Emerging markets to slow
“Dull and old” economies will have their strongest performing year since 2010 and will drive the global recovery in 2014, according to Dr Nariman Behravesh, chief economist of information and analytics firm IHS. Ahead of the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos,...Mobile payments set to get more complex
Continued technology and service innovation, notably around location-based applications, is expected in the mobile payments space in 2014. However, there will be increasing complexity within the mobile payments ecosystem this year, and on-going challenges around the...Municipal managers receive new guidelines
Following the amendment of the Municipal Systems Act in 2011, regulations providing for the appointment and conditions of employment for senior managers in municipalities was published in the Government Gazette this week. The Regulations provide for senior managers...Mobile malware turns 10 this year
From Cabir to FakeDefend, the last decade has seen an explosion in mobile malware. In 2013, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs has seen more than 1 300 new malicious applications per day, and is currently tracking over 300 Android malware families and over 400 000 malicious...