Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

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%...

Mara smartphone factory in KZN is up for sale

A factory set up by the Mara Group to manufacture smartphones in South Africa is up for sale. Park Village Auctions is inviting offers on assets from the electronics manufacturing concern located in Durban’s Dube TradePort. The factory was set up in 2019 by the Mara...

Zondo 2 underscores the key role of boards in CEO appointments

Volume 1 of the second Zondo Report (Zondo 2), which deals with Transnet, graphically shows how important it is for a CEO to appointed who has the right qualities - and, consequently, the board’s respect. This is according to Parmi Natesan, CEO of the Institute of...

Car listing and comparison site debuts

South African car buyers can compare prices and buy cars in one place. PiceCheck has launched a new car listing platform, featuring a selection of new and used card. A survey by Munich-based global strategy consulting firm Roland Berger reveals that approximately 10%...

Telkom welcomes S&P rating

Telkom has welcomed the decision by S&P Global to affirm the company's credit rating at BBB-. Group CEO Sipho Maseko says the decision was a nod to the aggressive implementation of Telkom's turn-around strategy. "We embarked on our turnaround strategy almost four...

Why fair, responsible remuneration is vital

Executive remuneration has become a symbol of inequality in today's global economic order. Shareholders are becoming more active in demanding that executive pay is more closely linked to results and stakeholders want a broader focus on the context in which the...

Ever thought of being a drone pilot?

Job opportunities abound for drone pilots, an untapped sector ready and waiting to train students, address the lack of skills in the industry and boost the country's employment rate. Statistic South Africa's Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) in February indicated...

Robots to take over 24,7m jobs

Automation could replace as many at 24,7-million jobs by 2027 - equating to a job loss of 17% between 2017 and 2027. This is one of the conclusions in Forrester's updated Future Of Jobs research, which predicts how robots, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI)...

Users start spending more on devices

Users of PCs, ultramobiles and mobile phones are buying new devices at higher average selling prices (ASPs), resulting in growth in end-user spending in 2017. Gartner estimates that end-user spending will increase by 2% in 2017, to nearly $600-billion in current US...

Microsoft in patent deal with Toyota

Microsoft has announced a new patent licensing agreement with Toyota that includes broad coverage for connected car technologies. The agreement builds on a strong partnership that the two companies have already, which includes their collaboration on the Azure-based...

Shift to hybrid infrastructure gets going

The growth of cloud and industrialised services, together with the decline of traditional data centre outsourcing (DCO), indicates a massive shift toward hybrid infrastructure services, according to Gartner. In a report containing a series of predictions about IT...

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