Driven by technology, innovation and economic growth, the insurance industry in Sub-Saharan Africa is evolving, as highlighted by a new report by Standard Bank and Step Advisory. The report - The Rapid Evolution of Insurance in Africa - provides a deep dive of how the...

The South African IT industry needs to move quickly to save the IT skills pipeline, or risk falling behind the world in terms of 4IR progress. This is according to Senele Goba, Director of 4IR Innovations, founder of Ososayensi Education Advancement NPO and board...

Mustek has been appointed as an authorised Apple reseller for the South African market. The distributor will sell and support Apple's entire product range including the iMac, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Accessories and Beats to...

Antarctic Heritage Trust conservators have found a 106-year-old fruit cake among the artefacts from explorer Robert Scott’s Cape Adare shelter – and it’s still “almost edible”. Made by Huntley & Palmers, the fruit cake is still wrapped in paper and encased in the...

The identity of every Internet user can be easily revealed by following the fingerprints that they leave online. This is the shock finding from two German researchers who reveal that secrets and private identities - such as someone’s sexual or porn preferences or...

A group of technology and automotive leaders has initiated the formation of the Automotive Edge Computing Consortium. Denso, Ericsson, Intel, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), NTT Docomo, Toyota InfoTechnology Centre and Toyota aim to develop an ecosystem for...

International travel to most of Africa is picking up, with the exception of Lagos, which has seen substantial declines in both domestic and international capacity. This is largely the result of Arik Air cutting 53% of its seats for the rest of 2017, which will result...

South Africa’s Wireless Application Service Providers’ Association (WASPA) has advised the country’s estimated 18-million smartphone users to exercise caution when granting app permissions. In order for apps to function correctly and to improve the user experience,...

Total South Africa has concluded the 2016 leg of the Total Startupper of the Year Challenge. The 2016 leg, the third iteration of the challenge, kicked off in October 2016 in South Africa and 33 other African countries. South Africa’s Startuppers of the Year have gone...

Despite South African banks being at the forefront of digitalisation when it comes to their service offerings, many customers are still reluctant to take advantage of these due to certain barriers and misconceptions. A case in point is FNB which says that although it...