SA’s consumer economy more polarised as inflation bites harder
New research from NielsenIQ (NIQ) shows how South African consumers are navigating sharply different financial realities in a polarised market as households deal with persistently high interest rates, stubborn unemployment, and rising prices for fuel, food, utilities,...
SA’s online shoppers savvier and more disciplined
A staggering 37% of South Africans believe online specials are misleading, while 76% now rigorously cross-check prices across multiple platforms before checking out, according to online retail deals platform OneDayOnly. The company’s ODOmeter survey of 2 410 online...
Vulnerable industries are not ready for the next cyber crisis
As cyber incidents remain the world's top business risk, forensic experts urge organisations to move beyond prevention and prepare for the realities of investigation, evidence preservation, and recovery. For years, cybersecurity conversations have focused on...
SA security bosses rank rule-breaking above phishing as their top cyberthreat
As part of a global survey, KnowBe4 asked 50 South African cybersecurity decision-makers to name the single biggest driver of human-related cyber risk inside their own organisation - and more than a quarter (28%) of them pointed at their own people, deliberately...
Kaspersky helps Interpol make a dent in African cybercrime
Kaspersky has helped Interpol arrest 1 462 suspects and recover $105-million during the international law enforcement agency’s Serengeti III operations in Africa. The third edition of Operation Serengeti took place from 29 June to 31 August and, in the law enforcement...
Binance joins the fight against scams in Africa
Binance is working with police across Africa to catch the criminals behind online scams. By showing investigators where money goes after a scam, Binance is helping to turn reports from victims into real arrests. Scams often start with a simple message such as an...
SA moves to modernise outdated legal services
South Africans could soon find it easier to access everyday legal services - with proposed regulations paving the way for affidavits to be commissioned remotely and signed electronically, replacing rules that have governed oaths and affirmations for more than 50...
Cyber risk begins long before an attack
Cyber incidents are usually discussed from the moment an attacker appears, even though the conditions that determine how damaging that attack can be take place much earlier. By Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus Over time, a business influences its own exposure...
Huawei and SARA launch new initiative to advance intelligent rail development in Southern Africa
Huawei and the Southern African Railways Association (SARA) have launched the African Intelligent Rail Initiative (AIRI), a regional collaboration to accelerate the digital transformation of Southern Africa's railway networks. The initiative was announced at the 15th...
Vodacom expects earnings growth
Vodacom has issued a trading statement for the interim results period ended 30 September 2026. The group expects to report strong headline earnings per share (HEPS) growth, which are expected to be consistent with Vodacom’s medium-term growth ambitions. Shareholders...
In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend
In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...
Enterprises forced to redesign AI projects due to token costs and governance demands
The rules of enterprise AI are changing as rising costs, governance demands, and sovereignty requirements reshape how and where organisations run AI, according to a new report from Cloudera. The company’s The State of Enterprise AI 2026: The New Rules of Scale report...