With the Covid-19 pandemic still disrupting business operations around the world, a new round of ransomware attacks has made it worse by impacting companies, industries and whole countries. The year has been characterised by massive, headline-grabbing attacks such as...

South African investors shouldn't expect the same level of returns from US markets going forward, given the current state of the S&P 500, where returns are unlikely to match those of the past 10 years. Instead, investors should set their sights on local soil as...

Wipro and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) have launched the second edition of their Future CIO learning programme for South Africa. The programme's objective is to impart leadership skills, build proficiency in technologies of the future and help mould...

Dave Mohr & Izak Odendaal, Old Mutual multi-managers, unpack yesterday's Budget speech. In our preview of the Budget Speech, we outlined four requirements for avoiding a downgrade to junk status. How did the 2016 Budget Speech measure up? A Budget based on...

The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) has welcomed the focus on austerity in the 2016 budget tabled today in Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan. However, adds Ettiene Retief, chairperson of the National Tax and SARS...

The much anticipated 2016 National Budget Address brings feelings of reprieve on the decision by National Treasury to not increase VAT, companies and personal income taxes - where sin taxes, increase in the general fuel levy, the introduction of a new tyre levy and a...

International Data Corporation (IDC) has identified robotics as one of six innovation accelerators that will drive digital transformation by opening new revenue streams and changing the way work is performed. In the new Worldwide Commercial Robotics Spending Guide,...

The potential to apply autonomous or semi-autonomous machines to enhance the safety, precision, and efficiency of government services, particularly in defence and intelligence, public safety, surveying, and inspection, is extremely significant. Nevertheless, the early...

Together with Novetta and other industry partners, Kaspersky Lab is proud to announce its contribution to Operation Blockbuster. The goal of the operation is to disrupt the activity of the Lazarus Group - a highly malicious entity responsible for data destruction as...

Mobile proximity payments are the smallest, but fastest growing segment for mobile payments, according to global analyst firm Ovum.  Ovum's new m-payments forecast* shows that the total global user base for mobile payment segments will increase from an estimated...