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...

Africa to register mild economic growth in 2022

After being the slowest growing region in 2021, Africa will register mild growth in 2022 (+3.5%) as vaccination rates will remain very low (32% in the overall continent but only 4% in Sub-Saharan Africa) according to the Allianz Economic Outlook report Don't Look Up....

Africa sees decline in mobile malware

While analysing the threat landscape of African countries, Kaspersky experts saw a steady decline in attacks on mobile devices in the region as cybercriminals consolidated their efforts to focus on more complicated, dangerous and profitable threats instead. These and...

Seacom drives African expansion

Seacom continues to extend the geographical reach of its network with the launch of new points of presence in Rwanda and Botswana through partnerships with local providers. As landlocked countries, Rwanda and Botswana have both historically relied on costly...

Space innovation challenge is on

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) and Airbus Defence and Space, has launched an open innovation challenge seeking home-grown and novel uses for earth observation data obtained by satellites. Airbus Defence and Space will offer the top submission access...

Nominations for tech, e-commerce awards soon

This year, the PriceCheck Tech and E-Commerce Awards is expected to be even bigger and better than the last, with nomination submissions opening in just a few weeks. The awards - which focus on local innovation - boasts an impressive panel of judges including serial...

World Bank warns of utility debt trap

Power utilities increasing their borrowings to cover costs, may put these institutions on “a very dangerous slippery slope”, delegates at the Africa Utility Week Conference heard. Senior energy specialist at the World Bank, Chris Trimble presented findings of a World...

SMEs prefer tech-savvy accountants

The majority (87%) of SMEs prefer to work with  accountants who understand technology. This is among the findings from a survey of over 600 South African accountants and SME owners conducted by Xero, in partnership with World Wide Worx. Most accountants (88%) think...

Seacom Business signs up 1 000 customers

Seacom’s enterprise division has hit major milestones with the launch of Seacom Business services for corporate customers in Kenya in August 2016 and by winning more than 1 000 new enterprise customers across Kenya and South Africa. Seacom is driving much of this...

FNB is SA’s coolest bank – again

FNB was voted first in the category “Coolest bank” in the 2017 Sunday Times Generation Next Survey for the sixth year in a row. “We are delighted that we have been voted as the coolest bank yet again by our youth. We believe that our helpful, personal and emotional...

Protection against WannaCry

At the end of last week, the world saw the first victims of the now infamous Crypto malware - WannaCry. To date the attack has spread to more than 150 countries and over 200 000 users. Its primary target being businesses and public sector organisations. In the recent...

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