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...

Cloud innovations drive enterprise efficiency

Cloud computing is rapidly transforming how enterprises operate by optimising performance, enhancing scalability, and ensuring sustainability. The integration of hybrid and multi-cloud environments, edge computing, and AI/ML technologies are driving enterprises toward...

Climate change catches agro-food sector off guard

With Africa being highly vulnerable to climate shocks, research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) master’s graduate Koaile Monaheng has shed light on how South Africa’s agro-food sector - a crucial, yet often overlooked industry - faces significant risks and...

Intel, Microsoft bring AI to the PC at scale

Microsoft and Intel are working together to drive the development of artificial intelligence (AI) on personal computing (PC). At Microsoft's Build 2023 conference, the two companies are previewing the AI-enabled capabilities of Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake client PC...

EMEA storage market strong in 2022

The negative impact of the war in Ukraine on the macroeconomic situation in Europe did not stop the rapid growth of the enterprise storage systems (ESS) market in the fourth quarter of 2022. On the contrary -- the growing uncertainty in the market and the increase in...

How to spot a job-hunting scam

Even though South Africa's official unemployment rate decreased marginally in the fourth quarter of last year with 169 000 jobs gained in the period, the number of unemployed persons increased by 28 000 to reach 7,8-million. Given the current economic environment,...

These technologies are impacting customer service, support

The technologies with the most current value to service and support organizations are those that support assisted service, according to Gartner. "Today, the most impactful technologies in service are ones that support reps to deliver low-effort, value-enhanced...

Young SA scientists off to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

The Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings has selected and announced nine young scientists from South Africa to participate at the 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Physiology/Medicine from 25 to 30 June 2023 in Lindau, Germany. In Lindau's...

Crypto gains less than stocks, but revenue still set to double

The 2022 crypto winter has cooled the US investors' appetite for cryptocurrencies, with most of them finding cryptos riskier and less profitable than the traditional stock market. Nevertheless, the US crypto revenue continues growing and is set to hit new record...

What you can do to improve data quality

Gartner has identified 12 actions to help chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) and other D&A leaders improve data quality (DQ) to avoid high costs and deliver sustainable value to their organisation. "Data quality issues cost a lot," says Jason Medd, director...

New study aims to help Africans ‘age well’

The life expectancy of people living in sub-Saharan Africa is rising, but it still remains significantly lower than other global regions. However, innovations that could be developed through a new research programme may well raise it more in line with global norms....

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PDT wins Hypervsn partner status

Hypervsn by Kino-mo is a visual solution for creating, managing and displaying 3D video content with holographic effect. This is according to Cornel van Lingen, CEO of PDT, who adds: "We are always looking at new technologies and solutions that deliver that 'wow"'...

AI offers investment benefits

Risk management is a critical component in the investment management field. An investment manager views risk as volatility, or the standard deviation of investment returns. But clients more frequently interpret risk as the fear of losing money. "We not only face the...

Cell C appoints chief commercial officer

Cell C has announced nce the appointment of Junaid Munshi as chief commercial officer, effective 2 July 2018. Munshi, with 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, returns to Cell C having worked for the company from 2002 to 2004. Since then he has...

Call for employer-assisted saving

Employer-assisted saving, collective investment schemes, the youth culture of conspicuous consumption, black tax and over-indebtedness were hot topics debated at the launch of the 10th July Savings Month, a campaign led by the South African Savings Institute (SASI)...

Smart City era will improve urban ecosystems

Connected technology is ushering in a new era of "Smart Cities", which promises to improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world. Smart cities -- which are using technology to make urban areas safer, more efficient, and more livable -- represent...

Eskom BIC win fast-tracks small business growth

A 2016 win in the Eskom Business Investment Competition (BIC) has fast-tracked a solar company's growth and created jobs for over 40 people in less than two years. Early stage investment and support is crucial for the success of new businesses; and a fast-growing...

Turn data into actionable insight

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) programmes are no longer a 'tick-the-box' exercise for organisations. IT advancements are better enabling GRC management software to become sophisticated enough to anticipate likely incidents and implement better controls, while...

World Cup squads briefed on cybersecurity

The FIFA World Cup in Russia has passed without much incident so far - indeed, the only controversial moments have involved the use of the video assistant referee (VAR) for the first time in World Cup history. The doom and gloom prophecies that accompany the build-up...

IBM debuts Blockchain Platform Starter Plan

What do you get when you offer easy access to an enterprise blockchain test environment for three months? More than 2 000 developers and tens of thousands of transaction blocks, all sprinting toward production readiness, as IBM found out. IBM has announced that the...

2018 a more subdued year for Ansys

Diversified digital technology group, Ansys has announced its annual financial results for the year ending 31 March 2018. Due in part to challenging trading conditions throughout the year, EBITDA and HEPS are considerably lower than they were in the previous financial...

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