AI risk and the human element: six high-stakes situations

Aug 3, 2026

For a growing number of organisations seeking greater efficiencies and effectiveness, artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be a brilliant tool, but no matter how good AI gets, it is not going to displace the human element any time soon. By Vanessa Jacklin-Levin,...

Tools detect threats: cyber resilience protects businesses

Aug 3, 2026

If your cyber security strategy is built around buying managed detection and response (MDR), deploying an endpoint detection and pesponse (EDR) agent and calling it “done”, then someone has sold you a story, not a strategy. By John Mc Loughlin, cybersecurity expert...

Preparing Africa’s data centres for the demands of autonomous AI

Aug 3, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept; it is rapidly becoming the backbone of modern business and society. Yet the conversation cannot stop at ChatGPT and other chat-based tools, writes Faith Waithaka, cloud and service provider segment lead...

Africa’s AI advantage will be built in production

Aug 3, 2026

AI has become remarkably easy to demonstrate, yet deploying it well remains a far harder test. By Paul Spagnoletti, chief revenue officer of Synthesis A convincing prototype can now be assembled in days, sometimes hours. The real work begins when an organisation...
Unrest readiness is built between crises, not during them

Unrest readiness is built between crises, not during them

Jul 31, 2026

The 30 June marches passed largely peacefully, and that outcome was no accident, writes Adriaan Otto, managing director of Excellerate Services. It was the result of preparation, and a level of cooperation between police, private security, communities and business...