Digitisation, cloud is improving business outcomes
Kathy Gibson reports – South African organisations are increasingly using cloud services to unlock opportunities and improve business outcomes. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, explains that key considerations when adopting cloud included improved security and...
Cloud key to SA’s digitalisation goals
Kathy Gibson reports – Government has a firm policy t drive digital innovation, with the aim of improving service delivery while helping to uplift citizens. Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital...
Tourism recovers to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels
International tourism is on track to reach 65% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2022 as the sector continues to bounce back from the pandemic. An estimated 700-million tourists travelled internationally between January and September, more than double (+133%) the...
Embedded finance market to exceed $183bn by 2027
A new study from Juniper Research has found that revenue from embedded financial services will exceed $183-billion globally in 2027, increasing from just under $65-billion in 2022, and growing by 182% over the period. The report found that this expansion will be...
SA spending spree expected on Black Friday and during festive season
Just over 90% of South African buy now pay later (BNPL) customers plan to spend more online this festive season than last year, while 78% plan to shop on Black Friday, according to a survey of more than 1 600 customers by Payflex. "Our customer base has more than...
Another strong year of growth ahead for the IT channel
Revenue growth for European IT distributors in 2022 is forecast to stand at an impressive 3,7% versus the previous year - excluding telecoms - according to research group, Context. The figures represent an increase on the 3,2% year-on-year (YoY) growth predicted at...
Borderless recruitment no longer an exception
Fifty-eight percent of organisations report having at least some technology talent working in a fully remote borderless arrangement, according to a new Gartner survey, which says this number has doubled in the past three years. Gartner defines borderless workforce as...
Simple data protection tips that could save millions
In recent years, South Africa has become a playground for cybercriminal activities with syndicates targeting everyone from individual South Africans to SMEs, large corporates and public entities This, says Siyabonga Mabuza, head of cybersecurity at the Fourth...
Supply chain issues impact HCP market
Western European shipments of hardcopy peripherals declined 6,7% year over year to 3,8-million units in the third quarter of 2022 while shipment value increased 7,2% year over year to $1,935-billion, according to IDC. Supply-chain issues continue to affect the market...
November crypto winners and losers
The world`s Top 10 cryptocurrencies have seen their prices tumble in the last two months following a negative trend from a historically low September, with most of the top digital coins losing between 7% and 10% in value in the last 30 days. Only two cryptos have seen...
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Benefits of being a contingent worker
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Telkom Digital Gaming League set for rAge
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Absa pilots data analytics platform
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New players drive UK broadband boom
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Entrepreneurs use innovation to create jobs
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Comstor debuts Cisco’s HyperFlex
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FBN Insurance Nigeria deploys Premia suite
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Smile adds services in Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda
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