Africa feels impact of Middle East conflict
The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy, food and fertilizer prices caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African...
Rocky geopolitical landscape threatens to disrupt AI-driven cloud growth
Cloud revenues are soaring, driven largely by burgeoning demand for processing and storage capacity to support AI-powered applications. Cloud service providers are scrambling to meet this demand by expanding their data centre footprints. In addition, regions like EU...
SMEs urged to set realistic growth goals in a weaker economy
In last month’s State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that South Africa is on the cusp of achieving rapid economic growth. While this would be a welcome development, this is a promise business owners have heard many times before. Despite...
Top change management trends in the age of AI
In 2026, more organisations will need to reshape work as they continue to invest heavily in AI, according to a December 2025 Gartner survey of 110 CHROs, which says that 78% agree that workflows and roles will need to change to get the most out of their AI...
Applications open for JWO Research Grant
The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (JWO) Research Grant opens its 2026 call for applications today (23 March 2026), inviting early-career African scientists to submit research proposals that advance biodiversity and conservation on the continent. The grant is open to...
Are we upholding Section 14 in the digital age
As South Africa commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Constitution (21 March), we are celebrating a document that was designed to protect the inherent dignity of every citizen. In 1996, the threats to that dignity were largely physical. Today, however, our lives...
Hybrid working spurs part-timers to rejoin the workforce
With the current focus on driving economic growth, an International Workplace Group (IWG) report reveals the potential of hybrid work to boost productivity and bring more skilled labour into the workforce. IWG’s new data highlights that 44% of former part-time workers...
Influence the next frontier in gender parity
While global progress on gender equality in business leadership has stalled, South Africa is moving in the opposite direction – but although the country has largely solved representation, there’s a new gap emerging: influence. The latest SNG Grant Thornton Women in...
Governments keen on AI for routine decision-making
At least 80% of governments will deploy AI agents to automate routine decision-making, enhancing efficiency and service delivery by 2028, according to Gartner. “Government CIOs are under growing pressure to embed AI into decision-making capabilities rapidly and...
Manufacturing resilient despite financial strain
South Africa’s manufacturing industry has long been a cornerstone of the country’s economy and despite its decline over the last few years it is still providing significant employment and supporting business activity. However, the sector now faces a critical juncture,...
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The most recent collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid, which caused widespread electricity outages across the country, underscored once again the disruptive energy issues that local industries face on a regular basis. By Gary Chomse, regional director for Central...
Integrated security platforms key to protecting modern cloud applications
Cloud-native applications have transformed the way businesses operate, enabling faster innovation, greater agility, and enhanced scalability. By Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at In2IT Technologies Yet, with this evolution comes an equally complex security...
Infrastructure boom, liability boom …
South Africa is entering an ambitious new phase of infrastructure investment, with the government having committed R1-trillion to development over the next three years and President Cyril Ramaphosa calling on the private sector to quadruple that figure to R4-trillion....
Automation, digitalisation, AI key drivers for modernising power grids
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Industry standards and regulations elevate SMS
In an age where true attention has become one of the scarcest commodities in customer engagement, the decades-old SMS channel continues to command exceptionally high open rates and high perceived importance. It’s largely thanks to tight regulations and industry...
Modern telcos should approach AI in BSS with caution and care
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Is your payroll system holding back global hiring?
Your developers are in India. Your designers log in from Estonia. Your project managers are based in South Africa. For many businesses, this isn’t an exception; it’s the new normal. Remote work and digital collaboration have made it possible to build teams anywhere...
By adding resilience, Unifrutti strengthens SA’s food supply chain
As an industry worth more than R53-billion annually, South Africa’s fresh-produce sector faces constant pressure to keep produce in peak condition from farm to shelf. From harvesting and packaging to cold-chain shipping and final delivery, each step must be executed...
NetScout enables 5G observability
NetScout Systems has announced how its 5G observability solutions give Communications Service Providers (CSPs) end-to-end visibility into 5G Standalone network slices. With 5G slicing supporting always-on high-performance services for immersive gaming, large-scale...
How South African businesses can unlock ROI from investment into AI
Artificial intelligence has reached a tipping point. Globally, the AI market is expected to surpass $1,8-trillion by 2030, with generative AI alone attracting nearly $34-billion in private investment this year. Companies across sectors are racing to embed AI into...
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