by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
South African men are more likely to commit suicide than women. In fact, by 2016, four times more men died by of suicide than women. The causes are complex, ranging from the lack of mental care awareness in men, to entrenched cultural beliefs about mental health and...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
It has been seven years since Microsoft first launched its 4Afrika Initiative – a continent-wide, multi-million dollar investment to accelerate digital transformation in Africa. South Africa was one of the first countries to benefit, with the opening of an AppFactory...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Global uncertainties and tensions are escalating and affecting trade in every region. We see rising protectionism, while multilateral cooperation – including through the World Trade Organisation – is increasingly under threat. By Patricia Scotland,...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | news
UN Women and HP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand digital learning opportunities for women and girls. The agreement was signed by UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and HP vice-president and MD for Africa Elisabeth Moreno, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Grey IT product imports have surged in many southern African markets over the past two years, including Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia. By Johannes Groenewald, GM of Tarsus Distribution Perhaps the single biggest factor in the renewed growth of the grey...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
“It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.” This famous line by Michael Corleone in The Godfather, a bona fide Francis Ford Coppola movie classic, has raised more disputes than the Don has ordered hits about whether it’s really possible to keep...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Product Showcase
Designed to capture the spirit of the great outdoors, the Canon IVY REC is a fun and easy to use activity camera. It clips to a belt, bag or slips into a pocket seamlessly, and is waterproof and shockproof. Packed with a host of features, including Full HD video...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Features
The businesses which will be able to count themselves amongst the most successful in the coming years will be those that have succeeded in fully harnessing the power of data. By Dr Yudhvir Seetharam, head of analytics, insights and research at FNB Business But, while...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Features
South African facial recognition start-up Camatica has this week added to its suite of facial recognition AI-powered products by launching mood analytics. “Facial recognition software can potentially recognise a ‘Blue Monday’ simply by scanning employee expressions,”...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Features
It is a challenging time to be a CIO. Not just tasked with keeping the technology backbone functioning, they now must help their organisation make sense of mountains of data and become more agile so as to support a digital strategy – all while keeping that data and...
