Growth and disruption will lead in 2015

International Data Corporation (IDC) has announced its 10 predictions for the worldwide information and communications technology (ICT) industry in 2015. The driving force behind all of IDC’s predictions is the industry’s accelerating transition to the 3rd...

No-one ‘too big to jail’, say experts

As former Fidentia boss J Arthur Brown prepares to go to jail following his recent sentencing by the Supreme Court of Appeal, financial experts say that planned new financial regulations in South Africa will make it even more difficult for individuals to escape...

Shellshock shocked the world in Q3

The third quarter saw a significant event with the new critical vulnerability, known as Shellshock, which threatened more than half a billion servers and devices worldwide. This major development, as well as an uptick in volume and sophistication of cyber-attacks are...

New and extended promos from Cell C

Cell C has launched two new promotions, as well as the extension of existing promotions, for both prepaid and postpaid users. “We know that this time of year, customers are looking for the best value they can find in the market, and Cell C is determined to offer them...

Boss entertains staff on the flying trapeze

To make his company’s office party stand out from the rest, a 50-year old Cape Town businessman took on a new challenge, lost weight and performed a surprise trapeze act with Zip Zap at his company’s circus themed year-end function last week. Martin Dippenaar, founder...

Maker Faire hits Sci-Bono

Maker Faire Africa comes to South Africa for the first time today (5 December) for two days. Taking place at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre Maker Faire Africa follows in the footsteps of events in Accra (Ghana, 2009), Nairobi (Kenya, 2010), Cairo (Egypt, 2011) and Lagos...