SA’s plans for universal broadband access

Sep 1, 2014

Kathy Gibson reports from SATNAC 2014 – SA Connect, the policy for universal and affordable broadband access to all South Africans, is well underway and on track to achieve its goal of 100% penetration by 2020. This is the word from Dr Siyabonga Cwele, Minister of...
BYOD security lags in SA

BYOD security lags in SA

Aug 22, 2014

South African employees are using their own devices at work – but in many cases their employers haven’t yet implemented security measures. With the Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast estimating that there will be 98-million...

SA sees decline in informal businesses

Aug 18, 2014

There has been a massive decline in the number of informal businesses in South Africa, according to the 2013 Survey of Employers and the Self-Employed (SESE).

SA trade activity now in negative territory

Aug 15, 2014

The seasonally adjusted composite Trade Activity Index (TAI) declined by four index points to 48 in July 2014 from 52 in June 2014, according to the latest SACCI (South African Chamber of Commerce & Indsutry) Trade Index. The trade conditions index was stable and...

SA companies switch to licensed software

Aug 14, 2014

Fewer South African companies are using unlicensed software, opting to avoid the numerous security threats associated with counterfeit software – but one in three copies of software installed on local PCs during 2013 were still not properly licensed. The...