Throughout 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, 14% of installs of potentially unwanted mobile financial apps on Android phones were made by users in the Middle East, Turkiye, Africa (META) region. META ranks third among the world regions behind APAC and LATAM in terms...

The global market for virtual- and software-as-a-service(SaaS)-based network security solutions achieved its 20th consecutive quarter of sequential revenue growth in 1Q 2023. According to a report from Dell'Oro Group, the pace of year-over-year (Y/Y) revenue growth...

To mitigate a likely slump in car sales and to ensure employee and customer safety during the coronavirus pandemic, automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and car dealerships must transition to simple, end-to-end online selling and services, according to...

The National Department of Health (NDoH) has launched its Covid-19 Connect Whatsapp Helpline in four new languages. THe WhatsApp helpline is available in Sotho, Zulu, Afrikaans and Xhosa, in addition to English. This broadens the accessibility of the service, which...

What are your rights when it comes to immigration during the pandemic? June Luna, of June Luna Attorneys, explores the issue for LexisNexis South Africa If a foreign national is currently in South Africa on a valid visa, they are not required to leave the Republic....

Liquid Telecom South Africa says it has mitigated network outages due unexpected loss of connectivity following a recent break-in the WACS (West Africa Cable System) undersea cable. "To help ensure continuity of service, Liquid Telecom's network traffic is...

An outage on the west coast undersea cable, WACs, is currently affecting numerous South African ISPs. While repairs on the WACs undersea cable systems are being planned, many ISPs will need to re-route their traffic via alternative paths, such as Seacom's east coast...

Dramatic changes to working routines, brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, have driven up channel revenue in some categories over recent weeks, according to IT market intelligence company Context. Following Italy's lead, many European governments including those of...

Cell C has announced that its annual Day of Take a Girl Child to Work Day 2020, scheduled to take place from 28 May, is postponed until further notice. The postponement comes as concerns grow around the spread of Covid-19 and in line with President Cyril Ramaphosa's...

The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has released its updated assessment of the likely impact of the Covid-19 on international tourism. Taking into account the unparalleled introduction of travel restrictions across the world, the United Nations specialised agency...