Professional accountants ready to help SMEs

SAIPA (South African Institute of Professional Accountants) says new Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu can count on its support to bolster the sector. In welcoming her recent appointment, SAIPA says Zulu’s role will provide the much-needed focus on...

2014 World Cup the most connected ever

The 2014 World Cup has created a record-breaking 32 terabytes of data – surpassing the 2010 event in South Africa in just 10 days, reveals Brazil’s leading telecoms company Oi. Oi, Brazil’s leading telecom company and an event sponsor, was chosen by FIFA to...

Kaspersky uncovers new banking attack

Experts at Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research and Analysis Team have discovered evidence of a targeted attack against the clients of a large European bank. According to the logs found in the server used by the attackers, apparently in the space of just one week...

Seacom offers low latency for African PoPs

Seacom’s recent upgrade of its IP/MPLS network for global and African IP transit services enables the organisation to provide low latency routes via its African points of presence (PoPs) for customer traffic. It provides for traffic that remains within Africa, or...

Yahsat satellite extends African broadband

In a move to expand its current coverage area across the Middle East, Africa, and South West and Central Asia, UAE-based satellite operator Yahsat has announced plans to launch its third satellite – extending its commercial Ka-band coverage to an...