CEOs take the lead as AI investment gains pace

Corporate AI investment is growing significantly and it’s not about to slow down. Companies are planning to double their spending on the technology in 2026, accounting for about 1,7% of revenues - more than twice the increase for 2025. Meanwhile, CEOs are rolling up...

Geoeconomic risks rise in new age of competition

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026, published yesterday (14 January), finds geoeconomic confrontation emerges as the top risk for the year, followed by interstate conflict, extreme weather, societal polarisation and misinformation and disinformation....

South Africans stay optimistic as they adapt to financial pressures

South African households are showing signs of meaningful financial adaptation amid ongoing cost pressures, according to TransUnion’s latest Q4 2025 Consumer Pulse Study. While inflation and affordability challenges persist, consumers are becoming more intentional in...

Cyber-enabled fraud one of the most pervasive global threats

Artificial intelligence, geopolitical fragmentation and a surge in cyber-enabled fraud are redefining the global cyber risk landscape at unprecedented speed, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026. The report, developed in...

Miscommunication hinders delivery of employee value

Just 33% of employees report that their organisation is consistently delivering on the employee value proposition (EVP) promises it makes, according to a survey by Gartner. A March 2024 Gartner survey of more than 1 300 employees found that only 21% of employees said...

Broadband Commission calls for enhanced global digital cooperation

The B​​roadband Commission​ for Sustainable Development at its Fall Meeting today urged governments, industry, academia and civil society to collaborate to support the implementation of the forthcoming UN Global Digital Compact. Taking place in New York just days...

Surface mount technology market to hit $8,2bn by 2030

The global surface mount technology market size is expected to reach $8,22-billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 5,8%, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Surface mount technology (SMT) is a method of electronic component assembly used to build...

Companies come under attack via non-IT systems

Operational technology (OT) is coming under increased cyberattack, with a big majority (75%) of OT organisations reporting at least one intrusion in the last year. "Fortinet's 2023 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report shows that while OT...

Microsoft outlines framework for AI apps and copilots

Soon, all software will come with an intelligent copilot assistant. This is the word from Kevin Scott, Microsoft's chief technology officer, who explains that a copilot is an application that uses modern AI and large language models to assist you with a complex...

Nvidia AI Enterprise moves to Azure

Nvidia is integrating its Nvidia AI Enterprise software into Microsoft's Azure Machine Learning to help enterprises accelerate their AI initiatives. The integration will create a secure, enterprise-ready platform that enables Azure customers worldwide to quickly...

AMD Ryzen 7020 C-Series boosts Chromebooks

AMD has announced the new lineup of AMD Ryzen and Athlon 7020 C-Series processors, bringing modern performance and technologies to everyday Chromebooks. With speeds of up to 4,3GHz, up to four cores and eight threads built on proven "Zen 2" architecture, and powerful...

SAP unveils vision for future-proofed business

At SAP Sapphire in Orlando, SAP showcased responsible AI built into business solutions, ledger-based accounting for carbon tracking, and industry-specific networks to bolster supply-chain resilience, helping customers transform their business models in the cloud, put...

Intel showcases HPC, AI advances

At the ISC High Performance Conference this week, Intel showcased its high performance computing (HPC) offerings and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads; shared its portfolio of future HPC and AI products, unified by the oneAPI open programming model; and announced...

African growth potential in a polycrisis world

Factors currently plaguing the global economy include stubbornly high inflation, US and Chinese trade and tech wars, geopolitical tensions and supply chain problems. This is according to the "Africa's 2023 Growth Prospects: Securing growth resilience in a 'polycrisis'...

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Challenge to combat youth unemployment

Cognity Advisory has announced the start of this year's University Business Challenge (UBC). Sponsored by General Electric (GE), the challenge will see South African students participate in teams in a business simulation competition designed to develop their...

Xerox Global Print Driver simplifies management

Xerox can now keep more printers, documents and information connected and protected with a universal print driver that makes device management simpler for network administrators. The new Xerox Global Print Driver V4 was developed to ensure a consistent and...

Labour laws and the sharing economy

It's important to be aware of the unintended consequences, write Kirsten Eiser, partner at Webber Wentzel, and Cameron Rajoo, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The sharing economy (the community-based online market) continues to expand at a rapid pace throughout a...

Critical data at risk from unauthorised access

Recent local cyberattacks are a forewarning of things to come and it clearly shows the vulnerabilities of South African companies, according to security experts. Although in recent attacks customers have not necessarily suffered any financial losses, this could...

Embrace the science of data

The importance of data in the digital society cannot be underestimated. Companies need to constantly review, analyse, and interrogate the data they have at their disposal to enable better decision-making as well as improved solution development. By Reghard van...

Standard Bank pioneers African trade gathering

Standard Bank has escalated its successful trans-regional trade and business conferences into a broadly inclusive pan-African initiative aimed at driving collective growth across the continent This year's Trans Regional Conference was held in Lagos from 1 - 4 July....

It’s time to get NAS

Everyone is ready for NAS, especially the SME, writes Joanne Weng, South Africa sales manager of Synology. The enterprise market has traditionally been seen as the one that sits up and pays expensive and complicated attention to cloud storage. It is, after all, only...

Cost-effective cloud for African insurers

In a move designed to provide insurers with an affordable policy administration offering that enhances operations, SilverBridge Holdings has introduced a cloud-based solution that can scale according to business requirements. Globally, insurers are embracing the cloud...

Get the ultimate gaming experience

It is said that there are two types of gamer in this world. The PC gamer and the console gamer. The former's demise has long been predicted, but statistically, PC gaming is even more popular today than it was when it started. Steam game sales hit an astonishing...

Netflix-style software supports SA through GDPR

The General Data Protection Act (GDPR) may set the guidelines for the collection and processing of personal data within the European Union (EU), but it also has far reaching global impact. Alongside South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), GDPR...

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