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 the 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...

High-performance broadband key for hybrid workers

Cisco's latest Broadband Index reveals people value access to the Internet more than ever before. According to the global survey of almost 60 000 workers across 30 countries about their home broadband access, quality and usage, economic and societal growth will not...

Minister’s SME bounce-back scheme draws fire

Kickstarting the economy took centre stage in yesterday’s Budget, and Minister of Finance Enoch Godonwana stressed the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in this effort. However, there is some scepticism around a new scheme that has been set up to help...

Cloud infrastructure market shoots up 42%

The worldwide cloud infrastructure services market continued growing in Q1 2017, up 42% year on year to reach $11,4-billion, according to Canalys' latest estimates. Amazon's AWS maintained its dominance, holding a stable global market share of 31%. It was followed by...

Digital assistants will outnumber people be 2021

Globally, the native digital assistant installed base is set to exceed 7,5-billion active devices by 2021 - which is more than the world population according to the US Census Bureau on 1 May 2017. Google Assistant will dominate the voice AI-capable device market with...

US retains top spot for VR, Japan gains

The US virtual reality (VR) market formed 40% of the global market in Q1 2017, keeping its place as the largest market for VR in terms of volumes shipped worldwide. Sony PlayStation VR dominated the US market with just over 60% share. It capitalised on its installed...

Why the Microsoft data centre is a big deal

Microsoft has announced that they will deploy hyperscale data centres in South Africa to deliver cloud services. According to Jon Tullett, research manager of IT Services at IDC Africa, this is a significant announcement as none of the top-tier cloud providers has...

Execs explore blockchain to disrupt, not defend

A full one-third of almost 3 000 executives surveyed are using or considering blockchain in their business. According to largest study to date among C-Suite executives seeking their perspective on blockchain, eight in 10 of those exploring blockchain are investing...

No secrets or corruption, says Eskom’s nuclear chief

There are no secrets, and corruption in the nuclear deal is unlikely, Eskom's chief nuclear officer David Nicholls told delegates at the Nuclear Power Africa conference co-located with the annual African Utility Week conference and expo this week. He also reaffirmed...

SA innovation wins German health award

A German/South African healthcare innovation has won the German Global Health Award by the German Healthcare Partnership (GHP), the BDI (Federation of German Industry) and BIO Germany (the association of the biotechnology industry) at the B20 Global Health Conference...

Robots, AI supplement human roles

Advances in automation are transforming the supply chain workforce of the future. No longer relegated to the factory floor; robots are supplementing and augmenting human roles in such knowledge-intensive areas as supply chain planning, customer order management, and...

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