126 This year’s Dell Technologies Forum South Africa will see organisations tackle AI challenges by getting hands-on with the newest cutting-edge products and services. In addition to discovering tailored use cases designed…
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why shift-left testing is the future of software quality
98 BBD has launched its new white paper, “Shift Left, Think Ahead: The Strategic Imperative of Modern Testing”. The report reveals a fundamental shift in the software development landscape, arguing that traditional…
Slight increase in consumer confidence, but still lags behind 2024’s numbers
64 This time, the consumer confidence level of low-income consumers is higher than that of consumer who earn a higher income. The slight increase in consumer confidence in the third quarter was…
Closing the gap: XLink champions women’s leadership in payments and tech
60 Despite important progress in diversity, the payments industry continues to face a persistent gender gap. These statistics are not abstract, they directly affect how talent is developed, how innovation is nurtured…
Introducing Dear Jean, Sea Point’s most anticipated address
84 Dear Jean emerges with quiet confidence, a new chapter in Sea Point’s architectural story There is a striking new arrival in Cape Town’s Atlantic seaboard. Dear Jean introduces 82 thoughtfully designed…
Salaries increased but fewer high-income earners
83 Payment index for salaries shows more than 216 000 additional salary payments were recorded in the first eight months of 2025. The revamped version of BankservAfrica’s Take-Home Pay index shows that…
huge new subsea fibre system planned for Africa
130 Seacom, the company that constructed the first submarine cable along Africa’s east coast, connecting South Africa with Europe and Asia, has announced plans to build a massive new system along a…
Eskom working to end load reduction within 18 months
93 Government and state-owned power utility Eskom are embarking on what they describe as an aggressive roll-out of infrastructure to end the “load reduction” of electricity within the next 12-18 months. “We…
Interest rate uncertainty persists
113The future path of US interest rates is unclear, while in South Africa patience will be required, as the transition to structurally lower inflation will take time. Traditionally, central banks have been…
5 innovation strategies for SME growth
85 There’s more to business innovation than breakthrough apps, technology or pivots that disrupt industries. For SMEs, innovation can be found in smaller, practical improvements that bring real value to both customers…