Africa’s Gen Z consumers are reshaping its retail future

Africa’s Gen Z consumers are reshaping its retail future

Despite the toughest consumer climate in years, Africa’s youngest consumers are powering a potential retail reset that blends digital discovery with hyper-local focus and redefining what it means to consume, connect, and aspire. This is according to Boston Consulting...

Organisations must balance AI and human readiness to sustain value

AI will touch all IT work by 2030, according to Gartner, which says the IT estate of 2030 will be powered by humans, amplified by AI, and orchestrated by the CIO. By 2030, CIOs expect that 0% of IT work will be done by humans without AI – 75% will be done by...

Gen Alpha’s office life will be unrecognisable to their parents

New research has revealed that Generation Alpha expect their jobs to be dramatically different to those of their parents – from the death of the daily commute and email, to working regularly with robots at work. A new study by International Workplace Group among...

Numbers drop, but breached accounts still plague SA

The latest study from cybersecurity specialists Surfshark ranks South Africa as the 36th most breached country in Q3 2025, with 100 600 leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 90,6-million accounts were breached with France ranking first and accounting for 17% of all...

Ransomware, GenAI drive surge in cyberthreats

Organisations worldwide each faced an average of 1 938 cyberattacks per week – a 2% increase from September and a 5% rise YoY – reflecting a continued escalation in global cyberthreats driven by ransomware expansion and risks linked to Generative AI (GenAI)....

Telecom operators turn to AI to boost margins

Worldwide spending on telecommunication and pay TV services will reach $1 532-billion in 2025 – a YoY increase of 1,7% – according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. The latest forecast is slightly more...