Hubble Telescope identifies one of the darkest known galaxies

In the vast tapestry of the universe, most galaxies shine brightly across cosmic time and space. Yet a rare class of galaxies remains nearly invisible - low-surface-brightness galaxies dominated by dark matter and containing only a sparse scattering of faint stars....

Africa closes the gap as cloud adoption accelerates

Over the past decade, cloud has evolved from a flexible infrastructure backbone to a driver of innovation. And cloud maturity across Africa has accelerated dramatically - most organisations have moved beyond basic adoption to strategic optimisation, closing the gap...

Leaders say they won’t replace human workers with AI

A massive 91% of leaders wouldn’t replace their teams with AI, even if the technology were to make it possible to do so. This is according to the newly published 2026 State of AI at Work report from Udacity (part of Accenture), which analyses how the AI economy is...

These are the roles that top the pay rankings in SA

If you wanted to know which jobs offer the best pay in South Africa, wonder no longer. Pnet’s 2026 Salary Guide reveals that the three roles that attract the highest compensation are, in order: chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) and executive...

AI platforms lean towards region-specific infrastructure

By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, which also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027. “Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing...

Financial strategies to help CFOs achieve efficient growth

Amid ongoing economic volatility, and rising cost pressures, chief financial officers (CFOs) should evaluate four financial strategies to drive efficient growth. A Gartner analysis of more than 1 500 companies across the S&P 500, S&P 400, and S&P 600 has...

UCT study unlocks secrets of Martian volcanoes

A study from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Geological Sciences that used Martian meteorite to understand the volcanic process on Mars has been published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment. Martian meteorite are rare rocks...

Blending human strengths with AI intelligence key for customer service

As the customer service landscape rapidly evolves, customer service and support leaders are focusing on how AI can help advance their priorities for 2026 and beyond. From enhancing customer experience to improving operational efficiency, leaders are looking to go...

How data and AI can help eliminate modern slavery

The advances in data and AI revolutionising business today could be the key to ending forced labour, writes John Schultz, chief operating and legal officer at HPE. Despite years of international collaboration to combat it, modern slavery is on the rise...

Obituary: Lou Gerstner

Lou Gerstner, who served as chairman and CEO of IBM from 1993 to 2002, died on Saturday (27 December). Arvind Krishna, chairman and CEO of IBM, in a mail to IBM employees, shares how Gerstner arrived at IBM at a moment when the company’s future was genuinely...

Hubble finds the largest chaotic birthplace of planets

Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. For the first time in visible light, Hubble has revealed the disk is unexpectedly chaotic and turbulent, with wisps of material stretching...

AI-driven digital workplaces to accelerate in 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) dominated digital workplaces in 2025, fuelling trends such as the rising adoption of agentic AI, increased platform interoperability, expansion of contact centers, greater support for sales teams and growing popularity of mobile solutions....

Data centres could be the spark Africa’s power sector needs

A quarter of the way into the 21st century, digital technology has infiltrated the daily lives of billions of people to an incredible degree across the globe - but not everywhere … yet. By NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Energy Chamber As digital...

AI set to dominate in 2026

Across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (CEEMETA) region, the pace of AI adoption has moved from steady to rapid. By Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: CEEMETA at Dell Technologies What felt ambitious just a year ago is now baseline....

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Navigate corporate travel bookings in an AI world

You've probably noticed it already. That moment when you're searching for flights and Google suddenly suggests a complete itinerary: hotels, restaurants, even local experiences; all tailored specifically to you. It feels helpful, almost magical. But then the nagging...

When WhatsApp groups become serious cyber-risk zones

Despite their popularity among employees, informal messaging platforms pose significant risks to organisations’ cybersecurity. The 2025 KnowBe4 Africa Annual Cybersecurity survey found that 93% of African respondents use WhatsApp for work communications, surpassing...

Changing the AI narrative from confusion to clarity

Companies are struggling to take the first step into AI, but there is a way around the overwhelm, writes Chris Badenhorst, head of Azure core, data and AI services at Braintree. Artificial intelligence has become the corporate obsession of 2025. From the explosion of...

AI can spot ‘firing signals’ before employees

What if a machine knew you were getting fired before you did? Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to hire, promote, and fire employees. While most of the focus is on employers using AI, a growing number of professionals are exploring these tools to...

Could 15 March 2029 be D-Day for cybersecurity in your organisation?

The 15th of March is etched in history as the day when Julius Caesar met his end at the hands of the senators of Rome, and it's about to become even more significant. "Beware the Ides of March," a soothsayer tells Caesar in Shakespeare's play, and since then, the...

Behaviour change, not hype, will decide the future of work

South African businesses are racing to deploy artificial intelligence (AI), but many risk confusing automation with true AI with potentially costly consequences. Geoff Cohen, partner at digital transformation consultancy DY|DX, urges companies to take a step back and...

Compliance the foundation for sustainable growth in finance

For many financial institutions in South Africa, compliance has long been treated as a cost of doing business, a necessary function to satisfy auditors and regulators, and to avoid penalties. But that mindset no longer holds up, writes Pienaar Zietsman, chief...

Sovereign SASE a new model for data-sensitive enterprises

Secure access service edge (SASE) is a powerful model for delivering security services closer to users and applications. By Nirav Shah and Andres Herrera at Fortinet But for many organisations, especially in healthcare, government, financial services, and defense,...

Hidden ownership turns tax crime into an AI challenge

Tax evasion goes far beyond legal tax avoidance. It is the practice of illegally hiding income or profits to avoid paying tax, costing countries over $500-billion a year. In many cases tax evasion depends on opaque ownership structures that hide who really owns...

Telecom expense visibility the missing link in financial governance

For good reason, people, capital, and infrastructure are known as the pillars that hold up organisations. Now comes a modern pillar that is just as important: connectivity. Nobody would deny the need for extensive financial oversight in monitoring spending on people,...

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