More rogue AI attacks reported
Hardly a week goes by without a new report of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent going rogue and hacking external systems. It has come to light that OpenAI agents have infiltrated US government web sites, specifically the Education Department, the Commerce...
Microsoft debuts new Copilot app
Microsoft has introduced a new version of Copilot, which it describes as connecting the tools people use today with a the next generation of capabilities they’ll need to build, customize and scale AI across work. The Copilot app now has three new capabilities: Home is...
Most audit teams lack strategic adoption and application of AI
While 93% of audit leaders report some level of AI use, only 38% have an AI strategy, according to a new survey by Gartner. The webinar poll of 743 audit professionals, taken in 2026, revealed that generative AI (GenAI) use cases in internal audit centre on isolated...
NYDA calls on government, business to prioritise youth employment
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis requires structural economic transformation and job-creating growth. This is the word from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), which notes with serious concern the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the...
Home Affairs rolls out ETA system
The Department of Home Affairs has launched South Africa’s Electronic Travel Authorisation platform. The system is part of the department’s drive to digitise services, says Minister Leon Schreiber. It has already rolled out digitalised smart-ID replacement services in...
The question investors should ask about Nvidia’s $500bn deal
Nvidia’s $500-billion financing deal raises a question serious investors should not ignore, warns Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. His warning comes as Nvidia confirmed it has signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman...
ICASA’s 2026 spectrum overhaul explained
South Africa's spectrum landscape is shifting, write Livia Dyer, Karl Blom, partners, and Humayra Hajat, senior associate at Webber Wentzel. Between April and July 2026, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (the DCDT) published the Electronic...
Cisco debuts Antares AI models
Cisco has introduced Antares, a family of small language AI models (SLMs) purpose-built to tackle one of the most difficult and time-consuming challenges in cybersecurity: finding hidden security flaws within software codebases, on-premises, without externalising...
July economic activity reverses two months of decline
South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...
Phishing, ransomware dominate cyberthreats in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports – Phishing is still the biggest cybersecurity threat in Africa, accounting for 17,5% of the cyberattacks on the continent. This is according to the ESET H1 2026 Threat Report, which found that the phishing threat is elevated in South Africa, where...
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AI: Why adaptability beats talent
Artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from experimental tool to economic force. The most dangerous myth parents and executives still believe is that talent guarantees success. It does not, not anymore, writes Semone Peacock, director of Logiscool Ruimsig. The...
CAR launches high-quality digitisation project
With the official launch of the Dûnîa digital platform, an entire ministry of the Central African Republic was fully digitized for the first time – both in terms of internal processes and cooperation with external partners. The platform was developed on behalf of the...
Next Gen Infraco switches on Ghana’s 5G backbone
Ghana’s wholesale 4G and 5G operator Next Gen Infraco (NGIC)has commenced full commercial operations, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital development agenda. NGIC has received formal confirmation from the National Communications Authority (NCA)...
Red Hat, Telenor AI Factory add scale, sovereignty, control to production AI
Telenor has chosen Red Hat’s cloud-native and AI platforms to power its sovereign AI factory, powered by Nvidia. The latest Telenor AI Factory offering provides high performance hardware and innovative AI models while maintaining national control over data and...
FNB Business strengthens Speedpoint offerings
FNB has announced changes to Speedpoint, positioning it around practical business needs such as certainty, simplicity, predictable settlement and tools that support day-to-day operations. A clearer pricing structure for Speedpoint has been introduced, aimed at helping...
New CEO for Bob
Bob, a South African digital commerce company that integrates marketplace, payments, shipping and collection services under one brand, has appointed Anita Erasmus as CEO-designate, effective 1 March 2026. Erasmus will serve in this capacity for a six-month transition...
Takealot earns four ISO certifications
Takealot has become what it believes to be one of the first retailers globally to simultaneously hold four major ISO certifications through an Integrated Management System. The achievement independently verifies that the teams and processes behind every Takealot...
Huawei exceeds ITU Partner2Connect pledge target
Huawei has provided digital connectivity to 170-million people in remote areas across more than 80 countries, surpassing its pledge to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition. The announcement was made by Yang Chaobin,...
We are raising AI users, not AI-literate thinkers
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in daily life, from search engines to smart tools and automated platforms. However, most education systems still treat AI as optional rather than foundational. Without deliberate AI literacy, children risk becoming passive...
Is this the calm before the cyberstorm?
No one enters the cybersecurity sector expecting serenity. The pace is relentless, and the stakes are high. By Brendan Widlake, regional director of Veeam Software South Africa According to the World Economic Forum, the weekly number of cyberattacks has more than...
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