Between 2020 and 2021, interest in taking a teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) course increased by 56% for South Africans aged 65 and over, compared to 12% globally for the same age group. This is according to data collected by The TEFL Academy, a leading...

Kathy Gibson reports - Digital transformation hinges on a meaningful connection between systems, workforces, customers or communities. "If you haven't yet made that connection, you haven't transformed," says Colleen Alber, technology evangelist at Hyland, speaking at...

In recent months, the cybersecurity industry has seen many organisations fall victim to global cyberattacks with the WannaCry and ExPetr ransomware attacks proving that it doesn't always take a hugely sophisticated targeted attack to cause extensive damage....

Global multinationals seeking to invest in Africa are no longer automatically opting to first dip their toes in South African waters before spreading their wings to the rest of the continent, but are increasingly setting up shop directly in the market they wish to...

Driven by soaring growth in a new Professional sub-category which straddles the traditional Industrial and Personal/Desktop markets, 3D printer shipments increased 38% year-on-year in the first half of 2017, according to market analyst Context. At first glance, the...

Cell C has appointed the former CEO of Telekom Networks Malawi, Douglas Craigie Stevenson, as its new chief operations officer (COO). Craigie Stevenson has more than 20 years' experience in the sector, having served in various senior positions across Africa, including...

Kathy Gibson at SUSEcon, Prague – Global information services company Experian BI knew it needed to migrate to a software-defined data centre (SDDC) to keep its systems up to date and agile. The company leverages the massive amount of data to help businesses manage...

Kathy Gibson at SUSEcon, Prague - Fujitsu is helping users to extend on-premise hyperconverged systems to the cloud by enabling cloud-in-a-box services. The Fujitsu Software Enterprise Service Catalogue Manager (ESCM), launched today at SUSEcon, bridges the gap...

Kathy Gibson at SUSEcon, Prague – Open source has a big role to play in enabling the new trends driving IT and business today. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, data analytics, high performance computing and digital transformation all benefit from...

Overseas mobile content and application providers wanting to target Africa's 900-million cellular users seriously underestimate the sophisticated regulatory and legislative framework in continental leaders like South Africa. Not only is the Constitution of the...