The spam landscape in June

The percentage of spam in e-mail traffic in June was up 1,4 percentage points and averaged 71,1%. Malicious attachments were found in 1,8% of all e-mails – a drop of 1% point compared to the previous month.  This is according to Kaspersky Lab, which adds that...

Manufacturers turn to mobile apps

There is a rising trend towards using a corporate application (app) store to manage the proliferation of mobile applications (apps) across manufacturing organisations, according to a new report Business Strategy: Looking Forward to the Corporate Application Store from...

Women spice up the boardroom

In a world where every ounce of competitive advantage counts, greater diversity at board level could be the secret ingredient all companies are looking for as evidence mounts that women executives have a positive  effect on the bottom line. The economic reasons for...

Unisa opens new science campus

The University of South Africa (Unisa) has opened its new science campus in Florida, Johannesburg. The campus houses Unisa’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (CAES) as well as its College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET). The launch...

Cell C signs up 1m new customers

Cell C has signed up a record 1-million new customers for the month of July. “I am exceptionally proud and excited to announce that for the first time in the history of Cell C we have connected more than 1-million customers in one month,” says Alan Knott-Craig,...

Labour violations at Apple factories

Apple is back in the spotlight for labour violations at the Chinese factories that manufacture its products – surpassing the violations widely reported at Foxconn last year. China Labour Watch (CLW) has published an investigative report detailing the labour violations...