The secret sauce, the Pentagon, and the greatest PR campaign in history
By Barry Buck - I’ve said it so many times it’s basically my catchphrase: “I don’t know how they do it, but Anthropic has the secret sauce. They’re just better than every single one of their competitors – and it’s not even close.” Turns out the Pentagon agrees with...
Disruptive technologies like AI and robotics will reshape the future of work
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are the central disruptive technologies that will transform work and workplaces, and this disruption is already underway. However, technologies like autonomous vehicles (AVs) and the Industrial Internet also have important...
Internet blackout as Uganda heads to the polls
Reports are coming in the Uganda has imposed an Internet blackout ahead of general elections being held tomorrow (Thursday 15 January). The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is believed to have told service providers to suspend Internet access ahead of the...
Free Starlink for Iran amid Internet shutdown
With Iran still implementing a nationwide Internet shutdown, Starlink has made its service available to customers for free. Several non-profit organisations reported yesterday (Tuesday 13 January) that they had been able to access the satellite Internet service at no...
Internet censorship affected 4,6bn people in 2025
2025 started with 47 ongoing Internet disruptions, while 81 new restrictions were imposed during the year, according to Surfshark’s internet shutdowns yearly recap. Government-imposed Internet shutdowns affected 4,6-billion people in 2025. Asia continues to lead the...
CNAPP set to $12,9bn by 2030
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) market revenue is forecast to reach $12,9-billion by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 30% from 2025 to 2030. According to Dell’Oro research, the market’s trajectory is being shaped...
Convergence will decide customer ownership, warns Deloitte
Technology-driven convergence across banking, telecoms, retail, and insurance is reshaping who really “owns” the customer relationship in the African insurance and savings markets. A new article by Deloitte highlights that traditional insurers and savings product...
Concern over poor results in gateway subjects
As South Africans celebrate a record-high matric pass rate, concerns over poor returns in gateway subjects like Mathematics remain. Siviwe Gwarube, minister of basic education, explains that just 34% of candidates wrote Mathematics, while most wrote Mathematical...
Matric pass rate at record high
The Department of Education has announced an 88% matric pass rate for the class of 2025, with more than 656 000 learners achieving the National Senior Certificate. More than 900 000 candidates wrote at about 6 000 centres, says Siviwe Gwarube, minister of basic...
Minister debunks ‘myth’ of 30% pass mark
Minister of basic education Siviwe Gwarube has debunked the popular myth that 30% is the matric pass mark. “We must put this stubborn myth to rest,” she says, adding that the National Senior Certificate (NSC) is earned by meeting minimum requirements across a full...
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Pure Storage renews NEC XON’s Elite status
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Hisense, NBT partner to adds FAST and AVOD content
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Conlog partners with Plentify
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Nigeria and Mali lead West Africa in DDoS attacks
West Africa’s distributed denial of service (DDoS) threat landscape was led by Nigeria and Mali, as revealed in NetScout’s recently released Threat Intelligence Report for July to December 2024, which delves into trends and methodologies used in attacks globally....
SAPICS aims to address skills gap
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Cybersecurity drives Westcon-Comstor sales growth
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