UN calls for safe and inclusive AI that benefits all
The United Nations today kicked off a global dialogue bringing together governments, tech companies, academia, civil society and the technical community to facilitate discussions on artificial intelligence governance. “AI is advancing at runaway speed. The question is...
FNB App Academy, UJ Business School partner on digital education
FNB, together with the University of Johannesburg’s Business School (JBS), has announced a collaboration for the 2026 FNB App Academy programme, aimed at expanding access to credible, future-ready digital education and strengthening pathways for youth into South...
Mega-rotation out of Big Tech is on the cards
Mega-rotation out of Big Tech is going to be a major theme for investors for the rest of 2026. This is the prediction from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, as investors accelerate a broad shift away from concentrated positions in mega-cap technology stocks and into...
Powertel and Paratus Zimbabwe switch on new fibre corridor
Powertel Communications and Paratus Zimbabwe have announced that the first phase of their landmark cross-border fibre project is live and carrying traffic. The new route is the first major milestone of the public-private partnership (PPP) agreement signed in June 2025...
Fuel bills won’t recover as quickly as they rose
South African organisations are undergoing the most severe fuel price shock in recent years driven by the Strait of Hormuz crisis and the Iran-US-Israel conflict. Despite this week’s decreases, different grades of fuel are still R4 to R6 higher than what they were in...
SABA calls for legislative action against offshore gambling
The South African Bookmakers Association (SABA) is calling for urgent action to block illegal offshore gambling websites. This follows the recent position adopted by the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) regarding proposals by the National Gambling Board...
Eskom Expo celebrates youth innovation at Regional Science Fairs
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists will celebrate youth innovation through 38 Regional Science Fairs held across South Africa, providing school learners with a competitive platform to showcase their research, ideas, and problem-solving skills. This year, about 6 300...
The future of work is about reinvention, not redundancy
As artificial intelligence (AI) advances at remarkable speed, concerns about job displacement continue to dominate global discussion. However, the focus should not be on replacement, but reinvention. A narrative of AI replacing large segments of the workforce, on the...
ISO 42001 helps prepare for the realities of AI governance
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already embedded in many business environments through public tools like ChatGPT and through AI functionality built into existing software platforms. While adoption is accelerating, governance and regulation are still catching up. By...
Cyber resilience must start at the endpoint
What is the cost of discovering a cyberattack only after it has reached your Security Operations Centre? For many organisations, that cost includes operational disruption, financial losses, reputational damage and significant recovery efforts, writes Musa Masungwini,...
Liquid cooling is no longer optional for data centres in the age of AI
As enterprises accelerate their adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High‑Performance Computing (HPC), many are discovering that the physics of the data centre are no longer on their side. Rack densities are soaring, heat loads are spiking, and power...
Quantum is coming. Start preparing now
The global cybersecurity landscape is approaching a turning point as quantum computing accelerates faster than most organisations realise. According to Wessel Pieterse, cybersecurity lead at Accelera Digital Group (ADG), the shift is not a distant, theoretical...