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.

Cyberattacks ramp up in Africa

Between 2023 and 2024 African businesses were targeted by web threats, on-device threats, and attacks aiming to steal data, including spyware and password stealers. This is according to the latest anonymised data from the Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), which also...

5th Gen AMD Epyc delivers Google Cloud performance

AMD has announced that the new Google Cloud C4D and H4D virtual machines (VMs) are powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors. The latest additions to Google Cloud’s general-purpose and HPC-optimised VMs deliver leadership performance, scalability, and efficiency for...

Modest growth for wearables shipments

Worldwide shipments of wearable devices grew 2,6% year over year during the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23) and reached an all-time high for the third quarter of 148,4-million units, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly...

ASSAf study shows the way forward for nuclear

South Africa is not making the best use of its considerable nuclear technology resources, and could be a lot more effective if it capitalised on its existing programmes, with better integration and support from the private sector. The Department of Science and...

Cloud set to be a business necessity

By 2028, cloud computing will shift from being a technology disruptor to becoming a necessary component for maintaining business competitiveness, according to Gartner. IT spending on public cloud services continues to rise unabated. In 2024, worldwide end-user...

Global smartphone shipments finally turn the corner

Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to see 7,3% year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter of 2023 (4Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The improved forecast for the holiday quarter follows...

CISOs under threat from repeat attacks

Boards need to get behind their security teams to prevent attacks from happening. Trellix has released new research, "Mind of the CISO: Behind the Breach" that surveyed global chief information security officers (CISOs) across major industries to better understand the...

ITU publishes 6G framework

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has published the framework for the development of standards and radio interface technologies for the sixth generation of mobile systems, popularly referred to as 6G. The details of the 6G framework are contained in...

$175m pledged to Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa

During COP28, African and global institutions together with governments of Germany, France and Japan and philanthropies pledged over $175-million to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa (AGIA). The landmark initial pledge will help to rapidly scale up...

New vehicles sales under pressure

New vehicle sales experienced their biggest losses during November since the beginning of 2021 when the market was beginning its slow recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. According to figures released by naamsa the Automotive Business Council, South Africa's new...

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RubiBlue’s crowdsourcing data platform delivers African insights

Intelligent business solutions provider RubiBlue has developed and launched DataSight, a crowdsourcing data platform targeting consumers in LSMs 4-7. DataSight is an easy to download application that rewards customers for providing insights into their brand...

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The opportunity of IoT

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Flexible smartphone financing options for Nigerians

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It’s time to boost productivity

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How CISOs can maintain corporate privacy

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Saphila 2019 dates confirmed

The African SAP User Group (AFSUG) has confirmed that its biennial conference for SAP users, Saphila, will take place at Sun City on 10 and 11 June 2019, and Early Bird rates are now available. Both partner and customer conference fees have been discounted further...

115 years on, SE Litho advances its technology

Veteran Johannesburg-based print business, SE Litho, has advanced its capacity and productivity levels with its acquisition of the Xerox Versant, a press for high volume and shorter run print solutions. "SE Litho was established in 1903 and has a history of being...

Redstor aims to treble revenue within three years

Cloud data management SaaS business Redstor, with technology developed in South Africa, is targeting mainland Europe as part of aggressive growth plans to treble business by 2020. The appointment of Gerrit-Jan van Wieren as channel director for Benelux and Nordics...

Aurecon sustainability head wins national award

Sonja de Klerk, head of quality, environment and sustainability at Aurecon, was chosen as the country winner - SADC South 2018/9, in the Business & Professional Service sector of CEO Global's Most Influential Women in Business & Government Awards. The award...

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