Standard Bank chief says SA can hit 4% growth
South Africa could lift its medium-term growth rate to between 3% to 4% if the state sustains the faster execution of structural reforms now underway, Standard Bank’s CEO told delegates at Semafor World Economy in Washington, arguing that the biggest remaining...
Fuel shocks, crime and digital risks converge as ME tensions rise
The Communications Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) is warning that the war in the Middle East is fast becoming a South African communications risk and not just an energy crisis. As conflict keeps pressure on the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil...
Gemini 3 ushers in a new era of agentic AI
Google has launched Gemini 3, its most intelligent and capable AI model yet, and designed to bring state-of-the-art reasoning and powerful new agentic capabilities to users. "For South Africa, the launch of Gemini 3 is more than a technological breakthrough - it is...
Nvidia reports record revenue
Nvidia yesterday (19 November) reported record revenue for the third quarter ended 26 October 26 2025, of $57-billion, up 22% from the previous quarter and up 62% from a year ago. For the quarter, GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins were 73,4% and 73,6%, respectively. For...
Southern Africa faces ongoing DDoS attack onslaught
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to plague South African businesses, with a more than 60% jump in incidents tracked over the first half of 2025 when compared to the last six months of 2024. This is according to NetScout’s latest global threat...
This is when you are most vulnerable to digital fraud
The rate of suspected digital fraud was the highest in the consumer lifecycle at account login for South Africa, with 2,6% of those types of transaction attempts when the consumer was in the country being suspected of digital fraud in the first half (H1) of 2025. This...
Dark web attracts young job seekers
More job seekers than ever are turning to the Dark Web to find work. According to a new Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence new report, Inside the dark web job market: Their talent, our threat, there was a two-fold increase in the number of résumés and jobs...
Partnering for a collective front against emerging payment fraud threats
The digitisation of payments has unlocked vast economic potential that drives growth, efficiency and inclusion. But this progress comes with new risks, writes Ursula Pearson-Williams, head of fraud intelligence at PayInc. According to Juniper Research, global online...
How leaders can plan for human-AI collaboration at work
The pervasive use of AI is forcing business and IT leaders to rethink their workforce. Executive leaders must develop four scenarios where human and AI can collaborate effectively, says Gartner. AI will indelibly alter how human workers perform work in the future,...
AI-powered threats are set to soar
AI has changed the rules of deception. What once took a skilled fraudster hours or days now takes a model seconds. Just in time for International Fraud Awareness Week 2025 on 16-22 November 2025, a new cross-industry survey of anti-fraud professionals by the...
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Why delivery times are important in e-commerce
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Technology makes health and safety more attractive to project teams
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AI, advanced analytics help to beat insurance fraud
Despite higher inflation, interest rates and cost of living, the South African insurances market experienced a revival during the last two years, with the gross written premium across the local insurances market expected to show an annual growth rate of 5,14% from...
Technology can help SA overcome its water crisis
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