Africa’s growth holds firm amid global turbulence

Africa’s economies are projected to grow at 4,2% in 2026, moderating slightly from 4,4% in 2025, before rebounding to 4,4% in 2027. The findings of the 2026 African Economic Outlook from the African Development Bank Group underscore the continent’s continued...

HPE appoints two global distributors

HPE has named Ingram Micro and TD Synnex as its two global distribution partners as the company moves to a unified distribution model. HPE believes that the scale and expertise of two global distributors, complemented by regional and specialist distributors, will help...

Pick ‘n Pay customer data compromised

An early version of Pick n Pay’s on-demand app was been breach, with customer information compromised. Records from 2022 in the app previously known as Bottles and later as Pick n Pay asap! were leaked. The data includes names, contact details and birth dates,...

NEC XON strengthens Africa wireless portfolio

NEC XON has reinforced its position in the wireless connectivity market through a strategic distribution partnership with Mimosa Networks, enabling the delivery of fixed wireless access and backhaul solutions across Africa. “Mimosa has become a key part of our...

Repeat identity attacks ramp up

A massive 71% of organisations suffered at least one identity-related breach in the past year, with an average of three separate incidents reported per company. According to the Sophos State of Identity Security 2026, a vendor-agnostic survey of 5 000 IT and...