others around the world, are under grave threat from overfishing, poaching, and other illicit marine activities. By Glenn Gillis, CEO of Sea Monster That threat isn’t just to the fish caught up on lines and trawler nets either. Rather, it...
No wealth tax, but trustees beware …
Despite speculations that Government has revived plans to introduce a wealth tax, SARS’ focus has instead shifted to compliance of wealthy taxpayers with complex financial structures as well as trusts. By Elzahne Henn, director and head of private clients at Mazars in...
The rising cost of education …
Back to school in 2023 dealt many parents a hard financial blow as governing bodies at South African schools estimated fee hikes between 4% and 6% for 2023. With the current state of the economy, many parents were faced with the conundrum of whether or not they will...
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Achieve business IT alignment in the digital age
Digital transformation continues to transform the businesses landscape, affecting business strategies, operations and the development of products and services. Emmanuel Tita Sama, global account director: west and central Africa at Orange Business Services, explains...
MTN SA makes executive appointments
MTN has appointed five new executive members. Effective immediately, Marco Gagiano will assume the role of Executive for Customer Value Management. Gagiano joins MTN SA from MTN Group where he was GM of Business Services and Operations in the SEA (Southern and East...
WhereIsMyTransport secures £1,2m funding
WhereIsMyTransport, a public transport data and technology company originally founded in South Africa, has received an investment of £1,2-million from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF), Goodwell Investments and Bombardier. The investment has been secured as the company...
Logicalis buys into Packet Systems Indonesia
Datatec subsidiary Logicalis Group, and its Indonesian partner Metrodata, have agreed to acquire a majority stake in Packet Systems Indonesia (PSI), a leading ICT systems integrator and service company. PSI will be integrated with Logicalis Metrodata Indonesia (LMI),...
SA fintech enables instant online debits
Fintech startup DirectDebit has launched E-Mandate, a valid electronic agreement that allows customers to sign and authorise debit orders and recurring payment transactions online from any web-enabled device. Jaco van Wyk, co-founder of Direct Debit, says: "E-Mandate...
Foreigners looking for work in Angola: take note
The government of Angola has enforced new rules governing the hiring of foreign employees. HR and Human Capital Management (HCM) focused services and solutions provider CRS Technologies advises South African businesses to take cognisance of these rules and their...
Graduate programs curb youth unemployment
It is no secret that South African youth are facing massive challenges in terms of their education, employment, and career growth. According to Statistics South Africa, the unemployment rate in South Africa increased to 27,7% in the first quarter of 2017 from 26,5% in...
How to choose a VPN
NordVPN (Virtual Private Network) has seen its users growing steadily in 2017, reflecting the global tendency of Internet users looking for ways to protect their privacy. For example, NordVPN's user inquiries from South Africa are increasing, and users are asking more...
Prepare for the robot revolution
Machine learning is going to fundamentally alter our world for the better, improving healthcare, the manufacturing industry and assisting in the prediction of supply and demand levels across a plethora of industries. By Reshaad Sha, chief strategy officer and...
Selecting the right PBX for your business
As a business grows, providing affordable and seamless communication for employees becomes a priority. While on-premise PBX systems have been the mainstay for years, businesses now have the option of turning to hosted or cloud-based solutions, writes Henda Edwardes,...
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