The Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Software Tracker published by International Data Corporation (IDC) expects current geopolitical developments to have a mild impact on market growth, with a positive outlook for the future. The trend of companies relying on data...

Fifty one percent of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leaders say their top challenge is business leaders failing to take ownership for driving DEI outcomes, according to Gartner. The survey of 181 DEI leaders conducted between September and October 2022 polled...

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town – Mobile payment is the future of commerce. But, while it is very convenient, it is fraught with threats. This is the word from Fabio Assolini, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, who points out that there are a...

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town –  When it comes to cybersecurity, there is no such thing as 100% protection – without awareness and education breaches will continue to happen. Elena Molchanova, head of security awareness marketing at Kaspersky Lab,...

Artificial intelligence (AI) can augment or automate decisions and tasks today performed by humans, making it indispensable for digital business transformation. With AI, organisations can reduce labour costs, generate new business models, and improve processes or...

Cell C has placed top among South Africa's telecommunications sector for fastest customer response and most positive sentiment among consumers using social media in BrandsEye's latest report on the industry. BrandsEye's South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index...

To improve the current electricity supply industry, the traditional business model for energy investment needs to change. This is the view of Penny Herbst, director strategy for Africa GreenCo, who says: "There are far too many players that are comfortable with the...

Kathy Gibson is with Kaspersky Lab in Cape Town – Kaspersky Lab has uncovered a new cybercrime group operating in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. The company has been tracking the organisation for some time and published its first publication in...

As the demand for talent converges on critical roles, it's easy for human resources (HR) leaders to be distracted from the larger mandate: Translate critical business initiatives and objectives into a workforce and recruiting strategy that can support digital business...

The World Health Organisation has hailed the landmark launch of the world's first malaria vaccine in a pilot programme in Malawi. The country is the first of three in Africa in which the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to two years of...