The (near-inescapable) cyber risks to SMEs

South Africa is a particularly attractive proposition for cyber criminals. The global Cyber Exposure Index ranks South Africa third on the list of most-targeted countries for cyberattacks. By Heino Gevers, customer success director at Mimecast Small businesses are not...
How to avoid penalties if you miss an SME tax return

How to avoid penalties if you miss an SME tax return

If your small business’s income tax returns are not up to date, now is the time to get your affairs in order. From December, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) will start imposing ‘administrative penalties’ on companies that receive final demands to submit...
ICT could be SA’s lifeboat

ICT could be SA’s lifeboat

Most analysts would agree that a sense of political stability and renewed national hope has swept through South Africa recently, but ratings downgrades, international economic uncertainty and, now, a surprise recession, continue to present stubborn hurdles to our...

Automation drives office creativity, collaboration

Over the past decade, the office environment has evolved with rapid advancements in automation, the Internet of Things (IoT) and voice activation which are all set to play a bigger role in future ways of working. “How we interface with devices in the office has...
How AI could make our workday easier

How AI could make our workday easier

Tomorrow’s data-driven workplace brings many technical changes but also has the potential to make the workplace more enjoyable and humane. By Ronnie Toerien, HCM sales development and strategy leader at Oracle Africa Opinions differ widely as to the influence...
Predicting the big data election race

Predicting the big data election race

With digital personalised targeting using machine-based learning posing big implications for politics and elections of the future, Morne Bekker, South African country manager and district manager for the SADC region at NetApp takes a look at how data miners are able...