Escalating risk demands a broader reinsurance leadership pipeline

The demands of the reinsurance sector provide a timely opportunity to consider how specialist industries can benefit from more inclusive pathways to leadership, writes Izabela Stofberg, chief underwriting officer at Santam Re. Attracting, developing and retaining the...

Why your cloud journey must start with a ‘gearlock’ mindset

Recently, I was involved in a discussion with an acquaintance about a home-security upgrade, writes Allan Juma, lead cyber security engineer at ESET. The additional investment was not necessarily on the radar, except that the person told me that he had suspected...

True customer enablement starts on the inside

The telecommunications industry is renowned for being slow and transactional, where larger players set the terms in a cold, utility-driven relationship. By Graeme Thomson, chief operating officer at Backspace Technologies However, as organisations of all sizes will...

SA SMEs use AI but many still don’t know where it fits

More than half of South African small businesses are now using AI tools daily or weekly, but many are still struggling to understand where the technology fits into their operations. Xero’s 2026 State of South African Small Business report found that 52% are...

Commercial solar decisions should start with the cost of downtime

Businesses evaluating solar investments should look beyond electricity savings and also assess the true cost of power interruptions, according to Shaune Bouwer, commercial engineering manager at Stage Zero. While residential solar projects are often measured by their...