SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Booking.com opens applications for 2026 Hospitality Growth Programme

Booking.com has opened applications for its 2026 Hospitality Growth Programme. The programme gives South African accommodation owners in key tourism regions a new opportunity to grow. It also builds on a strong pilot that delivered a 92% participant satisfaction...

New shocks for SA’s agricultural outlook

South Africa’s agricultural sector enters the next cycle against a backdrop of unusually elevated global uncertainty. While the industry has performed well in recent years, despite logistics constraints and biological risks, a convergence of geopolitical tensions,...

What SME funding data tells us about the SA economy

Following five consecutive quarters of GDP growth and continued interest rate cuts, data from a South African alternative business funder shows rising approval rates, improved credit quality and growing demand from new industries. Jonti Strimling, co-founder and chief...

Vodacom delivers on Vision 2030 strategy

The Vodacom Group has grown its customer base by 12,3% to 237,3-million customers during the financial year ended 31 March 2026. This includes 103-million financial services customers, including Safaricom. The group delivered ahead of its EBITDA medium-term target,...

Araxi concludes Pay@ Group acquisition

Araxi’s have shareholders voted and approved its acquisition of 80% of the shares in the Pay@ Group, and the Competition authorities have also approved the transaction, which is expected to close during May. Pay@ is a payment aggregator, providing bill presentment and...

AI arms race is changing cybersecurity economics

AI is driving down the cost of attacks while increasing the value of defence, but where does this race for dominance end? Richard Frost, head of technology solutions and consulting at Armata Cyber Security, attempts to answer the question. The cost of attacks is...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI arms race is changing cybersecurity economics

AI is driving down the cost of attacks while increasing the value of defence, but where does this race for dominance end? Richard Frost, head of technology solutions and consulting at Armata Cyber Security, attempts to answer the question. The cost of attacks is...

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The hidden cost of cloud complexity (and what to do about it)

Cloud adoption in South Africa is accelerating. Budgets are being committed, environments are being built, and the channel is busier than it has been in years. Othelo Vieira, technical product manager lead at Cloud On Demand That is genuinely good news. But there is a...

Data privacy in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept; it’s woven into the fabric of life today. And beyond just a technological revolution, AI is shaping up to be a test in trust. By Amenda Makhetha-Sebake, head of data privacy and protection at FirstRand Group...

Managed optical networks the backbone of enterprise connectivity

As enterprise digital transformation accelerates, a quieter but equally critical shift is taking place beneath the surface: the rapid evolution of network infrastructure. By Brett Van Rooyen, senior pre-sales engineer at NEC XON Driven by the rise of cloud computing,...

Siloed fraud defence is no longer viable in the age of AI attackers

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority's (FSCA) call for a centralised anti-fraud hub at its 2026 conference reflects a timely recognition that South Africa's Financial Institutions (FIs) can’t successfully fight financial crime in isolation. By Bradley Elliott, CEO...

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