South Africa is a land teeming with hustling entrepreneurs, and SMEs effectively do the heavy lifting in the economy. Many have bootstrapped their businesses by hand, learning the ins and outs of business through practical experience. Most local entrepreneurs don't...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Climate Risk Lab has revealed that climate change will continue to create opportunities for thousands of marine species to colonise new habitats, even if the world continues to rapidly reduce...

African business leaders are confident sub-Saharan Africa will beat International Monetary Fund forecasts for GDP growth this year and next, according to new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile. The IMF is predicting real GDP growth of...

Executive performance evaluations will be increasingly linked to ability to manage cyber risk; almost one-third of nations will regulate ransomware response within the next three years; and security platform consolidation will help organisations thrive in hostile...

With the rise of cybercrime as a service business model, the information necessary to organise an attack is in demand among cybercriminals. Kaspersky's experts analysed nearly 200 posts on the dark web offering to buy information for initial access to companies'...

The rate of compliance reporting has dropped by 30% from before the pandemic, according to Gartner. Employees are both less likely to observe misconduct and less likely to report it when observed. "The increase in remote and hybrid working practices has reduced the...

Crypto malware has grown by 300% between 2020 and 2021 - and reported losses due to account breaches increased by nearly 60-times from 2018 to 2021. Against this backdrop, Ping Identity highlights why companies with a digital profile must implement preventative...

The recent report on local government by Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke is a timely reminder of the prevailing dysfunction in municipalities across the country, and the catastrophic impact that is having on all South Africans. This is the word from Parmi Natesan,...

The number of digital loyalty programme memberships will exceed 32-billion globally by 2026, up from 24-billion in 2022; representing growth of 33%. This is according to a new Juniper Research study, which defines a digital loyalty programme as a solution comprising...

Every year, the City of Johannesburg launches a search for best smart digital technology solutions through "Smart City Innovation Challenge" to help citizens stay connected and allow businesses, citizens and public administrations to find ways to respond faster and in...