What to expect from Budget 2026

Kathy Gibson reports – Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the stark advice from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC,...
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Cybersecurity still the top business risk – but AI is gaining

Cyber incidents created many headlines in 2025 and are still the biggest worry for companies globally in 2026, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. The past year has also been a significant one for accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), which is...
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SA  business leaders double down on AI and hiring

South African executives are entering 2026 with heightened optimism for growth, increased hiring plans and an intensified focus on artificial intelligence, according to new research from Accenture. The findings, published in Accenture’s Pulse of Change report ahead of...
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Highlights from CES 2026

The year kicked off with the CES 2026, held in Las Vegas from 6 to 9 January. Not surprisingly, artificial intelligence (AI) innovations were under the spotlight. Vendors also seized the opportunity to launch new consumer-based products and solutions.   US...
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Join the Exclusive Surface Reseller Partner Community 

The Core Group is inviting local IT resellers to join its exclusive Surface Reseller Program, which offers members targeted training and business support.

Official unemployment rate drops to 31,4%

Check Point acquisitions reinforce AI security strategy

Strategic leadership appointments at Veeam

Westcon-Comstor adds Meter’s enterprise networking

AI, resilience, growth key for financial services CEOa

Features

Skills development dominates 2026 planning

With organisations well into their planning for the new year, one question that must be top of mind is the issue of skills.

These will be the most in-demand jobs

Training the next generation of graduates to solve real-world problems

How employers can guide knowledge workers through the AI shift

Preparing for a changing skills landscape

Over-reliance on AI results in poor decision-making

Trends and Analysis

Leaders say they won’t replace humans with AI

A massive 91% of leaders wouldn’t replace their teams with AI, even if the technology made it possible to do so.

These are the trends shaping bulk logistics in 2026

SA’s cargo risks rise as hijackings surge

Wearables and IoT grow, but phones are the hub of connectivity

These are the roles that top the pay rankings in SA

Low growth seen as a top risk

Product Showcase

Sandisk debuts WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD

Sandisk has launched the WD Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD, a PCIe Gen 4.0 drive that features speeds nearly 30% faster than the prior generation.

Bowers & Wilkins unveils Px8 S2

Kyocera ECOSYS MA3501wfx Series

Cambium’s cnMaestro manages 2,5m-plus devices in the cloud

New features for Xero’s JAX

Acer Chromebook Spin 514 adds power, portability, value

Thought Leadership

The AI revolution nobody asked for (but we’re getting anyway)

By Barry Buck – Let me start with the most predictable sentence I’ll write today: I asked Claude to help me write this article about AI. The irony writes itself.

Why are SMEs not seeing benefits from the economic uptick?

Why AI can’t replace the product owner

Smart marketing: How to grow without overspending

Ferrari’s challenge: Can the prancing horse gallop back to glory in 2026?

From V10 glory to F1’s much-debated hybrid future 

Events/Report-backs

It’s a wrap: Africa Tech Festival 2025

Cape Town hosted the 2025 Africa Tech Festival this week.

Vertiv: Driving Innovation

Are you ready to run the AI race?

Infrastructure key as AI evolves

First Distribution launches IBM Power11

Report-back on Saphila 2025 Transcend

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