Interest rates down, SME confidence up
With the rand continuing to strengthen and heightened political stability as a result of the now formalised Government of National Unity, the small business sector in South Africa continues to show improved confidence. On the back of South African Reserve Bank cutting...
Repo rate drop welcomed
The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday (19 September) announced a 0,25 basis point cut, taking the interest rate down to 8%, with the prime lending rate now set at 11,50%. This cautious approach brings a small sigh of relief...
Yes, admins are now responsible for WhatsApp group content
A change in WhatsApp features for group admins has effectively made admins responsible for any questionable or illegal messages posted in their groups. This is according to Mercia Fynn, director and head of commercial department at Kisch IP, who says the change, which...
African youth admire creatives, but won’t spend on their work
Africa’s youth love local films and admire creatives, but they don’t read books by African authors for pleasure or spend on creative products, according to the newly-launched report, “Africa's Soft Power: Can Africa’s creativity transform the continent?” by Africa No...
Meerkat observes how galaxies replenish fuel reserves to form stars
A global team of astronomers have measured the fuel required for star formation in galaxies as they were 4-billion years ago. Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, the researchers observed neutral hydrogen gas – the most abundant element in the universe and the material...
Inability to use data effectively stifles innovation
Almost three out of four companies (705) find it difficult to unlock the potential of their data, which directly affects the ability to innovate. This is among the findings of new research by VMware and Professor Feng Li that polled 100 executives at Forbes Top 2000...
Half of digital labour platform workers have safety fears
Digital labour platform workers are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet, putting additional pressure on them to accept work that carries a high risk of exposure to criminal activity. The fourth Fairwork report for South Africa, released on 8 September...
WLAN momentum continues with 20% growth
The enterprise segment of the worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market continued its strong growth in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), increasing 20,4% year over year to $2,1-billion, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...
The Grandparent Scam racks up successes
The grandparent scam. Phishing. Online fraud. Financial exploitation. These are just some of the attacks that are directed at older people, and that are proving to be unpleasantly successful. A team of researchers at the University of Southern California found that...
Applications open for online BRICS hackathon
The BRICS Business Council is looking for South Africa's best future forward digital skills to represent the country in an online multi-day competition or hackathon. Candidates aged between 16 and 35 and skilled in either robotic process automation, mobile app...
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Big data can improve water management
Access to clean water is a basic human right, and while government strives to provide access for all, the reality is that South Africa is currently facing a potential water crisis, says Eckart Zollner, business development manager, The Jasco Group. A shortage of clean...
Huawei redefines innovative ICT
With energy as a driving force for global economic development, energy companies around the world are encountering a multitude of challenges as they move towards digital transformation. Against this backdrop, Huawei hosted its Global Energy Industry Summit 2015 with...
Check Point offers Mobile Threat Prevention
Check Point Software Technologies, the largest pure-play security vendor globally, recently announced Check Point Mobile Threat Prevention, a new mobile security solution that allows enterprises to battle today’s mobile threat environment. Check Point Mobile Threat...
Agility keeps SMMEs alive
The ability to innovate quickly and be disruptive and dynamic in the market is an advantage that small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) have over their larger counterparts. So claims Dr Raj Naidoo, director at Enermatics Energy, an established provider of smart...
Redefining mobile data management
The consumerisation of IT has brought together two very powerful forces: mobility and cloud. Either of these two represents a major shift on their own, however, how they interact is giving organisations a real headache, says Nigel Tozer, product marketing director...
DCC offers Dell Inspiron 7348
Mobility means being able to work from anywhere, any time, but mobility also means convenience, which is why tablets have seen such a significant adoption in the past few years. However, tablets have typically not had the processing power, nor the advantage of a...
Voice technology used in the supply chain
Voice technology is rapidly being adopted throughout South African warehousing and distribution environments to help organisations drive efficiencies and productivity across their supply chains. Voice solutions assist nearly one million mobile workers to process...
Cloud versus traditional ERP
The cloud ERP software market is experiencing enormous growth whilst traditional ERP vendors, who have dominated the market by locking-in customers with growth-yielding licensing deals, are now struggling to survive. Gartner says cloud software will drive...
Customer service is customer acquisition
The traditional way of seeing customer acquisition and customer retention as separate disciplines is an extremely dangerous way of running a modern business, because it traps you in a public lie. So says Sandra Galer, consulting director for Merchants, South Africa’s...
IS to provide 5Gbps bandwidth at rAge 2015
Internet Solutions is sponsoring South Africa’s premier gaming event – rAge - for the third consecutive year and will be providing a record breaking 5Gbps of bandwidth. It is anticipated that the overall 122Tb of Internet traffic served during rAge in 2014, which...
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