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...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

MTN Partners with the Eastern Cape SAPS

MTN has announced a strategic partnership with the Eastern Cape Provincial Police Board and Eastern Cape Community Police Forum (CPF) to protect critical network infrastructure which has seen an average of 71 vandalism incidents over the past six months. The...

Quality management software market set to hit $20,66bn

The global quality management software market size is projected to reach $20,66-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 10,6% from 2025 to 2030, according to a new study by Grand View Research. This growth can be attributed to various factors such as controlling...

Civic ID apps set for growth as governments seek efficiency

A new study from Juniper Research has found that platform revenue from civic identity apps will surpass $17-billion by 2027, rising from $11-billion in 2023 - a growth of 62%. This growth comes as governments look to streamline identity systems, making them easier to...

Travelers brave delays, congestion

With the northern hemisphere summer rush around the corner, travel concerns around delayed flights, surging airfares, and congestion in the airport are not putting travelers off air travel. Preliminary findings from the 2023 SITA Passenger IT Insights released today...

Social media analytics market to reach $43,25bn by 2030

The global social media analytics market size is expected to reach $43,25-billion by 2030, expanding at 27.,1% CAGR from 2023 to 2030, according to a study conducted by Grand View Research. The market for social media analytics is expanding owing to the rising usage...

Hints of a new gravitational wave murmur detected

Evidence of elusive low-frequency gravitational waves has been revealed by a European team of scientists studying data collected over two decades. The results, which include analysis carried out by astronomers at the University of Birmingham and Manchester, are...

Consumers don’t trust AI, as fear outweighs excitement

Despite the hype, many consumers admit they don't trust artificial intelligence (AI), with a significant proportion also cynical about the benefits it brings. Research conducted by Herbert Smith Freehills reveals that just 5% of UK consumers are unconcerned about the...

Call for generative AI guardrails, responsible design

Researchers are cautiously optimistic about where generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will lead humanity, but "we must develop more guardrails". This is according to Pascale Fung, chair professor in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering of Hong...

Healthy growth for unified communication

Worldwide revenues in the Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) market grew 7,2% year over year to $15,4-billion in the first quarter of 2023 (1Q23), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Unified Communications and...

Campus NaaS revenues set for quick growth

Campus network as a service (NaaS) revenues will grow quickly over the next five years, eclipsing the growth rate of the public cloud-managed LAN market. "Campus NaaS is an emerging market and vendors are approaching it from different angles," says Siân Morgan,...

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Gemalto secures Lenovo smart devices

Gemalto is delivering flexible connectivity for Lenovo smart devices across 160 countries. Lenovo has selected Gemalto as its preferred remote SIM provisioning provider for their Lenovo Connect service. With the On-Demand Connectivity and embedded SIM (eSIM )...

Speed and agility key to SME success

Small business growth is being hindered by a lack of access to finance as entrepreneurs struggle with antiquated bank assessments that rely too heavily on outdated manual processes and criteria, writes Trevor Gosling, CEO of Lulalend. In the 2016 National Small...

Biometric entrance system locks in value

When it comes to access control for businesses, one of the most effective identification technologies available is biometric finger recognition. This is according to Guenter Nerlich, Executive Manager, EAD Solutions - Access & Workforce Management at dormakaba, a...

Getting a work visa for a foreign skilled employee

Marisa Jacobs, director and head of immigration and mobility at Xpatweb, unpacks what's required to obtain a work visa for a foreign skilled employee. In truth, it's extremely easy if you know what you need and how to go about it, but near impossible if you are...

Rapid7 acquires Komand

Rapid7, a provider of analytics solutions for security and IT operations, has acquired security orchestration and automation company, Komand, to help its customers reduce time to resolution, maximise resources and overcome ecosystem complexity. This acquisition...

Is your email solution hurting your business?

Louis Jardim, commercial director and co-founder of Turrito Networks, discusses the issue of email compliance for SMEs. Few could argue that in today's world of always-on, hyper connectivity, email is the bedrock of business communication. For businesses of all sizes...

Toshiba secure solutions make SysAdmins easier to work with

Last week, on 26 July, it was 'System Administrator Day' (SysAdmin). The indispensable helpers in a digital emergency are usually also responsible for managing the IT infrastructure of a company. Against the backdrop of the increasing shift of enterprise IT into the...

Driving business innovation by rethinking enterprise software

Smart leaders are recognising the imperative to continually innovate, and to become agile and responsive as an organisation. Across sectors, businesses are either becoming the disrupted or the disruptor, writes Leon Coetzer, chief operating officer of redPanda...

Converging forces set to transform retail banking

Banks need to build new capabilities and adapt quickly to emerging opportunities and threats, writes Darrel Orsmond, financial services industry head at SAP Africa. A range of models and millions of dollars in consulting hours are expended to understand the potential...

AWS users access global cellular for IoT devices

Eseye has announced details of a new, fully integrated, enhanced global cellular connectivity service, available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace and featured on the new Internet of Things (IoT) category landing page. AnyNet Secure Cellular Connectivity is a...

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