2026 will be year agentic AI comes of age
Kathy Gibson reports - Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) became the big buzzword in 2025, but organisations will only start to realise real benefit from the technology in the year ahead. That’s the word from John Roese, global chief technology officer and chief AI...
AI, geopolitics reshaping the future of global energy markets
S&P Global Energy has released its Top Trends report identifying the pivotal developments shaping clean energy technology, sustainability, and growth in global energy markets in 2026. "In 2026, AI's surging power demand growth will be testing grid limits, revenue...
Uber Eats reveals South Africans’ cravings in 2025
South Africans did not simply order takeaways this year. They curated, choreographed and customised. They left notes that read like diary entries, they elevated fried chicken to a national treasure, and they turned the comments box into a place for romance, precision,...
As child deaths rise, Gates Foundation calls for action
The number of children dying before their fifth birthday is projected to rise for the first time this century, reversing decades of global progress, according to new data published today in the Gates Foundation’s 2025 Goalkeepers Report. In 2024, 4,6-million children...
Salesforce recognises SA’s digital leaders
Salesforce the South African organisations using its platform and partner ecosystem to cut costs, accelerate sales cycles and improve operational performance. Across this year’s finalists in the 2025 Trailblazer Awards, companies report an average 35% saving in...
Global IT market on course for its best year since 1996
Worldwide spending on IT – including hardware, software and IT services - is on course to post an increase of 14% in 2025, representing the fastest year of growth since 1996 when the launch of Windows 95, expanding PC usage and Internet adoption were the primary...
IT leaders worry about cybersecurity threats, AI disruptions
Cybersecurity threats and the impact of AI maturity and regulation are the two most significant disruptors facing the industry in the coming year. This is the headline finding from a Veeam Software poll of 250 senior IT and business decision-makers conducted worldwide...
These are the top priorities for CFOs in 2026
Chief financial officers (CFOs) are grappling with a tension between short-term cost-cutting imperatives and long-term growth investments for their 2026 top priorities and challenges, according to a survey by Gartner. “CFOs are navigating a complex, volatile...
Ransomware resurgence drives more attacks
Organisations worldwide each faced an average of 2 003 cyberattacks per week during November 2025, according to Check Point Research’s latest Global Threat Intelligence insights. This represents a 3% increase from October and a 4% rise year-over-year, reflecting a...
Germany’s evoila to acquire Routed
Integrated cloud platform provider Routed is set to be acquired by evoila, a Germany-based IT solutions and strategy organisation. The deal will strengthen evoila’s cloud portfolio and supports its expansion into high-growth markets across Africa. Routed, recognised...
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The hidden risk of battery stockpiles is damaging the industry and hurting customers
Everyone will remember the mad rush to buy uninterrupted power systems (UPSs), portable inverter and battery trolleys, and rooftop solar installations with battery backup. By Lance Dickerson, MD of Revov South Africa It was all driven by load shedding. While everyone...
Cloud maturity will define if insurers can compete in the AI era
South Africa’s insurance sector is entering a critical inflexion point, with Deloitte’s view being that that AI ambition across the industry will stall unless insurers accelerate cloud modernisation at the same time as their AI strategies are being implemented. The...
SA kids caught in cybercrime crosshairs
With the festive season in full swing and schools soon closing for the year, children will be spending more time online than ever before. From gaming and social media to videos and virtual hangouts, the digital world offers endless distractions. As parents juggle work...
Veeam partners with ServiceNow to add data resilience
Veeam Software has announced the Veeam App for ServiceNow, which helps organisations to integrate the management and automation of Veeam Data Platform’s data protection capabilities within their ServiceNow workflows. The Veeam App for ServiceNow delivers...
A quick sensor installation can protect millions in assets
The fast-developing world of Internet of Things (IoT) technology means a new heavy-duty commercial cargo truck purchased for over R2-million can be effectively secured in just 20 minutes. That’s according to Norman Parkin, CEO of IOTI, a Centurion-based Internet of...
Foster a risk-aware culture in a world of enhanced scrutiny
South Africa’s grey listing has exposed not just gaps in technical compliance, but a deeper challenge that sits at the heart of business practice: the need to build organisations that are not merely compliant, but consciously ethical. Servaas du Plessis. CEO of...
The era of cheap memory is over
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The 12 scams of Christmas
As South Africans prepare for the December holidays, the annual wave of online shopping, travel bookings, and digital gift-giving is met by an equally predictable surge in cybercrime. But this year, things are likely to look a lot scarier. The classic scams we’ve...
Q-KON , Guodian Gaoke, StarWin in IoT LEO alliance
African-based provider of satellite communication solutions Q-KON has reached a tripartite strategic alliance agreement with Beijing Guodian High-Tech Technology and China StarWin Science and Technology to offer Internet of Things (IoT) services supported by the...
Partnership and progress take centre stage at Huawei’s 2025 SA Supplier Convention
Huawei brought together its partners in Johannesburg for the 2025 Huawei South Africa Supplier Convention, centred on the theme “Empower Partners, Enhance Quality, Grow Together”. The event brought together 300 representatives from more than 100 core partners across...
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