Can SMEs afford AI?
For large enterprises, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a serious business investment. For smaller businesses, the question is rather more uncomfortable: can they afford to participate? By Kuben Ramsamy, head of sales at HPIFS Africa AI is moving from an...
Employees key to cyberdefence
Cybersecurity Awareness Month has reminded us that employees are central to an organisation’s defence. By David Howell, regional sales director at ManageEngine South Africa But when do password rules, multi-factor authentication (MFA) requests, phishing warnings,...
The biggest threat to your security team may be your own organisation
An organisation that can't coordinate a human response in a day will struggle to govern autonomous agents that act in seconds, says Cisco, with new research finding that the organisations best at defence do not rely on one strength - they combine broad coverage, fast...
Shoppers want more choices for payment
Despite retailers offering more ways to pay than ever, no single payment method is preferred by even one in five South African online shoppers, according to new research from World Wide Worx. The Online Retail in South Africa 2026 study shows instant EFT or automated...
Rooibos is heading for space
The Rooibos in Space project has taken another step towards fruition with the safe dispatch of seeds for the next International Space Station (ISS) mission. Allison Areias, US consul general in Cape Town hosted a farewell for the South African school and university...
Africa gains governance momentum, but sustaining progress is the real test
Africa was the second best-performing region for governance progress in the 2026 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), with 71% of the African countries assessed in both 2025 and 2026 achieving higher overall scores. However, the continent remains the lowest-scoring...
Vehicle crime risk on the decline, says Tracker
Vehicle crime remains a harsh reality in South Africa, but the risk faced by motorists today is significantly lower than it was three decades ago, according to Tracker, which says its historical crime data points to a decline in vehicle theft and hijackings from 4% in...
Huawei shakes up AI with new server architecture
Kathy Gibson reports from AI Expo Africa in Sandton – Huawei is launching a new AI infrastructure the will offer a scalable platform for organisations of all sizes. Clinton George, solution architect at Huawei SAT computing, marketing and solutions sales department,...
AI innovation moves at speed
Kathy Gibson reports from AI Expo Africa in Sandton – The speed at which the artificial intelligence (AI) market is moving is unprecedented in the technology space. Keith Jones, co-founder of tech accelerator SW7, comments that the quality and content of conversations...
Shared intelligence will define the future of fraud prevention
South Africa is not losing the fight against fraud because it lacks technology. It is being challenged because fraud is evolving faster than institutions can respond in isolation. By Salomon Erasmus, regional MD of Network International Southern Africa In today's...
How SA can win in the tech talent war
Culture can be a strategic operating system in SA’s response to the global tech talent war, writes Lizl Barnard, chief of staff and commercial operations at Skynamo. South African businesses, and technology scale-ups in particular, face a harsh commercial reality....
AI changes the speed and scale of cyber risks, but not the fundamentals
For all the uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), one thing remains certain – its impact on the security landscape. Where enterprises are concerned, this is true on two very important fronts, writes Chris Mulder, senior solutions architect at Red Hat....