Trust is what will make or break AI voice agents

The defining challenge of 2026 is to implement security solutions capable of going beyond visibility and into prioritisation under constant pressure.

In the article, Herman de Vries, chief executive officer at ASI Connect, takes us inside the evolving world of data centres.

Africa is rapidly emerging as a global hotspot for stablecoin adoption, with digital dollars increasingly becoming a practical solution across the continent. Adesoji Solanke from Absa CIB explores what this shift means for the continent’s financial system

Automation through agentic AI represents a huge chunk of the future of IT transformation and modernisation across Sub-Saharan Africa, says Oluwafiropo Tobi of  Red Hat.

If Africa’s digital financial ecosystem is to reach its full potential, greater regulatory clarity and coordination will be essential, according to Jean-Marie Kananura from Kigali International Financial Centre.

Companies must view sustainable workflow design as both a people and performance strategy, says Greg Griffith, product marketing team lead at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa.

While doctors fight to save lives, cybercriminals are infiltrating hospitals, laboratories, and clinics, turning life-saving environments into digital battlegrounds, cautions Kerissa Varma, Microsoft's Chief Security Advisor for Africa.

Fully activated devices strengthen the transport ecosystem, enabling faster investigations and stronger community security, writes Kaylin Phillips of Netstar.

Technology’s evolution continues to inspire; however, there are also cautionary tales that justifiably make a solid case for methodical checks and balances. The world’s ever-evolving power grids are certainly a good example, according to Taru Madangombe of Schneider Electric

Government departments are already firm that their data cannot leave the country, which makes local data centre capacity essential.

Scaling effectively requires visibility, intelligence and governance that are in tune with the pace of digital expansion, writes Amit Shingala, CEO of Motadata.

To fast-track Africa’s digital skills revolution, mentorship must move from being an informal practice to a strategic imperative within the digital payments sector, according to Judy Waruiru from Network International.