Semiconductor revenue on track to hit $1,6trn this year

Global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach $1,6-trillion in 2026, increasing 92% from 2025 revenue of $809-billion, according to Gartner. In 2027, it is forecast to total $1,9-trillion. “The semiconductor industry is entering a fundamentally new phase of...

Sports fans want a streamlined digital experience

New research commissioned by IBM reveals the digital expectations of surveyed sports fans are rising as they navigate more platforms, subscriptions and technology. According to the latest IBM Sports Intelligence Report, based on responses from more than 20 000 sports...

How to have your cake … and eat it

New courier data from inDrive suggests South Africans are using on-demand delivery services for a far wider range of everyday needs than one might expect. An analysis of roughly 5 000 inDrive.Courier orders placed in South Africa during the first half of 2026 found...

Ericsson and MTN modernise MoMo platform

Ericsson and MTN Group Fintech have completed the Mobile Money (MoMo) Evolved Migration across key African markets including Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda. Building on these latest deployments, the two companies are advancing similar evolution initiatives in...

Women get fussy over the tech in their homes

Women are becoming more deliberate about the technology they bring into their homes – prioritising products that solve practical, recurring problems rather than simply adding more technology for technology’s sake, according to new research from Solenco....

Digital Skills Impact Fund now open for year-round applications

Collective X has scrapped the fixed application windows on its Digital Skills Impact Fund and made R200-million available for the next year to employers of entry-level digital skills and digital skills training providers providing recognised digital qualifications...