by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2026 | Product Showcase
South African tracking company Horizen has launched ShadowGuard, a plug-and-play tracker for high-value portable assets. Believed to be the country’s first consumer-grade Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) tracker built for portable asset recovery, it measures 46mm × 41mm × 16mm...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2026 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson reports – Africa will be the fastest-growing market for mobility connections within the next five years. This is one of the headline findings from Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report, which predicts average use per user to grow from 5,3Gbps in 2025 to...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 7, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
As industrial automation becomes increasingly software‑driven and AI‑enabled, the role of the channel partner is undergoing a profound shift. The next generation of partners will be measured not by the products they sell, but by their ability to design, integrate and...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 6, 2026 | news
Obsidian Systems has achieved Red Hat Specialised Partner status for Server/Cloud OS, becoming the only partner in Africa to hold this specialisation to date. The designation reflects advanced technical expertise around Red Hat Enterprise Linux, supported by formal...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 3, 2026 | Features
The window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation is disappearing. What organisations once measured in weeks is increasingly measured in days and, in some cases, hours. Andre den Hond, a cyber security professional and Solutions Architect at Arctic Wolf,...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 3, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic – but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 3, 2026 | Features
For many South African businesses, the technology conversation has moved beyond choosing a notebook, printer or accessory in isolation. Customers want secure, productive and easy-to-manage environments that support hybrid work, protect data, simplify deployment and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 31, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Partner-led growth can quickly extend your market reach. It can also leave you forecasting demand without full visibility of the customer pipeline, serving customers through partners while bearing the consequences of delivery failures, service problems and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 31, 2026 | Features
For multiple South African businesses, sales representatives are the lifeblood of business growth – even business survival in a turbulent economy. As if business isn’t tough enough right now, especially in the manufacturing, wholesale and distribution sectors,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 31, 2026 | news
New AI-powered solutions and partner programmes aim to help South African SMEs simplify deployment and accelerate intelligent transformation. Huawei hosted the Huawei eKit Forum as a breakaway session at Huawei South Africa Connect 2026, bringing distribution partners...
