Malicious email attacks spike in 2025
According to Kaspersky telemetry, almost every second email – 44,99% of global traffic – was spam in 2025. Spam consists not only of unsolicited emails, but can also include various email threats such as scam, phishing and malware. In 2025, individuals and corporate...
Inaugural SA Innovation Week set for March
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), in partnership with the SA Innovation Summit (SAIS), will host the inaugural SA Innovation Week 2026 (SAIW’26) from 16 to 20 March 2026. The first phase...
Net salaries remain unchanged in October
The PayInc Net Salary Index, which tracks the average nominal net salaries of around 2,1-million South African earners, moved sideways in October 2025, but remained higher year-on-year, signalling stronger spending ahead of the busy year-end shopping period....
Energy, water, skills could hobble data centres in the AI age
The global acceleration of artificial intelligence continues to reshape investment flows, digital infrastructure and economic growth. According to a new global analysis by Coface, data centres - the backbone of AI development are expanding at an unprecedented pace,...
Lower interest rates provide household relief
The results of the Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index (AFHRI) for the second quarter of 2025 were released today, confirming some relief for households during the first half of the year. Although the AFHRI showed a healthy year-on-year improvement of 2.3%, the...
Card spending rebounds ahead of holiday spending
The final quarter of the year is widely seen as a performance anchor for South African retailers, with elevated consumer spending expected to offset weaker months, boost profitability, and influence year-ahead strategies on inventory and pricing. Seasonal demand,...
AI-driven cartels challenge traditional antitrust systems
Digital cartels and algorithmic coordination could threaten antitrust processes and automatically collaborate on pricing. This was one of the topics under discussion at the 10th Anniversary International Conference “Antitrust Policy: Science, Practice, Education...
Those harmless utilities could be adware in disguise
Check Point researchers identified a network of Android applications on Google Play masquerading as harmless utility and emoji-editing tools. But, behind their cheerful icons, these apps created a persistent background advertising engine - one that kept running even...
DeVere CEO welcomes ‘scrappier AI’
The AI sector is in a volatile stage as investors “abandon the idea that one unified mentality can carry every company involved in advanced computing". This is the analysis of Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, as Nvidia shares fall 3% on reports that Meta will use...
IITPSA 2025 President’s Awards – all the winners
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the winners of the 2025 President’s Awards. The winner of the IT Personality of the Year award is Matt Putman, Co-Founder and CEO of iKhokha - one of the first fintech companies...
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Solar-powered switches keep South Africans connected
Given the unreliability of South Africa’s energy grid, the demand for independent connectivity solutions has never been greater. DuxNet, the in-house brand of Duxbury Networking, has unveiled its latest solar-powered network switches, providing businesses, SMEs, and...
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Key African innovation and technology trends for 2025
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African transport authorities could leverage network surveillance, digital solutions
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Sustainable IT Asset Disposal made simple
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An integrated approach to project management
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AI poised to transform accounting for the better
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Syntech, ASUS expand distribution partnership
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