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Bitcoin was stupidly cheap this weekend, now hovering around R55k

Bitcoin didn’t have a good Thanksgiving. Whether it was the dry turkey or the grainy pumpkin pie, the cryptocurrency has lost some 40% of…

Memeburn’s top tips and tricks for winning those Black Friday specials

Black Friday is a game. Imagine that you’re Mario, the sites offering specials are Princess Peach, and everything between you and the checkout is…

Pick n Pay Smart Shoppers can now gain points for petrol at BP

Pick n Pay Smart Shopper card owners can now swipe their plastic at BP service stations to earn points on their fuel spend. The…

BlackBerry drops $1.4bn on cybersecurity firm Cylance

BlackBerry — yes, that BlackBerry — is now the owner of American cybersecurity firm Cylance. The company paid US$1.4-billion in cash, in addition to…

Pick n Pay launches ‘early’ online Black Friday deals

Pick n Pay has announced its first wave of Black Friday deals, more than two weeks before the actual day itself. In a smart…

SASSA warns South Africans of new grocery voucher scam

A new scam parading as an official voucher programme from SASSA is making the rounds, according to the agency. “SASSA would like to warn…

Huawei Pay’s South African launch date remains a 2019 mystery

The question of “when is Huawei Pay coming to South Africa” has become something of a meme for local journalists. We were last told…

How safe is your business from a takedown?

After a few years of effort, your business has finally seen a major innovation. In fact, you’re expecting your new product to shake up the…

Here are the business benefits of an efficient CRM system

CRM (customer relationship management) has evolved to encompass more than the traditional customer. In fact, this discipline should be seen as ‘contact relationship management’…

Smart manufacturing is all about an intelligent, connected supply chain

As it stands, factories are dumb — or at least far less intelligent than current technology could actually make them. The current industrial production…

3 ways that companies can unlearn the traditional workplace

The notion of what defines a workplace is evolving with the new millennium. For example, on any given day, a company can have less…

Mobile money in South Africa: what’s in it for banks?

The 2015 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Financial Services tabled at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona brings some interesting but not…

The state of IT: third-party apps, BYOD and cyber security

In the past, the way in which organizations handled technology was simple. An IT department would drive all the technology a company used, including…

MosQUito: The jQuery exploit that has your brand safety at risk

Advertisers, your brand safety is in jeopardy, and it’s not from a seedy traffic provider either. Rather, it’s human traffic that converts, and may…

Security management builds on integration

Navigating the landscape of enterprise security can be daunting – the threats typically fly under the radar, and the broad array of malware, hacks…

Embracing digital transformation to become always-on

The climate today demands more from IT services. Being Always-On means more services are driven from the data centre. And with many lines of…

Generation Z goals: prepare for a job that doesn’t exist yet and meet a machine

With the rise of robots, artificial intelligence and automation, today’s comfortable careers are no longer an option for jobseekers from Generation Z. The majority…

Is App-athy towards slow IT having a detrimental impact on business productivity?

Improving productivity continues to be a priority for many organisations and as such, IT transformation is top of the agenda when it comes to…

The shortage of cybersecurity workers: a boom for women and career changers?

With news of more cybersecurity threats reported every day, it should come as no surprise that the cybersecurity job market is booming. Companies of…

The challenges & benefits of hybrid cloud migration

In the quest to remain competitive within the market, businesses are introducing more and more innovative applications to improve processes and efficiency. However, maintaining…

Engaging with the quitting generation — retaining Millennials in the workplace

Twenty-somethings are notoriously hard to retain as employees. They can become disengaged and disaffected, waiting for their next performance bonus so that they can…

Burson-Marsteller’s A-Generation Study sheds light on Africa’s youth

Burson-Marsteller Africa, a strategic communications and PR firm, has today unveiled an interesting list of what it believes are the six key trends that…

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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