SMEs spend too much on tech
South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are struggling with cash flow with 72% resorting to personal funds to stay afloat - and while already battling existing financial burdens, they're also now facing a perfect storm: fuel and electricity costs have...
Food inflation decelerates to 55-month low
Headline inflation continued to decelerate after clocking 5,1% y/y in June to a 39-month low of 4,6% y/y in July 2024. Monthly, headline inflation edged 0,4% higher m/m with price pressures from electricity, which contributed 0.4ppts to the monthly outcome, and core...
New SandStrike spyware targets Android users with booby-trapped VPN app
In the third quarter of 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a previously unknown Android espionage campaign dubbed SandStrike. The actor targets a Persian-speaking religion minority, Baháʼí, via distributing a VPN app that contains highly sophisticated spyware....
Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has echoed African leaders' calls at COP27 for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation, and pledged to invest $1,4-billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate and long-term impacts of climate...
All-time highs for electronic payments in October
BankservAfrica has set a new record on EFT payments by processing over 100-million EFT credit payments in October. EFT credit payments are lower-value credit payments made by consumers, businesses and government. "The total of 101-million transactions - six million...
Record amount of crypto stolen in October
The rate of crypto being hacked and stolen has been rising at an alarming rate and, according to analysis byStockApps.com, more than $1-billion was plundered in October this year - the most in any one month in 2022. "Crypto frauds are becoming more popular day after...
A third of Americans think cryptos are Ponzi schemes
According to BanklessTimes.com, a third of the US population believe digital assets are Ponzi Schemes. Ponzi schemes have been around for a long time and usually involve someone promising high returns on investment, but using money from new investors to pay off old...
Gauteng harnessing technology to fight crime
Gauteng premier, Panyaza Lusufi, has refocused the Gauteng Department of e-Government (e-Gov) mandate by including fighting crime through the use of technology and will host an ICT Research and Development Indaba today (8 November) to unlock innovation of the...
Teraco breaks ground on data centre extension
Teraco has started construction on a new hyperscale data centre facility with 30 megawatts (MW) of critical power load at its Isando Campus. The facility, known as JB5, is scheduled for completion in 2024 and will incorporate the latest environmentally sustainable...
ATU and ICT ministers underscore importance of a digital economy for Africa’s resilient growth
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) held a ministerial forum on Day 0 of AfricaCom 2022, bringing together participants from Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, and Zambia. The session focused on methods to engineer a new sense of hope for Africa’s digital economy...
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Made in SA overcomes hidden FTTX component costs
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Enterprise apps will have an impact on transport, logistics
While the current wave of app development is relatively new and the platforms still evolving, apps represent an increasingly important channel for companies to deliver content, information and services to users. This according to Cassie Lessing, MD of the Strato IT...
Shark simulator wins design award
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Mercantile Bank launches platform for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs have demanding schedules and the growth of their businesses is a lifelong project and a top priority. The right technology can help ensure that they are able to spend more time on those things that are key to their business success. Bearing this in mind,...
How to choose the right contact centre provider
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SATNAC 2016: Unlocking the Internet of Things
SATNAC, the annual Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, is hosted by Telkom, in partnership with sponsors from the industry. This year's event will be held from 4 to 7 September at Fancourt in George. The theme of this year's...
Lessons for SA’s SMEs from Pokémon Go
Enterprise development manager Scott Zambonini from Seda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator (SNII), says several lessons from the gaming phenomenon, Pokémon Go, are relevant to South African small businesses. Location-based mobile game Pokémon Go is perhaps the best...
SimpliVity receives NorthFace ScoreBoard Award
SimpliVity, a leader in hyperconverged infrastructure, has received the prestigious NorthFace ScoreBoard Award from Omega Management Group in recognition of achieving excellence in customer service and support. In addition, with a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 90 in...
Kaspersky Lab offers businesses security advice
At the 2016 IDC IT Security Roadshow, that is to take place on the 18th of August 2016 in Johannesburg, a global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky Lab, will focus on providing businesses of all sizes with key advice on important IT security measures they should take,...
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