Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Supply chain autonomous planning will see gradual growth

By 2030, only 5% of organisations implementing some form of supply chain planning automation will make at least 10% of their planning decisions autonomously, according to research group Gartner. While organisations are already making substantial investments in...

PMI shows September recovery

The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI rose by 4.9 points to 50.7 in September, returning above the neutral 50-point mark after three consecutive months in contractionary territory. New sales orders moved back into expansion, while business activity recovered most of...

Bitcoin rally has real fuel behind it

Bitcoin’s bulls are firmly back in control, and this rally has real fuel behind it rather than empty hope, says financial advisors deVere Group amid an impressive bounce. Bitcoin surged around 18% in 48 hours late last week to trade above $77 600, its first push back...

Malware campaign targeting car head units uncovered

Kaspersky has warned of a novel Android malware targeting vehicle head units – systems combining multimedia and, in some cases, car control functions. Taking the form of a stealthy multi-stage downloader, this campaign marks the first documented case of malware...

40% of South Africans rely on social grants

New Ipsos data reveals the scale of South Africa’s reliance on social grants, with the Child Support Grant (CSG) dominating, the once-temporary Covid-era Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant becoming a lifeline for (especially) young South Africans, and a relatively...

Frogfoot, Vox, Hypa cash injection secures fibre expansion

Frogfoot, Vox and Hypa have secured a capital injection that will allow the companies quadruple their annual fibre rollout to 360 000 connected homes The new growth capital will materially accelerate the physical expansion of high speed fibre to previously underserved...

MTN starts share repurchase

The MTN board) has decided to implement a share repurchase programme. The programme will see the group buy up approximately 31-million ordinary shares for about R6-billion, based on the closing price on 21 August 2026. The repurchase programme starts today (24...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Commercial drones cruising to new heights

The global commercial drone market is expected to reach $52,06-billion by 2033 – with a projected CAGR of 9,3% from 2026 to 2033 - according to a new study from Grand View Research. The growth is attributed to the rising demand for commercial drones across various...

Deep emissions cuts possible at Secunda coal-to-liquids complex

The role of the Secunda coal-based liquid fuels and chemicals production complex within South Africa’s energy transition is heavily debated. Sasol has estimated that a rapid and unplanned shutdown of operations at Secunda could reduce the country’s gross domestic...

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Lenovo partners with David Beckham

Lenovo has announced a global partnership with David Beckham. The collaboration builds on Lenovo’s expanding role in global football, including its position as the Official Technology Partner of FIFA World Cup 2026 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027. This first of...

Top 10 cybersecurity trends and terrors of 2026

There is one word that describes cybersecurity right now, writes Jeanette Simpson, head of product management at Armata Cyber Security, and that’s ‘acceleration’. Attacks are scaling faster. Ransomware activity has increased 25% year-on-year and the number of...

Rethinking power for Africa’s data centres

  Africa’s digital economy is scaling faster than its power systems. Cloud regions, artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, fintech, health platforms and government digitisation are all driving a wave of new data centres across the continent. By Mourad Younes,...

Why coaching is no longer a luxury

Competitors cannot replicate an engaged, supported and psychologically safe workforce. In an environment where others can replicate products, technology and even strategy, business seeks the competitive edge. How to do this remains a deliberate leadership imperative:...

Cost discipline a strategic priority in rightsizing the cloud

As cloud adoption matures across Africa, organisations are discovering that simply migrating workloads is not enough to guarantee efficiency. Without ongoing optimisation and cost management, cloud environments can quickly become oversized and unnecessarily expensive....

The digital citizen is reshaping service expectations

The majority of the country is now living, communicating, and problem-solving online, writes Gugu Nyanda, who leads the Health and Public Service business at Accenture South Africa. She shares insights into what this shift means for how institutions deliver services....

Cyber threats facing every business traveller

Cybercrime shows no sign of slowing in 2026, with attacks not only increasing in volume, but also in sophistication as criminals use AI to make their attacks harder to detect -- and easier to fall for. It's a reality for everyone, but business travel creates a perfect...

As it turns three, PayShap unlocks SA’s potential

Unemployment is down, business confidence is robust, and millions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are powering sustainable growth. South Africa finally looks like a country realising its true potential, writes Cheslyn Jacobs, CEO of GoTyme Bank. At the...

Integrated agritech enables modern, resilient nursery operations

Imagine a commercial nursery reducing fertiliser use by 75% while improving growth rates and enabling remote management. Across Africa, nurseries and commercial growers face rising input costs, unreliable power and water supply, climate volatility, and skills...

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Job Purpose:To administer, maintain, and support enterprise network infrastructure using predominantly Cisco technologies, ensuring stable, secure, and efficient day-to-day network operations across LAN, WAN, and hybrid environments.Key Responsibilities:Network...

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