Data from Mastercard's 2022 Borderless Payments Report has revealed that two in five (42%) of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in South Africa are earning more money than before the pandemic. Online business and international sales are key drivers, with...

African business leaders are confident sub-Saharan Africa will beat International Monetary Fund forecasts for GDP growth this year and next, according to new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile. The IMF is predicting real GDP growth of...

Start-ups now have greater control over their intellectual property (IP) as collaboration between the Companies & Intellectual Properties Commission (CIPC), the ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) and the ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR) makes it possible to register a...

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3,7-trillion in 2018, an increase of 4,5% from 2017, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "Global IT spending growth began to turn around in 2017, with continued growth expected over the next few years. However,...

Migration is one of the most important policy issues globally - but, apart from its overall size, very little is known about it. As the world's first International Forum on Migration Statistics gets underway in Paris this week, latest UN figures suggest that there are...

The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) and Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct have partnered to launch a security access management hackathon. Aimed at streamlining the company's security access, The ACSA Access Management Challenge hopes...

Gaming PCs, ultrathin notebooks and Chromebooks provided bright spots in an otherwise soft Q4 2017 Christmas season for PC sales across Western Europe, according to data published by Context. Volume sales of Enthusiast and VR-ready gaming PCs from Western Europe's...

Gauteng Health Department, in an attempt to fast-track the diagnosis of patients suffering from cancer, has launched an advanced oncology facility at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital (GDMAH) in Ga-Rankuwa, Tshwane. At a cost and investment of R36-million, the...

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $451-billion in 2018, an increase of 7,5% from $419-billion in 2017, according to Gartner. This represents a near doubling of Gartner's previous estimate of 4% growth for 2018. "Favourable market conditions for...

Smartphone app transactions now outstrip those undertaken in Capitec's physical branches -- and this has helped result in operational savings of R180-million ($12,5-million) last year. The bank, which signs up around 120 000 new clients a month, has taken its market...