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.

SA a top target for cybercrime 

South Africa is the most targeted country in Africa when it comes to infostealer and ransomware attacks, according to ESET’s bi-annual Threat Report. Data and expert insight collected between June and November 2024 reveals that over 40% of ransomware attacks, and just...

Stealer malware leaked over 2m bank cards

Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence estimates that 2,3-million bank cards were leaked on the dark web, based on an analysis of data-stealing malware log files from 2023-2024. On average, every 14th infostealer infection results in stolen credit card information,...

Banks struggle to achieve priorities, meet customer expectations

A new global study that reveals significant gaps between the stated priorities of banking executives and the customers they serve. The IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) research, in collaboration with the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) and Red...

Intel introduces Thunderbolt 5 connectivity standard

Intel has announced Thunderbolt 5, the next generation of Thunderbolt, and demonstrated a prototype laptop and dock. "Thunderbolt 5 will provide industry-leading performance and capability for connecting computers to monitors, docks, storage and more," says Jason...

Deadweight economy creates CFO challenges

Chief financial officers (CFOs) are facing a "deadweight" economy that challenges an organization's ability to meeting corporate performance expectations, according to Gartner. Confronted with these difficult economic conditions, CFOs must address five emerging...

These are the top strategic trends for software engineering

Gartner has announced the top strategic technology trends in software engineering for 2023 and beyond "Software engineering leaders are under continuous pressure to adopt modern architectures and technologies. To do this well, they need to know which trends have the...

Solid growth for virtual firewall revenue

The worldwide revenue for virtual firewalls rocketed 51% in 2Q 2023 while hardware firewalls barely registered 2% revenue growth, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. The market was deeply affected by a steep revenue drop-off in high-end firewalls preferred...

In a weak economy, geo-economic factors undermine SDG progress

As world leaders head to New York for the UN high-level week to discuss how to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new World Economic Forum report highlights the challenges facing developing countries, with six in 10 economists surveyed warning of a...

SAP, Microsoft partner to deliver RISE with SAP

SAP and Microsoft have partnered to deliver RISE with SAP to customers across multiple global markets, including Africa. RISE with SAP is a complete offering of ERP software, industry best-practices and outcome-driven services designed to help companies migrate their...

Lenovo partners with Ashoka to grow SA changemakers

Lenovo has extended its partnered with Ashoka, a global organisation dedicated to promoting social entrepreneurship, to inspire the next generation of changemakers in South Africa. With a shared vision of creating a global community of Changemakers and Kind Cities,...

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High cost of cybercrime a concern for Africa

African businesses need to take more decisive steps to prioritise data protection and enhance enterprise security in order to mitigate the high cost of cyberattacks. Ken Munyi, country manager at iWayAfrica Kenya, says the millions of cyberattacks that take place...

Supplier vetting for better procurement decisions

Research indicates that procurement fraud is the third most reported crime in South Africa. With rising public awareness on anti-bribery and corruption, public and private organisations are forced to relook their procurement practices - and demand for comprehensive...

‘Tap to pay’ and help feed the nation

Mastercard, Pick n Pay and FoodForward SA have announced a close working collaboration that aims to deliver 1,2-million meals to South Africans in need through an initiative called Tap to Feed. Between 7 May and 20 July 2018, every time a consumer makes a purchase at...

Vox delivers hosted contact centre solution

Vox, is partnering with Ocular Technologies to deliver O!Connect, a hosted contact centre solution for small to mid-sized businesses. Natalie van der Merwe, senior product manager: telephony at Vox, comments: "A contact centre solution built specifically for the...

AI to change the world in our lifetime

In the same way as the internet gained critical mass and became ubiquitous, artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is gaining momentum and is set to change the way the world looks over the next 20 to 30 years. This is the view of data science and AI expert Shourjya...

Full expat packages no longer the norm

Despite the war for senior leadership talent on the African continent, the approach of luring top international executives with major perks in addition to their remuneration packages is in rapid decline, an expert says. "We are definitely seeing major growth in the...

Kolok South Africa transforms delivery capabilities

Kolok, a division of Bidvest Paper Plus, invested in Trackmatic's Driver-Led Visibility technology to transform operations and improve their supply chain visibility. Since January 2018, the organisation has seen a 39% increase in on-time departures, a 50% increase in...

AI boosts smartphone photography

AI has been making its presence felt in almost every arena of our lives and is now also taking the lead role in our smartphone cameras. While our previous demands of our mobile cameras focused mainly on the number of megapixels and variety of filters, AI is now...

Nokia aims to sell digital health business

Nokia has announced plans to sell its digital health business to Éric Carreel, co-founder and former chairman of Withings. Nokia announced a review of strategic options for the Digital Health business in February 2018. The planned sale is part of Nokia's focus on...

Integrated analytics get to the “why” faster

Many analytics tools are great at telling you what happened - but not so great at explaining why. By Gustav Piater, sales and marketing director of AIGS (Yellowfin BI South Africa) Discovering and presenting the 'why', making decisions and then executing and measuring...

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