Cyber incidents and business interruption rank as the biggest company concerns for the second year in succession, both garnering 34% of all responses in the Allianz Risk Barometer 2023. However, macroeconomic developments such as inflation, financial market volatility...

Soaring inflation and economic pressures are taking their toll on South African consumers. According to research conducted by TransUnion at the beginning of November 2022, two in three consumers (67%) have cut their discretionary spending in the past three months -...

Kathy Gibson is at IDC CIO Summit in Zimbali - Modernisation creates numerous benefits for organisations, but there are also major challenges associated with the paradigm. Arguably, chief among these are the challenges associated with data and its management. "We are...

Kathy Gibson is at IDC CIO Summit in Zimbali - Implementing new technology is not just about new systems: it is about changing the way organisations do things to unlock new value. "People are astonished at how these things are moving, but we are doing genuinely new...

Kathy Gibson is at IDC CIO Summit in Zimbali - When it comes to making a digital transformation journey, it's useful to look at how organisations have been successful. The intelligent enterprise that will thrive in the digital environment needs to embrace a unified...

Uber has partnered with Discovery to offer access to quality and affordable private healthcare cover for driver-partners and their families, on a voluntary basis. This new healthcare cover for driver-partners has been branded Driver Care and is powered by Discovery's...

Research by Oxford University academics has found little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. Based on data from more than 17 000 teenagers, the study casts doubt on the widely accepted notion that spending time online, gaming...

Minister in the Presidency of South Africa, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, has urged African countries to boost investment in infrastructure to encourage economic integration across the continent. Minister Dlamini-Zuma's message was delivered by Dr Gopalan Padayachee,...

Worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics (BDA) solutions are forecast to reach $189,1-billion this year, an increase of 12% over 2018. A new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Spending Guide from IDC also shows that BDA revenues...

South African digital asset exchange DoshEx and global blockchain-based payment pioneer Pundi X have announced a strategic partnership to bring cryptocurrency to high street retailers and local consumers. In a first for South Africa's retail market, XPOS, the Pundi X...