The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell sharply to 48.8 index points in February from 53.0 in January. This was the first time since September 2022 that the headline index fell below the neutral 50-point mark, pointing to a marked...

A new Kaspersky survey exploring the use of smart home devices and attitudes toward their security reveals more than half (68%) of consumers surveyed in South Africa who own this equipment feel responsible for its cybersecurity. Millennials aged 25-34 care most about...

Malicious Internet users are increasingly exploiting registration, subscription and feedback forms on websites to insert spam content or phishing links into confirmation emails from respected and trustworthy companies on a global scale. Security specialist Kaspersky...

According to research by International Data Corporation (IDC), the Western European printer and multifunction (MFP) market decreased by 6,1% in unit terms in 2Q19 compared with the same period a year ago to give a market size of 4,13-million units. This means the...

The finalists in one of SA's longest-running ICT in education competitions - the ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year and ISPA TechTeacher of the Year - have been selected. The 10 teachers who will travel to Johannesburg to compete for the titles are: Louise Fullard of...

Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions is forecast to be nearly $15,9-billion in 2023, according to a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Blockchain Spending Guide from IDC. The research group expects blockchain spending to grow at a robust pace throughout the...

What would happen if a car automatically negotiated its own insurance rate or centralised banks were no longer necessary to verify payments? What if neighbours could buy energy directly from each other's solar panels? What if a contract enforced its own clauses? These...

Zain Saudi Arabia and Nokia have successfully demonstrated a 5G-enabled VR (virtual reality) advanced use case in Mashaer area and the Holy Mosque area in Makkah allowing visitors to experience Hajj remotely as if they are present on site. As part of the...

AMD has introduced the 2nd Generation AMD Epyc family of processors, delivering higher performance across a broad number of enterprise, cloud and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. 2nd Gen AMD Epyc processors feature up to 64 "Zen 2" cores in leading-edge 7nm...

Intel has announced that laptops verified through its Project Athena innovation programme will feature the visual identifier "Engineered for Mobile Performance". PC manufacturers and retailers can use the identifier across promotional activities and in-store and...