Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

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...

SA sees massive increase in leaked accounts

Surfshark’s global data breach analysis ranks South Africa as the 27th most-breached country in Q1 2025, with 205 900 leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 68,3-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 25% of all breaches from January...

Summit to examine the impacts of online fraud

South Africans have become accustomed to the narrative that fraud surrounds them, and the fraud landscape is growing significantly as the country attempts to break its bonds of low economic growth. “The public is often unaware of how sophisticated criminals are and...

Global PC shipments set to recover in 2024 after unprecedented slump

With shipments totaling 68,5-million units in the third quarter of 2023, the global PC market managed to outperform expectations. But that volume was still down 7,2% compared to the same quarter in 2022, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide...

GenAI hastens the end of the social media love affair

A perceived decay in the quality of social media platforms will drive 50% of consumers to abandon or significantly limit their interactions with social media by 2025, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 263 consumers between July and August of 2023 found 53% of...

Intel launches new products to support AI Everywhere

At its “AI Everywhere” launch in New York City this week, Intel introduced a portfolio of AI products to enable customers’ AI solutions everywhere — across the data centre, cloud, network, edge and PC. Highlights of the launch include: The Intel Core Ultra mobile...

What’s in store for the energy market in 2024?

After years of turbulence, global markets are still striving to find sustainable balance between energy supply and demand. A decelerating macroeconomic framework is adding headwinds to already slowing energy demand growth, while geopolitical events in several regions...

Campus switch market bounce-back continues

Worldwide Campus Switch sales surged by 24% year-over-year (Y/Y) in the third quarter of 2023, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of over 20% growth in this market and reaching record levels, according to a Dell’Oro Group report. This achievement is remarkable...

The most active malware in November

Check Point Software Technologies Ltdhas published its Global Threat Index for November 2023. Last month, researchers discovered a new AsyncRAT campaign where malicious HTML files were used to spread the covert malware. Meanwhile, JavaScript downloader, FakeUpdates,...

GenAI set to disrupt travel industry

With the arrival of generative AI in 2023, the technology has surged to the top of airport and airline agendas, with 97% of airlines planning a program to develop the technology. This has taken the limelight away from Metaverse, which was the focus for 2022....

IBM to acquire StreamSets, webMethods platforms from Software AG

IBM has entered into a definitive agreement with Software AG to purchase StreamSets and webMethods, Software AG's Super iPaaS (integration platform-as-a-service) enterprise technology platforms, for €2,13-billion in cash. As organisations continue to accelerate their...

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The future of customer loyalty is digital

In a world where people have a plethora of services and products available to them, companies have to work harder than ever to keep their existing customers loyal. After all, with just a few taps of their smartphone or laptop keyboard, people can change their...

Ericsson, Volvo Cars sign Connected Vehicle Cloud deal

Ericsson has been selected by Volvo Car Group to provide the industrialized Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud (CVC) platform to further enable its digital vehicle services in more than 120 markets worldwide for the next five years. Volvo Cars, like other major players...

New CEO for PwC Africa

PwC's current South Africa CEO Dion Shango has been elected as its new Africa CEO, with effect from 1 July 2019. Shango has been the regional senior partner of PwC Southern Africa since 1 July 2015. Shango takes over the reins from Hein Boegman, who has held this...

Feature phone demand surges in North Africa

The North Africa mobile phone market - comprising Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco - saw year-on-year shipment growth of 11,5% in Q3 2018, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting...

UP, Sanral launch Future Transportation Research Hub

The University of Pretoria's Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have embarked on a major partnership to establish an...

SA cybercrime bill enters final legislative cycle

As South Africa's business sector continues to expand across a myriad of digital platforms, cybercrime continues to threaten this burgeoning digital sphere. "There are many victims of cybercrime, with limited recourse available in terms of current South African law....

Vox launches fixed LTE-A packages from Cell C

Vox has signed an agreement with Internet Solutions to become a distribution partner to offer Cell C's fixed Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) packages, with prices starting at R219 per month. "Fixed LTE-A has experienced tremendous uptake as it offers speeds that...

Counting down the festive season at Mustek

Lenovo brought its advent calendar to Mustek for the latest floor day. Sales staff got the chance to open windows for prizes when selling Lenovo products. In addition, one lucky qualifying salesperson got the chance to win a Lenovo laptop, and Cathrine Morotolo won...

Wheel of Fortune spins for Axiz

Lenovo was back with a Floor Day at Axiz last week, with the Wheel of Fortune kept busy spinning through the day. In addition, the Mystery Caller was in fine form, making random calls through the day and giving staff the chance to win spot prizes.

Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery buys facilities management expo

Specialised Exhibitions Montgomery has expanded its portfolio of exhibitions with the acquisition of the Facilities Management (FM) Expo from TE Trade Events. The FM Expo, which showcases products and services associated with property and building management and...

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