South Africans increasingly using crypto for payments
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Phishing links lurk behind images
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Massive decrease in African RDP attacks
According to Kaspersky telemetry, the number of brute force attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) across Africa has significantly decreased in Q2 2022 by 53% compared to the previous quarter. There could be several reasons for this downward trajectory: it...
Top tech priorities for midsize enterprises
Security and risk management, application and integration strategies, and infrastructure and operations are the top three technology priorities for midsize enterprises (MSEs) in 2022, according to a recent survey from Gartner. "MSEs are shifting investments and even...
Downloads on app markets see slight stall
The number of app downloads on Google Play and iOS stores has taken a tumble during the second quarter of 2022, according to the numbers presented by SafeBettingSites.com, which says the combined number of downloads on both stores decreased by 4,2% y-o-y. According to...
Microsoft looks to fast-track youth entrepreneurship
Microsoft is expanding its partnership with the African Development Bank to support Africa's youth entrepreneurs under the bank's Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Banks (YEIB) Initiative. Through its African Transformation Office (ATO), Microsoft will work with the...
Banking-as-a-service revenue on the rise
A new study from Juniper Research has found the total BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will exceed $38-billion by 2027, rising from $11-billion in 2022. The rapid growth of 240% will be driven by BaaS' ability to deepen relationships between brands and...
International tourism back to 60% of pre-pandemic levels
International tourism has continued to show strong signs of recovery, with arrivals reaching 57% of pre-pandemic levels in the first seven months of 2022. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals almost tripled in January...
Q4: What to expect in terms of liquidations and business rescue
Although consumers can expect some relief at the petrol pumps, our economy will take much longer to recover. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has left us with an economic crisis with inflation growing rapidly, rising interest rates and all-time high unemployment rates. This...
Views on corruption drive attitude to tax systems
Taxpayers' attitudes about paying taxes correlate closely with perceived levels of corruption, according to a major new study - Public Trust in Tax - by accountancy bodies ACCA and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). A survey of 5 900 people across 14...
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Smart grids – unlocking the power of green
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Why ‘availability’ is here to stay
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DiData debuts digital practice
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Huawei Mate S is in Vodacom stores
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Wireless service for Telkom Waya-Waya and PrepaidFone users
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Small does not equate with simple in mobile apps
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AMD partners to power Oculus-ready PCs
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Successfully deploying data centres in emerging markets
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HP launches Star Wars notebook
HP unveiled its Star Wars Special Edition notebook in anticipation of the release of Star Wars: "The Force Awakens". "HP is delivering an amazing Star Wars experience as the only PC vendor collaborating with Disney and Lucasfilm to create a one-of-one-kind notebook,"...
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