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.

MEA PC demand drops as market normalises

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, posted a year-on-year decline of 12,8% during the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest industry analysis conducted...

Covid burden lessens in Africa, but numbers are creeping up

While Africa is witnessing its lowest level of new Covid-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, a recent four-week rise - the first such sustained increase in four months - underscores the criticality of maintaining vigilance as the end-year holiday seasons sets...

Flexibility key for multi-cloud approach

Driven by the need for faster digital transformation, hybrid IT estates have become the norm, with the most successful customers opting for a "right workload for the right cloud platform" approach. But this is also creating new types of complexity, with the risk of...

Personalised experiences pay off for retailers

Thirty-five percent of shoppers feel today's brands do not care enough about personalising their shopping experiences. However, when retailers do invest in personalisation it pays. This is according to a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted by Forrester...

Despite downturn, SA smartphone sales rise 7,2%

The South African smartphone market enjoyed solid growth in 2018, with unit sales rising,7.2% year-on-year to around 13,5-million and value growing 13,2% to just under R35-billion. That's according to newly released point of sale tracking data from GfK South Africa's...

Calling all resellers: cast your vote now

It's that time of the year when the Channelwise Awards recognise and salute the cream of our industry. The annual awards are based on the valued and trusted opinion of South Africa's reseller community. "Please take the time to do the survey and vote to ensure that...

Malware targets adult site users

The number of users attacked by malware out to steal premium access login data to popular adult websites more than doubled in a year, rising from around 50000 users in 2017 to 110000 users in 2018. In all, more than 850 000 attacks were detected. This growth was...

Fiscal drag dampens outlook for consumers

While a modest improvement in company tax receipts is expected in the final months of the financial year, fiscal drag across the spectrum is "markedly negative for the consumer outlook", says Standard Bank. Fiscal drag refers to the situation where more taxpayers are...

AI identifies, predicts cancer symptom clusters

Cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy could soon benefit from a new AI that is able to identify and predict the development of different combinations of symptoms - helping to alleviate much of the distress caused by their occurrence and severity. In the first study...

Sello Moloko appointed as Telkom chairman

Jabu Mabuza has resigned as an independent non-executive director and chairman of the Telkom board, effective 31 May 2019. Mabuza will be replaced by Sello Moloko, an independent non-executive director on the Telkom board. Moloko is the non-executive chairman of...

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