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...

Enabling digital disruptors in Africa

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban - Innovation is key to growing the African economy, and digital startups are starting to make an impact. But the environment is not always conducive to facilitating the success of small, innovative...

Telkom responds to BBC

Telkom has responded to a statement from the Black Business Council (BBC), which condemned Isaac Mophatlane’s exit from BCX: In a message to BCX employees last week, Isaac Mophatlane said his decision to exit BCX was made after much "soul-searching”. BCX has been...

BBC condemns Mophatlane’s departure

The Black Business Council (BBC) has condemned the departure of Isaac Mophatlane from Business Connexion. In a strongly-worded statement the BBC points out that BCX was founded by Mophatlane and his late twin brother Benjamin in 1996. It was acquired by Telkom just a...

Zuma positions radical economic transformation

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban – Radical economic transformation will drive inclusive growth in Africa. President Jacob Zuma, addressing delegates to the World Economic Forum on Africa, says growth cannot be achieved by only a...

Practical steps for African competitiveness

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban - Africa is in danger of becoming even less competitive on the global stage, with stagnant economies not growing fast enough to create the 450-million new jobs that will be required over the next...

Bleak economy raises sexual harassment risk

International research points to an alarming consequence of spiralling economic conditions: an increase in sexual harassment in the workplace. Not surprisingly, during such tough financial times sexual-harassment victims worry about job security, resulting in severe...

Brands, retailers fail on customer experience

Despite the growth of connected devices and the ability to leverage massive amounts of data to better understand consumers, a study from IBM has found that retailers and brands are falling short on their customer experience (CX) and there is a significant opportunity...

Gigaba woos global investors

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Durban - Continuing his charm offensive, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has assured government and business leaders that South Africa will follow the fiscal policies outlined in the last budget. “The...

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