Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

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...

Startups set to win at AfricaIgnite

When the 2024 Africa Tech Festival kicks off in Cape Town on 12 November, anchor event AfricaIgnite will give startups exposure to pitch their businesses, connect with funders, and meet potential customers. In addition to the various events on offer at Africa Tech...

AI to contribute $19,9trn to the global economy

Business spending to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), to use AI in existing business operations, and to deliver better products/services to business and consumer customers will have a cumulative global economic impact of $19,9-trillion through 2030, driving 3,5% of...

Nvidia and Dell partner to improve AI performance, security

Nvidia has launched a new data centre solution with Dell Technologies designed for the era of AI, bringing training, AI inference, data processing, data science and zero-trust security capabilities to enterprises worldwide. The solution combines Dell PowerEdge servers...

Dell debuts new infrastructure solutions engineered with VMware

Dell Technologies has launched new infrastructure solutions, co-engineered with VMware, that deliver greater automation and performance for organisations embracing multi-cloud and edge strategies. “Customers tell us they want help simplifying their multi-cloud and...

AMD launches Zen 4 to drive Ryzen performance

AMD has launched its new Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop processor lineup powered by the new Zen 4 architecture, ushering in the next era of high performance for gamers, enthusiasts, and content creators. Featuring up to 16 cores, 32 threads and built on an optimised,...

The future of SA banking is digital

South African retail banking has the potential to become fully digital in just five years if banks provide easy-to-use, secure channels, and make human assistance accessible when needed. This is one of the key findings from a new report "The Future of Retail Banking...

Webb detects carbon dioxide in exoplanet atmosphere

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. This observation of a gas giant planet orbiting a Sun-like star 700 light-years away provides important insights into the...

Local companies embrace global opportunities

PwC South Africa has shared its eighth South Africa Economic Outlook report for 2022, focusing on how local companies are finding growth opportunities abroad, ranging from exports to direct investment deals. Local container shipments for export declined by 17,5% y-o-y...

Job seekers have the upper hand in war for talent

Nearly 60% of candidates who recently accepted a job offer report that they would make the same choice, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of more than 1,800 candidates conducted in June 2022 revealed that candidates who reported they would repeat an offer...

National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council appointed

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of a National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council (NACAC), which brings together representatives from civil society, including business, who will work alongside government. The council will advise the president on matters...

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Get agile with converged infrastructure

In today’s world, connectivity and connectedness are essential. Customers are no longer satisfied with siloes of information and disparate systems that cannot interact with each other. The real value of technology can only be realised if solutions are fully...

Deloitte Greenhouse Africa, TEDx partner

Deloitte has announced the establishment of a strategic alliance between its own innovation centre, The Deloitte Greenhouse Africa, and TEDx Cape Town. TEDx is an independent chapter of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) - a global set of conferences run by the...

Industry body to professionalise B-BBBEE

The Association of B-BBEE Professionals and the National Association of BEE Consultants (NABC) announced they are merging to form a single professional body for the broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) industry. The new entity will retain the Association of...

TCM Copy & Print rolls out Xerox

Pretoria-based digital print shop TCM Copy & Print has increased its production levels and turnaround time with the purchase of Xerox’s new production printer, the Versant 2100 press, supplied by Xerox partner XBC. Xerox is represented in 26 sub-Saharan countries...

Conferencing in the cloud grows

Communication is often the lifeline of a small or medium-sized business (SME) as it keeps the company connected with its employees, partners and suppliers and ensures that all stakeholders are on the same page. The use of modern cloud technology can take business...

Contact centre agents affect customers

Companies are no longer judged based on their marketing material. Staff and customers judge them based on their actions, big and small. The link between the way a company behaves and customers’ affiliation to the brand is clear and direct. According to Lisa Roos,...

GSK, Save the Children call for innovations

GSK and Save the Children today announced the launch of their third annual $1-million Healthcare Innovation Award that rewards innovations in healthcare that have helped to reduce child deaths in developing countries. From the 15 July to 7 September 2015,...

YDE founder launches new online store

What do you get when you combine the silky skills of one of SA’s top fashion entrepreneurs with the online prowess of one of SA’s largest independent end-to-end e-commerce teams? The answer is www.andthreads.co.za - a collaboration between Paul Simon (YDE founder) and...

Asus releases ZenBook in SA

Asus has launched its ZenBook range of ultrabooks to the South African market, upsetting the status quo in this sector with an affordably priced computer packed with high-performance specs, all wrapped up in slick design that’s ahead of its time. Thin, light and powerful, the Asus ZenBook is just 12,3mm thick (as opposed to the new Macbook Pro that is 13,1mm thick), and weighs in at just 1,2kg, with a subtle wedge design and elegantly tapered smooth diamond-cut edges that emphasize the sleek ultra-thin chassis.

Big Success rolls out WD My Cloud EX2

Background Big Success is an advertising agency developing TV ads for ‘challenger brands.’ Founded in 2004 with two offices operating in ten countries, they now manage more than 150 clients, creating and producing thousands of TV and Web commercials for companies that...

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