New ITU initiative to build trust in AI behaviour and identity
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced a new initiative to develop frameworks for trusted digital identity and to ensure that the behaviour of AI agents remains trustworthy and accountable throughout their lifecycle. The new ITU Focus Group on...
Africa’s AI should be on Africa’s terms
Huawei's seventh annual ICT Editors Xchange in Johannesburg convened under the theme “Africa's Intelligence, Africa's Terms” to explore how the continent is building AI for its own realities. The event brought together speakers from Huawei, academia and business to...
Customers prefer third-party GenAI to chatbots
Customers are approximately three times more likely to use third-party GenAI tools than company-provided chatbots when resolving customer service issues, according to a survey by Gartner. A Gartner survey of 3 566 B2B and B2C customers, conducted in February and March...
Security awareness training can curb phishing
Organisations in Africa can reduce phishing susceptibility by 79% after just one year of consistent security awareness training (SAT) - despite a threat landscape increasingly powered by AI, according to new research from KnowBe4. The 2026 Phishing By Industry...
Meta adds image generation
Meta has rolled out Muse Image, its first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs. Muse Image helps users create high-quality visuals, and enables a number of creative tools across Metaʼs apps. Whether starting from scratch or working with an existing...
Travellers well aware of AI security risks when planning trips
AI is highly appreciated among travellers for saving time, finding personalised recommendations, and budget-saving offers - but data security risks awareness is also high, which security experts say is a good sign. New research from Kaspersky reveals what drives...
UCT study reveals potentially active fault beneath Karoo shale gas target
For decades, the Karoo has sat at the centre of South Africa’s shale gas debate. Supporters have argued that exploiting underground gas reserves could strengthen the country’s energy security and stimulate economic development. Opponents have warned about water...
SA’s Refiant debuts long-context AI models
South African start-up Refiant has launched Protea, its suite of long-context AI models. With a 10 million-token context window, it is one of the largest ever made publicly available, and is accessible immediately. Until now, AI has been constrained by how much it can...
Economic activity weakens further in June
South Africa's economic activity slowed further in June 2026, with the PayInc Economic Index declining by 0,9% on a monthly basis, following a revised 2% decline in May. “At 102.4, the PayInc Economic Index reached its lowest level since November 2025, although it...
How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year
It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...
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Africa technical webinars focus on BESS, energy resilience
Vertiv has launched its ‘Africa Critical Infrastructure’ webinar series for 2026. Designed for consulting engineers, technical partners and end users, the series opens with a technical session focused on battery energy storage systems (BESS) and their role in...
Duxbury expands Cambium cybersecurity portfolio
Duxbury Networking has introduced Cambium Networks’ NSE 4000 to its channel portfolio, providing partners with a cloud-managed security and SD-WAN platform for customers operating in increasingly distributed network environments. The NSE 4000 extends Cambium’s Network...
VMware partner reset is creating a more mature cloud market
While Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) ecosystem makes it clear that the era of cloud sprawl and loosely aligned infrastructure partnerships is ending, in its place, the market is moving toward a smaller, more focused ecosystem built around operational...
Kandua launches AI-powered home companion
Kandua, a wholly owned Santam subsidiary, has announced the launch of Jess, an artificial Intelligence (AI) powered home companion aimed at improving trust, safety and certainty in the home services sector. Jess is a conversational AI interface that brings to life the...
SARS improves auto-assessments, but taxpayers warned to check carefully
As the 2026 filing season opens, millions of South Africans will receive a SARS auto-assessment based on data SARS already holds. SARS has enhanced parts of its auto-assessment process and online tax assistant, TaxTim advises taxpayers to do a careful review before...
Deloitte unveils connected agentic intelligence
Deloitte has launched a unified agentic intelligence network within Deloitte Omnia, Deloitte’s global audit and assurance platform. Omnia’s embedded network of intelligent agents is designed to bring new and existing AI agents together under a single framework, so...
Liquid C2 secures Gold in Google’s Verified Peering Provider Programme
Liquid C2 has achieved gold-level status in Google’s Verified Peering Provider (VPP) programme. For customers, this means easier access to Google services via Liquid’s network. The impact is significant because it eliminates delays and congestion from shared internet...
E Squared offers practical support to entrepreneurs
E Squared Investments has released its 2025 Impact Report, outlining the organisation’s work in backing responsible entrepreneurs, supporting portfolio resilience and contributing to economic inclusion through a long-term investment model. The report positions E...
CISOs are flying blind on AI agents – but POPIA won’t care why
Ask any South African CISO how many AI agents are running in their environment right now and most will be hard pressed to answer. This is the uncomfortable truth behind the local rush to deploy agentic AI, and it is happening while many of the same organisations are...
Speed is the new competitive advantage
Speed is the ultimate differentiator in today's AI-driven world. Success depends on rapid delivery, rethinking ROI, and strong customer relationships. By Marc Layne, sales director of Dell Technologies South Africa Over many years of experience in storage engineering,...
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