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Why Apple is a lot like Gary Player right now

There are many times when you buy a particular stock and then question why you own that particular stock. In fact, it happens all…

It’s 2016 and you aren’t using encryption. Why?

Encryption has this kind of reputation that it’s complicated. It’s not. It’s very, very simple. There should be no reason why an organization shouldn’t…

Follow this approach to attract new prospects

attract verb – cause to come to a place or participate in a venture by offering something of interest or advantage.”a campaign to attract…

Why you need to put emotion into your UX design

Imagine yourself walking into a newly-opened neighborhood coffee shop. You love drinking coffee—from the soothing aroma to the unmistakable bitter taste. You also enjoy…

How to compete in the digital conference world: keep innovating to keep ’em coming

This article was co-authored by Aimee Gabel, vice president of organizational development, education, and operations at Solar Energy Trade Shows LLC. Conferences and trade…

5 simple tips for securing customer documents

The steady digitisation of customer service and engagement processes in banking, insurance, telecomms and utilities has brought about significant improvements in efficiency and customer…

What SDDC means for your business

Software-defined EVERYTHING! Well, not everything, but lots of things. Shifting a lot of the management, and therefore the intelligence, to the software makes a…

Vodacom reports data usage increase in its interim results

The average volume of data that is consumed per smartphone on Vodacom’s network has jumped by 55.4 % to 336 MB/month year on year…

Technology and disease control: the Ebola outbreak and the need for modern medical infrastructure in the developing world

When author Richard Preston published his 1992 New York Times article about Ebola, “Crisis in the Hot Zone”, there had only been a handful…

Google knows you’re surprisingly easy to phish, it wants to change that

How safe are you online? You’re not the kind of person who’d fall for a phishing scam right? I mean you’d have to be…

Sub-Saharan Africa will have half a billion mobile subscribers by 2020

Africa is a mobile continent. It’s something we’ve heard so often that it’s become a cliche. Like many cliches however it’s based in truth….

9 graphs that will give you new insight into Africa’s thriving mobile landscape

We love graphs. They are colourful, digestible and usually provide interesting, insightful data. Below are a couple of charts provided by GSMA’s latest report…

Facebook launches campaign against Ebola, including ‘Donate Now’ button

Together with global NGOs, Facebook has just announced three new ground-breaking initiatives in fight against the deadly Ebola virus that’s been responsible over 13…

Meet Dau-Pesa, Tanzania’s new mobile money service

A new mobile transfer platform has been unveiled in Tanzania. Called Dau-Pesa, it is yet another affirmation that Mobile Money transfers still have a…

Using the Internet of Everything to build Africa’s smart cities of the future

Today, only 1% of all things are connected in our world. In the next ten years, this number will increase dramatically — and with…

4 things you really need to know about getting more women in tech

It’s the eve of my favorite day of the year: Election Day. Twenty year old wonks much like myself celebrate such a day because…

3 reasons why personal branding isn’t all about you

In the digitally enabled economy of today, connected and intelligent individuals face a world rife with competition when it comes to career advancement or…

Wirelurker virus discovered, ‘heralds new era’ for Apple software attacks

Reports of a new trojan-like malware being pushed around could spell real danger for Apple users, both mobile and desktop. The so-called Wirelurker has…

Beyond ‘the customer is always right’: understanding the social shopper

The consumer has always been right, but now they are so informed by their peers that they are savvier than ever when it comes…

Mozilla: Firefox OS coming to Africa soon

Firefox OS is coming to Africa. Mozilla, the organisation behind the eponymous mobile OS, as well as the browser that shares its name, hasn’t…

Is Programmattic the future of digital advertising?

I recently attended the first South African Programmatic Summit in Cape Town. The event was organised by ChargeAds, and focused on educating the industry…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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