Skills development planning directly impacts B-BBEE compliance outcomes
Skills Development planning is no longer viewed as an administrative compliance exercise under South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) framework, with companies now expected to demonstrate clear alignment between training initiatives and...
Microsoft 365 security is a ticking time bomb
Across boardrooms and IT departments, a dangerous assumption continues to grow that because data resides in Microsoft 365 and Azure it is automatically secure, writes John Mc Loughlin CEO of J2 This belief is fundamentally flawed and creates a false sense of...
Arctic Wolf introduces a financial risk-focused Security Operations Warranty
Arctic Wolf has launched its Security Operations Warranty in South Africa. This warranty offers financial support to organisations during cyber incidents, helping to reduce the financial impact. It shows Arctic Wolf’s commitment to making cybersecurity a key part of...
Nutanix Agentic AI unlocks enterprise AI factory potential
Nutanix has announced the Nutanix Agentic AI solution, a full software stack purpose-built to help customers accelerate adoption of Agentic AI for business transformation. With the shift to Agentic AI, enterprise adoption has hit a tipping point where the barrier to...
Vox and Nymbis partner to deliver unified cloud, connectivity,
Vox has announced a strategic partnership with Nymbis Cloud Solutions to expand its cloud infrastructure, data protection and resilience services for businesses. The collaboration brings advanced cloud capabilities back into the Vox ecosystem, enabling unified...
New VP and chief product officer for TransUnion
TransUnion Africa, a global information and insights company, today announced the appointment of Michael Rogers as vice-president and chief product officer, effective 15 January 2026. Rogers has worked for two decades across key African markets, including Botswana,...
AI extends its vertical reach
An accelerated computing ecosystem is one that includes sectors like automotive, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial, media and entertainment, quantum, retail, robotics and telecom. “All of these different vectors of AI have platforms that...
SA’s national bird, the blue crane, is under threat
A recent study suggests that intensive agricultural landscapes in the Western Cape may be reducing the breeding success of the iconic blue crane - South Africa’s national bird. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) FitzPatrick...
How the Middle East war is impacting business sentiment
Oxford Economics, in its latest Global Risk Survey, points out that business growth expectations have remained firm since the outbreak of war in the Middle East. But respondents judge that the chance of a sharp downturn has risen, with a one-in-six chance of global...
How systemic failures drive corporate crime
A new doctoral study at the University of Cape Town (UCT) offers a rigorous cross-jurisdictional analysis of how corporate crime emerges within listed companies, challenging conventional governance thinking, introducing new theories and proposing reforms to strengthen...
Subdued demand conditions weigh on manufacturing sentiment
Business confidence in the manufacturing sector came under renewed pressure during the first quarter of 2026, with lacklustre demand weighing on sentiment. According to the Q1 Absa Manufacturing Survey, the headline index number declined by 9 index points to 30 from...
Adobe settles lawsuit over cancellation penalities
Adobe has settled a lawsuit against its early cancellation penalties, agreeing to pay a $75-million fine and provide another $75-million in free services to customers. US authorities said the software company, which offers its products only on a subscription basis,...