20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

HPE to acquire Morpheus Data

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) yesterday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Morpheus Data, a pioneer in software for hybrid cloud management and platform operations. Morpheus will enhance HPE GreenLake by providing multi-vendor,...

Cisco to cut 7% of staff, integrate products

Cisco Systems aims to cut about 6 000 employees, about 7% of its total workforce. This is the second round of cuts that the tech company will make this year, after 4 000 workers lost their jobs in February. The company yesterday reported fourth quarter and fiscal year...

After the pandemic: how IT distribution is changing

Kathy Gibson is at Context Channel Connect SA - The IT distribution industry performed well during the pandemic. Adam Simon, global MD of Context, adds that the small and medium business (SMB) market has come into its own as the key go-to-market differentiator for...

Crypto firms urged to avoid making dot-com era errors

Some major crypto firms need to stop making obvious, avoidable mistakes that destabilise the industry, cause financial chaos for investors, and job losses for workers, says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Crypto, who adds that some of the biggest players in the market...

Ensuring the safe rollout of 5G networks

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and incumbent aviation safety systems can safely co-exist with new 5G services. While IATA recognises the economic importance of...

The world’s leading vehicle telematics hardware suppliers

Close to 42-million aftermarket telematics devices were shipped globally during 2021, a market valued at approximately € 2,2-billion, according to new research from Berg Insight. The performance of the market was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the supply chain...

Where do distributors stand in the digital economy?

Kathy Gibson is at Context Channel Connect SA - Shift happens. This is the message from Anton Herbst, CEO of Tarsus on Demand, who points out that events out of our control happen all the time, but we can control our attitude towards it, and choose what changes we...

5G set to hit 1bn subscriptions this year

Global mobile network data traffic doubled in the past two years, and 5G is scaling faster than all previous mobile technology generations. These are among the findings of the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, the twenty-second edition of Ericsson's network traffic...

Digital growth, global opportunities drive SME growth

Data from Mastercard's 2022 Borderless Payments Report has revealed that two in five (42%) of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in South Africa are earning more money than before the pandemic. Online business and international sales are key drivers, with...

African business leaders expect higher GDP growth

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...

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Huawei launches GPON solution in SA

Huawei has launched their Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution for the first time in South Africa at the Huawei GPON Summit, held in Melrose Arch, Johannesburg. The demand for ubiquitous broadband has increased globally due to the manner in which people...

Revolutionising business telephony

Changing the way business owners think about and run their communications is the sole mission of two Cape Town entrepreneurs and the co-founders of Euphoria Telecom, George Golding and Conrad de Wet. Euphoria is fast changing the business telephone (PABX) system game...

Intervate, Santam build Extranet portal

Santam is one of South Africa’s largest and most historic insurance companies. Majority-owned by the Sanlam Group, Santam’s base of customers represents a 22% market share in the local short-term insurance market. Having first opened its doors 96 years ago, Santam...

DiData powers Tour de France

Dimension Data and Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), owners of the Tour de France, have signed a five-year deal that will see Dimension Data become the Official Technology Partner of ASO on cycling events including the Paris-Nice, Critérium International,...

Williams Martini Racing uses BT solutions

BT has agreed a multi-year strategic technology partnership with the Williams Martini Racing Formula One team. The Williams Martini Racing team will use BT’s high performance network services globally, facilitating secure and high speed communication as well as...

Med-1, DiData partner on public cloud

Dimension Data has announced that Med-1, Israel’s premier data centre provider, will offer enterprise-class public cloud services to its clients in the Middle East. Med-1 joins the growing list of service providers globally that benefit from membership of Dimension...

LG showcases smart car

LG Electronics (LG) is showcasing its various automotive products at the 85th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland from 3 to 15 March. In collaboration with top automotive design studio Italdesign Giugiaro, LG has contributed several of its products...

MobileData now PCI DSS v3.0 certified

MobileData, a global technology solutions provider focused on payment facilitation and prepaid electronic value distribution, has acquired PCI DSS v3.0 certification and strengthened its enterprise service platform TradeSwitch with payment feature. PCI DSS or Payment...

Upgrade your power protection

Load-shedding has once again become a regular occurrence in South Africa, and the current problems with power are set to continue for the foreseeable future, says Elrica Quick, APC product specialist at DCC. An uninterrupted power supply (UPS) is therefore one of the...

Quality data key to decreasing fraud

Businesses and consumers alike typically consider insurance to be a grudge purchase – something they need to have, but which does not add value, says Ian Logan, senior director: Insurance and Partners at TransUnion. Although it is essential in protecting them from a...

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