AI is key to growth, but CEOs struggle to demonstrate financial returns
Forty-four percent of CEOs struggle to demonstrate AI-driven financial returns to stakeholders, according to Gartner. Yet CEOs are not retreating from technology investment. Instead, they are looking to AI and technology to help redesign how their organizations...
Overhaul needed as risky AI meets SA’s curriculum
Common Sense Media, a US-based independent nonprofit that provides age-based ratings, reviews, and advice on media and technology for kids and families, has rated OpenAI’s recent release, ChatGPT for Teens at “unacceptable risk” for usage by teenagers. This shouldn't...
Expert argues telecoms laws can’t restrict lawful gambling
Any attempt to restrict access to legally authorised gambling through telecommunications regulation, rather than gambling legislation, would raise serious legal concerns and could face a court challenge. This is according to Wayne Lurie, from Lurie Inc Attorneys, who...
Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance
Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...
Xiaomi poised to make its mark in SA
By Mark Davison – It may be a relative newcomer to the South African market and still not a household name, but under new South African country manager – Tianshi Lv – Xiaomi is dead set on changing that perception. At the launch last night of the Redmi Note 17 Series...
Africa urged to start executing on aviation potential
Africa must move decisively from ambition and talk to execution if aviation is to fulfil its potential as a catalyst for intra-African trade, tourism and economic growth. This was the warning from Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) CEO Aaron Munetsi,...
Sanctioned AI agents, not hackers, leaking credentials between departments
More than 70% of IT security and decision makers expect negative business impact from attacks targeting platforms like Slack, Teams, Zoom in 2026. Increasingly, the exposure on those platforms comes not from hackers or rogue software, but from sanctioned AI agents...
Anthropic’s $2trn IPO puts AI’s circular money machine on trial
The AI boom is being financed in a loop, and Anthropic’s blockbuster listing is about to hand that loop to ordinary investors. This warning Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, comes as Anthropic heads towards a Nasdaq debut that could value it at up to $2-trillion,...
Infrastructure failures drive up fire risk
South African businesses are being urged to reassess their fire preparedness and response capabilities as mounting infrastructure pressures, climate-related risks and institutional capacity constraints increase the likelihood and potential severity of fire and...
SA-built super-app will combine services
South Africa’s digital economy is getting a home-grown challenger. OMN1, a South African-built super app combining e-hailing, food delivery, creator monetisation and messaging all in one platform, will officially launch on 5 November 2026. The platform brings together...
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NetScout closes critical CDN security gap
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Cloudera Anywhere Cloud launches for the agentic AI era
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Nedbank pilots Client Connect Zone
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Axis Communications joins Palo Alto Networks Program as founding partner
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MiRO to distribute Tarana’s G1 platform in SA
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Climb partners with Utimaco
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Nutanix and ChronoScale partner on enterprise AI adoption
Nutanix has announced a strategic partnership with ChronoScale Holdings to jointly deliver enterprise-ready AI infrastructure and help accelerate adoption of AI services across global markets. The partnership brings together complementary capabilities enterprise...
Paratus Uganda first to market with Starlink service
Paratus Uganda has become the first provider in the country to launch Starlink’s low earth orbit (LEO) satellite service, following the official signing of the memorandum of understanding and operational license agreement between Uganda Communication Commission and...
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