A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Younger consumers more aware of their data rights

Younger consumers are taking deliberate action to protect their privacy, with 42% of consumers aged 18-24 exercising their Data Subject Access Rights, compared with just 6% for consumers 75 and older. Polled by Cisco’s 2023 Consumer Privacy Survey, many say they have...

Disruptive solutions key in the payments industry

The global payments industry has come a long way over the past decade - and in a myriad of directions. Consumers and companies have shifted from cash to a burgeoning and integrated system of electronic payments solutions and value-added services such as digital...

Online classifieds could unlock close to R10bn economic value

New data from Gumtree reveals that community capitalism made possible by online classifieds platforms could stimulate South Africa's ailing economy by unlocking more than R9,66-billion in value. According to Gumtree, the 14,4-million items listed on its platform...

Facebook launches programme to support SMEs

Facebook today announced a grant of over R8,5-million to support 217 small businesses in South Africa, as part of its $100-million Global Grants Programme announced earlier this year which aims to support 30 000 SMBs in over 30 countries. Aimed at stimulating economic...

The role of digital finance in mitigating the Covid crisis

The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of digital finance in providing relief for millions around the world, supporting businesses and protecting jobs and livelihoods. While the pandemic...

As Covid surges, so do cyber-attacks on healthcare workers

As if Covid-19 wasn't enough of a crisis, the number of cyber-attacks on frontline healthcare responders have surged at the same time as the global pandemic, trending upwards almost entirely in line with case numbers. By March 2020, phishing emails had spiked by over...

AI spend set to double by 2024

Global spending on artificial intelligence (AI) is forecast to double over the next four years, growing from $50,1-billion in 2020 to more than $110-billion in 2024. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending...

Global smartphone sales plunge 20%

The Covid-19 pandemic continued to impact the global mobile phone industry, as worldwide sales of smartphones to end users totaled 295-million units, a decline of 20,4% in the second quarter of 2020, according to Gartner. Among the top five smartphone vendors, Samsung...

Banks still not fully integrating ESG

Environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) are not yet fully integrated into banks' strategies around the world. More responsible banking practices can be achieved if banks make the criteria part of their risk management frameworks and measure it more...

Inflation back in target range during July

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on August 25 that consumer price inflation increased from 2,2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in June to 3,2% y-o-y in August. Article by Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC...

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