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...

Long-awaited spectrum auction deadline set

President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting his State of the Nation Address last night (10 February), says the spectrum auction is a vital enabler of economic recovery, and will take place “about three weeks from now”. “One of the greatest constraints on the technological...

Business key to economic recovery

Government has recognised the vital role that business plays in creating employment, and committed to putting in place an enabling environment. “We all know that government does not create jobs. Business creates jobs,” says President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting the...

PC market set for return to growth

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) traditional PC market (desktops, notebooks, and workstations) continued to stabilise in the first quarter of 2017, with the market posting modest growth (1,6%) and totalling 17,4-million units. According to International Data...

Heads up for better mobile compliance

South Africa's mobile content and applications firms have collaborated continuously with the Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) over the past five years to boost consumer protection in terms of the industry's "heads up" compliance process....

The rise and rise of mobile in Africa

There are 960-million mobile subscriptions across Africa - an 80% penetration rate - compared to Internet penetration of just 18%, with 216-million Internet users. In Nigeria, the Internet penetration is much higher at 53%, while mobile subscriptions are similar to...

Calling African digital start-ups …

The World Bank Group has launched XL Africa, a five-month business acceleration programme designed to support the 20 most promising digital start-ups from sub-Saharan Africa. Start-ups will receive mentoring from global and local experts, learn through a tailor-made...

Orange debuts mobile-only bank

Orange Bank has been launched as the first mobile-only retail banking service in France. The offer will include a current account with debit card and overdraft protection, and an interest-bearing savings account. Additional services, such as credit and insurance, are...

Banks link up with fintechs

A large majority of global banks, insurers and investment managers intend to increase their partnerships with fintech companies over the next three to five years and expect an average return on investment of 20% on their innovation projects. A new PwC report,...

Businesses plan on going back to basics

Despite traditional industry boundaries blurring in the face of digital disruption, CxOs are now saying that future competition is more likely to come from within their own industry, according to new findings from IBM. Two years ago, digital disruption was dominating...

DSA welcomes TV White Space draft

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published draft regulations on the use of TV White Space (TVWS). The draft regulations, which are open for public consultation until 19 May 2017, highlight the progress South Africa is making in...

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