IBM partners with OpenAI on secure AI deployment
IBM has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to help enterprises deliver business outcomes by deploying AI at scale across core business operations and complex workflows, while strengthening cyber defense and resilience through programs like OpenAI Daybreak....
Human-AI collaboration hiring accelerates as industries redesign work
Workforce strategies are increasingly integrating AI across industries, with a recent analysis of hiring trends from GlobalData revealing that jobs referencing human-AI continued to grow in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026. This, the research group says, underscores...
Asset managers worried about the risks of AI
Artificial intelligence is becoming more deeply embedded in asset management operations, but new research from Clearwater Analytics finds that firms are deeply concerned about the risks it introduces - from data governance to regulatory compliance. Clearwater’s GenAI...
Prenatal stress may alter brain networks that regulate children’s emotions
By the time a child celebrates their third birthday, the foundations of emotional regulation are already being laid deep within the brain – and a new University of Cape Town (UCT) study published in Brain Research Bulletin suggests that those foundations may even be...
Young scientists take centre stage at Eskom Expo Regional Science Fair
Scientific excellence and young talent took centre stage at the Eskom Expo Northern Gauteng Regional Science Fair, where learners presented an impressive range of research projects across various scientific disciplines, demonstrating creativity, critical thinking and...
SA’s critical infrastructure is running on unpatched systems. Attackers know that
In April 2025, attackers took remote control of a dam in Western Norway and opened a valve for four hours. Nobody died. But the message landed: the gap between a cyberattack on operational technology and physical, economic consequences isn't theoretical anymore. It's...
SA’s digital future depends on cyber resilience
South Africa's data centre sector is expanding rapidly. New investment is creating opportunities for economic growth, digital innovation and regional connectivity, while positioning the country as a strategic hub for Africa's digital economy. By Kgomotso Lebele,...
Trust has become the new attack surface
Attackers aren’t breaking in; they’re being invited, and the invitations are being written by the business, writes Richard Frost, head of technology solutions and consulting at Armata Cyber Security. The easiest way to install malware on a business network is to...
Women build small businesses with big intelligence
Accessible AI is giving women entrepreneurs greater commercial decision-making power, writes Christina Naidoo, chief operating officer of Huawei South Africa. Women know shrinkflation when they see it. Your favourite perfume suddenly comes in a smaller bottle, even...
SA’s tertiary education capacity crisis grows
As South Africa's matric learners prepare for the next chapter of their lives, many are already looking towards taking further steps in their academic journey. Yet for thousands of qualifying high school graduates a significant challenge may be securing a place at a...
Telkom Business partners with OneOffice
South Africa has around 3-million small-, medium- and micro enterprises (SMMEs), which collectively employ 13,4-million people. Many still lack affordable, secure and easy-to-manage digital tools. They need the same core capabilities as larger companies, without...
SANSA launches high school design competition for national space mascot
South Africa has never had a formal symbol to represent its national space programme. That is about to change, with the South African National Space Agency (SANSA) launching a competition inviting high school learners to design the country's first official space...