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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Finance teams in South Africa are operating in an environment where reporting expectations are tightening while organisational structures continue to grow in complexity. Multi-entity consolidation, once a standard month-end finance task, is increasingly shaping how...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
Across African markets, a shift is underway in how organisations approach IT asset management. Having acknowledged the scale of the visibility gap – the growing disconnect between what appears on balance sheets and what can be verified in the real world –...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
South African road freight operators are facing renewed cost pressure as the government ends its two-month suspension of fuel taxes (R3.00 per litre for petrol and R3.93 for diesel), which were introduced to cushion the impact of global oil price spikes. As of 3 June,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Features
By Caroline Trefault – As Africa’s economies continue to diversify and grow at around 4% year-on-year on average, moving goods across the continent is becoming more complex, time-sensitive, and strategically important. Ports are essential gateways for...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Features
African trade has always moved faster in theory than in practice. Goods and services cross borders every day, but the money behind them has often taken a longer route – through offshore correspondent banks, hard currencies and unnecessary delays. Even simple...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Features
By Josiah Habwe – Tanzania and Uganda are at an important stage in their economic development, where infrastructure investment and digital transformation are beginning to converge. Both countries are expanding physical infrastructure such as energy and transport...
by Kathy Gibson | Jun 12, 2026 | Features
By Keagan Higgins – Africa has emerged as the global centre of mobile money, with more than US$1trn in transactions processed on the continent in the past year, around two-thirds of total global volumes. This development does not reflect superior fintech...
