Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Have we been wrong about why Mars is red?

The Red Planet’s iconic rusty dust has a much wetter history than previously assumed. This is according to scientists who combined European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA spacecraft data with new laboratory experiments on replica Mars dust. The results suggest that Mars...

SA’s SMEs prioritise digital payments, sustainability

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in South Africa are accelerating their digital transformation and seeking new growth opportunities through digital payments and strategic private sector collaborations while sustainability is priority. This is according to the third...

SAP’s IT organisation goes digital

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - SAP tells its customers how they should be transitioning their businesses using SAP technology - and the company makes sure this technology works by running it in-house. "In our vision, every organisation and industry will...

Why moving to S/4 HANA makes sense

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - The 2027 deadline for users to migrate their legacy SAP systems to SAP S/4 HANA is drawing close - and those customers that haven't begun the journey may be cutting it fine. But apart from the stress of having to migrate for...

Digital technology key to surviving global challenges

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Global uncertainty and inflation are just two of the challenges that every enterprise in the world has to deal with. In South Africa, these are exacerbated by power and political issues. As enterprises strive for the resilience...

Flexibility and technology change how people work in Africa

A new Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab report - Future of Work Life - Africa Edition - has examined how employees and employers in Africa navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitalisation, and the...

Africa tipped to be fastest growing fintech region

Financial technology revenues are projected to grow six-fold from $245-billion to $1,5-trillion by 2030, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and QED Investors. Despite fintechs losing more than half their market value on average in...

Cybercriminals targeting crypto users

Kaspersky has unearthed a phishing campaign targeting cryptocurrency users across the globe. The scheme showcases the ever-evolving tactics used by cybercriminals and reflects cryptocurrency's increasing appeal. During the European spring (March to May) of 2023 alone,...

Deloitte Africa launches generative AI practice

Deloitte Africa has launched its generative AI practice for the African market bringing together industry experience, skilled AI engineers, as well as ecosystem and alliance partners to build generative AI solutions aimed at accelerating the pace of business...

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How to prevent payroll fraud

The struggling South African economy has created considerable hardship, with low salary increases coupled with greater calls on disposable income. And this has resulted in a perfect storm driving people to commit fraud, says Arlene Leggat, a director of the South...

Tips for making the call centre more efficient

According to a recent KPMG analysis, growth and technology are two of the biggest challenges affecting the chief financial officer (CFO), with 70% finding that technology has the biggest impact on their roles. They are expected to research ingenuity and invest in...

Red Hat, Microsoft simplify containers

Microsoft and Red Hat have announced an expansion of the two companies' alliance with plans for new initiatives aimed at enabling enterprises to more easily adopt containers. This includes native support for Windows Server containers on Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat...

Why screening is important

The South African labour market is heavily legislated, regulating the relationship between the employer and the employee -- often in favour of the employee. In this highly protected labour environment, hiring the wrong candidate can be devastating and could prove to...

Youtap launches QR codes for payment

Youtap, a global provider of contactless mobile payments and financial services software, has launched a QR code solution and smartphone apps for mobile money services in Africa and Asia. Youtap's solution enables customer-initiated or merchant-initiated QR code...

Prodigy Finance expands on R3,19bn funding

Prodigy Finance, an international fintech platform that has developed the world's first borderless credit model, has announced a R3,19-billion fundraise. This includes a R532-million Series C equity round led by venture capital firm Index Ventures, with participation...

New website targets SA property market

OnShowThisWeek.com is a South African website where home buyers, property investors and tenants can search for on show properties from around the country, and listings are updated weekly. High-speed internet and smartphone ownership in South Africa is laying the...

Ransomware sees global, local growth

Global ransomware attacks have increased by 11% over the past 12 months ending March 2017, according to Europol. Furthermore, a recent IBM Security and Ponemon Institute study found that the average cost of a data breach in South Africa is currently R32-million, a 12%...

TEDGlobal 2017 conference opens in Tanzania

TED, the nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading, opens its TEDGlobal 2017 Conference today in Arusha, Tanzania. Themed "Builders. Truth-tellers. Catalysts".The event will host 700 attendees at the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge for a programme of more than 45 speakers...

Is a gender-balanced workforce possible in SA?

South Africa needs more women in its workforce, more female role models in science, technology, engineering and maths and more benefits for working parents. In short, the country needs gender equality. But how soon can this be achieved? Gale Shabangu, inclusion and...

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