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.

Supercomputer aims to accelerate Nobel-worthy science

Doudna is a new supercomputer being built at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. “It will advance scientific discovery from chemistry to physics to biology and all powered by — unleashing this power — of artificial intelligence,” says US...

Nearly 3% of school staff flagged for criminal activity

New data from TPN - a leading provider of background screening for schools - reveals alarming trends that underscore the urgency of stronger compliance with regulatory checks, writes Ashleigh Laurent, legal counsel at TPN. With the Department of Justice and...

JSE turns to AWS to modernise technology

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to modernise its technology, leverage edge computing infrastructure, explore AI to deliver innovative market solutions and drive operational efficiencies. The move will also improve...

GenAI set to transform logistics KPI reporting

By 2028, 25% of all logistics key performance indicator (KPI) reporting will be powered by generative AI (GenAI), according to Gartner. "GenAI presents an opportunity for logistics leaders to uncover additional insights from logistics data and drive operational...

Mobile phones drove 58% of web traffic in 2023

Although more than 97% of all internet users owned a smartphone last year, almost 2% more than the year before, mobile's share of total web traffic actually dropped. According to data presented by Stocklytics.com, mobile phones made 57,9% of total web traffic in 2023,...

SA young scientists to showcase research at Tunisia science festival

Innovative South African research which includes a cost-effective triage test for real-time detection of Tuberculosis (TB) and a nature-based technology that brings about environmental remediation, will be showcased at this year's International Festival of...

Fibre provider choices are limited for SA users

Many South African consumers have no choice of fibre service provider. This is one of the findings of the Open Access Network (OAN) mapping project conducted by the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) in partnership with mapping specialists 28East. An...

Global PC workstation shipments under pressure

The global desktop and mobile workstation market reported a slight recovery as it exited 2023, with unit shipments growing 6,1% year over year in the fourth quarter (4Q23). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker,...

Derisking spend could take the shine off GenAI adoption

By 2026, defensive spend to derisk loss of intellectual property (IP) and occurrence of copyright infringement will slow generative AI (GenAI) adoption and diminish returns, according to Gartner. "As GenAI advances, regulators are rushing to keep pace," says Rita...

Undersea cable breaks rock Internet in Africa – updated

Africa’s Internet is reeling from multiple undersea cable breaks that are now affecting connectivity on both the east and west coasts. In the last few weeks, Seacom reported connectivity issues due to breaks in the east coast cable where it runs through the Red Sea....

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User experience (UX) and customer experience (CX) are vital business elements that have evolved significantly in recent years thanks to the availability of more innovative technology. This has also impacted how organisations are embracing their approaches to customer...

Commvault and DMP join forces in EMEA

Commvault and DMP, specialists in complete solutions for safe and reliable data management, have entered into a strategic partnership for EMEA. This is a new phase in the partnership between the two organisations, which has been particularly successful in the...

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The market for local developers is shifting, with demand increasing for skills in languages such as Python. In fact, according to Stack Overflow's Developer Survey 2019, Python is now the fastest-growing major programming language, beating out Java this year to become...

SilverBridge recognised at Microsoft AI hackathon

A three-member SilverBridge development team, who participated at the Microsoft Artificial Intelligence Hackathon, was awarded the runners-up prize in the Financial Services Industry (FSI) category. The team consisted of JC Oberholzer, Henlo Ueckermann, and Yunus...

Collaboration, tech key to safer, connected communities

The advent of fibre-to-the-home has not only changed the way we work and play but has also heralded the launch of a number of advances for the security industry. Atlas Security and MetroFibre Networx have entered into a collaborative partnership that brings many...

Will IoT force full adoption of IPv6?

The thriving market of the Internet of Things might force Internet service providers to make a move for all-encompassing adoption of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6). Compared to its predecessor, the currently dominant IPv4, IPv6 has several benefits. The prognoses...

One-size-fits-all approach not be enough to secure IoT

Securing the Internet of Things (IoT) is something which cannot be done with a one-size-fits-all approach - and every kind of connected object must be assessed individually. This is according to Steve Hanna, co-chair of the Trusted Computing Group's (TCG) Embedded...

Datacentrix joins SolarWinds partner network

Datacentrix has announced a partnership with IT management software provider SolarWinds. SolarWinds serves more than 300 000 customers worldwide ranging from small businesses to large enterprises. "The multi-vendor monitoring solutions for on-premises, cloud, or...

SUSE Manager 4 makes IT transformation cost-effective

As more enterprises make the transformation to a more agile infrastructure leveraging hybrid and multi-cloud, the need for simplified, centralised infrastructure management continues to grow. SUSE has announced the availability of SUSE Manager 4 and SUSE Manager for...

What’s next on the road to digital innovation?

South Africa's small businesses face a number of challenges: a declining economy, skills shortages and more. By Colin Timmis, general country manager at Xero SA National statistics agency, Statistics South Africa recently revealed that the economy contracted by 3,2%...

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About our client:This award winning software company has offices in the US, UK and South Africa. You will join a talented team of curious, creative and driven individuals who are dedicated to empowering organisations to overcome various business challenges using their...

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