Smarter school admissions platform unveiled
The upgraded Online Admissions platform for the 2026 school year, developed by Vodacom Business with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), has proved to be smarter and simpler, providing a more transparent admissions experience for both parents and department...
South Africans not confident about GNU directions
South Africans remain deeply pessimistic about their country's direction, with 80% saying South Africa is on the wrong track according to Ipsos' latest "What Worries the World1" study. This represents a return to pre-election pessimism levels, despite an initial surge...
Fibre, 5G and fixed wireless access gain ground
“Future-proof” technologies like fibre and 5G are steadily expanding their footprint in OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries. Fibre now represents 44.6% of all fixed broadband connections across the OECD, with four countries exceeding...
Nature, wellness, food drive tourists to Africa
The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) has released its annual Travel Trends 2025 report, revealing the latest consumer spending insights and motivation when it comes to travel. Cross-border movement is often influenced by the most pressing economic factors of the...
Uptick in unemployment rate
The official unemployment rate was 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025. According to the Quarterly Labout Force Survey for Q1: 2025, there was a decrease of 291 000 in the number of employed people to 16,8-million from 17,1-million in Q4: 2024, while there was an...
Partnering with LEO operators benefits telcos and underserved customers
Airtel Africa is the latest in the line of telecoms operators partnering with LEO (low-earth orbit) operator Starlink to expand its reach and services. The deal was facilitated by parent company Bharti Airtel, which struck its own agreement with Starlink in India in...
Family-favourite brands used in cyberattacks
Ahead of the International Day of Families, observed on May 15, Kaspersky experts analysed cyberthreats that use popular family-focused brands, such as Disney, Lego, Toca Boca and others as bait. The research, based on selected keywords monitoring, revealed a steady...
These are the trends shaping the cloud’s future
Cloud dissatisfaction, AI/machine learning (ML), multicloud, sustainability, digital sovereignty and industry solutions are among the top trends shaping the future of cloud adoption over the next four years, according to Gartner. Joe Rogus, director: advisory at...
First-party fraud now the leading form of attack
There’s been a significant swing in the composition of global fraud attacks, with first-party fraud now the leading type globally, representing a third (36%) of all reported fraud in 2024, up from 15% the year before. This is among the findings from the new LexisNexis...
Q-Kon brings the Outernet to Africa
Q-Kon has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Outernet provider Rivada Space Networks power network expansion and digital transformation across Africa. Q-Kon will leverage Rivada’s Outernet to provide resiliency for specialised data networks across Africa...
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Kids returning to school face digital minefield
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies achieves Cisco Gold Certification
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has achieved the Cisco Gold Certified Partner certification level for its South African operations. "The Cisco Gold Certification is another validation for our customers as we continue to be the digital service provider of choice for...
2024 education trends: where tech and personal development meet
Education, like every aspect of modern life, keeps adapting and evolving to meet the needs of society. Unfortunately, the South African education system is not keeping pace with developments and innovation in the education space. By Shaun Fuchs, founder and CEO of...
Our diversity is Africa’s superpower
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Cybersecurity trends to watch in 2024
The persistent myth is that cybercrime only targets the biggest companies and economies but cybercriminals are not bound by geography, and rapidly digitising economies lure them in large numbers. South Africa is a prime example: even though it ranks 38th among major...
Why due diligence is so important prior to appointment
Recent news reports that a high-profile individual was removed from a board, allegedly because one of her qualifications had been misstated, is the latest in a line of similar incidents. The director in question has reportedly indicated that her qualification is...
Here’s a new method to detect Pegasus iOS spyware
Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has developed a lightweight method to detect indicators of infection from sophisticated iOS spyware such as Pegasus, Reign, and Predator through analysing Shutdown.log, a previously unexplored forensic artifact....
Vodacom Business, HPE GreenLake aim to accelerate hybrid cloud transformation
Vodacom Business has added the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform to its portfolio. It is expected that HPE GreenLake will enable the ICT specialist to provide as a service solutions, delivering differentiated experiences from edge to cloud, and to simplify workload...
Discover the true value of the data-driven organisation
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