195 Amazon said some of its data centres in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes in the Middle East conflict, disrupting cloud services and making a recovery “prolonged”….
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Synthesis, Google Cloud smash data silos holding back African enterprises
188 Enterprises in South Africa and across Africa are fast overcoming data hurdles that stood in the way of AI adoption thanks to Google Cloud solutions and a new model for compliant,…
7 ICT nightmares keeping South African SMEs awake at 3am
195 Every SME owner knows the feeling. You wake up in a cold sweat, heart racing, reaching for your phone — not because of a bad dream but because something has gone…
Exxaro completes R10.6bn Ntsimbintle manganese acquisition
332 Deal secures effective stake in Tshipi Borwa in the Kalahari Manganese Field, reshaping capital allocation. Exxaro Resources has officially cemented its transition into a globally significant manganese producer following the successful…
TymeBank ditches Pick n Pay kiosks for mall-based customer hubs
230 GoTyme Bank, formerly TymeBank, is overhauling its retail footprint by rolling out dedicated customer hubs in malls across South Africa from March 2026, while pulling its kiosks out of Pick n…
AI complexity is crippling IT departments
197 IDC’s Thomas Meyer The promise that artificial intelligence will streamline IT operations through automation may be coming true in some instances, but in others AI is adding to the complexity of…
Manufacturing PMI weakens in February due to shipping challenges and weak demand
178 Prevailing issues such as shipment delays, localised electricity disruptions, and weak demand continue to hamstring the sector. Manufacturing activity in South Africa took another knock in February, as the seasonally adjusted…
The AI jobs reckoning is here
165 Jack Dorsey is not the first CEO to say AI will transform work. He may be among the first to act as if it already has — and to say so…
Eskom to rationalise AI pilots as costs rise
229 Eskom CIO Len de Villers State-owned power producer Eskom is looking to cut the number of AI pilots across the organisation in a bid to avoid wasteful expenditure, according to its…
FNB’s payment bundles deliver big savings with 10.9 million real-time free payments processed for customers in 6 months
164 Customers expect more than competitive pricing; they want meaningful savings and predictable costs that fit their financial lives. FNB’s payment bundles, introduced in July 2025, are helping customers save more and…