Shadow AI is the new shadow IT, and financial institutes are sleepwalking into it
The 36,000-system bank isn’t an outlier. It’s a preview.
Someone at your institution is running a critical risk calculation from a laptop under a desk. You just don't know which...
The real cost of hiring: What SMEs often overlook when expanding.
South Africa’s SMEs are under increasing pressure to grow cautiously as economic volatility, rising operating costs and stubbornly high unemployment continue to reshape hiring decisions across the country’s small...
The real AI opportunity is not replacing technology, it is redefining the business
Much of the current conversation around artificial intelligence is still centred on technology choices. Which platform should we use? Which model is best? Which tools will replace the systems...
Correcting the misalignment between digital skills and business needs
The conversation around AI is often dominated by speculation about job losses. Yet this focus distracts from a more immediate and measurable challenge: South African businesses are investing in...
Over 100 Residents Receive AI-Powered TB Screening at Cape Town Health Day
On Saturday, 16 May, The Impilo Project, a South African NGO delivering healthcare to underserved communities, facilitated a health screening day at Marconi Beam Primary School in Joe Slovo,...
ISO 27001 is becoming a baseline requirement for doing business
Cyber threats are increasing in both frequency and sophistication, and organisations need a consistent way to manage information security. At the same time, businesses are increasingly being asked to...
Smart loyalty systems fuel growth as AI-driven commerce exceeds USD700 billion: Euromonitor International
AI-influenced e-commerce is forecast to reach over USD700 billion by 2029
Loyalty becomes a strategic growth engine that shapes consumer decisions
84% of Millennial consumers join free loyalty programmes, but engagement remains uneven
AI-influenced...
InterSystems to spotlight AI-ready healthcare systems at HISA 2026
Healthcare technology conversations in Africa are shifting from ambition to implementation, and InterSystems is heading to the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa (HISA) 2026 to help drive that discussion forward.
On...
Beyond the checkbox: why compliance is becoming a cyber imperative
Regulatory compliance in cybersecurity is no longer an administrative chore that organisations can treat as an afterthought. As digital ecosystems expand and threat actors leverage automation, AI-driven reconnaissance, and...
Kaspersky detected more than 92,000 malware attacks disguised as AI services in 2026
In conjunction with its participation at the AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya conference, global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, has revealed that from January to the beginning of May 2026, Kaspersky solutions...
Beyond Policing: Reclaiming the Purpose of Higher Education in an Age of AI
The major debate currently surrounding artificial intelligence in higher education asks whether AI should be policed. But in focusing so heavily on control, we overlook the culture of shame...
The growing role of data and AI in media buying
Is your digital agency keeping pace?
Three years ago, media buying in South Africa looked markedly different to today, even at agencies that considered themselves performance driven. Attribution was messy,...
