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How AI-driven personalisation is redefining customer engagement in South Africa

Despite record investment in digital campaigns, many South African...

Siloed fraud defence is no longer viable in the age of AI attackers

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority's (FSCA) call for a...

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Why Do International Payments Still Require a Layover in New York?

Most people don’t think about how money moves across borders. You tap your card on vacation or wire a supplier overseas and assume it works the same everywhere; fast...

Breaking new ground with AI-enhanced code for the retail industry

AI is a foundational technology in the retail sector. Deployed to enhance personalisation, operational efficiency and optimise workflows and planning, AI solutions are rapidly becoming practical, enterprise-scale deployments that...

The AI-Driven Shift in Data Centre Strategy

Modern data centres are evolving into agile, high-efficiency ecosystems designed to meet rising digital demands. What started as basic mainframe storage has transformed into globally distributed, hyperscale infrastructure powered...

Why retailers must lock down every data door to withstand Black Friday’s heightened cyber threats

As local retailers gear up for Black Friday – the year’s biggest shopping event – the rush to process payments, manage stock and serve customers across multiple branches leaves...

Penetration Testing as a Service gives businesses the edge in cyber defence

Penetration testing is a cornerstone of any effective cybersecurity strategy – it reveals critical system weaknesses and vulnerabilities, enabling them to be fixed before they can be exploited. However,...

Tech skills development: If not now, then when?

When it comes to skills development in South Africa, waiting for the “right time” is no longer an option. The reality is that there isn’t a perfect time to...

The Podcast Evolution

We recently attended a presentation on media and strategies for success in selling. One section focused on trust in digital, where I found myself strongly disagreeing. While the research...

Redefining Leadership in Africa: Building Belonging Through Inclusive Operations

For decades, the phrase “breaking the glass ceiling” has described the uphill battle women and minorities face in accessing leadership roles. But in Africa, the challenge goes beyond more...

Your AI strategy won’t matter if trust isn’t on the table

Trust is not a machine-made thing. It’s a deeply cultivated and significantly felt human thing. In a world moving faster than a generated bot prompt, we tend to forget...

Rethinking Public-Private Partnerships for Africa’s Trade Future

Africa stands at a turning point. Home to nearly a fifth of the world’s population but responsible for less than 3% of global trade, the continent continues to punch...
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AI: solution to close South Africa’s higher education access gap or threat to deepen it?

The past two years have seen artificial intelligence move from the margins to the centre of South Africa’s higher education strategy conversations. Vice-chancellors, registrars,...

Trusted relationship and exploits in public-facing applications strengthen position as the main attack vectors

Although the main initial vectors in 2025 remain similar to 2024, their combined share has grown to over 80%. Public-facing applications account for 43.7%,...

SAS advances its AI-ready data management foundation for industry agents and automation, with governance built-in

Integrated analytics and AI-driven automation help enterprises prepare, govern and activate data for trusted AI at scale. As enterprises race to operationalise AI, many are...

Cyber governance is central to effective enterprise risk management

Across many organisations, cyber governance is still treated as a parallel discipline to enterprise risk management rather than a core component of it. This separation...

Kaspersky spots rising scam activity around the 2026 World Cup, from bogus tickets to $500,000 “grant” emails

Millions of football fans around the world are gearing up for the World Cup, and cybercriminals are seizing the moment to exploit the heightened...
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