Frontline workers using AI less likely to burn out
Frontline workers who use AI on the job are less likely to report being burned out. This is according to a 10-country global study of 8 200 frontline employees by UKG, a global AI platform for HR, pay, and workforce management. Frontline workers — those who must be...
June sees a fall in air passenger demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its latest data on passenger air travel based on year-on-year traffic and capacity data provided by airlines in each region worldwide during June 2026 compared with the same month in 2025. According to...
AI tools exploited for phishing at scale
Phishing through the use of AI is returning as the number one challenge to the security of systems, according to Cisco’s threat intelligence research organisation, Talos. In its Q1 202 incident response report, Talos highlights a fundamental shift away from complex...
Semigration is not all about Cape Town
While we often think of semigration as people moving to South Africa’s coastal areas in pursuit of a happier, healthier lifestyle, the current data reveals a more complex reality, according to new research from Sentinel Homes. “Many assume that people want to get away...
Cybercriminals disguising attacks as AI services
From January to the beginning of May, Kaspersky solutions have detected more than 92 000 global attacks of malware and potentially unwanted applications disguised as popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents and AI services. Cybercriminals exploited trusted brands...
New test for global economy as trade, food and finance shocks spread
The global economy entered 2026 with optimism and resilience supported by trade, industrial production in developing economies, and investment linked to artificial intelligence (AI) - but rising geopolitical tensions are now testing that momentum, according to UN...
Africa’s path to gender economic parity pushed back 50 years
Women's economic participation in Africa has fallen 0,6 percentage points below 2022 levels - extending the region's timeline to reach economic parity from 120 years to approximately 170 years. This is according to Boston Consulting Group’s latest report – Financing...
SA organisations must redesign work, not just adopt AI
Businesses worldwide have poured multi-billion dollar investments into AI, yet fewer than 40% report meaningful productivity gains. And a new report from Top Employers Institute reveals why: nearly half of workers say they do not understand how AI is supposed to help...
Data centres go green
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Data centres – critically important if Africa is to advance its AI agenda – use ever-increasing amounts of electricity, which the continent battles to provide. The ideal solution to the electricity...
Governance key to AI success
Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Artificial intelligence (AI) governance and policies are top of the agenda for African countries as they seek to grasp the many opportunities that the technology promises. There’s no shortage of advice,...
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The future of customer experience is human-centric
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Peach Payments launches enterprise POS terminal
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Hayo NMR helps emerging markets boost digital tax revenues
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Specno launches AI-driven R&D acceleration suite
Specno has launched its AI-powered Research and Development acceleration suite, which will help companies to fast-track R&D to speed up and reduce the cost of product development across sectors. “The world is already witnessing the impact of AI-driven R&D in...
Mimecast enhances data governance, compliance across collaboration tools
Mimecast has announced a new solution with Google Workspace to enhance governance and compliance capabilities within the Workspace suite of collaboration and productivity tools. This solution enables comprehensive support for key compliance use cases such as...
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