Feb 13, 2015
Ransomware – a type of malware that stops people from using their computers and accessing their data until a ransom is paid to the creator – is rearing its head in South Africa. Specialist IT security vendor, Securicom was commissioned by three local businesses in...
Feb 13, 2015
Spanish multinational MyWiGo has continued its international expansion into southern Africa with the signing of a distribution agreement with Esquire Technologies. Maximiliano Gavilán, MyWiGo CEO, recently visited South Africa to sign the agreement with Esquire’s CEO,...
Feb 12, 2015
Major potential growth drivers, such as capital accumulation and employment, are under strain in the South African economy. This is the word from Thea Fourie, senior economist at IHS Global Insight, who writes that the biggest constraint over the medium to long term...
Feb 5, 2015
South African company Nomanini has created a mobile point of sale terminal and cloud-based distribution platform that is fundamentally changing the nature of the prepaid voucher industry in informal markets. This is according to the latest case study from the GSMA,...
Jan 27, 2015
Project Isizwe, a non-profit organisation that aims to bring Free Internet Zones (FIZ) to people across South Africa, continues to provide Internet connectivity to impoverished communities through free WiFi hotspots. Students, professionals, unemployed people and...
