Canal+ makes formal offer to MultiChoice shareholders
Today, French media group Canal+ will make its mandatory offer to MultiChoice shareholders to acquire all the shares not already under its control. In April, Multichoice and Canal+ reached an agreement by which Canal+ would acquire the Multichoice group, offering...
Digital transformation a priority for African banks
A growing African population - forecast to be 2,49-billion by 2050 - coupled with spectacular increases in the number of devices such as smartphones and tablets (mobile phones now account for 75% of Web traffic in Africa) is the perfect recipe for an explosion in...
Emotet is back, 140k victims hit
Check Point Research (CPR) warns of potential ransomware attacks, as it sees samples of Emotet fast-spreading via Trickbot. Since Emotet's takedown by law enforcement, CPR estimates there have been 140 000 victims of Trickbot, across 149 countries in only 10 months....
When should you ignore an instruction from your boss?
As organisations around the world spend ever more on cybersecurity tools, cyber criminals are increasingly using a simple yet effective way to access organisations' data or money - business email compromise (BEC) or CEO fraud. International security awareness...
This is what the future looks like for customers and consumers
The Future of Customers and Consumers predictions for 2022 from International Data Corporation (IDC) show that technology will be the cornerstone of brands that try to reestablish relationships with customers and consumers in a new version of the physical and digital...
Trust must be hard-wired into the business
There is an old saying about trust: it takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair, writes Tom Rosamilia, senior vice-president of IBM Software. The saying is spot on, and there are critical lessons here for all of us in business, particularly those...
Middle East and Africa fertile ground for the growth of super-apps
From ride-hailing services to grocery delivery, and financial services such as buy-now-pay-later to microfinancing, super-apps development in the Middle East and Africa is emerging fast as the region proves to be a potentially fertile ground for its growth. In a study...
Rapid growth for PCD market in southern Africa
Southern Africa's personal computing devices (PCD) market, which comprises desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, recorded year-on-year (YoY) growth of 44,4% in Q3 2021. The latest Quarterly PCD Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that...
Only 40% of Africans want mandatory vaccines
Covid-19 mandatory vaccination could potentially accelerate vaccine uptake and the attainment of herd immunity, but a new study has found that only 40% of Africans support the idea. It also found substantial vaccine hesitancy among Africans living in Africa as well as...
WC Health partners with Ekasi Esports in vaccination drive
Led by township gaming collective Ekasi Esports, a group of local gamers are descending on Khayelitsha’s Thusong Centre at midday tomorrow (10 December 2021) to host a series of back-to-back gaming tournaments that feature a pro-vaccination message. The Western Cape...
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Technology trends yield to social trends
2014 will be far less about new technologies and much more about how existing technologies and trends are going to change the workplace and our social lives. That's the word from Richard Firth, serial entrepreneur and CEO of MIP Holdings. "Every year sees various...
10 things to watch out for when shopping
The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) may be there to protect you when you’re buying goods and services, but it’s not a free ticket to complain. Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman, advocate Neville Meville, says consumers need to understand they also have...
Microsoft solutions boost student privacy
Microsoft has opened its annual Microsoft in Education Global Forum by emphasising the importance of student privacy and reaffirming its commitment to helping ensure that student data is never mined for advertising and marketing purposes. The opening keynote speech,...
Software AG presents solution at CeBIT 2014
Software AG presented the integration of the Alfabet and ARIS product lines at CeBIT 2014, introducing a new strategic platform for communication between business and IT. With this new solution, business processes and IT can be managed through a single platform to...
AccTech aids govt with budgets, expenditure
Legislation and government policies are forcing government sectors to plan their expenditure more accurately in order to manage its workforce, improve productivity and ultimately improve bottom-line profitability. AccTech Systems will be showcasing capital and...
Bluetooth beacons boost retail engagement
Bluetooth beacons are offering traditional bricks and mortar traders a hi-tech interactive way to boost their customer engagement in the increasingly competitive world of retail. Bluetooth beacons are offering retailers an interactive, bespoke solution that can...
Technology drives healthcare change
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Retailer outsources ICT to Integr8
National retailer outsources the ICT Infrastructure to facilitate expansion - Integr8 One of the largest national retailers has outsourced the support of its ICT infrastructure to Integr8, in order to facilitate its rapid expansion into new areas & regions, and...
3D Secure online shopping launched
The end of February 2014 marked another milestone for enhanced security of e-commerce payments in South Africa says Walter Volker, the CEO of The Payments Association of South Africa (PASA). ”Over the last year, PASA has been working closely with South African banks...
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