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AI, data centres, memflation to drive chip growth over $1,3-trillion

Apr 17, 2026

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to exceed $1,3-trillion in 2026, exhibiting the highest growth in the last two decades, according to Gartner. “Amid high demand for AI processing, data centre networking and power, and memory price inflation (memflation), the...

PC market enters volatile year with positive growth

Apr 17, 2026

Global PC shipments grew 2,5% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 65,6-million units, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Despite deteriorating...

Global trade is growing, but fragility rises

Apr 17, 2026

Global trade grew by $2,5-trillion in 2025, increasing by about 7,5% to a record of $35-trillion, according to the latest edition of the Global Trade Update from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Trade in goods drove most of the...

Supply chains, built to be efficient, were also built to break

Apr 17, 2026

The convergence of physical and digital supply chain risks demands a new strategy, writes Pushpinder Singh, partner and global practice leader: supply chain transformation and offerings at the IBM Institute for Business Value. Just last week, fresh strikes in the...

Applications open for Samsung EEIP campaign

Apr 17, 2026

Samsung, in collaboration with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), is running an Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) Service Centre campaign – an extension of last year’s initiative and a call encouraging more suitable,...

SoftwareOne retains VMware by Broadcom Pinnacle Partner status

Apr 17, 2026

SoftwareOne has confirmed that it continues as a VMware by Broadcom Pinnacle Partner, the highest tier in the VMware partner program. Following Broadcom’s restructuring of the VMware business and partner ecosystem, the partner status designation now applies to a...

Customer data exposed in Standard Bank and Liberty breaches

Apr 2, 2026

Both Standard Bank and subsidiary Liberty been hit by data breaches that have compromised customer information. A letter to Standard Bank customers from Kabelo Makeke, head of personal and private banking at Standard Bank, reads: “We are writing to let you know about...

RS South Africa is Arduino Uno Q SBS master distributor

Apr 2, 2026

RS South Africa has been named Master Distributor for the Arduino UNO Q. This appointment follows RS’s recognition at the Arduino Partner Conference in Milan, where it received two prestigious awards: the Industrial Trailblazer Award, for driving adoption of Arduino...

iiDENTIFii accepted into the Microsoft Digital Natives Programme

Apr 2, 2026

iiDENTIFii has been accepted into the Microsoft Digital Natives Programme, an initiative designed to support high‑growth, cloud‑native software companies building solutions on Microsoft technologies. The programme enables participating companies to accelerate...

Schneider Electric launches new channel programme in sub-Saharan Africa

Apr 2, 2026

Schneider Electric is launching its new localised channel programme in sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is designed to leverage Schneider Electric’s strengths in electrification, automation and digitalisation to guide customers and partners through a fast-changing...

Westcon brings Infoblox platform to SA

Westcon brings Infoblox platform to SA

Apr 2, 2026

Westcon has introduced Infoblox to the South African market, and will make it available through its network of reseller partners. Justin Olivier, sales manager: SADC at Infoblox, explains that Infoblox’s core message is to simplify and secure networks across Africa....

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