Key AI insights we gained in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, African businesses can look back on one of the most pivotal years in AI adoption to date, writes Andrew Bourne, regional head of Zoho Southern Africa. Across South Africa, Lagos, and Nairobi, organisations tested, deployed, and learned from...
CIMA finds that uncertainty, poor preparedness impact AI adoption
There’s a significant gap between finance professionals’ expectations of AI’s impact and their organisations’ readiness to adopt it. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has unveiled findings from its Future-Ready Finance: Technology, Productivity, and...
Alliance for Inclusive AI aims to build AI that serves billions
BFA Global, Caribou and MSC - organisations whose work spans more than 150 countries - have launched the Alliance for Inclusive AI, an open coalition committed to ensuring that the next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) expands opportunity. By 2030, the Alliance...
Critical industry attackers are changing their tactics
Today, Sophos While manufacturers in critical industries are improving their defenses against ransomware, adversaries are shifting their tactics to maintain pressure. This is according to Sophos’s latest State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production (PDF)...
Old passwords increase security threat
Kaspersky’s latest research reveals that the majority of compromised passwords not only violate password-safety guidelines but also remain unchanged for extended periods, which drastically reduces their security. Although passwords still remain one of the major...
Guard against voice cloning this holiday season
It’s the run-up to the year-end holiday season when criminals ramp up their efforts to fleece us and ISPA is warning of the growing problem of voice cloning. South Africa’s official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB) says that, with a 356% rise in...
Micro tech signals the future for heart health
A tiny leadless pacemaker, a fraction of the size of a AAA battery, has been successfully implanted in the chamber of a patient’s heart in a minimally invasive procedure at Netcare Unitas Hospital. Cardiologist Dr Jean Vorster and electrophysiologist Dr Jane Moses...
Optix marks 25 years with global expansion
Optix, the South African company that provides driver safety management and fleet efficiency solutions, is celebrating 25 years as it undertakes significant international growth. This year, the company has made global senior hires and increased investment in...
PachiPanda young innovators to compete on Africa-wide stage
Three young South Africans - Wendile Mpofu, Gift Mabena and Bafokeng Mofokeng - have been selected as the country’s leading eco-innovators in the 2025 PachiPanda Challenge, earning their place in the Africa-wide finals. Their solutions address urgent challenges around...
Sustainable value chains could unlock billions for tech sector
The technology sector could unlock $800-billion in value across its value chain by 2030 if it puts nature at the heart of its operations and supply chains, according to a new World Economic Forum report. This is part of the $10,1-trillion in business opportunity that...
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The rise of sustainable procurement
South African companies are stepping up as global procurement increasingly pivots toward environmental, social, and governance (ESG) priorities. Several firms are already setting the pace for eco-conscious procurement. Shoprite, for example, is rolling out solar...
Trading in milliseconds: the role flash storage plays in finance
In today’s global financial markets, speed is paramount, writes Giorgio Ippoliti, technologist at Sandisk. When transactions are measured in milliseconds, and decisions are made in real-time, the ability to gain access to, and process data as quickly as possible is...
AI-powered maintenance key to data centre efficiency, resiliency, sustainability
The data centre marketplace is facing a conundrum of sorts; on the one hand, operators are now investing heavily in infrastructure to meet AI’s growing demands, on the other hand, it still (often) relies on outdated maintenance methods to manage mission-critical...
The role of long-term device rentals in the as-a-service era
The as-a-service era is synonymous with flexible subscription plans for everything from software to storage and even workspaces. The logical next step in this journey, says Go Rentals CEO Evan Berger, is extending that same flexibility and cost-efficiency to business...
The hard truth about endpoint security: Attackers are already ahead
Is endpoint security keeping pace with how attackers actually operate today? Barely and only if you are proactive. By Roy Alves, sales director of J2 Software Today’s attackers are not the amateurs of the past. They are stealthy, adaptive and exploiting the very...
Tokenisation of securities a strategic evolution
The convergence of blockchain technology with traditional financial markets is no longer speculative - it is a structural shift redefining how investors access, trade, and interact with listed securities. By Dr Wiehann Olivier, partner and fintech and digital asset...
AI breaks new ground for the retail industry
AI is a foundational technology in the retail sector. Niel Coetzee, technical director at redPanda Software Deployed to enhance personalisation, operational efficiency and optimise workflows and planning, AI solutions are rapidly becoming practical, enterprise-scale...
Your cybersecurity strategy is probably wrong – and how to fix it
Recently, I asked a room full of business leaders who among them would rate their cybersecurity posture as "excellent”. Only one hand went up. When I dropped the ranking to "good," just a few more hands were tentatively raised. By Kudakwashe Charandura, head of...
Super WiFi takes industrial connectivity beyond fibre and LTE limits
In many parts of Africa, industries still face crippling gaps in WiFi connectivity. Vast mining operations, ports, construction projects, and energy facilities often extend far beyond the reach of fibre or LTE networks. They are also too expansive for traditional...
Satellite-to-device: Exciting advances, but still years from everyday use
The words ‘satellite phone’ used to bring to mind the image of a mountain climber, a scientist in an Arctic research station, or a sailor using a brick-sized handset to communicate from the edges of the world where there are no mobile or fixed-line networks. But...
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