As inflation and the cost of living continue to rise, a growing number of households in South Africa are struggling to meet their financial obligations. In many instances, despite various avenues available to the consumer to seek assistance, households avoid it,...

In an era driven by digital connectivity, the recent events involving the unprecedented damage to three of South Africa's major west coast undersea Internet cables have thrust the country into a precarious position. By Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access...

Impersonal digital bank transactions via online and mobile channels have accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, causing a deeper ongoing erosion of consumer trust in banks. This is according to a new report by Accenture, which indicates that banks must earn...

The worldwide tablet market had an outstanding fourth quarter (4Q20) with 19.5% year-over-year growth and shipments totaling 52,2-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...

Ford and Google have announced a unique strategic partnership to accelerate Ford's transformation to reinvent the connected vehicle experience. Ford has also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine...

The burden of the pandemic, continued economic pressure, and the resultant low levels of business and consumer confidence expectedly took their toll on new vehicle sales during January. But there was reason for light amidst that gloom, as the market continued to show...

The latest research by cybersecurity experts at the global network of Acronis Cyber Protection Operations Centers (CPOCs) revealed that 80% of companies do not have an established password policy. Between 15% and 20% of the passwords used in a business environment...

Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period July to December 2020 reveal a 13% decrease in the number of vehicle crime activities reported nationally compared to the same period in 2019. Recorded from Tracker's more than 1,1-million installed vehicle base, the...

Cyber criminals are putting vulnerable individuals and communities at increased risk, which is cause for significant concern as the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is fast-tracked and the world moves to digital. This is according to cyber security experts who were...

Almost 200 fintech businesses applied for the AlphaCode Incubate programme which aims to grow innovative financial services entrepreneurs and find the next OUTsurance or Discovery. Ten of them have been selected for a development programme that provides funding,...