Six trends are driving the use of metaverse technologies today and will continue to drive its use over the next three to five years, according to Gartner. Marty Resnick, vice-president analyst at Gartner says that, while widescale adoption of metaverse technologies is...

The monthly BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), a fast indicator of underlying economic trends in the South African economy, tracked lower levels in August, mirroring the challenging economic environment. "The BETI index level moderated further to...

Since rolling out worldwide in 2016, Amazon and Netflix have both stepped up original video content production. Netflix launched 1 257 hours of original first-run content in 2017, well ahead of Amazon Prime Video's 285 hours, according to business information provider...

Independent restaurateurs face increasing pressure from large chain operators, many of whom are adopting technology rapidly as part of their global growth strategies. Meanwhile, independent operators may not yet realise the competition they face for their own...

Close to $100-million of fundraising has been injected already in 2018 into Africa's bourgeoning fintech and mobile payments sector, with a significant amount of capital still to be deployed this year, and prospects for the sector looking bullish, according to...

A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Robotics and Drones Spending Guide forecasts worldwide spending on robotics and drones solutions will reach $201,3-billion in 2022 and achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19,6%...

Vodacom is claiming the title of South Africa's fastest 4G network and overall fastest network, based on test results from two independent analyst groups. Ookla, a global Internet testing, data and analysis firm, has confirmed results from the second quarter 2018...

Shipments of Personal/Desktop 3D printers saw their first ever year-on-year drop in Q1 2018 with 3% fewer printers shipping globally than in Q1 2017. Conversely, the Industrial/Professional segment saw its third consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth with printer...

Kathy Gibson is at Software AG Innovation Day in Illovo – Talking about digitalisation is all very well, but organisations have to be able to unlock value. “I believe magic happens when you take things that are previously disparate and put them together to they make...

Stephen van Coller has been appointed as the new CEO of EOH Holdings. This follows the announcement of 27 June, where EOH Holdings outlined a new strategy centred on reconfiguring the group into two distinct and independent businesses, EOH and Nextec. The two entities...