AI is key to growth, but CEOs struggle to demonstrate financial returns
Forty-four percent of CEOs struggle to demonstrate AI-driven financial returns to stakeholders, according to Gartner. Yet CEOs are not retreating from technology investment. Instead, they are looking to AI and technology to help redesign how their organizations...
Overhaul needed as risky AI meets SA’s curriculum
Common Sense Media, a US-based independent nonprofit that provides age-based ratings, reviews, and advice on media and technology for kids and families, has rated OpenAI’s recent release, ChatGPT for Teens at “unacceptable risk” for usage by teenagers. This shouldn't...
Binance helped take down West Africa scam centres
Binance joined international law enforcement agencies and global technology companies in a co-ordinated crackdown on scam networks operating from West Africa. The operation known as Joint Disruption Week led to 28 arrests across Ghana and Nigeria. Online scams are one...
Your pay rise may not mean you’re better off
Receiving a salary increase should mean having more money available, but for many South Africans, a higher amount on your payslip does not necessarily translate into a better standard of living. As the cost of groceries, electricity, transport and other essentials...
Mobility is changing. So is fraud
South Africans have not given up on vehicle ownership. They have simply become more creative about achieving it. By Ayesha Hatea, director of research and consulting at TransUnion Africa Faced with ongoing affordability pressures, consumers are reconsidering...
There’s a widening gap between Zero Trust strategy and implementation
South African organisations are under growing pressure to digitise, innovate and compete in a more connected economy. Yet every new cloud workload, SaaS application and remote connection has the potential to expand the attack surface, writes Mandy Duncan, country...
When compliance gaps turn into expensive lessons
The latest regulatory action against a major financial institution, resulting in a R28 million administrative penalty for shortcomings under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA), is a timely reminder that compliance cannot be treated as a once-off exercise. By...
Cyber resilience can strengthen SA’s sovereign AI ambitions
Cybersecurity Awareness Month gives businesses a timely opportunity to look beyond traditional cyber awareness and assess whether their AI environments are ready for real-world risk. As South Africa's sovereign AI ambitions accelerate, the core question is shifting...
Your APIs were never built for this reader
Enterprises love to call themselves API-first. Almost none of them are ready for what's about to start calling those APIs. Eighty-two percent of organisations now describe themselves as API-first, according to Postman's 2025 State of the API Report. It's a comfortable...
The AI is inside: Securing the business in the age of autonomous AI
South Africa, according to the Microsoft Global AI Diffusion monitor, is leading the continent in generative AI adoption with 23,1% of the working-age population actively using AI in their daily activities. Companies have introduced AI into daily operations rapidly,...
Whistleblowing: A governance responsibility for every organisation
Recent corruption investigations in South Africa have once again highlighted the important role whistleblowers can play in bringing potential wrongdoing to light. While much of the public debate has focused on government and state institutions, the same question...
Africa’s role in the next phase of cross-border commerce
Africa’s relevance to the evolution of global finance is significant. The continent’s experience, particularly in cross-border payments, provides a glimpse into what tomorrow’s increasingly digital, data-driven global financial system could look like. By Mthokozisi...