Youth unemployment crisis demands an AI skills revolution

Youth unemployment crisis demands an AI skills revolution

South Africa has one of the world’s largest youth populations, and with it, one of the greatest opportunities to build a generation of AI innovators. Unlocking that potential starts with equipping young people with the skills that match where the economy is...
Payments are costing online businesses more than they think

Payments are costing online businesses more than they think

As Africa’s digital payments market grows, ecommerce businesses need to treat checkout as part of the customer experience, not just the final step in a sale Jonatan Allbäck, CEO and co-founder of NjiaPay Nobody builds an online store hoping customers will give up at...
Every cybersecurity team needs a hacker mindset

Every cybersecurity team needs a hacker mindset

Cybersecurity is seen as a “patch fast, block traffic, monitor alerts, respond to incidents” kind of function. But that framing misses the point, writes Armand Kruger, head of cybersecurity at NEC XON. Breaches don’t generally begin with brute force. They begin with...

SA organisations are building private internets to survive 2026

The public internet is transitioning from being known as a core business enabler to – in many ways – an increasingly worrisome liability. Historically viewed as the great connector – open, accessible, and essential – the public digital environment is becoming...
What we can learn from AI skeptics

What we can learn from AI skeptics

Across the world’s most technologically advanced economies, a significant proportion of desk workers describe themselves as AI skeptics, while the number in emerging markets is dramatically lower. By Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director solution...