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...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Crypto market cap rises after milestone August rally

Total cryptocurrency market capitalisation rose 17,6% to $2,7-trillion in August driven by the strongest ETF month of 2026, according to Binance Research’s Monthly Market Insights, September 2026. Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $3,52-billion, a step change from July's...

SMEs urged to capitalise on domestic tourism opportunities

This Tourism Month (September), and as South Africans explore destinations closer to home, new opportunities for businesses that can anticipate and meet the changing expectations of local travellers abound. While international arrivals remain an important contributor...

Ebolavirus vaccine candidate advances to clinical trials

African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group, headquartered in Egypt with subsidiaries in Berlin, will receive up to $16,5-million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance the development of a Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine...

Claudeforce merges Salesforce and Claude capabilities

Salesforce and Anthropic are announcing Claudeforce, an expanded strategic partnership bringing Claude’s intelligence and reasoning together with Salesforce’s enterprise harness to make its data, workflows, business logic, actions and governance securely accessible to...

Have a Heart this September

Next month is International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and CHOC is asking South Africans to learn the SILUAN early warnings signs of childhood cancer, listen to the stories behind every diagnosis, and take action to support children and teenagers on their cancer...

Nvidia’s quarter was bigger than TSMC’s entire year

Nvidia generated more revenue in a single quarter than the company that manufactures its chips generated in the whole of last year. This comparison puts the scale of the result into sharp focus, says deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of...

Samsung widens lead in declining MEA smartphone market

Smartphone shipments in Middle East and Africa (MEA) declined 10% YoY in Q2 2026, a quarter with no sales-driving occasion to support demand. The contraction was not evenly distributed among brands, however: several brands saw their shares decline steeply, while...

South Africans being forced into debt for daily essentials

South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis continues to deepen, with rising reliance on credit driving nearly a third of South Africans to borrow from informal lenders - often just for household essentials – according to Wonga’s annual credit utilisation survey. Surveying 4...

Rise in ransomware targeting ICS systems

In Q2 of 2026, the percentage of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers on which malicious objects were blocked continued to decrease but, at the same time, the percentage of these computers targeted by ransomware increased across almost every global region. This...

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SA’s AI future is leaving millions behind

On the surface, South Africa's digital credentials tell only part of the story. The country ranks 46th out of 147 economies in Microsoft's Global AI Diffusion Report for Q1 2026, ahead of every other African country measured, and its generative AI usage has risen to...

Why universities are turning off the ‘AI polygraph’

By 2026, the initial panic that greeted the launch of generative AI in higher education has transitioned into a complex, high-stakes standoff. At the heart of this conflict are AI checkers - software designed to catch students using tools like ChatGPT. However, a...

Workplace lessons young people need to know before their first job

According to Statistics South Africa, youth unemployment remains one of the country’s most pressing challenges, with nearly one in two young South Africans unemployed and graduate unemployment continuing to rise. This points to a gap that goes beyond education alone:...

Donors For Life reshapes crowdfunding in SA

In South Africa's crowdfunding landscape, digital platforms have become an essential mechanism for responding to crisis, from medical emergencies and education costs to disaster relief and family hardship. Through platforms such as BackaBuddy, thousands of campaigns...

AI-native Sophos Fusion debuts

Sophos has announced Sophos Fusion, an AI-native cybersecurity defense system, built to deliver a coordinated response to AI-era threats. A cybersecurity defense system is an emerging category in the industry: a single, open architecture where every control point,...

Testing is critical to commissioning Africa’s data centres

Africa’s data centre market is expanding rapidly. As recently as 2020, the continent had only around 140 000 square metres of data centre space, roughly the same as Switzerland, but serving a population of around 1,26-billion rather than 8,5-million. The installed IT...

The true extent of white-collar crime in South Africa

South Africa’s commercial crime statistics paint a concerning picture. Every year, reports of fraud, corruption, procurement irregularities, cybercrime, and financial misconduct continue to place pressure on both public and private institutions. Yet many governance...

Senior Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions

WE'RE HIRING: SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYSTContract/ OnsiteWe are looking for an accomplished Senior Business Analyst to support the delivery of large, high-risk and complex initiatives within a leading financial services environment.The successful candidate will act as a...

Senior Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton

WE'RE HIRING: SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYSTContract/ OnsiteWe are looking for an accomplished Senior Business Analyst to support the delivery of large, high-risk and complex initiatives within a leading financial services environment.The successful candidate will act as a...

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We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals from Coactivate team who have professional manners and excellent people skills to fill the role of a Real Time Analyst. The successful candidate should meet the following requirements: Minimum Requirements:...

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We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals from Coactivate team who have professional manners and excellent people skills to fill the role of a Real Time Analyst. The successful candidate should meet the following requirements: Minimum Requirements:...

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