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Parliament gives ICT equipment to safe homes for women and children
Parliament walked the talk of making everyday a Mandela Day, when the National Assembly House Chairperson for Committees, Mr Cedric Frolick, handed over computers and accessories to three centers for abused women, children and needy girl-children in Parliament. The beneficiary centers…
ESET researchers discover the first-ever UEFI rootkit
ESET researchers discovered a cyberattack that used a UEFI rootkit to establish a presence on the victims’ computers. Dubbed LoJax by ESET, this rootkit was part of a campaign run by the infamous Sednit group against several high-profile targets in…
Disrupting African Education at the core of Annual Fundi Education Forum
On 29th October 2018 at the Sandton International Convention Centre the 2nd annual Fundi Education Forum, in partnership with The African Presidential Leadership Centre (APLC), will bring together former heads of African states, educators, business leaders, billionaires, students and innovators…
Why is policy management integral to governance, risk and compliance?
Policy Management is critical to any organisation as policies and procedures establish boundaries of behaviour for individuals, processes, relationships, and transactions. By definition, Governance, Risk and Compliance is “a capability to reliably achieve objectives [governance] while addressing uncertainty [risk management]…
Kenya wins bid to host 2020 International Open Data Conference
The 6th International Open Data Conference (IODC) will be held in Africa for the first time, in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2020. The Announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 5th IODC 2018 held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from…
Vox helps South African business get cloud ready
Integrated ICT and infrastructure provider, Vox, has introduced a comprehensive IT Advisory portfolio to assist medium-to large-sized businesses review current IT strategies or set new ones, particularly making the shift from on-premise to the cloud. The IT Alignment Audit is…
Oracle appoints new Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa
Oracle has announced the appointment of Andrew Sordam as Vice President for sub-Saharan Africa with immediate effect. Andrew Sordam takes over from Cherian Varghese who has been named as the Regional Managing Director and Vice President for the Association of…
Latest smartphones to be released in October 2018
Manufactures all over the world have been working on their latest flagship devices set to make debut in October 2018. From Google, Huawei, LG and OnePlus, here is a round up of what we can expect just in time for…
Making our cities smart-city-ready
The future of cities is smart interconnected systems, that drive sustainability and efficiencies, and that make the lives of the people who live in them easier. While South Africa’s major metropolitan areas still have many major hurdles to overcome, becoming…
South Africa: MetroFibre Networx launches new fibre ISP
MetroFibre Networx has announced the launch of its new Internet Service Provider, GigaGo. GigaGo aims to offer customers reliable internet access at affordable rates. GigaGo clients no longer have to read through reams of legal and technical jargon to identify…
Call for private sector involvement to improve Africa’s health and economic growth
GBCHealth, the Aliko Dangote Foundation and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) released preliminary findings on Thursday, September 27 from their forthcoming “Healthcare and Economic Growth in Africa” report, calling for greater African private sector involvement and investment in healthcare. The preliminary report…
Five tips for consumers to protect themselves against cybercrime
A recent Mastercard survey even found that South Africans increasingly see data breaches as the ‘new normal’ – 70% of people surveyed believe there’s not much they can do to protect their personal and financial information. According to Mimecast, a…
Watch: Gartner Symposium 2018 – Discussing the potentials of Blockchain in Africa
The annual Gartner Symposium ITXPO was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre during the course of September 2018. The three-day conference brought Africa’s leading CIOs and senior IT executives together to discuss key topics including data & analytics, artificial intelligence,…
Marvel’s Spider-Man Review
Developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel’s Spider-Man swings onto console as a PlayStation 4 exclusive… And to give it early praise, it’s one of the best exclusives I have had the opportunity of playing during…
Mimecast extends cyber resilience vision with web security service
Email and data security company, Mimecast Limited recently announced the general availability its new web security service. The cloud-based service is designed to guard against malicious activity initiated by user action or malware while blocking access to websites deemed unsafe…
Introducing the HP Spectre Folio
#ThePCReinvented. Introducing the HP Spectre Folio. Ft. Alexander Wang #KeepReinventing pic.twitter.com/mtQmeLBefy — HP (@HP) October 1, 2018 HP recently unveiled the HP Spectre Folio, their newest convertible that’s bonded with leather. Like many other convertibles, the HP Spectre Folio can…
