$3,5trn of AI infrastructure spend risks being exposed to impairment
More than $3,5-trillion of AI infrastructure spending could be exposed to impairment by the end of 2030, if AI providers continue their current pace of capital spending, according to Gartner. “In 2026, AI providers are expected to spend nearly $1-trillion on AI...
Local insurance industry resilient, but risks are evolving
South Africa's insurance industry delivered strong financial results in 2025, supported by solid capital positions, improved profitability across key segments, and favourable investment conditions, says KPMG. However, its latest South African Insurance Industry Survey...
Climate risks are SA’s next economic challenge
For much of the past two years, economists, policymakers, and businesses have focused on familiar risks: inflation, interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and slowing global growth, writes Aroni Chaudhuri, chief Africa economist at Coface. Yet one of the more...
Last-minute Black Friday tips for smaller merchants
Less than six weeks’ out from Black Friday, bigger retailers probably have their systems locked down and nobody wants to start rebuilding a checkout - but some of the things that cost merchants sales don’t require a total rebuild to fix. The Online Retail in South...
What Gen Z expects from the future of technology
Yesterday (14 October 2026) was International E-Waste Day, and Kaspersky is highlighting an emerging paradox in Gen Z’s behaviour: while Gen Z is the most digitally immersed generation, it also leads in awareness of technology’s environmental impact. Indeed, one in...
Digital growth is reshaping Africa’s A&E market
Digital growth is reshaping Africa’s entertainment and media (E&M) industry, creating new ways for audiences to discover, experience, and engage with content while human connection remains at the heart of the industry’s future. PwC’s Africa Entertainment &...
IBM and Siemens collaborate on Nanostack architecture research
IBM, in collaboration with Siemens, has announced new research aimed at advancing IBM’s nanostack architecture, a new transistor architecture unveiled by IBM earlier this year. The collaboration will bring together IBM's leadership in semiconductor device innovation...
Daft Technologist
By Barry Buck, with Claude Opus 4.8 - Every second video on my feed this month is someone whose life is now run by the agent of the week. It reads their email, books their travel, ships their code and, presumably, walks their dog. Meanwhile, here is my actual evening,...
When your IT provider is hacked, your balance sheet could be next
For many South African businesses, critical operations and customer data now rely on outsourced IT service providers (OSPs), including cloud hosts, software platforms, managed service providers and payment and fintech vendors. This dependence creates a risk that is...
Intelligent monitoring enables smarter investment and operational decisions
The role of monitoring in the data centre has changed dramatically. What was once a reactive operational function, checking whether systems were online and responding to alarms, has become a critical strategic capability that shapes how modern facilities are designed,...
Cybersecurity is now part of managed IT, not a separate conversation
I still see businesses drawing a neat line between IT operations and cybersecurity, writes Brian Pinnock, go-to-market executive of The Cloud Crew. One team looks after Microsoft 365, user access, endpoints, backups, patches and support, while security is handled...
How much office talk is absorbed by technology?
Voice assistants, phones, AI notetakers and devices have turned the average office and meeting room into a space that records everything, writes Richard Frost, head of consulting at Armata Cyber Security. Voice assistants, smart-speakers, and voice-assisted systems...