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.

Digital transformation will unlock billions in growth revenue

New research locally and in Europe suggests that businesses are set to unlock billions of rands in growth potential through digital transformation and automation initiatives over the next few years. IDC predicts that, post pandemic, South African businesses will...

Top workplace predictions for 2023

As workplace volatility continues in 2023, Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top nine workplace predictions that HR leaders must address this year and beyond to successfully navigate today's labour market and continue to drive business outcomes. "HR leaders have faced an...

Asus issues ShadowHammer fix, diagnostics

Asus has moved quickly to protect its users from the ShadowHammer advanced persistent threat (APT), having released a fix as well as a diagnostic tool that will let users check if they have been affected. It has been reported that the supply chain attack, Operation...

Clickatell delivers WhatsApp channel to MTN

MTN South Africa has partnered with global customer engagement company Clickatell to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage with the telco over WhatsApp. MTN Chat will enable customers to initiate purchase of airtime and data bundles within their WhatsApp...

The digital way forward for Africa

There is enough evidence that Africa can be digitally transformed - but what is holding us back? This is the question posed by former Nigerian Minister for Communications Technology, Dr Omobola Johnson, delivering the UN Economic Commission for Africa's (ECA) annual...

Coca-Cola European Partners digitalises with Software AG

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world's largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has chosen Software AG's hybrid integration platform as an enabler for implementing its technology and business transformation programme. CCEP was looking for a single integration...

Border, maritime security set for double growth

Global instability due to terrorism and civil disruptions is leading to increased pressures among border and maritime security agencies to keep their borders safe from human, drugs, and weapons trafficking while streamlining operations to process genuine travelers....

Low business confidence to be expected

That business confidence is at its lowest point in the last two years should not come as a surprise, writes Chris Hattingh, a researcher at the Free Market Foundation. And it is not as a result of policy uncertainty - the politicians punting expropriation without...

African CEOs drive inter-continental trade talks

At a time when intra-continental trade remains too weak, Africa's most influential business leaders have decided to come together and make their voices heard. The Africa CEO Forum aims to make the implementation of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) a driver for...

1m users threated by ShadowHammer attacks

A new advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign that has potentially affected 1-million users through what is known as a supply chain attack. Kaspersky Lab research found that threat actors behind Operation ShadowHammer have targeted users of the ASUS Live Update...

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