Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

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...

Prepare to defend against crimeware and financial threats in 2023

In 2023, we will observe a great demand for malware loaders on the darknet: instead of developing their own malicious samples, attackers will opt for ready-made services with enhanced detection avoidance. Moreover, due to increasing regulations imposed on...

SA wins 15 medals at the BRICS Future Skills Challenge

South Africa's best future-forward digital skills are comparable to those of top candidates from Brazil, Russia, India and China. This is according to the results of the BRICS Future Skills Challenge, an online multi-day competition hosted by China this month. South...

Use of consumer AI devices is growing

Slightly more than one-fourth of people (27%) own an AI-powered virtual assistant such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home, according to new research from B2B ratings and reviews site Clutch. People use virtual assistants for simple tasks and commands, mostly playing...

Broadband Forum publishes DBA modularisation standards

Broadband Forum has released new standards for the modularisation of the Dynamic Bandwidth Assignment (DBA) function, representing a significant advance in the quality of service (QoS) of optical access systems and a milestone for 5G by accelerating the time-to-market...

More equity deals for local tech start-up

South African AI start-up Xineoh has concluded a second round of equity deals worth $1,5-million in late 2018 and early 2019, attracting heavyweight investors, including Wade Flemons a seasoned investment banker, private equity MD and entrepreneur from Vancouver,...

10 out of 10 for 5 in 5

Mark Davison is at IBM Think in San Francisco - One of the most popular sessions at IBM's Think conferences is the annual 5 in 5 predictions at its Science Slam - and this year's event proved to be no exception. The brainchild of senior vice-president of Cloud and...

Digital Transformation .. now for Chapter 2

Mark Davison is at IBM Think in San Francisco – There was standing room only in Moscone West conference centre for IBM chairman, president and CEO, Ginni Rometty’s keynote address – and at multiple other venues around San Francisco, including the Metreon cinema...

What to expect from the budget …

Kathy Gibson is at PwC’s pre-budget review in Johannesburg - South Africa is sitting in the dark this week as loadshedding hits hard, and PwC sees little to cheer us up as it unpacks its predictions for this year’s budget. In fact, Lullu Krugel, chief economist at...

IBM continues to transform channel

Mark Davison is at IBM PartnerWorld at Think in San Francisco – In the 18 months since he took over its channel operations, John Teltsch, GM of IBM’s Partner Ecosystem, has made significant impact with some of the changes he has brought to the partner table. And, in a...

There’s still money in ‘tin’

Mark Davison is at IBM PartnerWorld at Think in San Francisco – Software solutions in the form of AI, machine learning and data analytics may be the flavour of the moment, but there is still room – and money - to be made for the channel in the sale of hardware systems...

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