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International lessons for e-retail in SA

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With so many shoppers and so much to offer, what are some of the emerging trends that e-commerce specialists noticed in international markets and how can they be adopted in the South African market? These are some of the international trends that, if correctly

Blockchain hype getting ahead of itself

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While blockchain technology is certainly worth investigating, chief information officers should not be fooled into thinking it is the panacea for all the potential use cases currently under discussion. It’s advisable to apply a healthy dose of scepticism

Why Obama is dead wrong on encryption

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There’s an elephant in the room. It’s a phrase that hails from a short 1814 fable, in which a man enjoyed all the small wonders of a museum but failed completely to see the giant elephant exhibition. It’s a brief read and pretty much encapsulates the idiom

Beyond silicon

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Our modern world is based on semiconductors. In addition to your computer, cellphones and digital cameras, semiconductors are a critical component of a growing number of devices. Think

Vodacom accused of stealing airtime idea

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Vodacom is seeking the dismissal of a court bid that claims the company stole the idea for its “Airtime Advance” product. Airtime Advance allows subscribers who run out of airtime to get R5 or

DA heads back to court over Motsoeneng

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The Democratic Alliance has filed an application in the high court in the Western Cape seeking to set aside the recent disciplinary inquiry into SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng

Gustav Smit to step down at DFA

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Gustav Smit, the founding CEO of Dark Fibre Africa, has announced he intends to step down at the end of June after nine years at the helm of the fast-growing open-access fibre infrastructure

EOH Heps rises by a quarter

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Despite the tough economic environment, technology group EOH has lifted headline earnings per share by 24% to 359c on the back of a 30% improvement in revenue to R6bn in the six