Cell C restructuring hits Blu Label earnings
Blu Label has issued a trading statement for the year ended 31 May 2026, warning shareholders that earnings will decrease by more than 20% compared to the previous year. The group reports that it would have reports revenue of R9,4-billion, gross income of...
Connected healthcare needs a digital backbone
By Henry Adams, Country Manager at InterSystems South Africa - South African healthcare is being pushed to do more with the systems, people, and budgets already under strain. Public and private organisations may face different pressures, but both are working to...
Seacom deploys a high-capacity Nairobi–Kampala route
Seacom has launched a new high-capacity terrestrial network route between Nairobi and Kampala, reinforcing one of East Africa’s most critical digital corridors. The new route connects key infrastructure hubs in Nairobi, Kisumu and Kampala, creating a more resilient...
Governments step in to support Gen Z in the job market
There is a widespread belief that Gen Z is somehow ill-equipped for the modern workplace: unambitious, disengaged, unwilling to put in the hours. It’s an easy headline, but it is the wrong conclusion to draw, writes Mark Dixon, founder and CEO of International...
Corporate phishing technique uses popular AI web development platform
Kaspersky has discovered that attackers have begun exploiting another legitimate service for malicious purposes – this time it is Tencent EdgeOne Pages, a platform for creating and hosting web applications. Attackers are misusing its capabilities to generate phishing...
UK bans social media for under-16s
The UK government today banned social media platforms from offering services to under-16s. The government plans to use the same model for a social media ban as Australia. This would capture user-to-user platforms, whose purpose is to enable social interaction...
It’s official: ‘very strong’ El Nino now likely
NOAA’s National Weather Service has announced that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall....
AI is used to shop, but trust is key at checkout
Visa has released its annual Stay Secure study in South Africa, which assesses consumer awareness and behaviors around digital commerce and fraud. This year’s edition, conducted by Wakefield Research, highlights how AI‑enabled shopping and social commerce are changing...
Anthropic responds to Fable 5, Mythos 5 suspension
The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the US, including foreign national Anthropic employees. Anthropic has...
Navigating Gen Z’s always-on money habits
South Africa’s Generation Z is redefining the concept of financial wellness. Aged between 14 and 29, Gen Zs are the first generation to grow up as true digital natives; they never knew a world without the internet or mobile technology. Growing up in a hyper-connected...
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Slack powers secure, context-aware AI apps, agents
Thousands of companies are racing to build agents, but most run into the same obstacle: how to make them actually useful in the day-to-day flow of work. Agents run on data, but what makes them powerful is context, and the richest context comes from conversations....
Acer SA helps consumers upgrade to Windows 11
With Microsoft ending official support for Windows 10 in October 2025, Acer South Africa is making it easier than ever for consumers to upgrade with a dedicated Windows 11 “Make the Switch” promotion, available now viahttps://za-offers.acer.com/windows-11/Acer ZA...
Emtel partners with NEC XON
Mauritian telecommunications provider Emtel has announced a strategic partnership with NEC XON, an ICT systems integrator in Africa, to modernise and strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities in response to the increasingly complex global threat landscape. NEC XON...
Qlik showcases practical strategies for transforming data, analytics, AI
Qlik continued its global Qlik AI Reality Tour recently in Johannesburg, representing the Africa leg of this annual series of business presentations to an audience of C-Suite executives and AI decision makers. “Last year’s discussion addressed AI hype; this year it’s...
Acer ramps up sustainability goals
Acer is set to achieve an ambitious goal in reducing CO₂ emissions in its supply chain, going from -274 tonnes in 2023 to a target of -2 470 tonnes by the end of 2025. The result will be achieved through a mix of innovative solutions: electric transport, certified...
How to get the best out of employees
In business, figurative sticks and stones may break no bones, but a few kind words can make a big difference, writes Dr Preeya Daya, academic director of Achievement Awards Group. Profit is the lifeblood of business, and influencing employee behaviour is central to...
AI-powered chatbots could boost West Africa’s fragmented public service delivery
The public sector in West Africa, much like in other parts of the world, is grappling with deep-rooted challenges. From rigid bureaucracies to outdated systems, the very institutions tasked with serving citizens often find themselves trapped in structures that stifle...
Data sovereignty is Africa’s next frontier for digital growth
The question of who controls data, and where it resides, has become one of the most pressing strategic issues for multinational organisations operating across Africa. By Sunil Geness, director: global government affairs and CSR Africa, global sustainability lead...
When AI advice underscores the importance of financial advisers
More customers are arriving at meetings with financial plans created by generative artificial intelligence (AI), believing they have already mapped out their financial journey from start to finish. But beneath the neat spreadsheets and projections lie gaps:...
The evolution of BPO
Business process outsourcing (BPO) is not new. In the 1980s and 1990s, companies began outsourcing their back-office functions like payroll processing, accounting and data entry to a third-party provider. By Peter Andrew, CEO of CCI South Africa This allowed them to...
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