ITU plans universal power adaptor

ITU members have agreed first-stage approval of a new Universal Power Adapter (UPA) technical standard for...

Blizzard hits Twitch

Social video platform Twitch and Blizzard Entertainment have announced a two-year worldwide collaboration that includes third-party...

The robots are coming!

Machine learning is going to alter our world, improving healthcare, the manufacturing industry and assisting in...

Apple drops retail boss, merges iOS, OS X teams

In a further indication that Apple is undergoing a strategic shift, it has dropped the head...

Education needs rethink for digital future

Africa faces a set of potential scenarios brought on by the disruption of digital technologies. But...

Zando gets $20m boost

Zando.co.za, South Africa’s largest fashion e-commerce retailer, announced today an investment of ‚Ǩ20 million by Summit...

POPI can kill more than spam

The long-awaited Protection of Personal Information Act regulations were published last September. They don’t say much,...

VoIP will cost telcos

According to Ovum, over-the-top (OTT) VoIP services are not about to replace traditional telephony, but they...

How telcos have to wake up

The telecommunications industry is changing at an exponential rate as new challenges emerge, customer expectations rise...

Agility powers enterprise IT

The need for software development and software developers has continued to rise, with a great emphasis...

Standard Bank, Microsoft and Samsung partner

Standard Bank, Samsung and Microsoft have partnered to give Standard Bank customers first option on Samsung’s...

Contract awarded for 16Tbps SAEx undersea cable

The long-rumoured SAEx undersea cable linking South African and Brazil took a step closer to reality...

How money gets to people

Many take South Africa’s ATM network for granted – simply insert a card and withdraw money....

Your password peril

A recent Kaspersky Lab survey has revealed that the risks of simple passwords is not fully...

IoT critical to smart cities

South Africa is in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution as it becomes more and...

Food safety gets blockchain

Walmart, JD.com, IBM, and Tsinghua University National Engineering Laboratory for E-Commerce Technologies have announced they will...

Acer backs Bucs learning centre

The Orlando Pirates Learning Centre has been launched with the support of Acer Africa, in a...

Encryption will be key to compliance under new laws

With consumers required to divulge personal details to access many apps, ensuring the safety of data...

ISPA welcomes info bill

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) has welcomed the finalisation of the Protection of...

Three ways software developers can advance careers

Today’s software developers need the skills and ability to innovate and build agility into every process...