Absa has developed a user-friendly online portal focused on providing additional opportunities for Africa's small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs). According to the World Bank, formal SMMEs make up 40% of GDP in emerging economies, with this number being...

Standard Bank has officially launched its OneHub platform, an online marketplace that gives corporates access to a range of digital solutions. "OneHub is a single point of entry for Standard Bank's corporate clients and partner organisations to connect and interact,"...

Using non-financial data, such as social media activity and mobile phone usage patterns, complex algorithms and big data analytics are delivering a quicker, cheaper and more effective credit assessment of consumers who lack credit histories and were invisible to lenders before.

Openserve, the wholesale division of Telkom, today announced that more than 10 000 Pretoria East homes, including Faerie Glen and Garsfontein, will have access to fibre technology by end December 2015, making this area the latest in the company's fibre rollout...

The traditional TV channels business is entering a period of flux, according to new analysis released today by IHS. "The core concept of the channel is fragmenting, as audience behaviour is changing and broadcasters are adapting to meet evolving viewer needs" says Ted...

Business intelligence (BI) and analytics are central to smart city initiatives. These solutions are what puts the "smart" in smart cities and cities need to have an independent assessment of which vendors can provide the best solution for their needs. To support this...

Dell has announced a series of new big data and analytics solutions and services designed to help companies quickly and securely turn data into insights for better, faster decision-making. These include a new release of Dell's advanced analytics software platform and...

Until very recently, when you picked up your phone and heard a telesales marketer on the other side, it is quite likely that you were able to detect a slight Indian accent. This is because the telemarker or call centre agent was an Indian - and because India used to...

With Nigeria being declared free of the polio virus, Rotary has given an additional $6,9-million boost to the country to support immunisation activities and surveillance spearheaded by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. This was the year when three became two,...

South Africa's disappointment from the Rugby World Cup's semi-final results was made evident this weekend by the lack of Twitter conversation filling newsfeeds. While #rwc2015 still dominates, Twitter users celebrated the @wallabies and @allblacks wins above all else...