Threat intelligence teams turn to agentic AI as cyberthreats accelerate
Cybersecurity firm Flashpoint has released a new report which examines the challenges shaping enterprise threat intelligence programmes as AI-fueled attacks accelerate, where teams plan to expand coverage, and how they're approaching agentic AI as they plan for 2027....
Why SMEs fail: Lessons from the experts
Widely cited research by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) estimates that between 70% and 80% of small businesses in South Africa fail within their first five years. But perhaps more tellingly, the same research found that approximately 40% of the success of...
AI climate benefits struggle to compete with rising environmental footprint
Artificial intelligence’s (AI) climate benefits risk being overstated as surging data centre emissions and water consumption threaten to outpace efficiency gains, says a new report from GlobalData. While predictive AI can deliver measurable reductions across energy,...
Chief economists expect global economy to stabilise, but …
The global economy is stabilising, but the fiscal support that cushioned successive shocks since 2020 is unlikely to play the same role in the year ahead, according to the World Economic Forum's Chief Economist’s Outlook. A majority (56%) of chief economists surveyed...
Five-year goal to help 3bn people use AI in their own language
Organisations from across the global AI ecosystem have announced a joint commitment to help close one of AI’s most significant access gaps: providing safe, effective AI services in the languages people speak around the world. A group of 60 signatories are uniting...
Crypto winter looks to be ending
Bitcoin’s bulls are back in charge, says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, as the digital asset pushes past $85 000 and tests its highest level since January. And, he adds, as US spot Bitcoin exchange traded funds attract fresh billions. Inflows have totalled about...
Google and AWS rank highest among enterprise AI platform providers
AI platform providers are racing to incorporate tools that strengthen agentic AI governance, improve visibility into and control over token usage, and support a range of deployment options, says research group GlobalData. To capture the hype around agentic AI, several...
SA’s energy, mining and tech sectors resilience leaders in a three-speed global economy
Three different speeds, driven by three different factors. This is how the global economy is approaching 2027, with uneven and volatile growth, according to Allianz Trade’s Sector Atlas 2026. According to the report by the world's leading trade credit insurance...
New tests could slash SA’s TB deaths by two-thirds
A new study led by University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Associate Professor Leigh Johnson suggests that new tests, which can be performed in clinics on either tongue swab or sputum specimens, could reduce TB incidence by as much as 49% - and TB mortality by as much as 67%...
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...
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Integration, not innovation, is the real digital challenge for governments
Across Africa, governments are investing heavily in digital transformation to improve citizen services, modernise operations, and expand access through cloud, AI, and digital platforms. Yet despite significant progress, many public sector organisations continue to...
What rising electricity tariffs and slow grid reform mean for supply chains
South Africa may have largely moved beyond the sustained phases of loadshedding that defined recent years, but energy costs continue to climb. In March 2026, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approved electricity tariff increases of 8,76% for Eskom...
Australia’s free electricity shows potential for decentralised batteries
While South Africans are being forced to endure yet another cycle of skyrocketing electricity tariffs and other bureaucratic hurdles, news broke that Australians in some parts of the country will be getting free electricity from next month. And those that aren’t...
Modular edge data centres are powering Africa’s digital leap
With Africa’s digital economy stretching far beyond its metros, the traditional model of sprawling data‑centre campuses is no longer adequate. The continent needs infrastructure capable of spanning the distance. By David Borchardt, head of architecture and design at...
A look inside the shockingly efficient business models of cyber cartels
The enduring cultural image of the cybercriminal is an unexpectedly persistent myth. For a long time now, pop culture has depicted the threat adversary as a lone, anti-social hacker operating from a dark bedroom, driven by mischief or vague ideological grievances. By...
AI-powered scams and identity attacks the top cyber threats
Cyberlogic warns that organisations must turn employees into a "human firewall" as cybercriminals increasingly target people instead of technology. As organisations continue investing heavily in cybersecurity technologies, attackers are shifting their focus away from...
Banks do not need more AI ambition. They need AI that they can govern
Banks are no longer discussing artificial intelligence (AI) as a distant possibility. It is already moving into analytics, risk, fraud, customer engagement, operations, and decision support. By Craig Stephens, advisory business solutions manager at SAS Africa The real...
Embedded AI must be a board-level priority in 2026
A new phase of enterprise AI is emerging, one that demands attention at the very top of the organisation. by Sergio Maccotta, senior vice-president and GM of SAP MEA South For years, companies throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa have experimented with AI by...
VMware licensing turns XenServer into an enterprise comeback story
XenServer has quietly re-emerged as one of the most discussed alternatives in enterprise virtualisation circles, especially among organisations looking to reduce hypervisor costs without rebuilding their entire infrastructure stack. This is according to Troye MD Helen...
Data storage customers can learn from my experience
Many of our customers, in South Africa and around the globe, choose to stay on older software because it feels safer, even if it quietly limits their capabilities, writes Jonathan Allmayer, senior account executive at Dell Technologies South Africa. When customers...
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