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.

Trends influencing FP&A and controller functions in finance

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and controllership leaders need to have a plan to harness the ways digital acceleration is disrupting legacy processes in their functions, says Gartner. "We're seeing widespread acceptance among finance leaders that...

This is why SA companies would outsource security

Kaspersky's annual IT Security Economics report reveals that the complexity of cybersecurity solutions forced companies to outsource some functions to external infosec providers: they have more relevant expertise and can manage the technologies more efficiently than...

Telkom switching customers on to wireless

With more than 96% of its prepaid fixed line customers upgraded to wireless, Telkom will discontinue its legacy copper-based fixed line prepaid service platform from 1 August. Telkom says its wireless service is more reliable than its copper-based technology and is...

Satellite solution revolutionises anti-poaching battle

Mobile satellite communications specialist, Inmarsat, has joined forces with environmental and health organisation Resolve to develop a revolutionary, satellite-enabled solution to safeguard endangered wildlife across the African continent. Resolve's Biodiversity and...

SA students off to coding ‘Grand Prix’ in Baku

Teen programmers from 86 countries, including South Africa, will compete for top honours at the 2019 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 4 to 11 August. Each country sends four high school learners to the international...

Eskom Expo whizzkid heads to Germany

After shining at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF), young scientist Brad Etienne Spies is heading to Germany to embark on a three-and-a-half year electronics/mechatronics apprenticeship at the Siemens Technical Academy in Berlin. The...

Blockchain helps to empower African farmers

AB InBev Africa and BanQu are using blockchain to uplift smallholder farmers in AB InBev's supply chain. The partnership aims to expand financial inclusion and empower more people across the continent. It also gives AB InBev better line of sight when it comes to its...

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...

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