The Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2022 which introduces a number of significant amendments to the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 (the ECA), has been published. Interested parties have until 23 July to submit written comments regarding the Bill....

Kathy Gibson reports - The world is forging ahead with a digital agenda, but African countries - including South Africa - are still battling to achieve the basic connectivity needed to join the revolution. "The world is mutating before our eyes," says Philly Mapulane,...

Many South Africans are rejoicing over President Ramaphosa's latest announcement that the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown regulations will mean they can restock their liquor shelves and wine fridges. When South Africa moves down to lockdown level 3, alcohol sales will...

The devastating effects of South Africa's draconian lockdown are playing out in front of our eyes, writes Chris Hattingh, project manager and researcher at the Free Market Foundation. Implemented on 27 March 2020, the lockdown has piled on misery for an economy that...

The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is calling for nominations for AWIEF Awards 2020. This year marks the fourth edition of the highly-anticipated AWIEF Awards which serves as the premier platform to highlight achievements in women...

Half of US healthcare providers will invest in robotic process automation (RPA) in the next three years, up from 5% today, according to Gartner. The heightened need to optimise costs and scarce healthcare resources during the coronavirus pandemic is providing further...

Kaspersky researchers have found that the number of applications capable of bombarding users with unwanted advertising is increasing on official marketplaces. Three new applications with adware modules were found on the Google Play store in a span of just three...

As technology drives customer expectations to new heights, marketers in South Africa have emerged as not just messengers, but engagers who foster meaningful customer relationships well beyond the first purchase. This is one of the findings from the sixth edition of...

The South African cellular network industry has improved in the customer satisfaction stakes, but there's not much to choose between them, and customers have pretty low expectations. According to the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SA-csi) for Mobile...

Global shipments of devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are on pace to decline 13,6% in 2020, totaling $1,9-billion units, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. "The forecasted decline in the PC market in particular could have been much worse," says...