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.

Inflation forces migrants to reduce remittances

The WorldRemit Cost of Living index has found that 82% of remittance senders agree that the cost of living for the people who they send money to has risen since the start of the year. Highlighting the impact of inflation on people around the world, almost half (45%)...

Vegetarian dinosaurs differed in how they ate their food

Although most early dinosaurs were vegetarian, there were a surprising number of differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet, a new study reveals. Scientists used CT scans of dinosaur skulls to track the evolution of early dinosaur...

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...

Trust for SA institutions on the rise

Trust in South Africa has risen for all institutions - NGOs, business, government, media - with NGOs in the lead (60%) over business (58%) followed by media (40%). Government continuing to be the least trusted institution (21%). This is according to the Edelman Trust...

Weaker channel demand depresses smartphone volumes

Due to weakening channel demand, worldwide smartphone ODM/EMS assembly shipment volumes dropped 6,2% year over year during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18) with total shipments of 356,7-million. "Longer duration of smartphone usage has led to slow demand in the hot...

Tech that’s impacting higher education in 2019

Gartner has identified the top 10 strategic technologies impacting higher education in 2019. The report highlights the technologies that higher education CIOs should have on their radar this year, especially as they look to enhance their competitive advantage and...

Lessons from the Cape Town drought

The Cape Town drought has powerful climate-change adaptation lessons for other South African municipalities. The University of Cape Town's (UCT) African Centre for Cities (ACC) released a new paper, "Unpacking the Cape Town Drought: Lessons Learnt", by Associate...

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