June sees a fall in air passenger demand

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its latest data on passenger air travel based on year-on-year traffic and capacity data provided by airlines in each region worldwide during June 2026 compared with the same month in 2025. According to...

Absa uses AI/OCR to transform debt review

Absa has successfully implemented an artificial intelligence (AI) and optical character recognition (OCR) solution within its debt review team, significantly improving the efficiency and accuracy of the debt review process for over-indebted South African consumers....

AI, refresh cycles put new life into network security hardware

Worldwide spending on network security hardware is forecast to exceed $90-billion during 2025 to 2030, according to new report from Dell’Oro Group. Hardware revenue – comprising physical firewall, SWG appliance, WAF and ADC appliance – is projected to...
Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Consumer confidence drives strong vehicle sales

South Africa’s new vehicle market maintained its strong momentum in July, with almost 85% of all vehicles sold during the month being retailed through dealerships. The results point to improving consumer confidence, with broad-based growth across all major...