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12 facts about e-commerce in Ivory Coast
The year 2014 marked a particular point in the adventure of the number one online retailer in Côte d’Ivoire, which started in June 2013. In 2014 Jumia has striven with passion and determination to shake consumers’ habits, and deliver happiness to Ivorian households. *...
Kenya, Oracle partner on ICT
The Information Communication Technology Authority (ITCA) in Kenya has signed a memorandum of understanding with Oracle to raise the level of technical understanding and IT skills required to underpin the development of e-government services in the country. Based on...
Hack attacks on the rise in SA
The South African 2014 cybercrime losses are estimated at R5,8-billion, and statistics show it takes on average 200 days for an organisation to identify a breach, writes Candice Sutherland: business development consultant at SHA Specialist Underwriters. In light of...
Uber claims 2 000 new jobs, more to come
While some cities are clamping down on Uber drivers, the business model enabled the economic empowerment of drivers, passenger safety and service of transport, transforming the way users think about their transportation options in South Africa, according to the...
African Bank, MasterCard collaborate
At the World Economic Forum being held this week in Davos, the African Development Bank (afDB) and MasterCard have announced a broad collaboration that aims to expand financial inclusion across the African continent. The collaboration seeks to develop solutions that...
Slight uptick in SA’s credit health
The Consumer Credit Index (CCI), released yesterday by TransUnion, indicates that credit health improved slightly in Q4 of 2014 when compared to Q3. The latest CCI figures show an increase from a revised 49,9 in Q3 to a preliminary 50.1 in Q4. This marginal upward...
T-shirt crowd-funding takes off in SA
South Africa’s first crowd-funding platform for customised T-shirts is set to launch in February. Design4T.com enables groups, organisations or individuals to create and sell custom apparel with no upfront costs. In addition, local governments and non-profits can use...
Altron set to post 50% lower earnings
Altron has advised shareholders that the company’s basic earnings per share for the financial year ending 28 February 2015 are likely to be more than 50% lower as against the previous financial year, though various impairment reviews will only be concluded closer to...
CTB-Locker demands ransom
ESET has received multiple reports of malware-spreading campaigns in various countries, mostly in Latin America and Eastern Europe. A fake e-mail purporting to contain a fax is in fact nothing more than a campaign to spread malicious code, with the ultimate aim of encrypting victims’ files and demanding ransom.
Tips for SMEs to cope with load-shedding
Over the last few months, various business formations have expressed concerns regarding the overall impact of limited power supply on business sustainability. Significantly, the country’s energy provider continues to emphasise that supply is likely to remain...
Medium-sized businesses see big data value
Big data’s been talked about and written about so much now that most businesspeople, even those from smaller organisations, have at the very least heard of the term. Many even have a vague understanding of what it is, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge...
Running your business as a project
Over the last 14 years I have been involved in some way or another with the discipline of project management. One thing I have come to realise is that although a project is sometimes treated as a very complicated "thing", it is actually not, says Aldo van Tonder,...
DEVELOP launches production printer series
DEVELOP South Africa has launched its latest production printer series. The ineo+ 1060/1070 series is a next-generation 4/C digital production system that combines the efficiency and flexibility of digital technology with the kind of image quality normally associated...
12 facts about e-commerce in Ivory Coast
The year 2014 marked a particular point in the adventure of the number one online retailer in Côte d’Ivoire, which started in June 2013. In 2014 Jumia has striven with passion and determination to shake consumers’ habits, and deliver happiness to Ivorian households. *...
Kenya, Oracle partner on ICT
The Information Communication Technology Authority (ITCA) in Kenya has signed a memorandum of understanding with Oracle to raise the level of technical understanding and IT skills required to underpin the development of e-government services in the country. Based on...
Hack attacks on the rise in SA
The South African 2014 cybercrime losses are estimated at R5,8-billion, and statistics show it takes on average 200 days for an organisation to identify a breach, writes Candice Sutherland: business development consultant at SHA Specialist Underwriters. In light of...
Uber claims 2 000 new jobs, more to come
While some cities are clamping down on Uber drivers, the business model enabled the economic empowerment of drivers, passenger safety and service of transport, transforming the way users think about their transportation options in South Africa, according to the...
African Bank, MasterCard collaborate
At the World Economic Forum being held this week in Davos, the African Development Bank (afDB) and MasterCard have announced a broad collaboration that aims to expand financial inclusion across the African continent. The collaboration seeks to develop solutions that...
Slight uptick in SA’s credit health
The Consumer Credit Index (CCI), released yesterday by TransUnion, indicates that credit health improved slightly in Q4 of 2014 when compared to Q3. The latest CCI figures show an increase from a revised 49,9 in Q3 to a preliminary 50.1 in Q4. This marginal upward...
T-shirt crowd-funding takes off in SA
South Africa’s first crowd-funding platform for customised T-shirts is set to launch in February. Design4T.com enables groups, organisations or individuals to create and sell custom apparel with no upfront costs. In addition, local governments and non-profits can use...