The (r)evolution of the smartphone: from feature phone to intelligent device
by Akhram Mohamed MOBILE devices have come a long way since the days of the brick cellphone, so-called because of its massive battery, which the phone needed so that it would have enough power to reach the nearest cell tower. Back then, in the 1980s, it didn’t really seem possible that over four billion people would now have cellphones and that More...
ICT investment, partnership key to fuelling Africa’s digital growth
Li Peng, President of Huawei Southern Africa (R) and Nic Rudnick, Group CEO at Liquid Telecom at the MoU signing in Cape Town on Wednesday By LI PENG President: Huawei Southern Africa Region RAPID advancements in More...
The COO Dilemma: Making the visionary visible
by MEHMOOD KHAN THE term ‘exponential organisation’ was first introduced in a 2014 book by the Singularity University founding director Salim Ismail and co-authors Michael Malone and Yuri van Geest. More...
Changing risk software: How to manage the culture
By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager, thryve A FRIEND of mine is a keen cyclist. He had a trusty bicycle that carried him around, especially when taking the kids out over weekends. And that was all fine: why More...
SA SMEs face fines of up to R300m for poor customer data management processes
Pby TRACY BOLTON On 25 May this year, a new piece of legislation comes into effect in Europe that could have severe consequences for non-compliant South African businesses. The General Data Protection Regulation More...
Trust and compliance: challenges for financial services providers
By DARREL ORSMOND WHEN the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect on May 25th, financial services firms will face a new potential threat to the iron-going challenges with building strong customer More...
Digital Identity: Defining ourselves in a virtual world
by ADRIANA MARAIS WE are bringing information and devices online at an unprecedented rate, raising one of the fundamental questions of our time: how do we represent ourselves in this digital world that we are More...
The importance of availability for universities in 2018
Claude Schuck is the Regional Manager for Africa at Veeam By CLAUDE SCHUCK THE cost and importance of higher education mean this sector is always open to scrutiny. Whether that is from politicians, journalists or More...
More mind-blowing tech developments in 2018
Aneshan Ramaloo Senior Business Solutions Manager at SAS -Photography by Jeremy Glyn By ANESHAN RAMALOO IT used to take months to be able to say whether a particular treatment for cancer was working – wasting More...
Closer collaboration necessary for land reform
By PETER SETOU CEO THE economy, to put it mildly, is in the doldrums. This grim picture was laid bare by the depressing figures that Finance Minister, Malusi Gigaba, shared with the nation during the Medium-Term More...