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...

VMware puts people in the centre of its 6G vision

Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 - VMware is unveiling its vision for Automating Life, underpinned by the fusion of cloud, networking and AI technologies, and a belief system structured around equity, sustainability and trust. To chart a successful course...

Scorecard helps cities improve reslience

An updated Disaster Resilience Scorecard to help cities and local government agencies improve their preparedness and reduce risks from disasters was launched today at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction. Developed for the UN Office for Disaster Risk...

Advanced analytics drive genomic research

Intel and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have developed a new architecture, the Broad-Intel Genomics Stack (BIGstack), which delivers a five-times improvement to Broad's genomics analytics pipeline using Intel's CPUs, Omni-Path Fabric and SSDs. The stack also...

Online safety starts with education

The Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) has some practical advice for children, parents, teachers and new Internet users available as downloadable and printed posters. The ISPA believes that protecting children in cyberspace is all about education...

Mobile operators’ spectrum safe – for now

News that a decision has been made to proceed with implementing the National Integrated ICT Policy White Paper holds both positive and negative consequences for the sector. This is the view of George Kalebaila, research director for telecommunications, media &...

Africa education outlook is positive

The outlook for schooling in sub-Saharan Africa is more positive than it's ever been, with the region having experienced a dramatic increase in access to all levels of education. According to Caerus Capital's report, "Business of education in Africa", sub-Saharan...

Whitehill is new Neotel CEO

Kyle Whitehill has been appointed as the new CEO of Neotel, which was recently acquired by pan-African telecommunications operator Liquid Telecom. Over the coming months, Whitehill will oversee plans to make extensive upgrades and expansions to Neotel's network,...

IBM helps to kickstart blockchain adoption

IBM has announced the IBM Blockchain Founder Accelerator to help enterprises and enterprise developers take blockchain networks into production faster. The accelerator is the first program available that provides expertise and support across the technology, legal and...

Why was the WannaCry attack so effective?

A number of organisations across a broad range of industries have been affected by the recent global ransomware attack. Europol has estimated that there are more than 200 000 victims of the attack in 150 countries since it began, describing it as "unprecedented in its...

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