AI had doomed SaaS pricing before February’s crash
AI has already split the SaaS market in two, and six years of pricing data from 65 major tools shows exactly where the line is. Tools teams can now replicate internally have stalled or dropped in price since 2020. Categories they cannot replicate have raised prices...
Standard Bank chief says SA can hit 4% growth
South Africa could lift its medium-term growth rate to between 3% to 4% if the state sustains the faster execution of structural reforms now underway, Standard Bank’s CEO told delegates at Semafor World Economy in Washington, arguing that the biggest remaining...
AI component demand to drive campus switch market
The Campus Ethernet Switch market rebounded in 2025 but did not grow enough to compensate for the 19% contraction in 2024 revenue, says a new report on the sector from Dell’Oro Group. “Vendors are dodging campus switch component shortages that are appearing because of...
$8bn boost as SA joins Afreximbank
South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of pan-African multilateral financial institution, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). South Africa becomes the 54th state to accede to the bank’s Establishment Agreement, aimed at...
Software stocks hit as AI jolts pricing power
The software selloff is investors’ real-time repricing of the sector in the AI age, according to Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. His stark analysis from comes as a new AI automation tool from Anthropic sparked a $285-billion plunge in big-name stocks across the...
Customer service jobs lost to AI are coming back
By 2027, 50% of companies that attributed headcount reduction to AI will rehire staff to perform similar functions, but under different job titles, according to Gartner. “While AI-driven layoffs have captured attention, the reality is more complex,” says Kathy Ross,...
AI to the fore as cyberattackers focus on Africa
Kathy Gibson reports - As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more accessible and sophisticated, we are going to see it playing a bigger role in cyberattacks. Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at ESET, describes how AI malware has made an appearance and will...
Services, acquisitions drive Vodacom revenue growth
Vodacom reported a 11% in group revenue for the quarter ended 31 December 2025, to R43,9-billion. Shameel Joosub, Vodacom Group CEO, comments: “During the third quarter, Vodacom Group made significant strategic progress, marked by two milestones that strengthen our...
Protect yourself against believable voice clones
A terrifying scam is spreading fast: criminals use AI to clone a loved one’s voice and call families with a fake emergency, like a kidnapping or accident, then pressure them to wire money immediately. A recently reported case where a mother received a call that...
Security risk, not routing, is driving SASE
Cumulative secure access service edge (SASE) spending across Security Service Edge (SSE) and Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is forecast to reach $97-billion between 2025 and 2030, according to Dell’Oro group. This level of spending is nearly three times larger than the...
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The AI imperative for transforming public sector services
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Technology could transform mother tongue education
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Saffers look to solar as tariffs increase
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NEC wins global-first TIP Gold Badge
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Hisense partners with CNBM in SA
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What’s expected of employers regarding work-related illness?
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Prevent your WhatsApp account from being hacked
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