Undersea cable breaks rock Internet in Africa – updated
Africa’s Internet is reeling from multiple undersea cable breaks that are now affecting connectivity on both the east and west coasts. In the last few weeks, Seacom reported connectivity issues due to breaks in the east coast cable where it runs through the Red Sea....
Background screening, talent management take centre stage
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Financial hardship drives unsecured credit up
The ongoing uncertainty and financial hardship caused by Covid-19 have impacted the consumer credit market. This is according to TransUnion's new South Africa Industry Insights Report, which covers a period where economic headwinds prevailed, and consumer confidence...
Help beat Internet crimes against children
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Teraco connects to new ACE cable
The ACE submarine cable is now live and available for interconnection at three of Teraco’s data centres across South Africa. ACE is the eighth submarine cable system to connect at Teraco. Spanning approximately 17 000km along the West Coast of Africa, ACE lands in 19...
Top tech ideas for township economic growth
Over the weekend of the 19th and 20th of June 2021, Silicon Cape and the US Mission to South Africa hosted a virtual hackathon aimed at discovering digital solutions to accelerate inclusive economic growth for local businesses in the township economy. This was the...
SA businesses among the best at coping with Covid challenges
Although organisations worldwide found their businesses disrupted, projects postponed, and strategies challenged during 2020, South African companies were very adept at coping with business related challenges as a result of Covid-19, says Project Management Institute....
Digital regulators must collaborate to build a better post-Covid world
Bold regulatory approaches are needed to guide ground-breaking technology uptake, foster collaboration, and drive digital transformation in the post-Covid world, This is according to participants at the latest Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-21) organised by the...
Merchants, developers invited to join VodaPay platform
Kathy Gibson reports - Vodacom is calling on merchants and developers to join its VodaPay platform. Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom, describes the VodaPay platform as a super-app offering a range of shopping and payment services made possible by the agreement signed...
Banks set to form customer-centric ecosystems
A significant 65% of global banking executives believe branch-based banking will be "dead" within five years. This is according to a report written by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) entitled "Branching out: can banks move from city centres to digital...
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Samsung announces Dream the Blues winners
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The key to successful start-ups
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Bytes SI partners with Sithabile
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