How to navigate the rising tide of online scams this festive season
As the festive season approaches, the excitement of holiday shopping and travel plans fills the air. However, this fun-filled time also brings an increased risk of online scams, making it trickier than ever for shoppers to navigate the digital marketplace safely....
SAWEA hails public procurement programme reforms
The South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has acknowledged the key interventions to reform the public procurement programme, announced by the Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Developed through extensive stakeholder consultations,...
How to identify and avoid fake tokens
A fake token attack is a type of cryptocurrency scam where malicious actors create counterfeit or fraudulent tokens that mimic legitimate cryptocurrencies. These fake tokens are designed to deceive investors and traders into believing they are purchasing or trading a...
Seacom offers colocation, IP transit with Equinix
Seacom now offers colocation and IP transit services via the JN1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre owned and operated by Equinix in Johannesburg. The new data centre, which came into service in July 2024 and was officially opened on 23 October, offers...
Tech leaders to triple adoption of AIOps
According to Forrester’s 2025 technology and security predictions, 75% of technology decision-makers will see their technical debt rise to a moderate or high level of severity by 2026. This will be due to the rapid development of AI solutions, which are adding...
African Development Bank calls for bold solutions to African poverty
Climate change, global financial shocks and growing food insecurity are threatening Africa, the world’s fastest-growing continent and hampering achievement of global development goals. To tackle these challenges and speed up the continent’s efforts to achieve these...
Kaspersky IDs security flaws in Unisoc
Kaspersky Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS CERT) experts have discovered critical vulnerabilities in Unisoc SoCs that could allow bypassing security measures and gaining unauthorised remote access by exploiting modem communication with the...
Digitalisation can empower informal merchants to unlock Africa’s growth
The digital transformation of sub-Saharan Africa’s economy will not be complete without a focus on helping the region’s hundreds of thousands of small, micro and informal merchants to digitalise their businesses. And payments represents a natural starting point for...
Emerging markets well positioned to drive global growth
By 2035, emerging markets will play a crucial role in shaping the global economy, contributing about 65% of global economic growth. This is among the findings from S&P Global’s latest Look Forward research study, which identifies and assesses the opportunities and...
Should all tokens be equal in the crypto market?
As of June 2024, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has issued 138 crypto asset service provider (CASP) licences. By Lerato Lamola, partner at Webber Wentzel With the rolling out of licences, the discussion around the crypto industry moves from whether...
AI-powered drone swarms transform industries beyond defense
While drone swarms have been an area of technological development for many years, their practical applications have only recently gained significant momentum, particularly following increased attention during the Russia-Ukraine war, as reflected in Google search...
Empathy the game-changing skill in CX
Empathy is a key differentiator in creating exceptional customer experiences in an increasingly tech-driven business world. By Liezel Jonkheid, director and founder of the Consumer Psychology Lab Labelled a ‘soft skill’, it’s a complex trait to develop that requires...