This year's Gitex Global 2023 saw experts come together to re-evaluate how organisations can thrive in the face of rapid digitalisation. The various events during the week saw the convergence of the best minds and most visionary companies to scrutinise, challenge,...

WithSecure researchers have tracked attacks using DarkGate malware to an active cluster of cybercriminals operating out of Vietnam. DarkGate is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that has been used in attacks since at least 2018 and is currently available to cybercriminals...

Banks in Africa must provide mobile payments and other digital services to remain competitive as well as to unlock new business opportunities across sectors such as energy, health care, education and transportation. This is according to a new report by Boston...

Covid-19 has seen businesses around the globe accelerate their digital transformations - making years of progress in a matter of days in some cases. By Robin Fisher, regional vice-president of Salesforce: Emerging Markets During the early stages of the crisis,...

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) reported on September 7 that its Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) was less pessimistic during the third quarter. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist After the...

As Europe charts its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, many business and government leaders are seeking to drive economic growth through increased digitalisation and the widespread use of data. During an IBM Policy Lab Live virtual event titled "An Economic...

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against educational resources grew exponentially over the first half (H1-20) of this year when compared to the previous year. For each month from January to June 2020, the number of DDoS attacks affecting educational online...

By August 31, the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) had received more than 160 536 applications since the opening date, on 3 August 2020. During the first month, on average, NSFAS has been receiving more than 5 000 applications a day, with the number going...

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has confirmed that the invitation to apply (ITA) for both the Wireless Open Access Network (WOAN) and the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) spectrum (also known as high demand spectrum) will...

Across the globe individuals remain highly concerned about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their daily lives, but there are clear differences in outlook across age groups and countries. The August findings of an ongoing IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV)...