AI coding costs set to outstrip developer salaries
By 2028, AI coding costs will overtake the average developer’s salary due to rising large language model (LLM) token consumption and the shift to consumption-based licensing models, according to Gartner. AI tokens are the units of data processed by generative...
Real take-home pay falls to two-year low
South African salary earners remain under significant financial pressure as rising inflation, higher fuel costs and economic uncertainty continue to erode purchasing power. This is according to the latest PayInc Net Salary Index for May 2026, which tracks the monthly...
African startups look to new investors
Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...
World Cup travellers beware!
Cybersecurity specialist Kaspersky has warned that scammers are exploiting travellers to World Cup 2026 and has exposed some of the online offers fans should avoid. Thousands of fans are expected to attend the World Cup 2026, and many are already handling their travel...
How SMEs can survive punishing fuel price hikes
South African small businesses continue to face pressure from persistently high and volatile fuel costs, with fluctuations at the pumps adding ongoing strain to already tight operating margins. Even with the temporary fuel price increase relief measures extended until...
Tarsus’ Cloud on Demand absorbed by Axiz
As the Tarsus acquisition by the Alviva group begins to slowly solidify, Axiz has announced that it is to integrate its Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP) business with Tarsus division Cloud On Demand - looking to strengthen the group’s specialist cloud...
AI lowers barriers to DDoS attacks in Africa
The distributed denial of service (DDoS) threat landscape in late 2025 was defined by sustained global attack volumes, increasingly capable IoT botnets, sophisticated threat actor campaigns, and a decisive move toward AI-enhanced DDoS-for-hire operations. This is...
Check Point announces agentic network security orchestration platform, replacing years of rule-based complexity
As enterprise networks approach the limits of human-driven management, Check Point moves the industry from rules to intent, from fixed controls to dynamic prevention, and from fragmented consoles to unified orchestration. Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd, a...
Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...
Learn from the past in implementing AI solutions
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Governments in Africa – indeed, around the world – are grappling with how to ensure their countries are able to benefit from artificial intelligence (AI). But it’s not like the continent hasn’t been...
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Westcon-Comstor strengthens partnership with Nokia
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How higher ed is tackling cyber threats
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SIM fraud is not just a telecom issue
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Key technology trends affecting the security sector in 2026
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How bank accounts expose payroll fraud
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Companies rise or fall on how well they renew their leaders
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Unlocking the next frontier of logistics
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Hybrid, human, high-tech: The new blueprint for higher education
What if the future of tertiary education is no longer defined by campuses, lectures, and traditional qualifications - but by how quickly institutions can reinvent learning itself. With global education spending expected to exceed $10 trillion in the next decade, the...
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