A new fraud threat for insurers – AI-generated images

Insurance fraud, unfortunately, is inevitable – a certain amount of fraud is priced into the product. But the ultimate goal for insurers is to find the right balance – focusing on fraud prevention for the biggest cases without alienating trusted customers....

AI will push cloud-managed revenue over $10-billion

Concerns about AI cybersecurity threats and a desire to focus on AI use cases will push the public cloud-managed LAN market into a phase of accelerated growth from 2026 to 2030 – to more than $10-billion – according to the Dell’Oro Group. “As vendors like...

Vulnerable economies face lasting consequences from Hormuz closure

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would bring relief to global trade and energy markets. But for many vulnerable economies, the shock will not end when ships start moving again. After more than 100 days of disruption, ship transits through one of the world’s main...

Planting trees in savannas can do more harm than good

A new University of Cape Town (UCT)-led study has found that planting trees in African savannas may undermine biodiversity without delivering the expected gain in carbon storage. The study, led by Dr Heidi-Jayne Hawkins of UCT’s Department of Biological Sciences and...
CompTIA poll aims to better understand Africa’s training needs

CompTIA poll aims to better understand Africa’s training needs

In an age of constantly-changing technology innovations, CompTIA, the leading global provider of vendor-neutral training and certification products, is running a short survey to gauge how African organisations are tackling their training and certification...
Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA’s Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics – and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...