Risks tied to digital medicine
On World Health Day (today, 7 April), Kaspersky warns of risks tied to the digitisation of healthcare and use of telemedicine. Recent incidents show that medical services can be breached, and as a result, medical records may be leaked and then traded on the dark web....
The real contribution SA’s top banks make to the fiscus
South African banks are among the most significant contributors to national revenue, reflecting not only corporate income tax, but also the wider network of employment, consumption, property, and regulatory taxes, according to PwC. In collaboration with The Banking...
Visa modernises payment processing for acquirers
Visa has launched Visa Intelligent Authorisation, a new capability on the Visa Acceptance Platform that enables acquirers (banks and other financial institutions that process payments for merchants) to modernise their payment processing through a single API...
Volvo ups customer experience with over-the-air update
Volvo Cars is launching its largest over-the-air software update ever as it rolls out a new, more intuitive user experience to millions of customers - around 2,5-million Volvo cars across 85 countries around the globe will receive the new user experience - Volvo Car...
‘Platform economy’ centralises power and deepens inequality
A University of Cape Town (UCT) study on the workings of the platform economy - with companies like Uber, Airbnb and other digital platforms as part of a larger shift in capitalism itself - has found that these platforms don’t just connect buyers and sellers; they...
AI ambitions at risk as cloud value not fully realised
Only 14% of global organisations – and 11% of African enterprises – have reached the highest level of cloud maturity despite two decades of cloud adoption, according to new research from NTT Data. The report, “Cloud-led innovations in the era of AI: The new rules for...
Hyperscalers drive strong growth in cloud infrastructure
Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $110,9-billion in Q4 2025 – YoY growth of 29% and the sixth consecutive quarter of growth of more than 20% in the sector, according to Omdia. As enterprise AI demand shifts from experimentation to production...
LLMs will be 100 times more cost-efficient by 2030
By 2030, performing inference on a large language model (LLM) with one trillion parameters will cost GenAI providers over 90% less than it did in 2025, according to Gartner. AI tokens are the units of data that GenAI models process. For the purposes of this analysis a...
Is extreme heat the defining climate and health threat to southern Africa?
Extreme heat is one of the most urgent and rapidly escalating climate and health risks facing countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), according to a new report from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF). The report - Climate Change and...
Young entrepreneurs to showcase their talents at BRICS+ Youth Innovation Summit
Young entrepreneurs and innovators from across BRICS countries and the Global South will gather in Pretoria on 9 and 10 April for the BRICS+ Youth Innovation Summit 2026 - a two-day event showcasing youth-led innovations that tackle challenges in sustainable...
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First Capital Bank Botswana works with PayInc for cross-border payments
The Transactions Cleared on an Immediate Basis (TCIB) Cross-border Payments Scheme, operated by PayInc, is being used in collaboration with First Capital Bank (FCB) Botswana, to activate payments into Botswana. With the Botswana corridor now live, this partnership is...
Western Union expands digital remittance access with Sasai Fintech
Western Union and Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, have announced the launch of a new international money transfer mobile app tailored for South Africa’s consumers. The app is designed to meet the fast-evolving needs of an increasingly connected and...
Huawei targets industry challenges at Cloud Summit
The Huawei Cloud Summit, themed "Huawei Cloud: Solving Industry Challenges with AI", took place in Barcelona alongside Mobile World Congress. At the summit, Huawei Cloud unveiled its Industry AI Foundry, introduced the next-generation hybrid cloud offering Huawei...
Spinnaker Support and ARC launch software support business
Spinnaker Support, which provides third-party software support for enterprise Oracle, SAP and VMware, has entered the South African market in partnership with African Rainbow Capital (ARC). Teko Majoki, MD of Spinnaker South Africa, comments: “We are delighted to...
Elekta appoints Nexeva Healthcare Solutions as SA partner
Elekta has appointed Nexeva Healthcare Solutions as its strategic partner in South Africa under a multi-year agreement. The appointment introduces a strengthened local operating model designed to enhance technical support, clinical engagement and commercial...
AI: Why adaptability beats talent
Artificial intelligence (AI) has shifted from experimental tool to economic force. The most dangerous myth parents and executives still believe is that talent guarantees success. It does not, not anymore, writes Semone Peacock, director of Logiscool Ruimsig. The...
CAR launches high-quality digitisation project
With the official launch of the Dûnîa digital platform, an entire ministry of the Central African Republic was fully digitized for the first time – both in terms of internal processes and cooperation with external partners. The platform was developed on behalf of the...
Next Gen Infraco switches on Ghana’s 5G backbone
Ghana’s wholesale 4G and 5G operator Next Gen Infraco (NGIC)has commenced full commercial operations, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital development agenda. NGIC has received formal confirmation from the National Communications Authority (NCA)...
Red Hat, Telenor AI Factory add scale, sovereignty, control to production AI
Telenor has chosen Red Hat’s cloud-native and AI platforms to power its sovereign AI factory, powered by Nvidia. The latest Telenor AI Factory offering provides high performance hardware and innovative AI models while maintaining national control over data and...
FNB Business strengthens Speedpoint offerings
FNB has announced changes to Speedpoint, positioning it around practical business needs such as certainty, simplicity, predictable settlement and tools that support day-to-day operations. A clearer pricing structure for Speedpoint has been introduced, aimed at helping...
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