Modest gains for EMEA PC shipments

PC shipments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) reached 25,5-million units in the fourth quarter of 2014 – a 2% increase year-on-year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). Strong consumer demand during the holiday season helped keep the...

MTN re-organises enterprise business unit

MTN South Africa is to reorganise its MTN Business unit, implementing a new go-to-market structure that is in line with a revised group-wide business model. “We are reorganising to enhance our customer service and market differentiation,” says Alpheus Mangale, chief...

SA start-up heads to Switzerland

South African start up Lumkani will be going to Geneva for the Seedstars World (SSW) final event on 4 February. Lumkani won Seedstars Cape Town last July and is among the 36 start-ups that will compete and pitch for $500 000 equity investment. More than 1 500...

January blues drive online classifieds

Online classifieds are performing better than ever as consumers put unwanted goods up for sale during what is traditionally the most cash-strapped month of the year. Various online classifieds have reported a surge in trading since the beginning of the year, a trend...

Solar-powered labs bring IT to Africa

As the new school year starts, learners and teachers at Umhloti Primary School in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, will join the global tech savvy community, learning to adapt to the modern tools thanks to their new solar-powered PC lab. giveITback, in partnership with...

Employee behaviour puts companies at risk

Bad news for companies is that employees are increasingly taking part in risky mobile behaviour, with nearly 90% accessing confidential information on mobile devices, despite less than a quarter of them receiving mobile security training. This is the word from Derick...