Vodacom expects earnings growth

Vodacom has issued a trading statement for the interim results period ended 30 September 2026. The group expects to report strong headline earnings per share (HEPS) growth, which are expected to be consistent with Vodacom’s medium-term growth ambitions. Shareholders...

There are blind spots in SA’s enterprise software supply chains

While autonomous AI agents are rapidly moving into enterprise production – with 99% of surveyed South African businesses already deploying agents in production – a critical gap persists between perceived governance and actual operational visibility,...

Your saved password could be part of SA’s ransomware problem

A ransom note is the last thing an attacker leaves on a South African network – and before it appears, someone has usually signed in with a stolen password or got in through a router that missed its updates. The attacker likely spent days or weeks finding the...

Worldwide insolvencies on the rise, but SA resilience bucks trend

Global business insolvencies will rise by 5% in 2026 and 1% in 2027 (6% in 2025) – marking five consecutive years of increases – according to Allianz Trade’s latest Insolvency Report. Given the uncertain geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, the peak...

Three actions HR must take to realise growth from AI

Three-quarters of board members expect AI will deliver value in the form of productivity and cost savings, however, 97% of organisations are unable to achieve desired cost savings through productivity alone, according to Gartner. “Thirty-eight percent of companies are...