The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

Location data sharing raises privacy risks

Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...

It’s official: ‘very strong’ El Nino now likely

NOAA’s National Weather Service has announced that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall....

Sophos sets up SA entity

Sophos has set up Sophos South Africa, a local legal entity designed to strengthen Sophos’ operations in South Africa and support the company’s continued growth across sub-Saharan Africa. Local organisations are facing a more complex threat landscape driven by...

Between geopolitics and AI, global economic outlook hangs in balance

The global economic outlook has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists’ Outlook. Nearly nine in 10 chief economists surveyed expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months, reversing...

What SME funding data tells us about the SA economy

Following five consecutive quarters of GDP growth and continued interest rate cuts, data from a South African alternative business funder shows rising approval rates, improved credit quality and growing demand from new industries. Jonti Strimling, co-founder and chief...

Vodacom delivers on Vision 2030 strategy

The Vodacom Group has grown its customer base by 12,3% to 237,3-million customers during the financial year ended 31 March 2026. This includes 103-million financial services customers, including Safaricom. The group delivered ahead of its EBITDA medium-term target,...

Araxi concludes Pay@ Group acquisition

Araxi’s have shareholders voted and approved its acquisition of 80% of the shares in the Pay@ Group, and the Competition authorities have also approved the transaction, which is expected to close during May. Pay@ is a payment aggregator, providing bill presentment and...

AI arms race is changing cybersecurity economics

AI is driving down the cost of attacks while increasing the value of defence, but where does this race for dominance end? Richard Frost, head of technology solutions and consulting at Armata Cyber Security, attempts to answer the question. The cost of attacks is...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI arms race is changing cybersecurity economics

AI is driving down the cost of attacks while increasing the value of defence, but where does this race for dominance end? Richard Frost, head of technology solutions and consulting at Armata Cyber Security, attempts to answer the question. The cost of attacks is...

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How SaaS supply chains became cybersecurity’s new weak link

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is no longer an IT choice; it’s the operating system of business itself. By Avinash Gupta, head of centre of excellence at In2IT Technologies From Salesforce to Workday, Microsoft 365 to Slack, the SaaS layer now underpins collaboration,...

iOCO expands Saudi presence

iOCO has expanded operations in Saudi Arabia, aiming to help organisations in the Kingdom and further across the Middle East accelerate cloud adoption and deliver mission-critical digital transformation outcomes. As Saudi Arabia advances its Vision 2030 objectives,...

Money mule activity amplifies fraud risks for global businesses

Mules are the backbone of digital banking fraud. Fraudsters depend on them to make their schemes work, turning innocent-looking accounts into tools for laundering stolen funds and enabling criminals to conceal their tracks and move vast sums of money across borders in...

2026 a crypto tipping point for African merchants

Cryptocurrencies, and especially stablecoins, are expected to rapidly move from early experimentation towards mainstream for African merchants over the next two to three years. As the regulatory fog lifts, customer familiarity with stablecoins is set to accelerate as...

King V ushers in a new era of governance

Business intelligence firm LexisNexis has lauded the introduction of King V. Governance of South African organisations has entered a new era since the beginning of 2026. Lizanne Engelbrecht, executive manager of Content at LexisNexis, says the introduction of King V...

If Africa does not digitise its heritage, it will lose it

Africa’s heritage is one of the world’s greatest cultural endowments, yet much of it remains fragile, undocumented, and at risk, writes Matone Ditlhake, CEO of Corridor Africa. As time, climate change, conflict, and globalisation accelerate loss, the question is no...

SA’s renewable energy divide: where are the jobs?

As households and businesses with capital increasingly move towards renewable energy (solar + batteries), Eskom is left serving a shrinking base of paying customers while remaining responsible for electricity as a social good. This dynamic places upward pressure on...

Check Point acquisitions reinforce AI security strategy

Check Point Software Technologies has announced three strategic acquisitions, namely Cyata, Cyclops and Rotate, aimed at strengthening its platform across artificial intelligence (AI) agent security, exposure management and MSP-driven workspace protection. In...

Employers swop salary hikes for smarter benefits

Organisations are increasingly recognising that retaining employees requires more than competitive pay alone. According to the South African Reward Association (SARA), successful retention strategies now integrate reward, development and engagement across the employee...

Solving for effortless transactions through tokenisation

Tokenised transactions are expected to double in value from $283-billion in 2025 to $574-billion in 2029. By Peter Ludi, business development executive at redPanda Software & Solutions The market’s growth is largely due to the rapid rise of mobile payments,...

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Business Analyst at Ntice Sourcing Solutions (Pty) Ltd.

A leading technology-driven organisation is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support business optimisation, process improvement, and digital transformation initiatives across the businessThe successful candidate will work closely with operational and...

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