SA microjobbing site shapes digital economy
M4JAM (Money for Jam) is taking part in a research study conducted by the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), in an effort to better understand the digital economy and the societal implications of network technologies. The study is taking place across sub-Saharan Africa...
SA slips in ICT rankings
South Africa has fallen even further in the global ICT readiness stakes, according to the 2015 edition of The Global Information Technology released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The country fell from a dismal number 70 out of 143 countries to 75 in the 2015 Networked Readiness Index. Although South Africa performed well in its policy and regulatory framework score, ranked at number 24, other areas didn’t perform so well. South Africa was ranked 55 for its business and innovation environment; 85 for its infrastructure; 107 for affordability; 95 in terms of skills; 68 for individual usage; 34 for business usage; 105 for government usage; 58 for economic impact; and 110 for social impact.
SA’s most vicious financial malware
Recent findings from researchers from TrendLabs, the research arm of Trend Micro, have highlighted that the top three financial malware families affecting South Africans are Swisyn, Dorkbot and Zeus/Zbot. Malware is a mechanism by which third parties can gain access...
Gauteng workers are SA’s top earners
Salaries for workers in Gauteng are between 20% and 30% higher than for their counterparts in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. However, the gap only applies to certain sectors, says Paul Byrne, MD of CareerJunction. CareerJunction’s latest salary review, based on actual salary offerings on the Web site, indicates that these salary disparities are mainly felt by professionals in engineering; finance; administration, office and support; warehousing and logistics; and manufacturing and assembly.