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The Metaverse Reality Check that Your Business Needs
From virtual meetings to immersive 3D customer experiences or even property tours, the Metaverse will transform the way that companies operate. Gartner predicts that by 2026, a quarter of us will spend at least one hour a day in the…
The Complex Financial Challenges of NFTs in South Africa
Before looking at the taxation of NFTs, it is important to understand what they are. In short, an NFT, or non-fungible token, is a unique blockchain-based digital asset. Being unique in its properties, an NFT cannot be duplicated and the content linked…
MTN SA Announces 2 New Executive Appointments
MTN SA today announced a review of its executive structure as the company gears up to deliver on its Ambition 2025 strategy to transform from a Telco to a TechCo. In line with this strategic shift, the company has appointed…
Exclusive Networks Africa & Literacy for Life Uplift Vulnerable Children Through Early Childhood Development AssistanceÂ
The importance of supporting education in South Africa to uplift members of the country’s poorest communities – both children as well as adults – has a critically important role to play in the economic transformation of the country at a…
Bolt Expands Driver Safety in South Africa
In a bid to expand the overall customer experience of ride-hailing drivers in South Africa, ride-hailing platform Bolt has introduced driver scores and driver trip sharing features which it hopes will improve the quality and safety of drivers on the…
Using the Power of Tech to Shed Light on South Africa’s GBV Crisis
In the fourth quarter of 2021, South Africa’s rape figures were up by 13.7%. There were 1300 more rapes compared to the same period in the previous year. 10,818 rapes were reported in the first three months of 2022, with…
Malware That Steals Credit Card Details Targets South African & Kenyan Gamers
In the first half of 2022, Kaspersky researchers detected increased activity of cybercriminals abusing gamers. Globally, the number of users attacked by malicious software, which gathers sensitive data and spreads under the guise of some of the most popular gaming…
How Successful Will Tesla Be In South Africa?
Tesla recently opened an office in South Africa, but still needs to create greater awareness of electric vehicles among the population before it’ll begin selling to the public. South Africa’s EV market still has some work to do in order…
Exclusive Networks Africa Continues its Expansion Plans Throughout the Continent
Exclusive Networks Africa, which represents the continental arm of this global, trusted cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure, is continuing its expansion into Africa, building presence within the sub-Saharan region in recent months, including the opening of a formal office in…
iPhone 14 Launch Event: 3 Things to Expect & How to Watch
Tech titan Apple is expected to announce the highly anticipated iPhone 14 series of devices today at its annual September keynote event. This year’s event is being marketed with the slogan “Far Out,” and will take place at the company’s…
What is Good Cloud Migration Security?
Cloud adoption continues to be important for many organizations as they transform how they do business in today’s digital world. While there are many benefits associated with cloud adoption, the security implications of moving to the cloud cannot be ignored…
South African SMEs Looked Online & Abroad for Customers During COVID, New Research Shows
Research released Tuesday, conducted by World Wide Worx on behalf of PayPal and FNB, shows that South African SMEs went online in response to the pandemic, extended the number of payment methods they offer and started looking to international customers.…
Uber Launches a New Suite of Safety Features Across SSA
Today Uber announced the launch of multiple new products and features which are going live this month in South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria. The launch, which took place simultaneously across various locations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), also…
Want to Be a Cybersecurity Expert? Kaspersky is Now Offering an Online Course
Developed by Kaspersky’s own cybersecurity specialists, the course aims to help businesses enhance or even build a security operations centre (SOC) from scratch – and improve SOC and security team skills in threat hunting, incident detection and investigation. The course…
Liquid Networks Launches DDoS Security for African Businesses
Liquid Networks, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, today announced the launch of its Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Secure offering to its customers. The solution is designed to proactively mitigate attacks by scrubbing traffic and blocking…
iPhone 14: Users Fall For Scams Ahead of the Release of Apple’s New Smartphone
Apple has confirmed the long-awaited new iPhone 14 will be announced to the public on the 7th of September during its global Apple Event in September. Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky have already found numerous examples of phishing pages, offering to…
