Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

The human impact of AI forces a redesign in how we work

We are living through one of the most significant transformations in the history of work, writes Aparna Nair, chief talent, leadership and culture officer at IBM. AI is reshaping roles, rewiring workflows, and redefining the nature of performance itself. Yet, a new...

Online sales push malls to offer more

South Africans are visiting shopping malls less frequently than they used to, staying for shorter periods and their trips are more deliberate. With online shopping and lifestyle changes fuelling South Africa’s changing shopping habits, shopping malls are reimagining...

Seacom deploys a high-capacity Nairobi–Kampala route

Seacom has launched a new high-capacity terrestrial network route between Nairobi and Kampala, reinforcing one of East Africa’s most critical digital corridors. ​ The new route connects key infrastructure hubs in Nairobi, Kisumu and Kampala, creating a more resilient...

Consumers want AI to help with shopping, not make purchase decisions

As brands race to invest in agentic commerce, consumer willingness to let artificial intelligence (AI) make purchase decisions topped out at 11% across lower-stakes categories, such as personal care and household supplies, according to Gartner. The findings suggest...

IBM and Red Hat commit $5bn to redefine open source in the AI era

IBM and Red Hat have announced Project Lightwell, a $5-billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20 000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software. Together, these investments establish a new model for...

Cost-of-living squeeze deepens

South African households are entering a more constrained financial period, as the modest momentum seen at the end of 2025 comes under pressure from rising living costs. According to TransUnion’s latest insights, increases in fuel prices, renewed food inflation, and...

Air cargo demand up amid Middle East disruptions

International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for April 2026 global air cargo markets shows that total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased by 4% compared to April 2025 levels. However, capacity, measured in available cargo...

Intel Arc G-Series sets handheld PC gaming standard

Intel has introduced Intel Arc G-Series processors, a new family of products designed for next-generation handheld gaming systems. Launching with Intel Arc G3 and Intel Arc G3 Extreme processors running on Windows 11, the series builds on the architecture of Intel...

OECD launches streamlined Hiroshima AI Process Reporting Framework

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched version 2.0 of the Hiroshima AI Process voluntary reporting framework. As the only global framework for companies to report on their efforts to promote safe, secure, and trustworthy AI, the...

Nvidia Vera CPU packs a punch

The shift to agentic AI creates a new CPU requirement for the AI factory: fast cores, massive memory bandwidth and the ability to sustain high performance when all cores are active. Initial benchmark results published by Phoronix  show that the Nvidia Vera CPU is...

Pick ‘n Pay customer data compromised

An early version of Pick n Pay’s on-demand app was been breach, with customer information compromised. Records from 2022 in the app previously known as Bottles and later as Pick n Pay asap! were leaked. The data includes names, contact details and birth dates,...

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What investing in AI infrastructure means for the future of tech

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a central driver of today’s digital economy. By Amritesh Anand, vice-president and MD: Technology Services Group at In2IT Technologies Behind the impressive breakthroughs in generative AI, natural language processing, and...

Digital transformation begins with a mindset

South African businesses continue to invest in digital platforms, automation, analytics and AI, writes Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus. Yet many still struggle to convert that investment into sustained performance. Too often, technology changes, but operating...

Africa’s opportunity to shape the future of human-centred AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping economies, industries, and public institutions worldwide. Yet the global conversation about AI still tends to follow the familiar narrative that the Global South lags while the most advanced economies race ahead,...

The chip shortage is quietly destabilising your balance sheet

Semiconductor volatility is no longer just a procurement issue, it’s a balance sheet risk. As PC and infrastructure pricing becomes increasingly unpredictable, sudden price increases and shrinking discounts are putting direct pressure on capital allocation strategies....

The essential tech trends for African SMEs

In 2026, African small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) will be defined by their digital capabilities, writes Dumi Moyo, marketing director at SAP Africa. Foundational capabilities such as cloud, business AI, and ERP running on clean-core data strategies will be...

Why the new 3% disability employment target matters

South Africa’s updated employment equity framework has raised the bar for disability inclusion in the workplace, and rightly so. By Anton Visser, group chief operating officer at SA Business School For too long, people living with disabilities have remained excluded...

Lenovo accelerates production-ready enterprise AI with Nvidia

At Nvidia GTC, Lenovo unveiled new Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage with Nvidia solutions designed to accelerate AI adoption, reduce time-to-first-token (TTFT), and deliver measurable business results across personal, enterprise, and cloud environments. This next phase of...

Organisations fail to prepare adequately for cyberattacks

It’s an all too familiar occasion in all offices when the fire alarm sounds and an official announces it is a drill, followed by a collective sigh instead of engagement. People slowly stand up, grab their coffees and smartphones, and shuffle toward the fire escape...

Why AI voice agents are being met with open arms

For years, the South African contact centre industry has been building the foundations of digital customer service, writes Bruce von Maltitz, CEO of 1Stream. While the traditional automated systems that aided them have served us well, we have now reached a massive...

AI success hinges on strategy, skills and organisational maturity

Organisations rushing into artificial intelligence (AI) without a clear strategy and the right internal capability risk overpromising, underdelivering, and ultimately damaging their credibility in the market. According to Lebo Masola-Mnjama, talent manager at Dariel,...

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