The Experian Business Debt Index (BDI), which reflects the overall health of businesses in the economy, declined in Q2 to 0.445 from a slightly upwardly revised 0.740 in Q1. This decline was less than anticipated considering the better than forecasted outcome for Q2...

Business resilience as a key driver for cybersecurity investments, according to the second Nixu Cybersecurity Index. Based on a survey of over 370 northern European organisations, the Index reveals both encouraging progress and increasing concerns. Alarmingly, 50% of...

Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 16% year over year in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, companies shipped 278,4-million...

After two sequential quarters of decline, the worldwide tablet market recorded 18.6% year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20) with shipments totaling 38,6-million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC)...

An increase in remote working employees and under-utilisation of existing office spaces due to the Covid-19 pandemic will trigger a need for smart, wellness-equipped office spaces in the future, according to Gartner. "Due to Covid-19 many offices remain unoccupied or...

Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) have joined a global alliance of clinicians and scientists dedicated to sharing clinical insights and using cutting edge technology to find more effective treatments for the most critically ill...

The draft Films and Publications Amendment Regulations 2020 (Regulations), which were recently published for public comment in South Africa, have significant implications for online distributors in their current form. By Janet MacKenzie, partner and head of the...

As coronavirus lockdowns around the world start to ease, travel is back on the agenda. But parents don't always monitor their children's online activities while travelling. According to Kaspersky's "Responsible Digital Parenting" survey, 84% of the parents in South...

Internet of Things (IoT) is finding its way across various industries and applications, and the data generated from these devices is creating new opportunities to improve business outcomes. Managing this data is key to delivering organisational insights. Furthermore,...

CEOs at financial services (FS) firms need to consider building the rights skills for their organisations to compete in the future. Doing so will likely require making investments that won't generate a return for some years, according to a new report from PwC. The...