AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

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...

Towards an ecosystem in which SA startups can thrive

Reducing red tape, specialist visas, and reviewing the labour market regulations are steps in the right direction to create a thriving startup ecosystem. That's the word from Matsi Modise, steering committee chairperson of the South African Startup Act Movement. He...

IBM launches pro bono environmental program for NPOs

IBM has launched the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, a global pro bono social impact program that applies IBM technologies, such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, and an ecosystem of experts to enhance and scale non-profit and government organisation...

NAPAfrica celebrates five years as Africa’s largest IXP

Established in 2012 as Africa’s first neutral Internet eXchange Point (IXP), NAPAfrica has grown seven-fold to become not only the largest in Africa, but one of the top three IXP’s in the southern Hemisphere, as well as the regional internet traffic hub for...

Global Impact Challenge finalists announced

The SingularityU Chapters in Southern Africa have chosen the top five finalists who will be selected at the final judging event of the annual Global Impact Challenge. Singularity University, founded in 2008, is dedicated to leveraging technologies for the benefit of...

Inclusive growth key for Africa

The fundamental imperative for Africa is to pursue inclusive growth, which will transform it from the continent of potential to the continent of prosperity. This is the word from deputy-president Cyril Ramaphosa, in the closing address to the 2017 World Economic Forum...

Threats see Europe ramp up defence spend

Defence budgets across Europe will grow by 1,6% on average annually for the next five years to reach $245-billion in total by 2021, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit. Across Europe, defence expenditure is expected to return to 2008/2009 peak...

The economic outlook for Africa

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban – It’s only a couple of years ago that the Africa was being touted as the growth engine of the world – but in 2016 the continent experienced its worst growth rates in 20 years. Former high-flyers...

Gigaba: rand didn’t tank on cabinet reshuffle

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban - Exchange rate volatility and political instability are a major concern for international investors, and the rand has been particularly sensitive to political moves. However, finance minister...

Who owns your social media content?

It might not be who you think, write Leanne van Breda, associate, and Tracy Cohen, director in Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's convergence and new media practice. More often than not, people sign up for social media accounts without reading the particular platform's terms of...

Rwanda drives for e-government, cashless society

The Government of Rwanda and Mastercard will work together on developing digital platforms to meet the needs of the country's citizens and work towards Rwanda's goal of promoting a cashless society. According to FinScope 2016, 68% of adults in Rwanda have/use formal...

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