Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - Covid-19 wasn’t the only challenge we lived through in 2021: supply chain issues, chip shortages, an upsurge in cybercrime, and the July riots all had a major impact on South African companies and the way they work. Kate Mollett,...

Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - The many risks associated with IT are driving companies to look for smarter backup and data protection systems. It’s no secret that cybercrime is seeing a massive increase, says Hayden Sadler, country manager: South Africa at...

Businesses in some developing economies are more adept at taking precautions to protect their most valuable data from cyber-criminals than those in developed, Western economies. According to Grant Thornton’s recent International Business Report (IBR) on cybersecurity...

The Free Market Foundation has issued a statement voicing concerns about parts of the ICT White Paper and the Hate Speech Bill: The right to free, uncensored communication is the foundation of a truly democratic society. The absence of this fundamental entitlement was...

Openserve has reduced prices on its IP Connect (IPC) product, which enables Internet service providers (ISPs) to connect to Openserve’s broadband network to provide their own DSL and FTTH offerings. Depending on the IPC capacity purchased, ISPs can now benefit from...

Britehouse has partnered with SAP to become the largest adopter of SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud in Africa, implementing the new ERP suite across its global applications business, with a full staff complement of 1 500. Having heavily invested in SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud...

Seacom continues to extend the geographical reach of its network with the launch of new points of presence in Rwanda and Botswana through partnerships with local providers. As landlocked countries, Rwanda and Botswana have both historically relied on costly...

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and Airbus Defence and Space, has launched an open innovation challenge seeking home-grown and novel uses for earth observation data obtained by satellites. Airbus Defence and Space will offer the top submission access...

This year, the PriceCheck Tech and E-Commerce Awards is expected to be even bigger and better than the last, with nomination submissions opening in just a few weeks. The awards - which focus on local innovation - boasts an impressive panel of judges including serial...

Power utilities increasing their borrowings to cover costs, may put these institutions on “a very dangerous slippery slope”, delegates at the Africa Utility Week Conference heard. Senior energy specialist at the World Bank, Chris Trimble presented findings of a World...