SA sees significant drop in insolvencies, but challenges remain
After two gradual rebounds in 2022 (+1%) and 2023 (+7%), global insolvencies are set to accelerate again in 2024 (+9%) before stabilising in 2025 (0%) at high levels. This is according to Allianz Trade's latest Global Insolvency Report, which also reveals updated...
Canal+ gets extension for stating intentions towards Multichoice
French entertainment group Canal+ will make an announcement about its intentions towards Multichoice before 8 April 2024. This follows a series of events beginning with an acquisition offer to Multichoice - that was rejected - and then the French group's purchase of...
Standard Bank has permanently removed ATM Saswitch fees
The Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) has come to an agreement with South Africa's banks that Saswitch fee, which customers pay for using other banks' ATMs, will be waived for a period of two months with effect from 1 August 2021, in response to the recent...
Global cellular IoT connections grew to 1,7bn in 2020
A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight says that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 12% during 2020 to reach 1,74-billion. The regional markets Western Europe and North America recorded the highest growth rates at over 15%....
Marsh warns about financial danger of ransomware attacks
Marsh is warning clients that ransomware attacks across the region are intensifying in both frequency and severity and advising them to take additional measures to protect their businesses. With more people now working from home, cyber criminals are capitalizing on...
Intel debuts high-performance NUC
Intel has announced the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit (code-named Beast Canyon), a highly modular desktop PC engineered for gaming, streaming and recording. With the latest 11th Gen Intel Core processors, support for full-size discrete graphics cards and a full range of...
Africa ramps up Covid-19 vaccinations
Covid-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up from multiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months with nearly 4-million doses from COVAX arriving on the continent last week, compared with just 245 000 doses from the facility throughout...
Global cyberattacks soar by 29%
Cybercriminals have continued to exploit the global shift to hybrid working and are targeting organisations across all sectors, including government, healthcare and critical infrastructure, according to Check Point Research's latest report. The Cyber Attack Trends:...
ISPA voices concern over Afrinic legal woes
The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) says it "notes with considerable concern" recent developments relating to a legal dispute between Afrinic and Cloud Innovation, one consequence of which is the freezing of Afrinic's bank account. The ISPA is a...
Attitudes to mandatory vaccination vary by activity
Organisations forming or revising in-person workplace policies face difficulties in accounting for disparate attitudes to vaccination requirements. A Gartner survey found that public attitudes to vaccine checks for entry vary depending on the setting. “Legal and...
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RDB keeps Vodacom Mozambique up and running
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SA’s lagging broadband requires action
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