Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

Executive shakeout at Tarsus

After little more than a year at the helm, Emile Burger, CEO of Tarsus Distribution, has resigned. Emmanouil Revmatas, who joined the distributor as GM in October last year, has been appointed as interim CEO. Burger, who was previously CFO of Tarsus, succeeded channel...

Google unveils new African investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Google Cloud Summit in Johannesburg - As artificial intelligence (AI) permeates every level of the economy, we need to guard against letting the digital divide extend to becoming the AI divide. That’s the word from James Manyika, senior...

Data centre electricity consumption set to surge

Electricity consumption for data centres worldwide is projected to grow 26% in 2026, according to Gartner, increasing from 447 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2025 to 565TWh this year. “Surging demand for compute-intensive AI workloads is driving unprecedented data centre...

Attackers turn legitimate remote access tools into backdoors

Attackers are using trusted software, disguised malware and increasingly believable lures to gain access to user devices. This is according to HP Inc’s latest Threat Insights Report, which highlights a growing challenge for both users and defenders as malicious...

Zero trust drives SASE growth

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market grew 21% year-over-year (Y/Y) in 1Q 2026 to over $3-billion. The quarter reinforced that SASE is a strategic platform investment, with enterprises funding...

AI-powered disinformation is a risk brands can’t ignore

As GenAI changes how brands are discovered, interpreted and judged, chief marketing officers are facing a new category of threat: industrial disinformation. False or misleading narratives can now spread faster, scale further and do more damage to brand trust, customer...

The pivotal role of ports in supply chain stability

Global port efficiency remains under pressure from geopolitical instability, shipping network disruption, extreme weather events and persistent market volatility, according to the Container Port Performance Index 2025. The sixth annual report – jointly issued by the...

‘Grey’ scam websites exploit user trust

Kaspersky research shows that the so-called “grey” websites repeatedly target all world regions, and this may be driving both financial loss and large-scale data harvesting. Grey websites are deceptive online platforms that fall outside traditional phishing...

DJI Enterprise expands SA ecosystem

Kathy Gibson reports - Drone manufacturer DJI Enterprise is strengthening its South African presence and focus, having set up a local presence, appointed a master distributor and named its first official resellers. Lethu Buthelezi will head up DJI Enterprise’s South...

SpaceX drops $60bn to buy Cursor

Hot on the heels of its hugely successful initial public offering (IPO) last week, SpaceX has exercised its option to acquire Cursor for a $60-billion all-stock deal. Cursor is a start-up that offers an AI-powered code editor and software development. According to...

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How to confront SA’s procurement fraud crisis

In a November 2025 report, procurement fraud was experienced by 56 percent of African respondents, dwarfing cyberfraud at 23%. This is according to “Combatting fraud in a perfect storm”, published by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). By...

Fighting fraud with intelligence

In its 2024 Annual Report, the Insurance Crime Bureau (ICB) warned that fraud and organised crime costs South African insurers up billions if not actively disrupted. The actual true cost of fraud echoed by the ICB extends far beyond financial losses, it impacts...

SARS diesel rebate overhaul: Data is now a priority

As the South African Revenue Service (SARS) rolls out the biggest change to the diesel refund system in 25 years, local primary producers are facing a major shift in how they claim diesel rebates. From 1 April 2026, on-land primary sectors - including farming,...

Realising Tanzania and Uganda’s digital workforce transformation

Tanzania and Uganda are at an important stage in their economic development, where infrastructure investment and digital transformation are beginning to converge. By Josiah Habwe, GM: Tanzania and Uganda at Schneider Electric          Both countries are expanding...

MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience is back

Now in its fourth year, the MTN SHIFT Gaming Experience 2026 series presented by Hyprop in partnership with MTN rolls out across eight shopping centres nationwide from April through to August, building to National Finals at Canal Walk in August with a total prize pool...

Materials engineering gaps threaten Africa’s renewable energy payoffs

While solar and battery technology now make renewable power in Africa financially attractive on paper, local investors are not realising expected returns on mid-scale solar projects. Experts say the consistent underperformance is being driven by copy-paste assumptions...

Is SaaS dead? Not in SA. Or anywhere else

Recent headlines declaring the 'death of SaaS' have gained momentum as AI-driven disruption reshapes enterprise software. But the reality is far more nuanced, says Stephen Howe, director at Times 3 Technologies (T3T). SaaS is not dying, he says: it is evolving into...

Signs your storage is holding you back

In the drive for business growth, organisations across South Africa are investing heavily in talent, applications, and strategy. By Nischal Mahakian, client solutions product specialist at Dell Yet the foundational technology that underpins every digital interaction -...

Rising to the era of AI-powered cyber defenve

The world of cybersecurity has fundamentally changed writes Anthony Grieco, senior vice-president and chief security & trust Officer at Cisco. Today, I’m proud to share that Cisco is joining the world’s most critical cyber defenders to...

The risks of storing fuel at home

As fuel prices surge amid global oil volatility linked to the ongoing conflict in Iran, South Africans are being cautioned against storing large quantities of petrol and diesel in excess of 100 litres at home - a practice that significantly increases the risk of fire,...

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