Chip crisis could scuttle the AI boom
A deepening shortage of memory chips is rapidly evolving into a legitimate risk for investors with portfolios heavily exposed to AI, tech, consumer electronics, and the automotive sectors warns a leading financial advisory group. “This is a potential profit shock...
If Africa does not digitise its heritage, it will lose it
Africa’s heritage is one of the world’s greatest cultural endowments, yet much of it remains fragile, undocumented, and at risk, writes Matone Ditlhake, CEO of Corridor Africa. As time, climate change, conflict, and globalisation accelerate loss, the question is no...
SA urged to act quickly as geopolitical pressures mount
Kathy Gibson reports – Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the stark advice from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC,...
SA’s renewable energy divide: where are the jobs?
As households and businesses with capital increasingly move towards renewable energy (solar + batteries), Eskom is left serving a shrinking base of paying customers while remaining responsible for electricity as a social good. This dynamic places upward pressure on...
Check Point acquisitions reinforce AI security strategy
Check Point Software Technologies has announced three strategic acquisitions, namely Cyata, Cyclops and Rotate, aimed at strengthening its platform across artificial intelligence (AI) agent security, exposure management and MSP-driven workspace protection. In...
Employers swop salary hikes for smarter benefits
Organisations are increasingly recognising that retaining employees requires more than competitive pay alone. According to the South African Reward Association (SARA), successful retention strategies now integrate reward, development and engagement across the employee...
Solving for effortless transactions through tokenisation
Tokenised transactions are expected to double in value from $283-billion in 2025 to $574-billion in 2029. By Peter Ludi, business development executive at redPanda Software & Solutions The market’s growth is largely due to the rapid rise of mobile payments,...
National law enforcement agency modernises public engagement
A South African national law enforcement agency has overhauled its customer service operations through the implementation of a locally developed, cloud-based contact centre and customer relationship management (CRM) platform delivered by South African technology...
Digital infrastructure build must dovetail with jobs growth
President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in his State of the Nation address to boost South Africa’s ailing water infrastructure as Gauteng residents protested this week over taps running dry. There were also undertakings to deploy soldiers in gangster-ridden areas and...
Influencers talk up OpenClaw
OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot and Clawdbot) has become a focal point in influencer discussions on X during February 2026, says GlobalData, and is being described as a “digital exocortex” that extends human capability through autonomous task execution. But while praised...
Securing the R1trn for critical infrastructure from cyber threats
Digitisation of South Africa's green shoots requires a shift toward seeing digital security as critical national infrastructure. This is the word from Fortinet following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address, which committed over R1-trillion to...
Strategic leadership appointments at Veeam
Veeam Software has announced a boost to its EMEA channel strategy with the appointment of three new leaders: Nick McAlister as channel director UKI; Charbel Zreiby as channel director EMEA East; and Roman Brandl as enterprise channel director EMEA. “Veeam is setting a...