Cost of data breaches continues to soar
Although security teams worldwide are doing a much better job detecting and containing breaches, the average data breach cost continues to snowball, according to Stocklytics.com. In 2024, the average cost of a data breach skyrocketed to $4,88-million - up from...
Pre-paid electricity meters linked to energy poverty, food insecurity
A doctoral thesis by Isaac Kwamena Nunoo from the University of Cape Town's (UCT) School of Economics has highlighted the crucial role of electricity in enhancing household welfare in Ghana and South Africa. The thesis explores the impact of electricity and fuel usage...
New fund a game-changer for township business inclusion
The Gauteng Provincial Government, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the SA SME Fund have launched the SMME Crisis Partnership Fund, a R300-million debt fund for small businesses based in Gauteng townships. There are more than 2-million formal and...
Entries for Digital Twin Hackathon now open
Wits University's digital incubation hub, Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, and the embass of the Netherlands have called for entries for their Digital Twin Hackathon - open to 15 students from South Africa and 15 students from the Netherlands. The Digital...
How cellular connectivity could tackle rising power demands
Cellular technology is key to digitalising the energy sector, and could help to tackle a growing demand for electricity. This is among the findings of Ericsson's Connected Energy Utilities report, released in partnership with Arthur D Little. As energy costs and...
Employers look overseas for skills as brain drain continues
The number of South African employers reporting they are recruiting ICT skills overseas has increased dramatically in the past year - up from 38% to over 50%. This is a key finding in the 2022 JCSE-IITPSA ICT Skills Survey - the 12th to carried out by Wits...
27m South Africans are not credit active
More than 27-million consumers were considered to be either credit unserved or underserved in South Africa at the end of March 2022. However, according to the global TransUnion study, "Empowering Credit Inclusion: A Deeper Perspective on Credit Underserved and...
Rectron honours top partners
Rectron awarded its top-performing partners yesterday (7 October). The awards ceremony concluded the Rectron Innovation Day held in Johannesburg, where reseller partners learnt about how Rectron has restructured itself to meeting changing market demands, and met its...
Load shedding, petrol, interest rates hit SME confidence
South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) confidence levels took a dip in second quarter of 2022. This is according to the recently released Q2 2022 SME Confidence Index conducted by specialist SME financier, Business Partners, which reveals that SME...
Poor home security threatens corporate networks
Unwitting insider threats are becoming an increasingly common part of the attack chain for general consumers. Even the smallest of data leaks can lead to huge ramifications further up the business chain and poor cybersecurity at home could prove to a weak link for...
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Met Office chooses cloud for weather services
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KEMP helps to overcome application headaches
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ContinuitySA Mozambique expands data centre
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Connection Telecom signs ConnectNet
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Gemalto’s IoT solution for realtime monitoring
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Communication Genetics integrates Appian
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Streetwear fashion sparks HTC design
With the ambition of creating one-of-a-kind devices, HTC lifted the lid on its latest smartphones. Inspired by urban street wear, the design of the three newest editions to the Desire range - the HTC DesireT 530, 630 and 825 - bridge the gap between fashion and...
Alcatel phones add Boom Key, augemented reality
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Lenovo unveils VIBE K5 Plus
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Huawei debuts MateBook 2-in-1
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IT Asset Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior UX/UI Designer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Finance Business Analyst – Investments
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