by Kathy Gibson | Feb 4, 2026 | news
Cassava Technologies and AXON Networks have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop, deploy, and manage what they believe to be Africa’s first end-to-end Operator-as-a-Service (OaaS) platform. Customers and service providers will leverage AXON’s AI-ready,...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 4, 2026 | news
Cisco has announced the launch of the Cisco 360 Partner Program after fifteen months of co-design with partners. Cisco’s success is built on close collaboration with its partners to meet customer needs in the fast-changing AI world. Now, Cisco is boosting how it...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 2, 2026 | news
Digital transformation firm Phungela has announced a strategic partnership with global airport operations technology provider AeroCloud, rolling modern, cloud-native airport solutions across Africa. AeroCloud currently supports operations at over 80 airports...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 2, 2026 | news
Thauronix has announced that it is the distributor for NeoWave, Sectona, TransferChain, SecurityScorecard, Pulseway and WithSecure, bringing a curated portfolio of cybersecurity and IT operations solutions to customers and channel partners. Expanded access to strong...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 29, 2026 | Features
Kathy Gibson reports – We are at a critical moment in the race for enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) – winning is no longer about who adopts AI, but who scales safely, efficiently and with business impact. This is the headline finding from IDC’s CIO...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 29, 2026 | news
Sales through the IT distribution channel increased 6% year over year to $24,3-billion in Q4 2025, marking the strongest quarter on record for North American distribution, according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT), powered by GTDC. The record Q4...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 29, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Therese Grobler – For over two decades, the prime lending rate has dictated the cost of consumer finance in South Africa. Whether you’re signing for a new car, a first home, or a personal loan, the conversation almost always revolves around “prime...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 23, 2026 | Thought Leadership
By Lungi Sangqu – South Africa’s unemployment crisis has reached a critical tipping point. More than 32% of adults are jobless, and youth unemployment sits above 60%. In this bleak landscape, small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs), lately known as Micro,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 23, 2026 | Thought Leadership
When taxpayers dispute an assessment, the expectation is straightforward: either the taxpayer wins and the assessment is reduced, or the South African Revenue Services (SARS) wins and the assessment remains unchanged. By Nina Keyser and Karen Miller from Webber...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 23, 2026 | Thought Leadership
In many small businesses, the owner often starts out as the bookkeeper, the customer-service desk, the IT technician and the person who steps in when a delivery goes wrong. By Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director: solution engineering, Africa at...
