China streaks ahead in wrist-worn devices
According to the latest Worldwide Wearables Quarterly Tracker released by International Data Corporation (IDC), the global wrist-worn device market shipped 139-million units in the first three quarters of 2024, a year-over-year decline of 1%, mainly due to the...
Mind Sports calendar for 2025
With the 2024 competitive year behind us, Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) officials look back at the achievements of its teams. Every team competed to the best of its abilities, whether they were Mobile Legends (open and female), Counter Strike 2 (open and female),...
CIR warns of disinformation campaign
UK-based non-profit, the Centre for Information Resilience (CIR), has warned of a mounting disinformation campaign across the Arab World and much of Africa. Based on a wealth of open-source research, social media analysis and digital investigations, the group has...
European countries urge action against information manipulation
Eight European countries have signed a letter urging big tech companies to act against foreign information manipulation and interference, including disinformation campaigns that undermine peace and stability across Europe. The signatories of the letter include Prime...
Fast-tracking of ICT in education urged
The President of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA), Admire Gwanzura, has called for more urgency in the introduction of ICT education in schools, saying children in Africa are falling behind those elsewhere in the world....
Scammers go ‘InterPlanetary’
Kaspersky experts have discovered how cybercriminals are using the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) in email phishing attacks. Since late 2022, fraudsters have been using this safe, decentralised and reliable way for file distribution - considered to be one of the...
The most traded cryptos in March
After a volatile February, which made crypto traders more cautious, the global crypto trading volume spiked in March, with all major cryptocurrencies seeing double-digit month-over-month growth. According to data presented by BitcoinCasinos.com, Bitcoin, Tether and...
PMI ticks down in March
The seasonally-adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) ticked down slightly in March to 48.1 from 48.8 in February. After a solid start to the year, this was the second straight month that the index pointed to a deterioration in business conditions in the...
Generative AI set to change how businesses work
Generative AI and other rapidly evolving technologies are ushering in a bold new future for business as physical and digital worlds become inextricably linked. These are among the findings of the Accenture Technology Vision 2023, "When Atoms Meet Bits: The Foundations...
SA consumers impacted by supply chain disruptions
Supply chain disruptions have affected South African consumers most significantly by increasing the prices of household goods, longer queues in-store, items being out of stock, and reduced product range availability, says PwC's third South Africa Economic Outlook...
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NetApp all-flash improves data centre economics
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Deloitte brings analytics training to Africa
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The inclusion paradigm: what it means for corporate SA
When you focus on inclusion, EE and BEE will follow naturally, writes Sydwell Shikweni, transformation director at Merchants. The new frontiers of business advocates for transformative measures, which serve a symbol of alliance to customers, suppliers and the...
New forms of interaction drive CRM
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BitCo expands channel partner offering
National Internet and telephony service provider BitCo has launched its Maximise Channel Partner Programme. The programme has been developed to enable any level of the ICT channel to maximise their business by leveraging off BitCo's carrier grade fibre and wireless...
Paul Fick is MD of Jasco’s international business
The Jasco Group has appointed Paul Fick as MD of Jasco's international business. He will also be directly responsible for establishing Jasco in the MENA (Middle East Northern Africa) region. Effective officially from January 2017, Fick will take command at Jasco...
Robots and the changing face of customer experience
Chantel Troskie, customer experience account manager at Oracle South Africa, discusses the direction robots are taking in the field of customer experience. At the most recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there was much talk about the power of automation...
Data platform trends transform industry
There will be substantial shifts in data platform technologies and methodologies over the next few years, writes Paul Morgan, chief technology officer of Decision Inc. A number of trends are set to change the data landscape, with significant impact on organisations....
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