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...

IBM, WWF harness AI to save endangered species

IBM and the World Wide Fund for Nature - Germany (WWF) are to work together to explore developing a new solution to support the monitoring of keystone species - starting with the critically endangered African forest elephant. Combining IBM's expertise in...

Strong growth forecast for 5G in healthcare

The global 5G in healthcare market is expected to reach $454,7-billion by 2030 - expanding at a CAGR of 40,5% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research, which says the IoT ecosystem is developing and is expected to enable networks to connect...

Post Office warms the public on new scam

The SA Post Office has received several enquiries about a new scam designed to mislead members of the public to pay money into a fraudulent account, and into sharing the details of their credit card with the scammers. The emails and SMS messages appear to originate...

$18,5bn pledged to connect the unconnected

A global pledging event organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) this week has rallied unprecedented support from governments and companies to expand Internet access everywhere as a key aspect of sustainable development. The Partner2Connect (P2C)...

Global investments in contactless services spike

To ease people's fears regarding personal hygiene and safety and return to pre-pandemic stability, businesses across all industries are incorporating contactless/no-touch solutions in existing operating models. Adopting these practices will lower personal proximity,...

For customers, experience is as important as products

This new digital-first world has changed the norms of commerce, work, and everyday life, prompting customers and brands to re-establish how they connect. This is the message from the fifth edition of Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer report that shares...

PC shipments into MEA grow while tablets decline

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing device (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, is expected to decline 6% year on year in shipment terms for the second quarter of 2022, according to International Data...

SA to get first electric minibus taxis

Fuel price relief for minibus taxi operators could be at hand as a project team of companies and research institutions have announced a research partnership to investigate and advance the feasibility of an electric minibus taxi in South African conditions by testing...

Enterprise WLAN momentum continues

The enterprise segment of the worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market continued its strong growth in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) with revenues increasing 17,1% year over year to $1,95-billion, according to results published in the International Data...

Ethernet switch, router revenues are up

The worldwide Ethernet switch market grew 12,7% year over year in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22) with revenues of $7,6-billion. The total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router market recorded $3,6-billion in revenue in 1Q22, a 3,5% increase year over...

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Airtel DRC unveils new head office

Bharti Airtel Africa, the leading telecommunications service provider in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has unveiled its new regional head office in Matadi, Bas-Congo. While unveiling the new building to Jacques Mbadu, the Governor of Bas-Congo, Airtel DRC MD...

Employee engagement key for success

Employee engagement has emerged as a critical driver of business success in today’s competitive marketplace, with various studies showing the positive impact of employee engagement on company performance. Research by Gallup, the American research-based, global...

Air Namibia manages costs with Accelya

Accelya, the leading solutions provider of financial and business intelligence solutions to the Airline industry, has announced that Air Namibia, the flag carrier airline of Namibia has selected Accelya’s Cost Management (FinesseCost) and Flight Profitability...

BCX, Vaninga in data centre deal

Vaninga has received a Letter of Intent from Business Connexion (BCX) securing a three year deal for the provision of data centre services in Mozambique valued at between $US4m and $US5m over the term of the proposed agreement. BCX’s commitment effectively accounts...

New Jnet 1-10KVA UPS range from Jasco

Jasco Power Solutions has launched a new range of high frequency 1-10Kva UPSes that will offer small and medium-sized local businesses the daily risk coverage they need to survive the load shedding that is likely to become the norm in South Africa. Jasco Power...

Tips to protect against cybercrime

The recent announcement by the National Protection Authority of South Africa (NPA) that 177 cybercrime cases have been finalised in the past year has highlighted the need for individuals to make sure that they are adequately protected from hackers. This is according...

Using data to improve mining

In a data-dominated world, the mining industry remains a labour-intensive enterprise and one that relies on long-term planning which, when inaccurate, can massively impact bottom lines. But the scale and complexity the data generated in the process of mining may in...

Offer MDM solutions that won’t be opposed

When tracking data on employee’s mobile devices, the deployment of a mobile device management (MDM) solution that can be rejected, deleted or ill configured by staff and users is simply no longer enough, so business needs to change its approach to managing mobile...

PayGate offers payment collection service

An e-commerce hurdle for smaller businesses in South Africa has fallen with the launch of a new payment collection service from PayGate. “For a small company that’s turning over less than R100 000 a month, getting an e-commerce merchant account through a bank can be...

HDS to acquire oXya

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has announced its intent to acquire oXya, a leading provider of services for cloud and SAP solutions. The acquisition of oXya is expected to close by the end of March and is subject to customary closing conditions. Upon the close...

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