by Kathy Gibson | Oct 22, 2026 | news
A global cybersecurity crisis is currently underway, following the emergency disclosure of two critical, unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in PHP, collectively dubbed “PHP2Shell”. Tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, these flaws...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 22, 2026 | news
African business leaders remain confident about growth, but converting that confidence into sustained performance will depend on how effectively organisations navigate economic uncertainty, geopolitical disruption. These are among the findings of the 2026 KPMG Africa...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Colin Timmis – South African entrepreneurs are known for their grit and resilience. They spot opportunities, build relationships, win customers and find ways to keep moving when conditions are tough. Yet many of the founders I speak to say the same thing:...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | Thought Leadership
Trade terms could make or break your business, writes Frank Knight, CEO of Debtsource. South Africa’s credit ecosystem is far more interconnected than it often appears. Trade credit runs through almost every part of it. Trade credit is one of the largest and...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | Thought Leadership
South Africa’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute around 40% of GDP and employ more than half the country’s workforce, according to the Department of Small Business Development. Yet questions remain about whether billions of rand...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Dean Wolson – South African SMEs are at a critical digital intersection. The local technology sector is experiencing significant growth, with recent Gartner projections showing that global IT spending is expected to grow by 14.2% in 2026. This broader...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Jarmaine Lawrence-Manho – Leaders today are operating in an environment characterised by too much information, increasing complexity, greater uncertainty and limited time to make consequential decisions. AI is changing that environment further, not simply by...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | news
By Kathy Gibson – President Ntuli has resigned as member of the board and MD of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) in South Africa. “We can confirm that, after 14 years with HPE, President Ntuli has decided to take a career break as he considers the next chapter...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | Featured Story
Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race – highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 15, 2026 | Features
By Kathy Gibson – Artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity skills are in demand across Africa, and companies are keen to boost training in these areas. This is the headline finding from a CompTIA survey carried out by Channelwise, which polled IT companies...