Apple aims to mainstream foldable smartphones with iPhone Duo
Following the launch of Apple’s first foldable smartphone – the iPhone Duo – Amanda Mitchell, senior analyst, Telecoms practice, Technology at Globaldata, is under no illusions about the company’s intentions. “The move signals Apple’s intent to put its brand gravity...
Reform proposed for SA’s data laws
South Africa’s data regulation efforts remain fragmented and outdated. This is the headline finding from a University of Cape Town (UCT) study examining the role of law in regulating data, within the evolving digital ecosystem of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The...
Rectron goes into recovery mode after cyber attack
Rectron has become the victim of a cyberattack, the details of which are still unclear. On 15 July, the company identified an incident affecting some of its IT systems and operations. Investigations are ongoing to determine the nature and extent of the information...
How secure is SA’s critical infrastructure?
Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa’s energy infrastructure is expanding rapidly – but, in the absence of coherent cybersecurity policies, could be under threat. This is the headline takeaway from a panel discussion featuring cybersecurity and energy experts, which...
OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library
A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...
Inflation negates slight increase in salaries
South African salary earners saw a modest increase in nominal net salaries during June 2026, but rising inflation continued to erode purchasing power. This has pushed real take-home pay to its lowest level in around two years, and placed increasing pressure on...
Competition helps to boost procurement pay
South African procurement and supply professionals are enjoying their strongest salary growth in years, but employers face mounting pressure to attract and retain skilled talent in an increasingly competitive market. According to the latest Chartered Institute of...
Accelerated AI adoption could strengthen African health supply chains
Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory, has published a landscape report that identifies seven key health supply chain problems in Africa which AI solutions could have significant impact in alleviating. Salient’s report – AI Applications in African Health Supply...
The reality of banking in the agentic era
Africa’s banking sector remains firmly committed to AI, but is entering a harder-nosed "accountability phase" in which boards are demanding evidence that the technology is paying for itself, according to a new report – The State of AI in African Banking 2026: The...
Intel and Fortinet collaborate to advance cybersecurity
Intel and Fortinet have announced a strategic collaboration to develop Fortinet Security Processor 6 (SP6). Expanding a long-standing relationship between the two companies, this collaboration combines Fortinet’s proprietary, purpose-built security processor expertise...
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Hybrid, human, high-tech: The new blueprint for higher education
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Critical infrastructure cyber lessons from 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, South Africa’s industrial operators are reflecting on a year of profound change – and concerns. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: southern Africa at Fortinet A significant and oh-so-welcome development was the end of systemic...
Trends shaping the future of intelligent communication
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Cyber-insurance claim rejections on the rise
South African businesses are facing growing risk of cyber-insurance claim rejections due to misrepresented security controls, poor governance practices and outdated approaches to cybersecurity assurance. This mirrors a disturbing global trend. The Cyber Insurance and...
Navigating cybersecurity in 2026
For years, the cybersecurity industry has warned that threats are becoming ‘more sophisticated’. By Beth Miller, field CISO at Mimecast In reality, attackers aren’t getting smarter, they’re simply leveraging new tech to exploit the same long-standing vulnerabilities...
Endpoint security still anchors cyber resilience in Africa
Africa’s endpoint security market is growing rapidly – and for good reason. Statista projects revenue in this segment to reach $183,29-million in 2025, rising to $318,02-million by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11,65%. While this figure is modest...
2026 trends for AI and its open source foundations
In 2026, the EMEA market is set to move decisively beyond AI experimentation and into a phase of structured industrialisation. By Pauline Truong, AI specialist solution architect at Red Hat Recent survey data shows only 7% of organisations are “driving customer value”...
Impact sourcing is evolving to meet customer needs
Born out of the need to match talent with growing job opportunities, impact sourcing has become a gamechanger for socio-economic development across Africa. By Lizelle Strydom, MD of CareerBox Africa Originally coined by the Rockefeller Foundation, the term “impact...
AI levels the playing field for SMEs
In many small businesses, the owner often starts out as the bookkeeper, the customer-service desk, the IT technician and the person who steps in when a delivery goes wrong. By Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director: solution engineering, Africa at...
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