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.

Massive increase for 5G roaming connections

A new study by Juniper Research has found that the total number of 5G roaming connections will increase from 53-million in 2023 to 526-million by 2027. This substantial growth will require the development of new roaming tools that are able to autonomously identify...

Intel debuts quantum SDK

Intel has released version 1.0 of the Intel Quantum Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK is a full quantum computer in simulation that can also interface with Intel's quantum hardware, including Intel's Horse Ridge II control chip and Intel's quantum spin qubit...

Unemployment rate jumps to 16-year high of 29%

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on July 30 that South Africa's unemployment rate jumped from 27,6% in the first quarter of this year to 29% in 2019Q2. This was the highest jobless reading since 2003. While there was some increase in employment between the...

DPO Group acquires SA’s PayFast

DPO Group has announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South Africa. The deal by the Nairobi-headquartered DPO Group was executed through a mix of shares and cash, with the PayFast management team remaining key shareholders in DPO...

Medical wearables market to hit $19,7bn

The medical wearables market is predicted to be worth $19,7-billion by the year 2024, according to IDTechEx's latest research. The market will be driven by the demand for continuous health monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics for the management of chronic...

SA’s IaaS boom still two years out

The predicted growth of infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is in line with the increasing growth forecasts for cloud computing. This is according to Andrew Cruise, MD of Routed, who says that while IaaS is seen as an emerging opportunity in Africa, the work has...

New sales approach needed for the information age

Providing prospects with high-quality information and "thought leadership" is no longer a differentiator for sales organizations -- to succeed today, according to Gartner. Sales leaders must help customers make sense of the massive amount of quality information they...

Steady rise in the cost of motoring

The interest rate cut and drop in petrol price during July is good news for consumers, however, the cost of motoring continues to rise steadily. The monthly mobility basket, which comprises of vehicle instalments, fuel, insurance and maintenance fees, has risen to R7...

SA car sales still in the slow lane

The South African car market continues to struggle, with the bulk of the buying activity currently taking place in the used car sector as financially stretched consumers increasingly opt for older cars at lower price points. This is according to the latest TransUnion...

Technology used to decode brain activity into speech

Researchers have demonstrated a system that can translate brain activity into synthetic speech. Earlier projects have shown that it's possible - although it took months to perform a task that most people do instantly. Now a complementary new study has seen researchers...

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