Channel veteran Gary Pickford leaves Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After more than 24 years in various roles at the group, Gary Pickford, CEO of Tarsus Distribution, has resigned from the company. Group chief financial officer Emile Burger will take up the reins of the company from Pickford. “It is with a heavy...

Tariff shocks, AI disruption strain global growth

The global economic outlook has worsened since the start of the year, as rising economic nationalism and tariff volatility fuel uncertainty and risk stalling long-term decision-making, according to a new World Economic Forum report. The latest Chief Economists...

Technology critical for African agriculture’s future

Technology - particularly artificial intelligence (AI) – plays a critical role in enhancing agricultural productivity and reducing poverty across the continent. This is one of the findings from a white paper highlighting the trends shaping the agricultural landscape...

Thousands of ICT jobs in SA are going unfilled

South Africa’s digital economy is growing fast, but not fast enough to keep up with the country’s pressing need for jobs. New research by Collective X shows that, while employers need digital skills, too many junior roles are going unfilled. This highlights a critical...

Financial services an enduring DDoS target

Financial services organisations in Africa are continuing to fall victim to Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, according to Netscout’s 1H2024 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report (TIR). The report highlights Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa in particular as being...

Humanoids, AI agents expected in 2025

Nvidia experts across accelerated computing, data science and research predict multimodal models will speed industry innovation and efficiency. From boardroom to break room, generative AI took this year by storm, stirring discussion across industries about how to best...

How open source is key to mapping Mars

Mars rovers can only make exciting new discoveries thanks to human scientists making careful decisions about their next stop. The Mars 2020 mission is aimed at exploring the geology of Jezero Crater and seeking signs of ancient microbial life on Mars using the...

No policy changes on the cards, says Lesufi

By Kathy Gibson - The seventh administration has no intention of changing any of the policies set by the previous administration. This is the word from Panyaza Lesufi, premier of Gauteng Province, who says the new government of national unity will not entertain any...

Transition to a circular economy essential for sustainability

As the global community faces mounting environmental challenges, the necessity to transition from a linear to circular economy has never been more critical. The severe stress on the planet due to resource requirements and overflowing landfills demand an immediate...

The folly of allocating 6GHz spectrum for 5G in South Africa

By Paul Colmer - Wireless spectrum is the lifeblood of communication, and one of the most important legislative decisions in any country is deciding who gets to use it and for what purpose. One of the hottest debates in South Africa today revolves around 6GHz...

Cybercriminals hit new company hires with swift strikes

Cybercriminals have become so vigilant that they now launch attacks on companies and their employees within minutes of a new hire or big company news going public. The first attacks came right after the announcement. No sooner had a new team member shared their...

Consumers will drive growth of next-gen storage

The global next-generation data storage market will reach $116,69-billion by 2030 - with a projected CAGR of 9,8% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research which says that market growth will be driven chiefly by rising consumer needs for...

Affordability chokes new vehicle sales

With yet another year-on-year decline in new vehicle sales, WesBank says affordability is the biggest factor limiting growth. This view is supported by the TransUnion SA Vehicle Pricing Index that showed that new vehicle prices rose 4,7% for the first quarter of 2024...

Nvidia has an outsize impact on S&P index

Nvidia has significantly boosted the S&P index, contributing 33,73% of its returns this year with its soaring stock price. Stocklytics financial analyst Edith Reads comments: "Nvidia's significant contribution to the S&P 500's growth in 2024 highlights its...

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TymeAdvance aims to reduce employees’ financial stress

TymeBank is helping South African businesses reduce their employees' financial stress with TymeAdvance, a zero-interest solution that gives staff early access to their earned salary, while protecting them from expensive debt. "Consumers are having a tough time making...

CyborgIntell opens SA office

AI platform company CyborgIntell has opened an office in South Africa, headed by Bryan McLachlan. CyborgIntell was founded in 2018 in Bengaluru, India, by Suman Singh, Amit Kumar and Mohammed Nawas. The CyborgIntell platform addresses the key challenges companies face...

5G key to a prosperous SA economy

Since the late 1700s manufacturing has transformed economies and societies. The key element that kept it going and thriving is no more than innovation and smart design, writes Todd Ashton, vice-president and head of Ericsson South and East Africa. With manufacturing...

Stop payroll fraud by focusing on the small things

Payroll fraud is a widespread and hugely costly form of white-collar crime. According to research conducted by Alexander Forbes around a decade ago, payroll fraud was costing businesses more than cash-in-transit heists. "There are a lot of tricks that people use to...

Online scams risk undermining trust in SA government services

Protecting citizens when they interact with digital government services is fast becoming a top priority for governments around the world. By Moss Gondwe, public sector director at Mimecast The astonishing growth of the global cybercrime industry and the perceived ease...

Perceived customer value is the only metric that matters

Digital transformation has been identified as a key driver for optimisation in the South African fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) space, particularly in the main market. By Andrew Dawson, MD of MACmobile Bringing a consumer-like, app-driven e-commerce experience to...

Westcon-Comstor opens in Tanzania

Westcon-Comstor Africa will resume trading in Tanzania, and has outlined a plan to support local partners with channel development, enablement and marketing. Resellers in Tanzania who partner with Westcon-Comstor as their preferred distributor will be able to deliver...

Commvault, Logicalis in strategic partnership

Logicalis South Africa has strengthened its strategic partnership with Commvault by becoming a Commvault Service Advantage Programme Foundation Partner, extending an existing relationship as Premier Partner. "Over the past 18 months, Logicalis has worked consistently...

ISPA welcomes Telkom split

Telkom's pro-competitive and long-awaited separation of its Openserve wholesale infrastructure division from the remainder of the Telkom Group has been welcomed by South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA). The Competition Commission, in response...

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