Non-access to clean cooking poses deadly risks for millions in Africa
African policy makers and international partners meeting at this year’s UN Climate Change Conference - COP29 - have highlighted the urgent crisis posed by lack of access to clean cooking, a challenge impacting 1.2-billion people across Africa and leading to millions...
IBM, SEforALL launch new AI for energy and urban development
At COP29, IBM and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) have announced new, publicly available artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions to inform more sustainable urban development for cities and communities around the world - enabling decision-makers and policy...
Subsea cable system lands in KZN
The 2Africa undersea cable, said to be the largest in the world, has been landed into the carrier-neutral Durban facility of Open Access Data Centre (OADC), which is owned and operated by West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC). Chris Wood, group CEO of WIOCC,...
Logistic execs pessimistic about 2023
Nearly 70% of global logistics executives say they are bracing for recession amid higher costs, slowing demand, and ongoing supply chain disruption arising from China's battle to contain Covid, Russia's war in Ukraine, and the impact of climate change. Ninety percent...
Poor recruiting experience a deal breaker for in-demand job seekers
Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, global and South African employers are still feeling the impact of the Great Resignation. Over three-quarters of South African employees (77%) are actively looking for a new job, and it's not easy to win over top talent,...
Campus switch sales could approach $100bn by 2027
Almost $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a recent report by Dell'Oro Group. A "digestion period" is expected in 2024, followed by a quick recovery and long-term growth. "Despite rising concerns about the challenging...
Cross-chain bridges exploited by cybercriminals
In 2022, malicious attacks on cross-chain bridges accounted for a staggering 64% of all digital currency losses, according to TradingPlatforms.com. "The technology behind cross-chain bridges is still in its infancy and has yet to be fully tested," says Edith Reads, a...
AI joins the hunt for aliens – and finds intriguing signals
Artificial intelligence is now a part of the quest to find extraterrestrial life. Researchers have developed an AI system that outperforms traditional methods in the search for alien signals. And early results were intriguing enough to send scientists back to their...
SARS claws its way back
Kathy Gibson reports - Machine learning (ML) in risk analysis has helped the South African Revenue Services (SARS) increase what it calls the "compliance dividend", collecting more taxes and alleviating the need to increase the taxpayers' burden. That's the word from...
IBM, NASA use AI to research climate change impact
IBM and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre have announce a collaboration to use IBM's artificial intelligence (AI) technology to discover new insights in NASA's massive trove of Earth and geospatial science data. The joint work will apply AI foundation model...
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Why financial institutions can take the fight to cybercriminals
As a highly targeted sector, financial services organisations are also in the best place to display best practice in terms of resisting future attacks, says Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 Networks. Cyber fraudsters are winning the battle when it comes to...
SanDisk wireless mobile storage in stock at KOLOK
Recently appointed SanDisk distributor, KOLOK - a Bidvest company - has announced the immediate availability of the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick to the South African channel. The device allows for easy sharing, transferring and accessing of files between mobile...
African growth boosts SilverBridge annual results
Following continued expansion into Africa and the introduction of new business models built around digital offerings, SilverBridge has reported strong financial results for the year ending 30 June 2016. Its net profit increased by 21 percent to R10.1 million and its...
OutSystems available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
OutSystems' low-code, rapid application development platform, powered by Microsoft Azure, is now available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Azure customers can now purchase the OutSystems enterprise-grade, low-code application platform and take advantage of a...
Change management: more than an afterthought
Little has improved in change management practices since 2013 when a Gallup report announced that 70% of change initiatives fail. Yet, change management is more critical than ever as business models are subjected to constant disruption. According to Basetsana Magano,...
ICT skills create jobs and change lives
The latest SAP Skills for Africa South Africa chapter kicked off yesterday with the Johannesburg leg of the student orientation that prefaces the actual training that started today (29 September). SAP Skills for Africa is a skills development and job creation...
FNB expects good growth in contactless ‘tap’ payments
FNB has confirmed that all its credit and debit cards issued to customers are now contactless 'tap' enabled. This means customers are able to securely tap their cards at select merchants and pay for purchases without it leaving their hands. The bank started issuing...
For millennials, work-life balance trumps salary
As more millennials enter the workplace, the business environment continues to evolve. Not only do these individuals have different views on what it takes to be successful in the modern business environment, they also have a different outlook on what is important when...
Huawei Kathea partnership to change VC landscape
Kathea has become a specialised distributor of Huawei video conferencing (VC) and unified communications (UC) products. As an established visual collaboration specialist whose channel partners service more than 90% of South Africa’s top 40 listed companies, Kathea is...
Educational institutions under threat
Like any business, educational institutions are increasingly dependent on the internet and technology to conduct daily activities, from online learning and test platforms, to storing sensitive student and employee information. A data breach or cyber-attack can...
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