Call for accelerated action on climate crisis at COP28
Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will lead the Commonwealth delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to call for accelerated action on the climate crisis in light of intensifying threats to small and vulnerable member countries....
What the threat landscape will look like in 2024
Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) experts offer insights and projections for 2024 in the Kaspersky Security Bulletin, with a focus on the evolution of advanced persistent threats (APTs). Kaspersky researchers predict APT actors will introduce new...

Vertiv debuts prefabricated mass timber solutions
Vertiv has introduced the TimberMod variant of its Vertiv Power Module and SmartMod families, featuring mass timber as a key structural component instead of steel for prefabricated modular (PFM) data centre solutions. Available in North America and in Europe, Middle...
Dell names top SA partners for 2023
Dell Technologies announced the winners of the South Africa Partner Awards 2023 at the recent Dell Technologies Forum. The Awards recognise partners for growing their business within the Dell Technologies Partner Programme and unlocking new possibilities for their...
Building networks for the new digital age
As the likes of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) integrate into business operations, companies are becoming more reliant than ever on the cloud. By Todd Schoeman, BT client business director in South Africa With multi and hybrid cloud...
GenAI and its impact on payment fraud
The accessibility of generative AI tools has lowered the barriers for would-be criminals, while the transition to hybrid work models and geographically dispersed teams has expanded the attack surfaces they can exploit. In this context, the overlap of AI technology and...
Human touch helps in navigating fibre Internet woes
Fibre network operators (FNOs) and Internet service providers (ISPs) are constantly bombarded with calls from customers and subscribers regarding their fibre internet service – the connection, its up-time, speed, etc. Who is responsible for fixing their fibre internet...
The power of proactive fraud detection
Fraudulent activities, prevalent in both the private and public sector, pose significant challenges to organisations and their stakeholders. There has been a noticeable shift in employing different methods and tools (such as cutting-edge AI and data analytics) which...
Pick n Pay adds gamification to loyalty programme
Pick n Pay Smart Shopper has introduced “Smart Hopper’”, a game in its relaunched app which customers can play daily to win vouchers, helping them save even more. The gameplay involves customers navigating through several levels, reminiscent of classic arcade games,...
FNB adds UPS systems to keep ATMs running
FNB has announced plans to improve the operational resilience of its ATM network across the country through installing uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems in more than 1 000 standalone ATMs, allowing customers to access services even during power outages. The...
Themes to watch at COP28
Just days away from this year's United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) 28 meeting, what's clear is that that global energy systems will need to achieve historic and unprecedented levels of innovation to redress climate change and meet the world's energy needs....

Webb reveals new features in the heart of the Milky Way
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300...