Value of tech brands rockets to $3,7trn
The total brand value of the world’s top 100 technology brands reached $3,7-trillion in 2026, up 15% from $3,2-trillion in 2025, according to a new report from Brand Finance. Seven of the 10 most valuable brands in the Brand Finance Global 500 2026 are tech brands,...
Venture capital shifts to emerging markets
A structural shift is underway in global venture capital, with investors increasingly turning to emerging markets as performance in traditional tech hubs moderates. This is according to Alison Collier, CEO of Endeavor South Africa, who says the best risk-adjusted...
Future-proof your career in an AI-driven world
HP recently announced plans to cut between 4 000 and 6 000 jobs by the end of 2028 as part of an AI-driven initiative aimed at reducing costs. And they are not the only ones. Across the tech industry, other big brands like Microsoft, Google and Amazon have all shared...
Watch out for these festive season scams
As the season of giving unfolds, cybercriminals are taking advantage of holiday stress and the rush. In 2025, scams are not only more common, they’re powered by AI and automation, making them harder to spot. Researchers at Check Point detected 33 502 Christmas-themed...
Key AI insights we gained in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, African businesses can look back on one of the most pivotal years in AI adoption to date, writes Andrew Bourne, regional head of Zoho Southern Africa. Across South Africa, Lagos, and Nairobi, organisations tested, deployed, and learned from...
CIMA finds that uncertainty, poor preparedness impact AI adoption
There’s a significant gap between finance professionals’ expectations of AI’s impact and their organisations’ readiness to adopt it. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has unveiled findings from its Future-Ready Finance: Technology, Productivity, and...
Agentic AI enters hyper-growth phase
Agentic AI is entering a hyper-growth phase as enterprises accelerate the shift from task-based automation to autonomous, decision-driven systems, with the US and China now steering the global race. As adoption moves rapidly from pilots to production, this new class...
SMEs under relentless cyberattack
Almost 50% of all US-based SMEs (43%) have already experienced a cyber attack. This is the headline finding from a new report released by Guards, which adds that 52% of SMEs still rely on an untrained internal staff member or the business owners themselves to manage...
Data centre sales drive Ethernet switch growth
The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $14,7-billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q25), a 35,2% year-over-year (YoY) increase, fueled by strong growth in the data centre portion of the market as hyperscalers and cloud service providers race to...
Enterprise WLAN grew 7,8% in Q3
The enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market grew 7,8% in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q25) compared to 3Q24 to reach $2,7-billion, building on the market’s growth momentum from the previous quarter, according to results published in the...
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The AI imperative for transforming public sector services
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer an abstract construct; it's actively reshaping South Africa’s public sector, writes Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: CEEMETA at Dell Technologies. But this transformation hinges on more than just adoption. For governments...
Technology could transform mother tongue education
Despite South Africa’s constitutional right to education in one’s preferred language, children not learning in their mother tongue continue to underperform when compared to those who do. With R99-million earmarked to support the expansion of mother tongue instruction...
Saffers look to solar as tariffs increase
Eskom was recently granted a reduced tariff hike of 12,74% by Nersa, which takes effect today (1 April 2025). While this is a reprieve from what could have been a 36% tariff hike earlier this year, it still places significant strain on South African consumers and...
NEC wins global-first TIP Gold Badge
NEC has become the first company to earn the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Phoenix Gold Badge for its Network Operating System (NOS) software, designed to run on whitebox optical transponders. The Gold Badge is a mark of excellence for solutions that meet TIP’s rigorous...
Hisense partners with CNBM in SA
Hisense has introduced its sub-brand, Kelon, to South Africa, partnering with CNBM (China National Building Material Group) to jointly outline a blueprint for development. The agreement aims to drive joint innovation, excellence, and deeper collaboration between both...
What’s expected of employers regarding work-related illness?
Mental health cases in the workplace can be difficult for employers to manage. This task becomes even more difficult to navigate in circumstances where illnesses appear to arise in the context of work-related stressors or incidents. By Sian Gaffney, senior associate,...
Prevent your WhatsApp account from being hacked
A user's messaging app account might be of interest not only to jealous spouses and nosy coworkers, but also to cybercriminals. Stolen WhatsApp accounts are used for various types of criminal activity, ranging from spam distribution to sophisticated scam schemes....
New Regulations usher in a new dispensation for electronic services
The long-awaited regulations introducing a general business-to-business (B2B) exclusion (although in this case a business-to-registered vendor exclusion) for the electronic services supplied from outside South Africa to specified recipients within the country were...
Legislation tightens cyber defences for financial services
Automated processes across banking, financing, insurance and other financial services are dependent on complex infrastructures that span both on-premises data centres and cloud service providers. This dependency on third-party service providers and technology vendors...
Zoho partners with Loita Business
Zoho has announced a strategic partnership with Loita Business, an online B2B enterprise marketplace that provides a modern buying experience for businesses looking for a range of B2B goods and services including IT products. The partnership aims to empower small and...
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