PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

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...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Agentic AI gains prominence in boardroom discussions

Corporate boardrooms are buzzing with a new artificial intelligence (AI) narrative. There are notable company discussions around agentic AI in 2025, as firms shift from basic automation and generative AI (GenAI) pilots toward autonomous, decision-making AI systems...

Google looks to Africa’s youth for the future

Looking to reaffirm its commitment to Africa – particularly its youth – Google has initiated a number of projects focused on empowering the continent’s next generation through AI, unlocking opportunities and expanding on the innovation capacity of young Africans. New...

Digital transformation accelerates drug development, discovery process

Ever-increasing drug discovery and development timelines is a multiscale issue causing delays in patient access to medicines and increasing costs for pharmaceutical companies. Digital transformation could streamline the process, accelerate innovation, and improve...

AI advances to shape threat and defence landscape

In 2024, the world saw cyber threats evolve faster than before, primarily due to the rise in the number of and popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. These tools assist cybercriminals in refining and making attack tactics more sophisticated and more...

Gene drives could boost malaria control

A new study explores the impact that mosquitoes modified with the gene drive technology could have on malaria incidence if deployed in West Africa. The Target Malaria UK modelling team at Imperial College London published “The potential of gene drives in malaria...

Trust tops township economy imperatives

South Africa’s township consumers value trust, authenticity and collaboration as key drivers in their buying decisions. That’s according to the 2024 Township Customer Experience (CX) Report from African marketing agency Rogerwilco, in partnership with Field &...

Leonardo supercomputer makes cooling sustainable

Kathy Gibson reports - One of Europe’s biggest supercomputers, Leonardo ranks number 9 on the latest global Top500 list. When the CINECA data centre in Bologna, Italy, went live in 2022, the Leonardo petascale supercomputer was the fourth-largest in the world. The...

Legal, risk, compliance to double tech spend by 2027

Assurance leaders are intrigued by the potential to automate their high-volume, low-value tasks and will double their department’s technology spend by 2027, according to a prediction by Gartner. The legal technology landscape is evolving rapidly, largely due to the...

Chrome divestiture proposal a pivotal moment

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed that Google divest its Chrome web browser to restore competition to the online search market. Murthy Grandhi, company profiles analyst at GlobalData, comments” With Google Chrome accounting for nearly two-thirds of the...

Local etailers square up against global giants

There is little question that Chinese-linked e-commerce platforms have found favour among South African consumers. Marketing Research Foundation's marketing survey group has found that Shein holds a 35% market share in the country’s women’s clothing sector. Meanwhile,...

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Exxaro partners with UP to drive safer mining

Exxaro Resources has announced a partnership with the University of Pretoria to establish the first Exxaro Chair in Extended Reality (XR) Technology. Extended Reality technology refers to all real-and-virtual combined environments and human-machine interactions...

Paxful, OVEX launch new service in SA

G Paxful has announced Transfer to Bank, a service that will debut  in South Africa via a partnership with cryptocurrency exchange platform OVEX, which specialises in over-the-counter (OTC) trading. Using OVEX’s instant cashout mechanism, all Paxful users in South...

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As the events of the past year and a half have forced people to stay home, organisations across the business spectrum have been compelled to accelerate their digital transformation efforts. By Brent Haumann, MD of Striata Far from being able to take a "business as...

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Things to consider when buying a CAD printer

Buying a large format CAD printer is a purchase that needs careful research and consideration. It is a significant investment into an essential business tool for architects, engineers, construction professionals, interior designers, game and property developers,...

Skynamo, Microsoft partner on field sales solution

Microsoft and Skynamo, a provider of cloud-based field sales management and mobile sales technology, have partnered to enable Microsoft Dynamics 365 customers to extend access to information and functionality to sales teams in the field. Microsoft Dynamics 365 is...

Alternative lenders fund more online businesses than ever

The South African e-commerce sector is booming - and it's attracting growing numbers of SMEs and retailers looking to establish an online business, with a surge in requests for funding from the sector in recent months, says alternative lender Merchant Capital. A study...

Absa strengthens digital partnerships across Africa

Absa Group will strengthen efforts to grow its digital partnerships ecosystem across Africa with the appointment of HYBR and SystemicLogic, which will help Absa identify potential collaboration partners. "We believe in the substantial mutual value that is created by...

PwC Africa unveils focus areas that support new network strategy

PwC Africa has announced six key focus areas that will support the execution of its new global strategy that was announced on 15 June 2021, known as The New Equation. PwC Africa's six key focus areas for The New Equation strategy are trust, growth, and value creation,...

INN8 launches local investment platform

INN8 has announced the official launch of their local investment platform. By adopting the local investment platform in their business, advisers can increase their speed and efficiency, and achieve better scale in their businesses, providing better advice and service...

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