AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Leverage economics, sustainability of cloud in the digital era

Kathy Gibson reports - The move to cloud is recognised as necessary for most organisations, but the journey to cloud is complex and can be challenging. IDC held its Cloud and Datacentre Roadshow in Johannesburg today (15 March 2023) to examine some of the challenges...

Economic activity slowdown mirrored in lower transactions

After two consecutive months of encouraging growth, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) fell in February 2023, signalling the country's deteriorating economic activity. "At an index level of 131, the BETI for February slipped to October's level and...

CEOs focus on AI, blockchain, IoT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as the most frequently-mentioned theme among the key disruptive technologies in the discussions of the world's leading CEO's during the first half (H1) of 2019. This is according to GlobalData's CEO Influencer Platform, which...

Marketers not in a hurry for AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) will not become mainstream among marketers until at least 2021. This is according to a new Marketing Foresight research report from Episerver, which shows that while marketers are investing more and more in technology, some of the basics...

G7 approves fund to empower African women

French President Emmanuel Macron and G7 leaders on Sunday approved a package totaling $251-million in support of the African Development Bank's AFAWA initiative to support women entrepreneurs in Africa. "I am particularly proud, as the current G7 president, that the...

Motor industry must gear up for digitalisation

The motor industry needs to come to grips with the fact that new competitors are the likes of Google, Netflix, Airbnb, Amazon, Uber Eats and Mr D Food. This is according to Ghana Msibi, CEO of WesBank Motor Division, speaking at the 2019 NAAMSA Automotive Conference,...

Joburg, Fak’ugesi explore digital creativity

From 30 August to 8 September 2019 the Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival will return to Johannesburg to explore and celebrate technology and creativity by Africans for Africa. This year, the 2019 Fak'ugesi Festival has also partnered with the City of...

iWeek live-streamed in Soweto

The annual iWeek Internet industry conference and exhibition kicked off yesterday (26 August) live at Joburg's landmark Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre and via streaming video in Soweto. iWeek represents an opportunity for the Internet Service Providers'...

WEF initiative aims to grow Africa’s SMEs

A new World Economic Forum initiative, the Africa Growth Platform, has been launched with the goal of helping Africa's community of start-up enterprises grow and compete in international markets. The Africa Growth Platform will do this in three ways. First, it will...

Why your number port could be rejected

Port requests can be rejected, says ICTGlobe.com, while offering consumers advice for ensuring their number porting requests are always actioned by their telecoms providers. The independent telco explains that South Africa launched number portability in 2006 with the...

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