SA lags on SDGs, but private sector makes progress
Kathy Gibson reports - The private sector is making progress on attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), but there are still some significant challenges to overcome. Overall, South Africa has achieved just 17% of its goals, so there is still a tremendously...
Digitalisation a double-edged sword
Kathy Gibson reports - South Africa needs to keep up with global digitalisation, but the increased use of technology brings some serious challenges that need to be addressed. This is one of the conclusions from the 2024 Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable...
Crypto collapse and rising smart attacks define security landscape
During Q2 2022, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks reached a new level as the share of smart attacks and average duration saw steep increases. Compared to the previous year, the average duration of a DDoS attack rose 100 times, reaching 3 000 minutes. The...
Router security flaws hit record levels
Router vulnerabilities have surged to record heights in the past few years, according to data presented by Atlas VPN. It is argued that routers have received more attention due to the increase in remote work, which opens up the possibility for hackers to breach...
Consumers will welcome extended data rollover
With food and transport costs on the rise in South Africa, it's imperative that the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) moves swiftly to finalise pro-consumer amendments to its End-User and Subscriber Service Charter (EUSSC) Regulations. The Internet...
Blockchain jobs lead in the move to remote working
More than one-third (36%) ofb lockchain-related advertised positions are remote-based - more than the projected global average of 16% across employment sectors. Speaking on the research by BanklessTimes.com, CEO Jonathan Merry says: "The decentralised nature of...
Wealthy investors look to digital assets
According to Tradingplatforms.com, 71% of 2973 HNWIs (high net worth individuals) polled globally have invested in digital assets. The survey interviewed people with a net worth ranging from $1-million to $30-million, with 54% in the first group and 46% in the second....
MTN named the most valuable brand in SA
MTN has emerged as the Most Valuable Brand in SA for 2022 in the Kantar BrandZ ranking, after increasing its brand value by 85% to $3,7-billion year-on-year. The increase in brand value has seen MTN SA jump four places to rank number one for the first time. MTN was...
Enhanced vRAN capabilities demonstrated on a global scale
As the mobile industry looks beyond today's traditional radio access networks (RAN) underpinned by purpose-built hardware, a growing number of mobile operators are embracing virtualised RAN and an open ecosystem supported by general purpose hardware. The reason is to...
TymeBank to acquire fintech SME funder
TymeBank has set in motion the acquisition of Retail Capital, a fintech company that provides funding to small and medium-sized businesses in South Africa. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approvals, would see Retail Capital become a division of...
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Do your security policies give employees the collaborative, open and creative environment they expect? If not, you might need to consider changing them. Here’s why, according to Matthew Barker, regional manager for sub-Saharan African at Aruba Networks. A guy named...
Getting started with document management
Document management (DM) is a programme or set of programmes used to track and store electronic documents. It typically has version control and audit capabilities, says Hennie Kruger, DDS product and marketing manager of Océ South Africa. Other features include...
Retirement village uses Sage Intelligence
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Intelsat, OneWeb in strategic alliance
Intelsat has announced that it has entered into a commercial agreement with OneWeb, the venture planning to build, deploy and operate a low earth orbit (“LEO”) Ku-band satellite constellation. Under the agreement, Intelsat will partner with OneWeb to use OneWeb’s LEO...
Industry lacks expertise, savvy
More than half of the world’s population: three billion now use the web regularly and two-thirds of those are from the developing world who, thanks to smartphones have doubled their Internet use over the last five years. All of this poses significant challenges for...
Hilton heads hotel boom in Africa
The findings of this year’s Hotel Chain Development Pipeline Survey, produced by Lagos-based consultancy W Hospitality Group, show that Hilton is leading the race to develop new hotels in Africa with 7 250 rooms in its pipeline, spread over 29 new properties, 18% up...
The power of digital offerings
Entrepreneurs and commercial businesses that pull more technology levers will improve their bottom lines and deepen their market penetration in the future. Those that don’t will either be left behind or forced to adopt the changes to survive. Standard Bank cautions...
FNB’s Slimlines grow in popularity
FNB’s Slimline self-service terminals have shown continued growth in popularity with a 30% increase in transaction volumes for the period July 2014 on April 2015. This innovative self-service terminal with large touch screen, integrated camera and Chip and PIN reader...
How much do risks cost?
All security budgets have limits. CSOs and other security practitioners have to continually make difficult decisions on how much risk is acceptable, which risks to mitigate, and which to accept. Jayson O’Reilly, director of sales and innovation at DRS, says because...
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