Economists warn on debt and political polarisation
Easing inflation and strong global commerce are fuelling cautious optimism for recovery - but elevated debt levels are becoming a growing concern in both advanced (53%) and developing (64%) economies, according to the latest Chief Economists Outlook from the World...
Take-home pay improves again in August
The BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) - which tracks the average nominal take-home pay among an estimated 4-million salary earners in South Africa - improved for the fifth consecutive month in August. “The average nominal take-home pay reached R16 582 showing...
Nedbank banks on the metaverse
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Self-spreading stealer targets gamers on YouTube
Kaspersky researchers spotted an unusual malicious bundle (a collection of malicious programs distributed in the form of a single installation file, self-extracting archive or other file with installer-type functionality) targeting gamers on YouTube. Its main payload...
SA consumers demand human interaction from banks
While AI is projected to bring in billions for the global banking industry in the next few years, 2022 consumer research conducted by BPO provider, Merchants, suggests that going fully digital may not be the answer for South African banks who want to keep customers...
Credit cards consume less electricity than bitcoin
Visa, MasterCard, and American Express combined consume less than 1% of Bitcoin electricity, according to new data from StockApps.com Speaking on the data, StockApps.com specialist, Edith Reads, says. "Most people prefer cashless transactions. Bitcoin and credit cards...
SASE bucks economic uncertainty with strong growth
The strong enterprise appetite for network and security transformation drove robust growth in SASE related SD-WAN networking and security service edge (SSE) security technologies, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. "Even in an environment of macro-economic...
Intel leads in addressing technology shifts
Kathy Gibson is at VMware vForum 2022 - Intel is rapidly changing and innovating as technology shifts to address the global move to digitalisation. "Technology has never been more important to humanity than it is today," says Nathan Reddy, industry technical...
Innovation key to creating jobs and driving growth in SA
With the shift towards the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) well underway, innovation has emerged as one of the key attributes of a winning nation - and South Africa can take its place at the forefront of 4IR by investing in building its Science, Technology,...
Consumers becoming more savvy on digital payments
The adoption of a broad range of digital payment methods is accelerating in South Africa, according to Mastercard's New Payment Index 2022. In addition to being aware of solutions like cryptocurrency, digital cards, biometric payments, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), and...
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Phoenix wins distribution of GFI Software
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Employers can help to address FASD
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NetFlorist makes online payments easy
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LG unveils home entertainment strategy
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Oman Air selects Vivaldi for card payments
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Microsoft debuts customer engagement upgrades
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ARM serious about preventing child abuse
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Customer experience drives digitisation
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Q-KON SA and Sonus boost Skype for Business
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Rectron Finance will help resellers add value
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Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Intermediate Full Stack BI Consultant – Western Cape Oakdale
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Azure Infrastructure and Security Specialist (Senior) 2728
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