Africa's data is worth $400bn. We're giving it away
Africa is now the world's largest producer of the most valuable currency of the 21st century. That currency is data.
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Cyber governance is central to effective enterprise risk management
Embedding cybersecurity governance at the earliest stage of data handling reduces exposure and strengthens compliance.
Africa’s digital moment is here but trust, not just tech, will determine the winners
According to Interfile's Kennedy Chinganya, Africa is no longer just "catching up" with the global digital economy; in many ways, it is setting the pace.
AI’s hardware squeeze is increasingly pushing businesses to rent storage instead of owning it
AI workloads consume not just storage capacity, but enormous amounts of compute, memory and power – placing unprecedented strain on the entire hardware supply chain.
The case for treating cybersecurity as a corporate sustainability metric
A business that can’t protect its data and recover quickly from cyber disruption in a modern digital economy has to take a second look at what it defines sustainability as.
Connectivity is no longer just infrastructure, it has become a board-level strategic issue
Reliable connectivity is the foundation that either enables or caps growth.
How Google Workspace, Gemini help put the human touch back into hospitality
Google Workspace helps hotels reduce overheads, improve internal communications and reduce admin time so staff can focus on improving customer experience, says Wilhelm Dubber, director of Rand Data Systems.
The next chapter for South African healthcare
Digitisation is no longer a future possibility; it is already reshaping healthcare.
Why the surge in mobile money is a test for SA’s financial resilience
Digital safety for mobile money transactions must be seen as critical infrastructure and as essential to the economy as electricity or roads.
Trial of the century to determine who controls AI’s future
The stakes for the future of the AI industry could not be higher. Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, is suing Altman, the CEO of OpenAI over claims that OpenAI abandoned its initial non-profit mission.
Secure multicloud environments enable compliance, resilience, competitiveness
Security should never be an afterthought. It should not be seen as something you “bolt on”. In a cloud‑first world, it must be designed into the architecture from the start.
How AI-enabled onboarding automation cuts costs, improves efficiency
SoftiDoc’s locally developed solutions feature a high-precision biometric identity verification platform and an AI-driven OCR engine, says Jeremy Engelbrecht, MD of SoftiDoc.
The new order of security in 2026: If you cannot proof identity you cannot claim security
A recent report by the Entrust Cybersecurity Institute found that a deepfake attack took place every five minutes in 2024, with digital forgeries rising by 244% year-on-year.