400 road names changes in SA since 1994

According to TomTom data, 68% of the road name changes in South Africa happened in Durban, with 17% in Johannesburg, 11% in Pretoria and 4% in Cape Town. When time is a factor and today, so limited, it is imperative to be able to arrive at the right location within...

Web Africa restructures capped ADSL

Web Africa has reduced the cost of its capped ADSL offering, starting at R39.00 per month for 10Gb. “This isn’t a short-term promotional exercise.” says Web Africa CEO Tim Wyatt-Gunning. “These price reductions are so deep that we believe they will convince many...

IBM identified as big data, analytics leader

Based on its research on the big data solutions market, Frost & Sullivan has presented IBM with the 2014 Sub-Saharan Africa Frost & Sullivan Award for Competitive Strategy Leadership. While most companies in sub-Saharan Africa already undertake various forms...

SA a nation in ‘digital chaos’

South Africa is a nation in “digital chaos”, with only sheer luck preventing more users from losing precious personal photos, videos and files. That’s the verdict of digital storage company WD, which has released the results of a study that found...

Mobile malware puts company info at risk

Tens of thousands of smartphones have been infected by a new type of botnet, designed to gather information such as passwords from affected mobile devices. Cybercrime research company IntelCrawler believes this latest malware could be distributed via fake applications...

SA is top emerging market for solar energy

South Africa’s target of building 8,4 gigawatts (GW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 2030, combined with the success of its large-scale tendering process in attracting investment to fulfil that goal, positions the country as the most attractive emerging PV...