Youngsters keen to contribute to better South Africa
EMALAHLENI – HARD work, selfishness and a sense of pride are among the strongest attributes displayed by youth in the ongoing activations of the Brand South Africa Play Your Part campaign at schools. At More...
Support for Kenya’s new discordant cybercrime law
NAIROBI – A technology executive has defended Kenya’s divisive Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, urging all organisations in the country to support it and eliminate rampant cyber attacks. The government More...
Switch to VoIP delivers benefits to SMEs
JOHANNESBURG – SMALL and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners are encouraged to make the switch to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to save costs, among other benefits from new IP-based voice and data More...
Rwanda a perfect backdrop of Africa’s mobile revolution
KIGALI – SPEAKERS for the Mobile 360 Africa conference set for Rwanda in July have been announced. The event is scheduled for the Kigali Convention Centre. Speakers confirmed by the GSMA include chief executive More...
Huawei projects digital economy to reach $23 trillion by 2025
JOHANNESBURG – ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) could almost double the value of the digital economy to US$23 trillion by 2025 but a scarcity in talent worldwide might hamper this growth. This is according to More...
Huawei, Xiaomi biggest winners as Samsung slips
HuaweiJOHANNESBURG – INDUSTRY leader, Samsung, has experienced a contraction in its market share over the past year in the wake of increasing competition from Chinese brands. This is according to Gartner More...
Multimillion-rand boost for Western Cape fishing, tourism
CAPE TOWN – FISHING communities and tourism operators in the Western Cape have received a major boost with the R400 million (US$32 million) upgrade on harbours in the province. The Department of Public Works More...
Africa leads peer-to-peer financial revolution
JOHANNESBURG – AFRICAN consumers account for over R500 million (US$40 million) in transactions per month on Paxful, the global peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace. Half of these customers are aged under 30. Some More...
Five decades of automation transformation celebrated
JOHANNESBURG – SCHNEIDER Electric is celebrating 50 years of the invention of the first Programmable Logic Controller(PLC), a milestone in automation transformation. Prior to the introduction of the PLC in More...
Expanding IDC urges SA firms to invest beyond borders
EMALAHLENI – THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), South Africa’s development finance institution, is intensifying plans to increase its footprint in the continent. It has encouraged local companies More...