Financial Ombud looks back on its first year
It’s been one year since the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) was formed from the amalgamation of the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS), the Credit Ombud (CO), the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance (OLTI), and the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance (OSTI)....
AI could help counter money laundering
Using artificial intelligence (AI) technology in anti-money laundering (AML) processes has become critical for financial institutions as they work to comply with regulations and combat financial crime. Even so, a new AML technology study from SAS, featuring...
Ransomware victims are engaging with law enforcement
Most (97%) of organisation hit by ransomware over the past year engaged with law enforcement and/or official government bodies for help with the attack. In addition, more than half (59%) of those organisations that did engage with law enforcement found the process...
Cybercriminals now opt for quality over quantity
Cybersecurity specialist Trend Micro says it blocked more than 159-million email threats, around 8-million malicious URLs, and over 22-million malicious mobile apps targeting South African businesses and consumers between January and December 2023. This, as threat...
Ransomware accounts for every third incident
Ahead of International Anti-Ransomware Day (12 May), Kaspersky's latest research reveals a concerning trend in the global cybersecurity landscape, with ransomware attacks accounting for every third cyber incident in 2023. The report sheds light on the escalating...
GenAI proving popular within organisations
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is the number one type of AI solution deployed in organisations, according to a new survey by Gartner. According to the survey conducted in the fourth quarter of 2023, 29% of the 644 respondents from organisations in the US,...
Return to office mandates could push employees to leave
One in three executives presented with a return-to-office (RTO) obligation reported that they will leave their current employer for that reason, according to Gartner. The same survey of more than 3 500 employees from November 2023 revealed that 19% of non-executives...
PayJustNow partners with Merchant Capital
South African Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) provider PayJustNow has partnered with alternative lender Merchant Capital to expand access to working capital for retailers with a new cash advance offer, PayJustNow Advance. Craig Newborn, CEO of PayJustNow, says: "The retail...
IBM, SAP extend collaboration to GenAI
IBM and SAP have announced their vision for the next era of their collaboration, which includes new generative AI (GenAI) capabilities and industry-specific cloud solutions that can help clients unlock business value. "IBM and SAP's shared approach to generative AI,...
Financial barriers are primary reason for property rentals
The majority of people who rent residential accommodation in South Africa do so for financial reasons - with nearly half admitting they can't afford to buy a property, according to credit bureau TPN's latest Tenant Survey Report. The annual survey provides the...
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Communication refocuses on people-centricity
Companies have had to reinvent many of their traditional business processes to remain operational while ensuring the safety of their employees during the turbulent events of the past year. By Karyn Strybos, marketing manager at Everlytic Throughout this, communicating...
Companies urged to stick with B-BBEE targets
With the majority of companies having their financial year-end this month, its crunch time for their Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) reporting. With Covid-19 having interrupted business, an online IPSOS South Africa survey carried out in September...
Cybersecurity emerging as critical to business continuity and growth in 2021
As business leaders review and consolidate many of the dramatic operational and workforce changes that were implemented in response to the health crisis, cybersecurity is coming to the fore as a major risk to business continuity. By Sebastiaan Rothman, cloud solutions...
Why SA retailers are asking the wrong questions around IT spend
They can get to the right questions; and the right spend, writes Allan Dickson, independent chairman at redPanda Software. “As a retailer, how much should I be spending on IT?” Although retail decision-makers have been asking this question (with high frequency) for...
11 mistakes on your taxes that come with a jail sentence
A new set of tax law amendments, signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, and promulgated on 20 January 2021 has granted SARS all the legal fire power it needs to impose criminal sanctions on taxpayers who neglect their tax affairs. By Roxanna Naidoo, admitted attorney,...
What does a digital experience platform mean for Africa?
Around the globe, companies have come to realise that the things most likely to set them apart from their competitors aren't product or price, but the experiences they provide to customers. By Ndagi Job Goshi, GM of Liferay Africa Thanks to the ubiquity of consumer...
Tintri adds NVMe intelligent infrastructure platform
Tintri has introduced a unified all-NVMe platform shared across Tintri product lines as well as those of its parent company, DataDirect Networks (DDN). Tintri provides products designed for enterprise cloud, virtual machines and containers, while DDN is a leading...
The risks and potential impact of cybercrime
During the heaviest lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, we saw a significant spike in cybercrime. By Simeon Tassev, MD and QSA at Galix The rapid shift to digital and swift enablement of a remote workforce resulted in an increase in the number of potential...
Konica Minolta wins industry awards
Konica Minolta has received two prestigious Buyers Lab (BLI) awards from Keypoint Intelligence, the world's pre-eminent independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software and services. The company won the BLI 2021-2023 award for Most Colour Consistent A3...
Microinsurance aims high in 2021
Africa is one of the most under-insured continents in the world. Over half of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have an insurance penetration rate of less than one percent, and the picture isn't much different across the rest of the continent. By Marius Botha, Group...
UI/UX Designer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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UI/UX Designer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Information Systems Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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