Super election year increases risk of political violence
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Hybrid working becoming the norm in SA
Hard lockdowns may feel like a lifetime ago but working from home (WFH) isn't going anywhere, according to new data from Discovery Insure. Analysing the driving trends of Vitality Drive programme members, the insurer has revealed that 23% of its clients who began...
Tourism grows, but still below pre-Covid levels
Global tourism experienced a 4% upturn in 2021, compared to 2020 (415-million versus 400-million). However, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) were still 72% below the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to preliminary estimates by UNWTO. This...
Citizen scientists spot a Jupiter-like planet in NASA TESS data
Tom Jacobs of Bellevue, Washington, loves treasure hunts. Since 2010, the former US naval officer has participated in online volunteer projects that allow anyone who is interested -- "citizen scientists" -- to look through NASA telescope data for signs of exoplanets,...
Omnichannel experience will drive e-commerce growth
The value of global e-commerce payment transactions will exceed $7,5-trillion by 2026, from $4,9-trillion in 2021, according to a new study from Juniper Research. This growth rate of 55% over the next five years will be driven by retailers offering compelling...
ESG is top of the enterprise tech agenda
Enterprises of all sizes are racing to deliver environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments, which is no longer a tick-box "nice to have" but an essential part of doing business in the twenty-first century. The ESG action is being driven by value and supply...
BlueNoroff drains cryptocurrency accounts
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a series of attacks by advanced persistent threat (APT) actor BlueNoroff against small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide resulting in major cryptocurrency losses for the victims. The campaign, dubbed SnatchCrypto, is aimed...
Zero-trust implementation gaps leave companies vulnerable
While most organisations have a vision of zero trust or are in the process of implementing zero-trust initiatives, fewer than half of them can translate this vision into the solutions they are implementing because they lack some basic core fundamentals of zero trust....
Cloud infrastructure spend continues growth trajectory
Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 6,6% year over year in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) to $18,6-billion. This is according to the International Data Corporation...
Crypto predictions for 2022
Crypto regulation is imminent in South Africa. In addition, ongoing price volatility and more formal links to the financial services sector are predicted for 2022, according to cryptocurrency exchange Luno. "Globally, we have seen moves to regulate crypto and we...
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Empower call centre agents with smartphone support
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Dell debuts network functions virtualisation platform
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How the cloud is transforming HR and payroll management
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Breaking the cycle of recruiting, training and churning
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WiFi in education cannot be overlooked
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SAP named enterprise mobile management leader
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How CIOs can capitalise on hybrid cloud
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Single-minded approach to multidimensional communications
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