Gender gap in phone ownership
New research shows that more than 1,7-billion females in low- and middle-income countries do not own mobile phones. Women on average are 14% less likely to own a mobile phone than men, creating a gender gap of 200-million fewer women than men owning mobile phones. In...Galaxy S6 shines at MWC
South African users will be among the first in the world to have access to Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones, with the devices set to go on sale here on 10 April – the same day as in the US and South Korea. Launching the new phones at Mobile World...WestconGroup wets new HQ roof
WestconGroup Southern Africa – created from the merger of Westcon SA and Comztek – last night officially opened its new headquarters at Waterfall Park, quite literally wetting the new facility’s roof. Introducing the group’s new 4 000 square metre warehouse and 3 800...Unemployment worries youth
Young people are concerned about their prospects of finding employment – and they are looking to employers that they perceive as stable. A Universum survey finds that 63% of students are concerned about their prospects of finding a job after graduation, which is...Spy Cables: what caused the leak?
It’s still unclear exactly how the so-called Spy Cables were leaked from South Africa’s State Security Agency, but it appears that centralisation of data sources, as well as poor process control, could have contributed to their exposure. Al Jazeera, which is...