South African company directors feel predominantly negative about economic conditions facing the country in coming months, and are also increasingly concerned over a shortage of skilled labour as well as sometimes onerous union demands. That's the top line from the...

Congratulations: you've been vaccinated, and you've got the card to prove it. But be wary of where you post pictures of that card, or who you show it to, because while you're celebrating, scammers are too. According to Anna Collard, senior vice-president: content...

Incredible Connection has partnered with cyber-security based insurance company Phishield to offer consumers cyber-fraud and phishing insurance cover, at no additional cost, for all Internet-enabled products, across selected lines. Mastura Ahmed, marketing executive...

The concept of sustainable development goals (SDGs) allows for nationally adapted and differentiated approaches for implementing what is seen as a common and collective responsibility. The SDGs are intended to guide priorities both for the development needed in the...

MTN has appointed Stephen van Coller as vice-president: strategy and mergers & acquisitions. The appointment will be effective 1 October 2016. Van Coller will be the fourth vice-president of the   Group, the other three   having responsibility for the geographic...

The installed base of wireless IoT devices in industrial automation reached 14,3-million in 2015, according to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. The number of wireless IoT devices in automation networks will grow at a compound annual...

In an update to its Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide, International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that organisations in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will invest more than $6,6-billion in Internet of Things (IoT) hardware, software,...

The population of South Africa has increased to 55,7-million in 2016 from 51,8-million in 2011, representing an increase of over 3-million. Of the 55,7-million people living in South Africa, a majority reside in Gauteng (13,4-million), followed by KwaZulu-Natal...

Intelsat has partnered with AfricaOnline, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gondwana International Networks, to provide a managed broadband Internet service for sub-Saharan Africa. Under the agreement, Intelsat will provide satellite services via Intelsat 28 located at 33°...

The number of users attacked by ransomware targeting Android-based devices has increased four-fold in just one year, hitting at least 136 000 users globally. A report on the ransomware threat landscape, conducted by Kaspersky Lab, also found that the majority of...