Municipal leaders prioritise service delivery over clean audits
Senior municipal officials in South Africa are prioritising service delivery over and above achieving clean audits, according to a survey by a leading fintech in municipal financial management solutions, Munsoft. The study, which surveyed around 95 municipalities out...
Kaspersky helps Interpol disrupt global cyberthreats
As a firm advocate for a collaborative approach to combatting cybercrime, Kaspersky says it has contributed to Interpol’s global Operation Synergia II aimed at disrupting cyberthreats such as targeted phishing, ransomware, and information stealers. The joint effort...
DHL launches 2023 sustainability challenge for innovators
DHL, in partnership with Logistics Middle East, Dubai South, and EZDubai, has announced the launch of its new international innovation challenge, The Fast Forward Challenge: Sustainable Solutions. The challenge calls for individuals and businesses across four...
African tourism improves climate footprint
The have unveiled new data detailing the climate footprint of the travel and tourism sector in Africa. According to the new data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the Saudi-based Sustainable Tourism Global Centre, between 2010 and 2019, the sector...
Online retail passes R50bn in 2022
Online retail in South Africa passed the R50-billion milestone in 2022, driven by an ongoing boom in demand for home deliveries, according to new research findings released today. “Online Retail in South Africa 2022”, a study conducted by World Wide Worx with...
Gen Z, younger Millennials driving major shifts in how consumers earn and spend
IDC's Consumer Pulse, a survey of consumers in seven countries, has revealed some dramatic shifts occurring in how different generational cohorts earn income, spend their money, and leverage technology to do both. Stark differences between Gen Z/Younger Millennials...
Telcos to reward the use of digital tools
Up until now, most telcos have tended to save their best smartphone or service discounts and incentives for new customers. However, GlobalData analyst Emma Mohr-McClune predicts that telcos will start turning that traditional paradigm on its head in 2023 by instead...
Why is ChatGPT making waves in AI?
Artificial intelligence (AI) research and deployment company OpenAI recently announced the official launch of ChatGPT, a new model for conversational AI. According to OpenAI, the dialogue provided by this platform makes it possible for ChatGPT to “answer follow-up...
Africans believe climate change is already affecting their lives
A massive 88% of Africans surveyed believe that climate change is already affecting their everyday life. Meanwhile, 61% of respondents believe that climate change and environmental damage have affected their income or source of livelihood; and 76% of African...
Solid improvement in SA business debt conditions
There has been a strong improvement in South African business debt conditions in Q3, according to new insight from Experian South Africa. The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI) increased in Q3 from Q2 2022, rising to 1.649, from an upwardly revised 1.044. The increase...
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The amendments to the Skills Development Act have had far reaching consequences for training institutions, employees that seek to develop their skills, and the companies that employ them. Factor in Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) point requirements, and...
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Epson’s gateway to tablet POS printing
With the growth in e-commerce and an increasing trend towards experiential shopping, point-of-sale manufacturers are seeing the need to develop technology that enhances the shopper experience and speeds up in-store transactions. While large retailers can afford to...
Connecting the always-mobile bank of the future
As a mobile-centric hub, Africa has the capability to approach banking in a whole new manner. In fact, today very few Africans have access to traditional banking accounts. The issue that arises is a lack of infrastructure to support the all-encompassing digital bank...
Preparing for your next IT budget
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Big data changes the face of risk management
As the business environment continues to evolve, bringing a new set of challenges and threats to organisations, risk managers across the globe are beginning to harness the power of big data to accurately predict and manage risks more efficiently. Yudhvir Seetharam,...
Xperien acquires stake in ITAMSA
Local IT asset disposal (ITAD) specialist Xperien has acquired a 49% shareholding in Information Technology Asset Management South Africa (ITAMSA). The newly formed partnership will help companies manage their IT assets more efficiently and cost-effectively,...
Stellar sells Tellumat stake to Masimong
Stellar Capital has sold a 51,1% controlling interest in Tellumat, the diversified electronics and communications group, to black-owned investment group Masimong Technologies. Total consideration for the black economic empowerment (BEE) transaction, concluded on May...
Why business change is imperative
Waldemar Adams, senior vice-president: analytics at SAP EMEA examines why a business that does not keep up with change is doomed to fail. "Without doubt, today's ever-quickening cycle of change is unprecedented. Change today is faster, more erratic, more elemental...
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