Oct 7, 2026
Finland, Germany, and Denmark have taken the top three spots in the eighth Surfshark Digital Quality of Life Index 2026 (DQL). While Europe continues to dominate overall digital wellbeing and in cybersecurity, it lags behind in AI development, where the US is a clear...
Oct 7, 2026
Every morning, across South Africa’s townships and communities, small businesses open their doors. A spaza shop owner stocks her shelves to serve customers. A township designer packs an order received online. A salon owner welcomes a new hairdresser. These businesses...
Oct 7, 2026
As AI use proliferates in the SMB sector, small banks, credit unions and lenders have put banking on the AI leaderboard – ahead of similarly sized firms in insurance, government, healthcare, and life sciences – according to an AI readiness study by SAS, with research...
Oct 7, 2026
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and SABRIC’s latest figures show South Africans lost R2,4-billion to digital banking crime in 2025 – much of it to messages built to make someone pay before they think. A prime example? “Hi Mom, my phone broke. This is my new...
Oct 7, 2026
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a scam targeting tourists who are applying for a Schengen visa where they receive phishing emails allegedly sent on behalf of an EU migration authority. Under the threat of additional checking...
Oct 7, 2026
While institutional capital remains a relatively small contributor to South Africa’s venture capital (VC) market today, local industry leaders and stakeholders believe the foundations are increasingly being laid for greater participation from pension funds,...
