by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Featured Story, Features
South Africa’s youth are entering a labour market that is being reshaped by AI, digital technologies and automation which create new opportunities – but it’s also exposing a widening gap between the skills young people have today and those required for the future...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Thought Leadership
As South Africa ramps up infrastructure investment and increases private sector participation, projects are becoming more complex, multi-stakeholder dependent and time sensitive. Despite this momentum, outcomes are too often undermined by fragmented processes,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Thought Leadership
A single fibre break in Elsies River severed the link between two Cape Town data centres, pulling Discord, OpenAI, and YouTube offline for South African users for an entire morning, writes Leonie Stanley, operations director of Euphoria Telecom. The culprit? Both of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Thought Leadership
Hybrid work and digitisation have changed how offices function, making it harder to serve the document technology market through a single, centralised sales model. Customers still need reliable technology, but they increasingly want systems that help information move...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Thought Leadership
Many businesses confuse agility with speed. They assume that if they can react quickly, change their priorities, or bring in additional capacity at short notice, they are agile. By Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus But true agility is not measured by how quickly...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Thought Leadership
Across Africa, financial inclusion is no longer limited by the availability of financial services – it is limited by whether people can reliably access and use them. The real battleground is the communication layer. By George Muhia, head of enterprise business: East...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Thought Leadership
Year-on-year, liquidations are up a worrying 15% from March 2025, while the year-to-date figures (January-March 2026) have steadily climbed throughout the first quarter, according to the latest liquidation statistics from Stats SA. Cumulatively, South Africa recorded...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Large enterprises face a cybersecurity mismatch: rising AI-powered attacks and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) outpace understaffed teams. Fragmented tools create visibility gaps and alert fatigue. To build resilience, organisations should consolidate platforms,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Cyber security is considered one of the top strategic priorities for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide, but many organisations remain exposed to attacks despite rising investment, according to new research commissioned by Sage, the leader in...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
In today’s ever-evolving workplace, culture is often understood as little more than the odd team-building exercise organised by HR or dismissed as a corporate buzzword. However, for leading South African organisations operating in 2026, culture is the internal...
