164 Headlines are filled with companies torn apart by cyberattacks. A single breach can expose thousands of records, ransomware can freeze operations instantly and millions can vanish in hours. Customers walk away,…
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The surprising effect of colour
254 No, it’s not your imagination: you may well feel drawn to some colours while others leave you physically uncomfortable. It all comes down to colour psychology, a phenomenon that explains how…
Telecoms operators warn of waste and duplication without legal reform
204 ACT CEO Nomvuyiso Batyi The Electronic Communications Act must be amended to accelerate connectivity in South Africa through better infrastructure investment, an industry lobby group has said. Nomvuyiso Batyi, a former…
Time to put tariff wars behind us and build trade foundations
151 It does not help to go on making plans to handle the US tariffs only. We should be planning for trade to grow our economy. It is time for South Africa…
EA to go private in biggest leveraged buyout deal in history
132 Dado Ruvic/Reuters Videogame giant Electronic Arts will be taken private in a record-breaking US$55-billion leveraged buyout by a consortium consisting of private equity firm Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund…
Policy uncertainty index falls further into negative territory
126 Policy uncertainty and slow economic growth seem to go hand-in-hand as investors only invest in a country with good policies. Despite all the small steps the country seems to take to…
Kusile’s final unit comes online, closing a chapter of costly setbacks
135 The Kusile power station east of Pretoria. Image: TechCentral After years of massive cost overruns and delays, Eskom has finally announced that the final unit at Kusile power station has officially…
Future-ready infrastructure is smarter, cleaner, resilient: Schneider Electric
146 As digital transformation gathers pace, IT leaders are under pressure to deliver performance, compliance and sustainability – all while keeping infrastructure agile and resilient. In response, Schneider Electric partnered with TechCentral…
Report by Sars and Tax Ombud to reveal pattern of e-filing hijackings
125 E-filing profile hijacking occurs when criminals impersonate taxpayers, take control of their online accounts, file fraudulent tax returns and pocket the refunds. The Office of the Tax Ombud will release a…
Sars pushes back on eFiling profile hijackings report
173 The South African Revenue Service (Sars) and the Office of the Tax Ombud (OTO) have dismissed a report that as many as 16Â 000 eFiling profiles have been hijacked, with taxpayers losing…