People ‘n’ Issues

Social media turns purple
in fight against GBV

The G20 Women's Shutdown, which saw gender violence declared a national disaster, showed how technology can...

Signpost: Pay transparency
earthquake heading for SA

The EU’s Pay Transparency Directive will require companies to reveal salary ranges and justify gaps -...

Township business gap: 9 in 10 can’t get loans 

Standard Bank's inaugural Township Informal Economy Report shows nearly 80% of township businesses are unregistered.

ID must stay up when systems go down

When organisations need to verify selfies against data, and infrastructure challenges get in the way, there...

Signpost: Get ready for resilience

Andre Troskie, Veeam CSO for EMEA, unpacks the underlying measure of a competitive company for ARTHUR...

Signpost: Tech takes aim
at excess drinking

Aware.org turns to simulators, calculators and games to curb alcohol harm, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

Who has access to
your face? 

Your face defines who you are, but in the age of AI and social media, your...

IDs need disaster recovery

New findings reveal that, without resilient verification systems, citizens risk losing access to healthcare, banking, housing,...

Your web traffic has dropped, and I know why

The biggest influences in digital marketing in 2025 go by the acronyms AEO and GEO, writes...

Signpost: Death of
the CMO in sight?

New research by Forrester shows Fortune 500 companies slowly edging marketing heads out of executive roles....

SA healthcare industry
takes fight to fraud

Healthcare funders are facing a fraud, waste and abuse crisis that drains billions each year, writes...

SA launches disability-led tech innovation programme

The Disability Technology and Innovation Programme empowers innovators with disabilities to lead inclusive developments.

Cisco Live: Hybrid work gets new meaning

The Cisco Global Hybrid Work Study 2025, released in San Diego last week, shows how AI...

When cloud
meets cement

A new global report reveals how data centres are draining resources and bypassing communities – with...

NFTs devalue
physical products

New research reveals that linking real-world assets to Non-Fungible Tokens may undermine their perceived luxury.

How to (theoretically)
spot an alien

A new paper suggests that scientists could identify extraterrestrial life by detecting distinctive patterns in energy...

Signpost: Decision-making is
the secret sauce 

The way to survive upheaval is to make decisions faster than the chaos around you, Syspro's...

E-waste surge
reshapes recycling

Global e-waste is increasing, yet most of it goes unrecycled — prompting urgent calls for responsible...

Not all surges
are the same

Insurer surge protection requirements may meet compliance standards but fall short of protecting South Africans, writes...

The traditional office
is gone

New research reveals most workers are willing to sacrifice pay for a more personalised work experience,...