MTN Group’s Marina Madale and Paramount Africa’s Monde Twala. Online safety, as it pertains to children, needs to be embedded into the curriculums of schools in all countries across the African continent. This is according to Marina Madale, executive: sustainability and shared value at MTN Group, noting some key components that can form part of…
E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time. The move to 15% and then to 20% will come much quicker. That’s the view of Frederik Zietsman, CEO of Naspers-owned Takealot Group –…
Solidarity CEO Dirk Hermann Trade union Solidarity has signed a deal with US company Propay Prime US to export South African IT skills – online, from South Africa. Propay, which focuses on unions, non-profits and enterprises, delivers software as a service platforms, financial services and DevOps solutions. Solidarity has paid a number of visits to…
SEO no longer matters – GEO is the new way to be seen (and heard)… For decades now, search engine optimisation (SEO) has been the way to get your website onto the top of Google search results. That’s how you’d get people to click on your link. The marketing and communications industry has made a killing over…
Ensuring the safety of children in digital spaces — which are becoming increasingly dangerous — is a responsibility shared between governments, academia, civil society, businesses, and families. So says Dr Linda Ncube-Nkomo, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, who was speaking at the second International Conference on Children’s Rights, recently hosted by the Nelson…
Fueled by the increasing adoption of smartphones and ever more cost effective internet, online casinos have become one of the main modes of entertainment for the African tech-savvy youth. Out of all the incredible games on offer, online slots have become the undisputed leaders of the scene, delighting players with their bright graphics, fun playability…
Saving Grace Education Group (SGEG), a SACAI-registered online homeschooling provider, is proud to reaffirm its commitment to innovation in education by leveraging the latest advancements in online education, e-learning platforms, and educational technology (EdTech). As part of the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), SGEG continues to integrate advanced Learning Management Systems (LMS), digital platforms like…
Online retail now makes up nearly 10% of total retail sales in South Africa, and World Wide Worx has forecast the figure will breach that mark for the first time ever in January 2026. Online retail sales as a proportion of total retail revenue grew to 8% in the 2024 calendar year and is on…
South Africa’s regulatory authorities should look to their counterparts in other countries and take action against the burgeoning rise in online betting and gambling, which is causing severe social ills. This is according to Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana, who noted the decision last week by India’s parliament to pass a bill banning various forms…
Netstar uses GPS/GSM and radio-frequency networks, backed by ground and air recovery teams. Vehicle tracking firm Netstar has confirmed suffering a “cyber incident”, which resulted in hackers publishing its data online. This, after MyBroadband yesterday reported that the company suffered a possible ransomware attack from a group called INC Ransom. A subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron,…
