AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

South Africans under increasing attack by fraudsters

A massive 68% of South Africans have been targeted by email, online, phone call or text messaging fraud in the last three months, with 13% saying they had become victims. Among those who said they were targeted, the most common reported schemes were phishing, where...

Call for innovators to show DPI solutions

The Digital Public Infrastructure for People and Planet (DPI4PP) Innovation Challenge 2025 is open for applications. The challenge is hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Co-Develop, Gates Foundation, Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure...

Hubble spots a galaxy hidden in a dark cloud

The spiral galaxy IC 4633, snapped here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is located 100-million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. From our...

Samsung leads global smartphone recovery

According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , global smartphone shipments increased 7,8% year over year to 289,4-million units in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24). While the industry is not...

Robust growth forecast for AI in healthcare

The global AI in healthcare market is expected to reach $187,7-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 38,5% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. AI acts as a transformative force in healthcare systems shifting them from reactive to...

The video games with the most cheaters

A new study has revealed the video games with the most cheaters - and Minecraft has come out top of the list. The game guide publisher, Guide Strats, analysed the search volume of a range of key terms connected to various popular video games. Terms included phrases...

GenAI set to increase marketing productivity by 40%

New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that applying generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to a range of enterprise marketing tasks will result in an estimated productivity increase of more than 40% by 2029. "In the next five years, GenAI...

Steep growth for smart waste sensors

The number of waste collection points fitted with smart waste sensor technology reached 1,25-million worldwide in 2023 (excluding China) and, growing at a CAGR of 22,8%, will increase to 3,5- million by 2028, according to new research from Berg Insight. These...

Growing demand for mainframe skills

IBM introduced the Mainframe Skills Council during its recent SHARE conference, to provide a forum where global organisations will foster a skilled, diverse, sustainable workforce for the mainframe platform. In addition to IBM, the council includes organisations...

Software engineers set to make full use of AI code assistants

By 2028, 75% of enterprise software engineers will use AI code assistants, up from less than 10% in early 2023, according to Gartner. Sixty-three percent of organisations are currently piloting, deploying, or have already deployed AI code assistants, according to a...

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Altron suspends executives at subsidiary Altron Nexus

Three senior executives of Altron Nexus, a subsidiary of JSE-listed technology company Altron, have been placed on precautionary suspension following an investigation that has revealed potential internal irregularities. After receiving information from a...

Users still the weakest link in the IT security strategy

Cyber security threats are constantly evolving but one remains the same - users. When asked whether users really are still the weakest link in companies' cyber security defence strategy, Michael Morton, Solutions Architect at Securicom, says: "Yes, yes and yes." He...

Why pursue a career in ICT?

Today's world is a digital one, where technology touches every aspect of our business and personal lives. Information has become the currency of the new economy, and businesses are scrambling to find the digital skills they need to survive. This alone is making a...

Kaspersky hits 2 000 registered MSP partners

Since the launch of Kaspersky's MSP Program in 2017, 2 000 providers have joined the ecosystem across North and Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, with the highest number of partners registering in Europe. Today, MSPs are becoming stronger players in the...

kulula.com, Sabre aims to reinvent the airport experience

South African carrier kulula.com aims to reinvent the airport experience for its customers, with the implementation of Sabre's new Digital Workspace solution. Digital Workspace, Sabre's first completely cloud-based solution, will enable airport agents to deliver a...

The importance of enterprise solutions in a digital world

The rapidly evolving digital landscape in South Africa is seeing larger organisations focus more on optimising their business processes and improving cost efficiencies to remain competitive. Ian McAlister, GM at CRS Technologies, says this is where the advantages of...

Bidvest Mobility takes aim at enterprise market

Bidvest Mobility, established as a result of the merger between MakeMeMobile and Bartrans on 1 March 2019, launched its new website last week, marking the completion of the integration process of the two companies. Colin Adendorff, CEO of Bidvest Data, Print and...

BPO sector could spur job growth and forex influx

With South Africa's unemployment figures continuing to rise and the rand remaining weak against the US dollar, it is a good time to explore the investment potential of sectors that could benefit from earning foreign exchange and create jobs for many of the country's...

Commvault acquires Hedvig

Commvault has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire software-defined storage (SDS) innovator, Hedvig, for total consideration of $225-million, which includes the purchase price and ongoing employee retention. Gartner expects that, by 2023, software-defined...

Ricoh joins coalition tackling inequality

Ricoh has joined a group of international companies that have pledged to tackle inequality and promote diversity in their workplaces and supply chains. Emmanuel Faber, Danone chairman and CEO, spearheads the Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition and unites 34...

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