Alcatel Lucent adds AI, data centre solutions
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape – Rumours of Alcatel Lucent’s demise are way off the mark. In fact, the company is thriving and looking forward to an even better future. Craig Taylor, sales manager: strategic vertical at Alcatel Lucent Enterprise,...
A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired
As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...
DHL-Absa partnership opens global trade opportunities for African SMEs
DHL and Absa Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand DHL's GoTrade programme across sub-Saharan Africa, formalising a strategic partnership that paves the way for the rollout of the DHL GoTrade programme across key markets in the region. By...
ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise
Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...
Businesses still battle to scale AI
Only 22% of organisations have successfully scaled AI across multiple business units or adopted an AI-first approach according to a survey by Gartner. Meanwhile, around 11% of organisations are entirely unaware of what their function spent on AI in 2025. A Gartner...
AI search empowers consumers under pricing pressure
While the rand has made some gains against the US dollar and there has been a 2,3% rise in retail trade, indicating a small but important jump in household and consumer spending, 72% of consumers remain under the financial whip thanks to the 7% repo rate, 10,5% prime...
Another month of double-digit new vehicle sales
South Africa’s new-vehicle market maintained its momentum in August, with aggregate sales of 57 898 units representing an increase of 11,4% compared with the same month last year. “The appetite among South African consumers, car rental agencies and businesses for new...
LinkedIn recruitment phishing, cross-platform spyware target MEA
Kaspersky Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT) has identified a targeted campaign by Mirage Kitten advanced persistent threat group which uses fake LinkedIn recruitment communication and new cross-platform Node.js and JavaScript spyware targeting aviation and...
Nvidia and MediaTek build AI edge-to-cloud platforms
Nvidia and MediaTek have announced a deepening of their longstanding collaboration to build the next generations of AI computing platforms — spanning AI infrastructure, local AI computing and automotive. As part of the expanded collaboration, MediaTek will adopt the...
Vodacom challenge collects 2,2 tonnes of e-waste
Gauteng recorded the highest participation in Vodacom South Africa's Turn Your E-Waste into Rewards Challenge, demonstrating that South Africans are willing to embrace responsible e-waste recycling when it is made simple, convenient and rewarding. Delivered in...
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Corruption may just get more expensive
South Africa has been fighting corruption with legislation that, frankly, lacked teeth. By Kim Rew, partner at Webber Wentzel The Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 (PRECCA) has long been the cornerstone of the country's anti-corruption...
Productivity gains depend on people, not just platforms
Across South Africa, organisations are accelerating their investment in artificial intelligence (AI), deploying copilots, automation tools and advanced data platforms with the promise of unlocking productivity and reducing costs. By Ntsako Baloyi, data and AI lead for...
SA fintech processes R1bn in travel payments in six months
TurnStay, the South African fintech that helps African travel businesses get paid by international guests, has processed more than R1 billion in transactions so far this year - a milestone reached in just six months, and only three years after the company was founded....
We can no longer pretend Q-Day is only theoretical
Every major organisation is sitting on something incredibly valuable that not many people understand: cryptographic trust. By Antony Russel, chief technology officer at Telviva It enables businesses to move billions through online banking, run contact centres in the...
Your AI KYC tool won’t save you in an audit
South African companies are buying AI-powered compliance tools faster than they're reading the regulation those tools are supposed to satisfy. That gap is about to become very expensive, writes Bradley Elliott, CEO of RelyComply. Directive 11 is live; and SARS is...
The rise of the ‘ministers of defence’ in SA’s boardrooms
South Africans understand continuity better than most. Resilience has come in the form of the generator, the water tank, the UPS, and the make a plan ‘just in case’ attitude that has led to households and businesses building operational muscle memory around the...
Operational resilience, digital sovereignty top the CIO agenda
For CIOs across the Middle East & Africa, keeping systems online is the foundation of customer trust. By Martin Lentle, vice-president: Middle East and Africa at Red Hat EMEA As public sector institutions and private enterprises accelerate their digital...
Identity and access management in a post-password era
Traditional password-based authentication is no longer sufficient as a standalone control for protecting business systems. By Nemanja Krstić, head of operations (AME & EU) at Galix Advances in automation and artificial intelligence have increased the effectiveness...
AI success depends on network visibility
AI can be said to be dominating business agendas and strategic discussions - but new research by Broadcom reveals that the biggest obstacle to successfully deploying AI in fact the network supporting it. Broadcom’s 2026 State of Network Operations research reveals...
BlueVision launches Fusion Cloud
Most businesses have moved to the cloud and, in doing so they assume they're protected because they're using a reputable platform. However, the reality is somewhat different. This is according to Christo Coetzer, founder and MD of BlueVision, a leading South African...
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