Young Saffers still battle to access finance, despite fewer defaults
As South Africa commemorates Youth Day, the spotlight falls on the financial health of young consumers and their ability to leverage credit as a tool for empowerment. Experian's Consumer Default Index (CDIx) for Q1 2024 reveals a complex picture for young South...
AI key to Africa and the future of work
Africa has a unique opportunity to influence what the future of work looks like in these early days as large language learning models (LLMs) are evolving, and the environment for applications is still new. This is according to the AI and the Future of Work in Africa...
New AI Bill of Rights seeks to protect society
US president Joe Biden has passed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill of Rights that is intended as a guide for a society to protects people from the potential threats posed by AI, and ensures the technology is used in a way that reinforces positive values. The White...
First African Google Cloud Region set for SA launch
Google intends to establish a Google Cloud Region in South Africa - its first on the continent. The new Cloud Region will help users, developers, businesses and educational institutions across Africa to move more information and tools online, improve access options...
Retail businesses increase ICT budgets
Approximately 83% of enterprises in the retail sector have seen an increase in their enterprise ICT budget in 2022 compared to 2021, driven by the increasing adoption of digital technologies for streamlining supply chains and improving customers' experiences. A...
Fewer South Africans think we can avert a climate crisis
South Africans' confidence that a climate crisis will be averted in their lifetimes has declined from 58,9% in 2021 to 56,6% in 2022. The second annual Epson Climate Reality Barometer, released this week, measures the opinions and experiences of over 520 South...
Vodacom breaks 2Gbps barrier on its commercial network
Vodacom has achieved 2,4Gbps throughput on a live site, which it believes is a first for South Africa. The trial made use of a commercial smartphone and was conducted through the commercial base stations which serve Vodacom's Midrand campus. The record throughput...
Travellers embrace mobile messaging and payments
A big majority of consumers (95%) desire a personalised experience in chat for booking updates, especially for flight delays, late check-ins and upgrades. This is one of the findings from a Clickatell survey, Chat Commerce Trends Report: Travel Edition, which uncovers...
Foldable phone shipments set to reach 41,5m in 2026
International Data Corporation (IDC) expects worldwide shipments of foldable phones, including flip and fold form factors, to reach 13,5-million units in 2022. This represents an increase of 66,6% over the 8,1-million units shipped in 2021. An updated IDC forecast...
Crypto is on the up in Africa
Despite the global crash in cryptocurrencies, sustained uptake of innovations in non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralised finance (DeFi), Web 3.0 and the aetaverse in Africa is convincing investors that early adopters of these technologies are well positioned to...
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Satellite brings broadband to game reserve
In the more remote parts of the country, there is very little infrastructure, making it harder to provide ubiquitous broadband. Visitors to locations that are off the beaten track find that reliable Internet connections are not readily available. This can be a major...
The hidden costs of buying cheap
Penalties, reputational damage and system failure can rack up massive costs on a sub-standard power installation, warns Clive Maasch, GM at Tank Industries. There is an Afrikaans saying: 'Goedkoop is duur koop', which, translates to 'buying cheap is buying expensive'....
‘Tis the season to be careful
It's the time of year again when shops - and online portals - are already stocking up on festive season items, but be careful before you hand out credit card details to just anyone, writes Sarel Lamprecht, MD of leading cyber insurance company Phishield. Inevitably,...
AfricaOnline Ghana launches iManage services
AfricaOnline, an ISP in Ghana's and a Gondwana International Networks (GIN) subsidiary, has laucnhed iManage, a suite of IT managed services. Aimed at solving IT issues, users of the iManage suite of service will enjoy a safer and more secure corporate network....
IT security shouldn’t be a knee-jerk reaction
In business, IT security needs to be a top-of-mind priority. It is critical for organisations to come to the realisation that the security industry has become increasingly dynamic in response to the ever-present threat of a cyber-attack and as a result security...
FirstBank increases mobile app security
FirstBank has launched its updated iOS mobile banking application with fingerprint biometrics capability and authentication from Entersekt. FirstBank is Colorado's second largest bank and the third largest privately held bank in the nation. FirstBank has integrated...
Gamification the future of service delivery
The term gamification is the industry's latest buzzword. Used extensively as a marketing term, it has become part of the IT lexicon. These days, gamification is being used to persuade customers to buy more, improve service levels in call centres, and even improve...
Things that threaten the Internet of Things
Understanding the behaviour of hackers and keeping businesses at the forefront of technology is crucial to mitigate cybercrime, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. Things in life are getting more complex. With the growth of smart devices and the...
Data a crucial consideration in cloud migration
The astonishing explosion in data volumes is quickly becoming one of the highest-priority issues for both technology pros and corporate directors alike. Driven by the increasing digitisation of businesses, the rise of the Internet of Things, and the immediacy of...
Best of Black Friday on PriceCheck
Black Friday, the annual retail-shopping bonanza, falls on Friday, 25 November this year, and South Africa's online retailers are looking to harness the growing local interest in what has become global retail's biggest day out. According to Kevin Tucker, founder of...
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