As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Enterprise AI hits the wall

Enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten, according to new research from NTT Data. The latest research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for...

Information integrity passes geopolitics as the top risk

Information integrity risk, caused by the proliferation of AI‑enabled decision-making and uncertain AI transparency requirements, gained the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk...

Gender divide persists in pay and senior representation

Despite the progress that South Africa has made towards gender equity, women are still underrepresented in senior leadership roles in corporate South Africa and are often paid less than men doing the same jobs. These insights come ahead of the upcoming release of...

Shocking stats on unsupervised device sharing

In the current security climate and with the complexities of a hybrid workforce, IT decision-makers still have a huge challenge when it comes to fully securing the workplace – and a new Cisco study has revealed some startling facts. Cisco research reveals that among...

Insurance providers, customers disagree on GenAI use

New research by IBM's Institute for Business Value identifies a disconnect between how insurers and their customers prioritise the use of generative AI (GenAI), with industry executives focusing on experience while their clients are seeking personalized risk products...

Energy-efficient AI tackles sea pollution

What started as two classmates seeking a free graduation trip to Bali subsidised by a university project ended up as an AI-driven sea-cleaning boat prototype built of empty water bottles, hobbyist helicopter blades and a GoPro camera. University of Hong Kong graduates...

Africa adopts global norms for executive pay

The latest trends in executive pay in Africa show a growing alignment with practices in developed markets - although there are still gaps to fill, especially in remuneration disclosure and reporting. This is according to new research from law firm Bowmans, which...

African farmers get a digital boost

Looking to provide digital access to critical services for 100-million people and businesses in Africa over the next 10 years, the African Development Bank Group and Mastercard are co-chairing a new initiative called Mobilising Access to the Digital Economy (MADE)...

The top priorities for HR leaders in 2025

Leader and manager development remains the number one priority in 2025 for HR leaders for the third consecutive year, according to a new survey by Gartner. The continued focus on manager development comes as managers report feeling overwhelmed by their...

Mining industry embraces sustainability strategies

Mining companies are increasingly adopting sustainable strategies such as low-carbon smelting and advanced recycling programmes to reduce their environmental impact and boost efficiency – and these innovations optimise resource use and lower operational costs by...

Green electrons raised from private wind energy project

The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has celebrated a milestone in South Africa’s renewable energy journey. Alongside its members - Reatile, AIIM, ACED, Sasol, and Rand Merchant Bank – it has witnessed the successful delivery of wind electrons from the...

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When ransomware strikes, can you recover fast enough?

Ransomware attacks have become increasingly common, and they are even available on the dark Web to purchase as a service. By Kate Mollett, regional director at Commvault Africa There have been many incidents in the news, where major companies have been left with...

Where corporate learning and development programmes go wrong

Globally, organisations spent $359-billion on learning and development (L&D) in 2016. By Dr Eric Albertini of SA Business School It's an eyewatering sum of money invested in corporate L&D, yet it seems that for the most part, the return on such investment...

Using behavioural science to transform financial inclusion

There is currently a revolution in the space of financial inclusion, with around 70% of people worldwide now having access to financial services, up from just 50% a decade ago, according to the World Bank. By Sakhile Mabena, CEO of OFIN One of the key drivers behind...

Could games be used to combat health and vaccine misinformation

Following hot on the heels of the global spread of Covid-19 was the dissemination of misinformation and conspiracy theories about its origins (with claims ranging from it being caused by 5G cellular networks, to it being developed as a bioweapon), and the motivations...

Mitsumi opens six new African offices

Mitsumi Distribution will be expanding the company's presence with the opening of new offices in 6 Francophone African countries - Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali and DRC. It will also open another five full-fledged offices in Chad, Guinea, Burkina...

Absa launches cybersecurity academy for the visually impaired

Absa Group, in collaboration with the Hein Wagner Academy, will be launching South Africa's first Cybersecurity Academy for the visually impaired. Accepted students will receive a full scholarship to the Absa Cybersecurity Academy for the Blind based in Worcester,...

Let’s ensure SA’s e-commerce growth is inclusive

E-commerce in South Africa has more than doubled over the period from 2018 to 2020. By Steve Briggs, chief sales and marketing officer at Seacom The Covid-19 pandemic has boosted demand for home deliveries, with research by World Wide Worx revealing that online retail...

Cyber recovery strategy key when ransomware strikes

South Africa is an attractive target for cybercriminals for a number of reasons, and the last few years have seen a sharp rise in high-profile ransomware attacks. By Lourens Sanders, solution architect at Infinidat One of the key motivations driving this volume of...

iOCO expands in the UK

iOCO has expanded its international presence in the UK and Europe. The move is in line with iOCO's strategic digital expansion over the past few years, with the organisation continually enhancing its offerings in order to better support customer needs. "We have...

Digitalising SMME enablement key to corporate supply chain integration

If South Africa is to successfully drive job creation and achieve sustainable economic growth, the key is to enable large corporate support for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). By Hepsy Mkhungo, CEO of One Linkage The small business sector is instrumental...

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