Security makes online shoppers comfortable

The latest MasterCard Online Shopping Behaviour Study reveals that 90% of South African respondents cite the availability of secure payment facilities as critical when shopping online. Concern around the safety of online transactions was the reason 42% gave for not...

Java 8 is most comprehensive release yet

Oracle has announced Java 8, dubbing it the most significant release of the platform since its launch in 1996. The company has unveiled Java Platform Standard Edition 8 (Java DE 8) and Java Platform Micro Edition 8 (Java ME 8) as well as JDK 8 and Java SE Embedded 8....

Municipalities can improve service delivery

Considerable progress has been made in the municipal sector over the past decade in terms of the roll-out of basic services, with key measures of service delivery and living standards having improved across all of South Africa’s geographies – particularly in...

SA has structures for carbon trading

South Africa could use existing structures, including the JSE, to quickly launch a carbon trading system that will help companies offset carbon reduction projects against the upcoming carbon tax. In South Africa both carbon tax and carbon offsets are fast becoming a...

Financial challenge launched on OpenIX

A South African financial service provider has partnered with The Innovation Hub to launch a new challenge on OpenIX. Previously known as the Open Innovation Solution Exchange, OpenIX is a Web-based platform hosted by The Innovation Hub that aims to connect leading...