Goodall apologises to NTT, agrees to pay back R208m

Jason Goodall, former CEO of NTT and the Dimension Data Group, has admitted wrongdoing in the sale of the Johannesburg Campus in 2019, and will pay back about R208,6-million. His admission comes as NTT is proceeding against Goodall and other former executives Jeremy...

Credit risk and policy gaps still hinder intra-African trade

Preliminary results from the 2026 PAFTRAC Africa CEO Trade Survey – presented at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva – reveals that 81,3% of senior executives expect their cross-border activity to expand over the next 12 months. Intra-African commerce has...

AI puts Africa on the cybersecurity front line

AI was linked to more than half of the cybercrime cases recorded in Africa in 2025, according to Interpol’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. Southern Africa was reported as the most targeted country on the continent, accounting for 92% of...

Europe leads in overall digital wellbeing, but fails in AI

Finland, Germany, and Denmark have taken the top three spots in the eighth Surfshark Digital Quality of Life Index 2026 (DQL). While Europe continues to dominate overall digital wellbeing and in cybersecurity, it lags behind in AI development, where the US is a clear...

When small businesses grow, South Africa grows

Every morning, across South Africa’s townships and communities, small businesses open their doors. A spaza shop owner stocks her shelves to serve customers. A township designer packs an order received online. A salon owner welcomes a new hairdresser. These businesses...

Small banks lead in AI, but scale lags

As AI use proliferates in the SMB sector, small banks, credit unions and lenders have put banking on the AI leaderboard – ahead of similarly sized firms in insurance, government, healthcare, and life sciences – according to an AI readiness study by SAS, with research...