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.

Women are borrowing for daily living expenses

South African women are more at risk of becoming indebted over rapidly depreciating assets than their male counterparts. To commemorate International Women’s Day, National Debt Advisors, one of the leading debt counselling companies in South Africa, shared findings...

Retaining top talent amid SA’s brain drain

As skilled workers and top talent leave the country at an alarming rate, South Africa's "brain drain" is becoming a significant challenge for many companies as they struggle to fill their ever-widening skills gap from a constantly shrinking talent pool. A new white...

IoT boom creates skills challenge

IoT adoption is growing rapidly, and decision-makers believe 30% of their company's revenue two years from now will be due to IoT. However, the industry faces a significant IoT skills gap, as well as complexity and security challenges that may compromise business...

56 cores deliver Xeon Scalable performance boost

Intel has announced its next-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (codename Cooper Lake). The new line-up offers customers up to 56 processor cores per socket and built-in AI training acceleration in standard socketed Intel Xeon Scalable processor...

New business models key for SA’s digital transformation

Only 11% of organisations are highly satisfied with those in charge of spearheading digital transformation, despite the fact that almost three-quarters of them are already underway on their journey. This is among the findings from NTT's 2019 Digital Means Business...

CX tech spend to hit $641bn

Worldwide spending on customer experience (CX) technologies will total $508-billion in 2019, an increase of 7,9% over 2018. According to the inaugural Worldwide Semiannual Customer Experience Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC), as companies focus...

Wearable tech set to be a $54bn industry

The wearable tech industry was worth nearly $23-billion in 2018 and is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19% to reach $54-billion by 2023, according to GlobalData. The company's latest report: "Wearable Tech - Thematic Research", reveals that...

More women needed in corporate leadership

Worldwide, gender equality continues to remain a focus area for many organisations as the awareness around the gender pay gap gains momentum. There is consensus regarding the need to transform boards and companies to bridge the gender pay gap, both from a...

TV White Spaces pilot expands African connectivity

The US Trade and Development Agency has awarded a grant to South Africa's Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA) for a pilot project that will help improve internet access for rural and semi-rural areas in South Africa through the use of American TV white space...

Chinese smartphone shipments drop 6%

According to preliminary figures in the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone shipments in China stood at 98-million units in the second quarter of 2019, down 6% from the same period last year. This was better than expectations of an 9% contraction. "In only...

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