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...
Phishers target payCity users
User of the popular payCity service are being targeted in a new phishing scam. payCity has alerted its subscribers to the fact that fraudsters have been targeting users with fake traffic fine notification messages pretending to impersonate payCity. “These messages may...
Energy for AI and data centres is a key challenge
The growing energy requirements for data centres is a major issue that needs to be resolved. This is one of the key takeaways from the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Summer Policy Summit that took place in Boston recently. A common thread...
Mimecast warns of fake email campaign using AI
Mimecast has uncovered a large-scale business email compromise (BEC) invoice fraud campaign targeting global organisations across multiple industries using urgent payment requests to exploit time-sensitive business processes. The attackers deploy sophisticated...
Concertgoers becoming more savvy about online scams
The average financial loss from concert ticket scams has halved this year, according to new research from Surfshark, which says that scams reported to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) indicate potential concertgoers lost $303 – compared to $606 in 2024. From 2020 to...
Nvidia releases open dataset, models for multilingual speech AI
There are about 7 000 languages in the world, but just a small fraction of them are supported by AI language models. Nvidia is tackling the problem with a new dataset and models that support the development of high-quality speech recognition and translation AI for 25...
Africa sustaining efforts to end mpox outbreaks
One year since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), African countries have scaled up response measures and made significant progress to curb the spread of the virus. Coordinated action between...
Hout Bay’s mussels reveal hidden pollution crisis
A new University of Cape Town (UCT) study has revealed that Hout Bay’s marine environment is seriously threatened by pharmaceutical and personal care product compounds (PPCPs) that persist and bio-accumulate in marine life - even kilometres away from pollution...
Sports fans want AI to serve up dynamic digital content
Sports fans are turning to more dynamic digital content experiences, with AI, personalisation and real-time features central to how they engage with sports. New global research commissioned by IBM, which polled more than 20 000 sports fans across 12 countries, shows...
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Veeam recognises top African partners
Veeam Software has announced the winners of the 2023 Veeam ProPartner Awards in Africa, celebrating the achievements and dedication of Veeam Value-Added Resellers (VAR) and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners. The award winners have successfully...
Avanti Communications appoints sales director
Avanti Communications has announced the appointment of Chris van Rooyen as its new sales director. Reporting to senior vice-president of sales and South Africa country manager, Gamze Aydin, Van Rooyen will be tasked with new business development and taking Avanti's...
Ransomware attacks are a growing threat for Kenyan businesses
Businesses in Kenya are growing increasingly concerned about being targeted by cyber threats, especially ransomware attacks, which are growing in both frequency and sophistication and can have devastating effects on organisations. By David Mugo, senior solution...
How microgrids could alleviate load shedding
Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa recently announced that South Africans experienced 600 hours less load shedding over the past three months than they did in the same period last year. But, while this has been welcomed, the threat of load shedding still...
Fintechs help drive financial inclusion across sub-Saharan Africa
As the Southern African Development Community (SADC) sees growth in fintech operators, it will become easier and safer for people to send money back home, writes Nikki Kettles, executive of licences and payments regulation at Mukuru. With half of Africans migrating to...
Cybersecurity strategies for cloud acceleration in financial services
Effective cybersecurity must align to organisation's needs and take its lead from its requirements. Security must enable, not define. By Todd Schoeman, BT client business director in South Africa Thus, understanding your organisation's operational environment and what...
What to expect in the next era of AI in banking
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically reshape how banks operate from front to back. By Steven Huels, GM: AI business unit at Red Hat This wave of artificial intelligence will have a lasting impact on employees, customers,...
AI-powered virtual agents could bolster the BPO sector
The introduction of AI-powered virtual agents is not expected to impact the number of jobs in South Africa's business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. In fact, industry players believe that AI will only bolster the strengths that have earned the country its...
Location intelligence a secret weapon in data-driven banking
New technologies are rapidly reshaping the banking sector, signalling a shift from traditional, branch-centric models to a more data-driven, customer-centric approach. Geographic information systems (GIS) play a crucial role in this transformation by integrating...
Big data makes waves in auditing and finance
Big data has revolutionised the auditing and finance sector in South Africa. With the wealth of information available at their fingertips, auditors and finance professionals are now able to make more informed decisions, uncover patterns and trends, and provide better...
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