AI spend by customer service surges
AI spending by customer service leaders has surged despite near-stagnant overall budget growth for customer service and support functions, according to a survey by Gartner. Customer service organisations are prioritising technology investments as AI rapidly reshapes...
AI vulnerabilities grew 10-fold in the first half of this year
The growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is happening across multiple sectors and has also led to an increase in the number of vulnerabilities discovered within AI services, according to Kaspersky’s Quarterly Exploits and Vulnerabilities Report. It’s a...
Avoid being a victim of ‘Grand Theft’
Following the official launch of Grand Theft Auto VI game pre-orders late June, which saw a global fan frenzy, threat actors quickly began exploiting the event as a lure, says Kaspersky. Scammers leveraged the heightened demand to deploy deceptive schemes - from fake...
PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites
Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...
Battle of the AI models hots up
Meta and OpenAI have both launched new artificial intelligence (AI) models. Meta Spark is said to be better at coding than the company’s last interation released in April, performing at levels close to the offerings from rival AI companies in writing, reasoning and...
Africa emerges as iGaming fraud hotspot
Africa has emerged as the global epicentre of iGaming fraud. According to Sumsub’s newly released iGaming Fraud Report 2026 the continent records the highest fraud rate of any region analysed worldwide. The findings highlight a rapidly evolving threat landscape in...
AI makes future workspace needs harder to predict
AI is accelerating the pace of business and forcing companies to rethink how much and what style of office space they need, opting for the benefits of flexible and decentralised workspace models. According to a new study of CEOs and CFOs from International Workplace...
Finding focus: A strategic approach to cybersecurity for small and medium companies
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hold valuable data, serve as entry points into larger supply chains and often lack the defences of enterprise organisations. These facts alone make SMBs an attractive target for cyberattacks. Some of their top challenges...
Finance organisations on the lookout for digital talent
The promise of AI in the finance function - and challenges in obtaining the required digital talent - are driving leading CFOs to concentrate hiring efforts and development resources on employees with the necessary aptitude and attitude to meet the function’s digital...
Strongest start to new vehicle sales in 13 years
New vehicle sales in South Africa continued their strong start in 2026, with naamsa reporting 209 838 units sold in the first four months, 12,5% higher than the same period in 2025 (186 599 units) and the strongest January-April performance since 2013 (217 296 units)....
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Why every board needs an AI expert
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Digital rethink needed as fast-fashion tech floods the market
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Trends set to shape 2026 employment and remuneration
At the South African Reward Association (SARA) annual conference, exco member Dr Mark Bussin presented 12 interesting trends he expects will emerge in the 2026 workplace. “These macro trends will impact rewards across organisations next year,” says Bussin. Trend 1:...
Automation, integration, employee empowerment are redefining complex payroll
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Liquid cooling in data centres a turning point for Africa
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more deeply embedded in how organisations operate, the infrastructure behind these digital tools is undergoing a profound shift. Data centre capacity to power AI processes must increase, and rapidly, by expanding and upgrading...
The price we’re paying for public sector failure
How much does South Africa really lose, year after year, because our public sector is not professionalised? It’s a question that stirs the emotions of taxpayers, businesses, and ordinary citizens. By Msizi Gwala CA(SA), lead: public sector thought leadership at SAICA...
Why human error is our biggest cyber threat
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