by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | Thought Leadership
Infrastructure decisions made today will determine the cost and resilience of tomorrow’s AI. Why? Because AI-driven applications aren’t temporary workloads. Once deployed, they run continuously, improving and expanding as organisations integrate them more deeply into...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | Trends and Analysis
South African procurement and supply chain functions are at a turning point, as artificial intelligence (AI) shifts from experimentation to embedded business infrastructure globally. Recent McKinsey research shows that 88% of organisations now use AI in at least one...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | Features
The World Bank Group, through its private sector arm the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Standard Chartered today announced a new risk sharing facility aimed at strengthening supply chains and boosting business growth across Africa. The partnership will...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | news
Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6,31-trillion in 2026, up 13,5% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “This latest forecast underscores the accelerating momentum in AI infrastructure and advanced memory,” says John-David Lovelock,...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | news
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) releases its April 2026 World Economic Outlook, pointing to a fragile and uneven global recovery, fintech company Verto warns that South African SMEs trading internationally are facing a growing and often underestimated threat:...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | news
Esquire Online, a division of Esquire Technologies South Africa, confirms that it has identified and contained a security incident involving unauthorised access to part of its online ordering platform. The incident was detected on Friday, 24 April 2026, and involved...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | news
Pace Digitek, together with its subsidiary Lineage Power (LPPL) has announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnership with NEC XON, South Africa. Under this partnership, NEC XON will market, distribute and deploy the company’s product portfolio, including...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | news
Accelera Digital Group (ADG) has been named the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Sub-Saharan Africa – for the second time. ADG focuses on delivering foundational infrastructure and advanced AI/ML capabilities to enable the next generation of African...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 30, 2026 | Thought Leadership
Sanctions, increasingly deployed as instruments of political and ideological signalling, have risen by 346% since 2017. By Priyesh Daya, partner; Brittany Leroni, senior associate and Caitlin Leahy, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel Commercial parties are...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 20, 2026 | news
The memory and SSD crisis is real – and it’s broader and faster‑moving than many in the IT industry expect. This is the stark warning from Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech, who recently returned from the Hong Kong electronics shows and a week of factory visits in China....
