Peter Sondergaard, Gartner executive VP for research, addressed CIOs and senior IT executives in his keynote at the annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Cape Town...
A new edition of Digital Africa, an innovation competition to take up the challenge of digital transition in Africa, has launched...
1 day ago
Having quantifiable, measurable, and verifiable data about justice needs and challenges is essential for the legal profession to move into the 21st century...
Tom Jackson 2 days ago
Today, Friday, 22 September, nine of Senegal's most promising seed-stage startups will compete to represent the country at the regional and global Seedstars Summits...
2 days ago
Currently in pilot phase at the Welgevonden Game Reserve in Limpopo, MTN's Connected Wildlife Solution aims to tip the scales in favour of endangered species like rhinos and those working to save them...
1 day ago
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Nest has set out to shake up the home security market, unveiling an internet-age alarm system...
1 day ago
Investors in the South African ecosystem should stop focusing solely on fintech innovation, and look to making more healthtech investments...
Gabriella Mulligan 1 day ago
The rise of the fourth industrial revolution, through digitalisation and internet connectivity, is adding intricacy to future economies and their employment outcome...
Monde Mawasha 3 days ago
Officially open for 2017, the Attacq Smart Cities Innovation Pitching Platform will showcase future-focused technologies that contribute to the ‘smart city' concept at Waterfall City...
2 days ago
Code for Cape Town (Code4CT) and Booking.com are partnering to encourage girls to code by co-hosting a one-day workshop on Saturday, 30 September 2017...
3 days ago
This #InnovationMonth, we go behind the selfie with Simon Robinson, co-owner, organiser and head of marketing for Mediatech Africa and owner of the Sun Circle Group...
Leigh Andrews 3 days ago
While central banks quake at the thought of losing monetary control with the advent of cryptocurrency, the big winner is the client...
3 days ago
Sage has appointed Pieter Bensch as executive vice president for the Africa and Middle East region...
20 Sep 2017
Bitcoin payments could soon be commonplace at Pick n Pay...
19 Sep 2017
Ethiopian startup Meda Messenger is hoping for swift uptake after rolling out its cross-platform social app that allows users to chat and make payments...
Tom Jackson 19 Sep 2017
The working environment across the world is rapidly changing and has brought with it a new set of obstacles that could impact your business and its processes...
Marc de Villiers 19 Sep 2017
Seamless travel and personalisation are two trends that are predicted to continue to disrupt the travel industry in the next decade, according to Amadeus' latest study...
Jannine Adams 19 Sep 2017
For many years, African countries served as the growth engine for the global smartphone market. In 2016, however, global smartphone sales grew at a modest 2% and the landscape in Africa also saw a dip...
19 Sep 2017
The Gartner Symposium/ITxpo kicked off on Monday, 18 September 2017 at the CTICC and is expected to attract over 1000 attendees including 190 CIOs over four days...
Ilse van den Berg 19 Sep 2017
With Microsoft set to open hyperscale data centres in South Africa next year, demand for cloud and internet services are set to soar. However, in anticipation of rapid digital transformation in the region, website security is a necessary area for investment to keep up with equally fast-emerging cyber threat challenges...
Cloudbric 18 Sep 2017
A recent study by the Metro Chair of Innovation at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) on the use of digital solutions in the hospitality industry, takes a look behind the scenes of the hospitality sector and offers new insights on the use of technology in the restaurant industry in Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
14 Sep 2017
After a successful programme in 2016, #cocreate2Accelerate returns in 2017 for another round of building relationships between high-potential young companies from the Netherlands and South Africa. This year, #cocreate2Accelerate will include a long programme based on a rigorous process aimed at matching companies from both countries within specific vertical sectors to actively collaborate in the solving of identified challenges. The short programme will accompany this process and is aimed at introducing Dutch companies to the Cape Town startup ecosystem.
Cari Coetzee 13 Sep 2017
Business process automation (BPA) is possible thanks to the evolution of technology, automating workflows sometimes towards points where the intervention of the human is not needed. BPA can save a lot of money and time, make it more enjoyable for the customer to shop and drastically reduce human error.
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 12 Sep 2017
SAN FRANCISCO, US - Ordering pizza from the sofa without lifting a finger has joined the list of modern-day conveniences thanks to a hot trend in voice-commanded smart speakers. Amazon, Apple and Google are duking it out with devices designed to sit out of sight in homes, awaiting spoken commands to tend to tasks such as ordering goods, finding information, playing music, mapping routes, or reading email.
4 Sep 2017
