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|  | | Apple has revealed its iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max smartphones, which will come equipped with A15 Bionic chipsets...read |
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 | Telkom Business's online marketplace Yep! has introduced new solutions as part of the Yellow Pages digital suite, to help SMEs digitally transform in the digital economy... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Now in its 17th year, Bizcommunity's BizTrends is a highlight of the business calendar, a go-to source for South African, Pan-African and global business trends... Read |
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| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | SIMO MKHIZE The global pandemic, widely touted as a disruption event catapulting the world into a digital future, held a magnifying glass over the inequality fault lines in our society... Read |
 | WENDY TEMBEDZA Globally, retailers have been able to use it to analyse consumer purchasing behaviour to better understand their market and improve their offering to consumers. Whether the same benefits can be realised in the South African retail sector depends on the peculiarities of the South African consumer... Read |
 | RICHARD CHAMBERS The grit and innovation showed by small and medium businesses during a time of great change have been a triumph... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | There was a reduction in the number of phishing attacks in South Africa (17% decline), Kenya (48% decline), Nigeria 13% decline) for the first half of this year... Read |
 | Cybercrime organisations are using bots and artificial intelligence (AI) to sift through social media profiles to capture personal information... Read |
 | HELEN KRUGER, ISSUED BY TROYE CIOs must shift their security approach from unconditional confidence in users to zero trust fundamentals. A zero trust model relies on contextual awareness to adaptively grant access to authorised users using patterns based on identity, time and device posture... Read |
 | LOURENS SANDERS South Africa is an attractive target for cybercriminals for a number of reasons, and the last few years have seen a sharp rise in high-profile ransomware attacks... Read |
 | ISSUED BY ESET Eset Southern Africa is offering local, tech businesses the chance to win advertising worth over R20,000. During the month of October, the cybersecurity company will be honouring and celebrating the role of local business by offering advertising space on MyBroadband and Bizcommunity to one small tech business that inspires through their positive impact... Read |
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| Data & Analytics |
 | One of the biggest challenges for businesses today is keeping up-to-date with constantly changing regulations... Read |
| ICT |
 | ISSUED BY SILVERSOFT For many agencies and other small businesses, the arrival of Covid-19 was much like carrying a massive couch up a spiral staircase... Read |
| Internet |
 | MultiChoice has launched DStv Internet, a fixed wireless access service which allows the company's customers to connect to the internet with a Wi-Fi router... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | Telkom Financial Services and Engen have introduced a feature designed for tipping petrol attendants and Quickshop cashiers at Engen service stations... Read |
 | NICK DURRANT, ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Progressive web apps (PWAs) are the perfect cross between native mobile apps and websites. Here's why... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIDVEST MOBILITY Mobile computing and barcoding solutions are instrumental in increasing efficiencies and driving traceability in the supply chain. There are several key components that make up a mobility solution, which include a combination of hardware devices, software applications and a range of services... Read |
| Software |
 | TESSA NOWOSENETZ, ISSUED BY KLA Cryptocurrency is a hot topic. Colourful conversations and passionate debates about how it works and whether or not to invest have been commonplace at dinner parties, family gatherings, in the office and online, for some time now... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | Considering the uncertainty and unprecedented challenges that this period presents, it is important for businesses to change how they operate and consider a futuristic approach... Read |
 | South Africa has a thriving tech ecosystem that attracts investors from all over the globe making it an exciting time to be a tech entrepreneur... Read |
 | Now in its second iteration, Re:Solve has issued a call for entries for its next round of support and funding... Read |
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| Technology |
 | CareerBox has facilitated a 'groundbreaking' deal with Metro by T-Mobile that will result in 900 direct jobs for young people from underprivileged backgrounds... Read |
 | Walmart is collaborating with Ford Motor Company and Argo AI to roll out a self-driving vehicle delivery service in Miami, Washington D.C. and Austin, Texas... Read |
 | PAULA SARTINI Marketing technology is growing in popularity, and there is no shortage of statistics to support the benefits that technology can bring to the marketing arena... Read |
 | DUNCAN MIRIRI Safaricom is in talks with Kenya Power to install a 31.7bn shillings ($288m) smart metering system for the utility to slash power losses... Read |
 | MICT Seta is calling for public comment on the 11 Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Future Skills Qualifications it has developed... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | MTN announced a number of community interventions as part of its initiatives to assist in the rebuilding of KwaZulu-Natal... Read |
| Africa |
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 | it is vaccination production that is the key to pandemic-proofing the continent... Read |
 | YouTube NextUp programme will be available in South Africa and Nigeria. The programme is an opportunity for local creators to take their content creation to the next level... Read |
 | TransUnion Africa has partnered with Dun & Bradstreet to help African small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) access international markets more easily... Read |
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 | The Automobile Association has given its fuel price prediction for October 2021... Read |
 | DEREK YU AND CHARLES ADAMS Unemployment remains one of South Africa's most pressing economic and social challenges... Read |
 | Moving fast to take advantage of new business opportunities usually requires cash flow - thankfully, there are credible alternative finance lenders that can help... Read |
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