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Accenture country managing director Kgomotso Lebele warns that AI is accelerating both cyber threats and defensive capability, with only 44% of South African technology leaders believing their organisations' cybersecurity keeps pace with AI advances, and gaps persisting in cloud visibility, data governance and identity controls.
Employee technology experience tied to AI readiness gapAn Altron Digital Business study of 385 financial services employees finds technology friction costs institutions between R3.2-million and R30-million per 1 000 employees a year, and while 84% of staff have access to AI tools, only 21% feel prepared for an AI-enabled future.
Manufacturing Indaba and GSMA point to AI-driven growthSpeakers at the Manufacturing Indaba in Sandton said AI and automation are becoming baseline requirements for global tenders and supply chain resilience, while the GSMA's Mobile Economy Africa 2026 report projects mobile technologies, increasingly built on AI and 5G, will contribute $290-billion to Africa's economy by 2030, up from $240-billion in 2025.
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South Africa’s manufacturing sector contributes close to 11% of the country’s GDP[1] and was one of only three industries to add jobs in the first quarter of 2026[2], yet output has contracted for...
South African companies must be able to modernise legacy systems, control costs, strengthen cybersecurity, improve collaboration, support hybrid work, prepare for AI, manage data more...
AI has become remarkably easy to demonstrate, yet deploying it well remains a far harder test. A convincing prototype can now be assembled in days, sometimes hours. The real work begins when an...
Manufacturing is the backbone of any successful industrial economy, but domestic demand is typically insufficient to develop sustainable industrial sectors. To achieve the industrial development...
By: Kgomotso Lebele - Country Managing Director for Accenture, South Africa South African organisations are facing a growing cybersecurity challenge at a time when artificial intelligence (AI) is...
Altron Digital Business (ADB) has published a first-of-its-kind benchmark study to determine how employees experience technology across financial services industry (FSI) institutions in South...
For South African manufacturers, 2026 offers pressure and possibility, says specialists in technical, logistics and administrative solutions for events Siyenza MD Liz Hart. Energy insecurity and...
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday inched its 2026 global growth forecast lower again to a sluggish 3.0%, warning of ongoing risks linked to the war in the Middle East, trade...
Hundreds of supply chain professionals from across Africa and around the world will convene in Cape Town this month to learn, share knowledge and network at the annual SAPICS Conference. Now in its...
Oil surged by more than 5% on Wednesday and global stocks and bond prices tumbled, as investors fled risk assets after US President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding signed with...
Global transport and logistics company DSV has confirmed its sponsorship of the 2026 SAPICS Conference, which takes place in Cape Town in July. As a Silver sponsor of this year’s conference, which...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the recognition by global technology companies of South Africa’s ambition to become a leading digital investment destination. In his weekly newsletter to the...
The policy conversation across Africa is shifting from basic electrification toward interconnection and industrial enablement. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access...
International recognition of South Africa’s accredited testing, inspection, certification and verification results is helping local companies to export goods and services under the African...
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The global construction industry is undergoing a significant digital transformation, but technology alone will not solve the longstanding productivity challenges that continue to hamper project...
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