July sees lift in real net salaries

South African salary earners saw a further modest improvement in nominal net salaries in July 2026, although ongoing economic  pressures continue to constrain salary growth and household purchasing power. This is according to the latest PayInc Net Salary Index, which...

Women urged to seize the AI opportunity

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than an exciting new technology – it has the potential to be a game-changer for women entrepreneurs. Christina Naidoo, chief operating officer of Huawei SA, tells delegates at the Huawei Women in Tech...

Securing AI the next big growth market

The market for securing AI is growing rapidly, projected to reach almost $4,8-billion in 2027, a 68,7% increase over 2026, according to Gartner. By 2028, the market is forecast to reach almost $7,7-billion. “This surge is driven by the urgent need for...

Telecomms sector under attack as fraud surges

South Africa’s telecommunications sector is facing a rapidly intensifying wave of fraud, cybercrime and interconnected operational threats, with subscription fraud cases surging 307% in a single year. This is according to the new Communications Risk and Information...

New dual-architecture chip marks milestone for enterprise computing

Marking the first processor milestone from its collaboration with Arm, IBM has announced the first dual-architecture mainframe processor – designed to enable enterprises to run operating systems and applications on both the IBM and Arm compute platforms in...

Intel outlines architectures for Agentic AI

At Hot Chip 2026, Intel is showcasing three architectures for Agentic AI and enterprise-scale workloads, combining the Diamond Rapids processor for high-performance orchestration, the Crescent Island GPU for efficient inference and the Wildcat Lake SoC for intelligent...