The end of October signals the culmination of a busy period for the South African Revenue Service (SARS). The deadlines for filing the first portion of Provisional Tax (for the six months ending 31 August) and the annual filing of Personal Income Tax (23 October) give...

Only 32% of total rewards leaders believe their organisation does a good job assessing the effectiveness of their investments in well-being programmes, according to Gartner. The June 2023 survey of 165 total rewards leaders highlighted the lack of confidence these...

Rectron has closed its Johannesburg offices this afternoon (18 September) as industrial action continues at its sister distributor Mustek. A statement from Rectron cautions resellers that premises are closed from 12pm as a proactive measure to ensure the safety of...

Almost $428-billion will be needed to connect the remaining 3-billion people aged 10 years and above to broadband Internet by 2030. Connecting the unconnected is an ambitious goal and a major infrastructure investment challenge, according to a new study from the...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended South Africa's government for its determined efforts that have helped to bend the Covid-19 pandemic curve. WHO has issued a statement saying it is greatly encouraged by the ongoing measures to suppress the spread of...

Only 12% of chief information security officers (CISOs) excel in all four categories of the Gartner CISO Effectiveness Index. "Today's CISOs must demonstrate a higher level of effectiveness than ever before," says Sam Olyaei, research director at Gartner. "As the push...

Economic uncertainties have increased the downward pressure on smartphone prices globally, with 73% of shipments in 2020 expected to be priced below $400, according to a new price band forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile...

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a facial recognition technology that uses conventional cameras to successfully identify efforts to spoof authentication systems. This includes impersonation attempts in which a person presents a printed photograph or an image from...

In 2010, there were no Chinese manufacturers in the top 10 supercapacitor manufacturers - but in 2020, 40% of them are Chinese. This is one of the findings in the IDTechEx Research report, "Supercapacitor Markets, Technology Roadmap, Opportunities 2021-2041". The rise...

A massive 15-million pound fine has been levied on Deloitte for its audit of software firm Autonomy prior to Autonomy's acquisition by HP in 2011. A UK court found that the audit contained "serious and serial failures" before levying the record fine. This follows an...