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...

MEA PCD shipments hit five-year high

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, posted strong year-on-year growth of 11,5% in the final quarter of 2021, according to the latest industry analysis conducted...

Bitcoin behaving like a risk asset

The Bitcoin price has dropped on the Russian invasion of Ukraine because it's being treated as a risk asset - but this is likely to be temporary, according to deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, has already shed 12% in under 24...

Get ready for Take a Girl Child to Work Day

Cell C Take a Girl Child to Work Day, which will be held around South Africa this Thursday, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year on global Africa Day (May 25). Cell C regional offices around the country will be hosting learners from their province. Durban, Kwa...

Brett Dawson joins Altron board

Brett Dawson has been appointed as a non-executive director of Allied Electronics (Altron). Dawson was previously the CEO of the Dimension Data Group. During his time at Dimension Data, Dawson drove market leading growth, expanded its geographic footprint from 29...

The many uses and benefits of blockchain

Blockchain applications are being developed in industries from capital markets to supply chains, and the speed at which they are coming to market is increasing. This is according to Arvind Krishna, senior vice president: hybrid cloud and director at IBM Research,...

Mobile ransomware sees massive growth

The global nightmare of ransomware shows no sign of slowing down, with the volume of mobile ransomware rising more than three-fold (3,5 times) during the first few months of the year, according to Kaspersky Lab's Malware Report for Q1, 2017. The number of mobile...

Innovative entrepreneurs shortlisted

FNB Business, in association with Endeavor South Africa, has shortlisted entrepreneurs for the FNB Business Innovation Awards. The competition is aimed at at businesses that are able to demonstrate real innovation that has the potential to change the way an industry...

SA could add to economic growth

South Africa's economy could grow by an additional 0,17%, ending up $770-million larger within 10 years, if it were to join the Information Technology Agreement--an international pact eliminating tariffs on hundreds of information and communications technology (ICT)...

Parbhoo to lead Westcon-Comstor in SA

Rakesh Parbhoo has been appointed as the new CEO of Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa, effective 1 August 2017. Interim CEO Guy Whitcroft, who took up the reins a year ago after long-time MD Paul Conradie retired following a stroke, will leave the company on 31 May. An...

Individual labels raise awareness

Amarula is releasing a special edition of 400 000 bottles with an individualised elephant on the label, aimed at raising awareness for the same number of endangered African elephants. The African elephant has been the icon of Amarula Cream Liqueur since its inception....

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