AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

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...

How Meta is preparing for SA elections

Over many years, Meta has developed a comprehensive approach to elections on our platforms, writes Balkissa Ide Siddo, public policy director: sub-Saharan Africa at Meta. But we know that no two elections are the same. That's why our team is developing a tailored...

Hubble spots a galaxy hidden in a dark cloud

The spiral galaxy IC 4633, snapped here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is located 100-million light-years away from us in the constellation Apus. IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic nucleus at its core. From our...

Innovative ideas sought for a smarter Stellenbosch

With steady population growth and rapid urbanisation in the Cape Winelands expected to put severe pressure on the district’s public services, Stellenbosch Network has opened nominations for its second annual #IdeasForChange Challenge. In doing so, the organisation...

Elon Musk tops list of most-discussed entrepreneur

Certain entrepreneurs are so innovative and forward-thinking, their ideas and creations have a monumental and lasting impact on the world. Interested in business personalities, MoneyTransfers.com analysed the latest data from online analytics tool Buzzsumo to...

Standard Bank, AWS to build African Innovation Lab

Standard Bank and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have expanded their strategic relationship and will jointly build the African Innovation Lab – an incubator and accelerator of large-scale innovation projects and new business models that deliver exceptional client...

Massive growth in fake vaccine certificate market

There has been a global boom in the black market for fake vaccine certificates on Telegram, following US President Biden’s vaccine mandate announcements last week. This is according to Check Point Research (CPR), which also fins that the black market for fake vaccine...

Overall cloud spending to hit $1,3trn by 2025

Over the past decade, cloud computing has become the foundation for the delivery of mobile and content services as well as an alternative to traditional enterprise computing environments. As businesses pivot to a digital-first economy, cloud will continue to play an...

PC growth spurt in MEA set to end soon

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computer (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations and tablets, is expected to see shipments decline of 7,2% year on year for the second half of 2021. This is according to IDC's latest Quarterly PCD...

Attacks reach record highs in 2021

Trend Micro blocked 40,9-billion email threats, malicious files, and malicious URLs for customers in the first half of 2021, a 47% year-on-year increase. Ransomware remained the standout threat in the first half of the year as cyber criminals continued to target...

Mining organisations are becoming highly digitalised

More than half of the mining organisations operating around the world consider themselves to be repeatable data-led companies on the organisational data maturity scale, according to IDC’s 2021 Worldwide Mining Decision-Maker Survey. The ability to capture, clean, and...

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Remote realtime data recovery from CSSI

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NetTraveler is back with new tricks

Kaspersky Lab researchers have announced a new attack vector of NetTraveler (also known as “Travnet”, “Netfile” or "Red Star" APT), an advanced persistent threat that has already infected hundreds of high profile victims in more than 40 countries. Known targets of...

Accounting for the value of data in business

While IT staff talk about "data as an asset" rather glibly in the boardroom, the value of digital information in an organisation is interpreted quite differently from the accounting department's perspective, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management (MDM)....

BDS bolsters colour printing with Impika

Following Xerox’s acquisition of France-based industrial inkjet manufacturer Impika, authorised Xerox distributor Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), has released the Impika iPrint Compact printer in South Africa. Impika technology will help Xerox compete in the...

Outsource service management infrastructure

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Aspect targets Africa’s oil distribution

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Total data management solutions needed

When building software or even implementing an application, testing is vital - and good testing requires data. Ziaan Hattingh, managing director of IndigoCube, a company that enables and improves the productivity of the application life cycle in large organisations,...

Nedbank’s App Suite now upgraded

Off the back of its recent win of the "Best Android Consumer App" at the MTN App of the Year awards, Nedbank has released an upgraded version of the Nedbank App Suite. The updated release fits into the bank’s strategy to provide clients with a one-of-a-kind,...

Act now on the imminent POPI bill

The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) act is, now more than ever, an immovable force that South African businesses will soon be expected to comprehensively address or risk facing harsh penalties for failure to act. After several reconsiderations and...

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