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...

Business printer revenue overtakes consumer as offices reopen

Revenue sales through distribution of business printers across Europe have remained significantly higher than those of consumer devices in January thanks to the strong performance of Laser SFPs, according to new data from market intelligence organisation Context....

LG to close solar panel business

Following approval by its board of directors, LG Electronics has decided to close down its solar panel business. The decision comes as uncertainties in the global solar panel business continue to increase due to a variety of contributing factors, including the...

Central banks face a cryptic future

The rise of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could relegate central banks to the sidelines unless they confront the challenges that cryptocurrency brings: decentralised financial dealings, anonymous transfers and the marginalisation of the middleman. "There is...

Microsoft invests in SA data centres

Microsoft will open cloud data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, offering Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 from 2018. It is the first international vendor to commit to building its own facilities in South Africa. These data centres will be the first from...

Does the US even think about Africa?

The question on how the Trump administration’s policies will impact Africa was met with mixed reaction during a briefing at the African Utility Week Conference underway in Cape Town. The panellists, all leading experts in investment, grappled with questions like “does...

Drought-stricken Cape Town ‘waiting on a miracle’

Amidst what has been called the worst drought in Cape Town in 100 years, a city official told delegates at the African Utility Week conference there was no way they could reasonably have anticipated the severity of this drought. Cape Town residents are now bracing...

SA companies lag in data protection

Businesses in some developing economies are more adept at taking precautions to protect their most valuable data from cyber-criminals than those in developed, Western economies. According to Grant Thornton’s recent International Business Report (IBR) on cybersecurity...

FMF fears return to apartheid thinking

The Free Market Foundation has issued a statement voicing concerns about parts of the ICT White Paper and the Hate Speech Bill: The right to free, uncensored communication is the foundation of a truly democratic society. The absence of this fundamental entitlement was...

Openserve drives down broadband costs

Openserve has reduced prices on its IP Connect (IPC) product, which enables Internet service providers (ISPs) to connect to Openserve’s broadband network to provide their own DSL and FTTH offerings. Depending on the IPC capacity purchased, ISPs can now benefit from...

Britehouse adopts SAP S/4 HANA cloud

Britehouse has partnered with SAP to become the largest adopter of SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud in Africa, implementing the new ERP suite across its global applications business, with a full staff complement of 1 500. Having heavily invested in SAP S/4 HANA Public Cloud...

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