In an era driven by digital connectivity, the recent events involving the unprecedented damage to three of South Africa's major west coast undersea Internet cables have thrust the country into a precarious position. By Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access...

The business landscape across South Africa, the wider African continent, and globally, is experiencing a seismic shift where technology continues to permeate every aspect of our lives. Our world is becoming increasingly fast-paced and interconnected - a trend that is...

In a live poll conducted by Africa.com on April 22 as part of its webinar series, Crisis Management for African Business Leaders, nearly 70% of webinar participants predicted that their business revenue will decrease by more than 10% next month. A massive 47%...

Secure-D from Upstream detected 1,69-million malware-infected android devices in South Africa last year, from more than 18 000 applications. While the rogue apps behave normally on a smartphone's screen, they surreptitiously click on links and adverts, sign users up...

Morai Solutions has been assigned temporary radio frequency spectrum by The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) to assist in the provision of affordable and reliable Covid-19 data access to rural communities during the pandemic. Television...

Revenue growth among European IT channel players has faltered for the first time since the start of coronavirus-related government lockdowns, with supply shortages and public holidays partially to blame, and tough comparatives with a strong quarter end in 2019,. This...

As the business criticality of digital trust continues to rise, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that, by 2021, the contribution of "digital coworkers" will increase by 35% as more tasks are automated and augmented by technology. IDC also predicts that,...

Business leaders know the value of a strong security culture but are struggling to define and implement with the speed of the market. This is among the findings of a study titled "The Rise of Security Culture", commissioned by KnowBe4 and conducted by Forrester...

When it comes to responsible digital parenting, it is hard to draw the line that defines the breach of children's rights along with jeopardising their safety and the safe sharing of photo and video materials to keep memories. However, there actually are some basic...

South Africa businesses have welcomed the opening of the new Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in Cape Town. The new AWS Africa (Cape Town) Region expands the hyperscale cloud provider's global footprint to 73 Availability Zones in 23 geographic regions. "The...