SoftwareOne wins 2025 Microsoft Secure Productivity Partner of the Year
SoftwareOne has won the Secure Productivity 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. “It is an honour to be named the Secure Productivity 2025 Microsoft Partner of the Year because it reflects our commitment to helping customers work smarter and safer,” says...
User numbers increase, but Internet disparities deepen
The world's online population grew by more than 240-million people in 2025, according to the new Facts and Figures 2025 report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The new estimates confirm continuing progress in expanding digital connectivity, while...
FNB rolls out WhatsApp and NAVi channels
FNB is phasing in two new customer engagement platforms: NAVi, a fully integrated conversational virtual assistant on the FNB App; and WhatsApp, a streamlined digital channel tailored to meet evolving customer needs. FNB Nav CEO Johan Maree says: “We have always been...
Autonomous planning set to supply chains
Autonomous planning has passed the Peak of Inflated Expectations and is emerging as one of the most impactful trends in supply chain planning (SCP), according to Gartner. “Autonomous planning has the potential to reshape how supply chain leaders approach...
Insurance scams to watch out for …
A recent InfoQuest survey found that 57% of South Africans have been targeted by scams in the past year, indicative of an increasingly sophisticated “scam economy” – and while fraudsters one focused primarily on banking and e-commerce, insurance scams have become a...
‘Just say goodbye’ to scam artists
In recognition of International Fraud Awareness Week (16 to 22 November), the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) has launched the “Just Say Goodbye” campaign aimed at helping South Africans recognise and respond to increasingly sophisticated...
SA travel and tourism on the road to recovery
South Africa's travel and tourism sector is in a strong recovery phase in 2025 - marked by a record-setting number of jobs and growing domestic spending, according to the Tourism Trends in South Africa 2025 report. While the sector's total economic contribution is...
Pesticide exposure affects children’s cognitive performance
Children living in agricultural areas may experience reduced cognitive performance due to exposure to various pesticides in their daily lives. This is according to a new study conducted by scientists at the Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research in...
Sage debuts AI Developer Solutions
Sage has announced the launch of its new AI Developer Solutions, changing how partners and ISVs innovate on the Sage Platform. The first phase of the programme launches with Sage Intacct, with future expansion across Sage’s product portfolio. The company will...
African programme wins learning award
Imagine Worldwide Tablet-Based Foundational Learning Programme from Imagine Worldwide in Africa has won the inaugural Global EdTech Prize in the Non-Profits category. Founded this year by T4 Education, with the support of Owl Ventures, the Global EdTech Prize...
Jeff Bezos in new AI startup venture
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has thrown his weight behind Project Prometheus, a startup that aims to develop artificial intelligence (AI) to engineer and computers, cars and spacecraft. He will serve as co-CEO of the venture, alongside physicist and chemist Vik Bajaj,...
AI training initiative launched for African SMEs
AI and digital trade skills are being made available to 7 500 SMEs on the continent through the AfCFTA Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme. The new, free training initiative is a collaboration between Google and the African Continental Free Trade Area...