Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to theĀ Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Africa gets its first AWS Outposts Innovation Lab

Vodacom has launched Africa's first Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outposts Innovation Lab in collaboration with AWS and Intel. The laboratory will focus on accelerating technology innovations across different industries, delivering faster scalability, and creating the...

Food price inflation pushes millions into poverty

The continued steep rise in food price inflation, from 3,4% in 2019 to 5,7% at the beginning of this year, remains a major concern for South Africa, as it is exacerbating poverty and food insecurity among the country's poorest households. The sharp rise in food...

SA regrets US decision on Paris Agreement

South Africa has expressed its "profound regret" over the decision by US president Donald Trump to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement. In a statement, a government spokesperson says the international community regards climate change as the single biggest threat...

How Gupta Leaks could have happened

The Gupta Leaks story is playing out in the media now, featuring as many as 200 000 e-mails leaked e-mails. A question that's not being asked is how a leak of this magnitude could have happened. While it's likely this particular event was the result of whistle-blower...

SA’s unemployment highest since 2003

Souoth Africac has recorded the highest unemployment rate - 27,7% -since September 2003. The growth in employment by 144 000, was offset by the growth in the number of job-seekers by 433 000 driving the unemployment rate to 27,7% in the first quarter of 2017. The...

Net1 clarifies Blue Label decision

Yesterday, Net1 UEPS Technologies announced it had terminated its agreement to buy part of Blue Label Telecoms, although it will still aims to buy 15% of Cell C for R2-billion, and a stake in DHI-4PL Contracts. The board has issued a statement clarifying these...

Hackers focus on victims’ emotional distress

Hackers are increasingly relying on patients' emotional distress at having their intimate and sensitive details shared to manipulate them into giving in to their demands, writes Martin Walshaw, senior engineer at F5 networks. The recent cyberattack on a Lithuanian...

Disruption in $127bn drone market

The drone revolution is disrupting a broad spectrum of industries from agriculture, mining, transport & logistics, to filmmaking, with the addressable market value of drone-powered solutions valued at over $127-billion. According to a report recently issued by PwC...

No confidence in boards’ grip on cyber-security

Key decision makers do not have confidence in their boards' ability to manage cyber-security threats. The "Cyber-Security Landscape" survey of IT and business decision-makers by Control Risks found that almost half of respondents believe their organisation's...

SA’s junk status weighs on new car sales

The effects of South Africa's economy being downgraded to junk status continued to be felt in the new vehicle sales industry. New vehicle sales for May 2017, as reported by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), saw a...

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