South Africa stories
Google updates Media CDN for live streaming at scale
Last week
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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digital entertainment
Google expands Media CDN with flexible shielding, bigger segments and savings plans to help broadcasters cut latency and costs for major live streams.
Spinnaker Support names Castello & Smith to leadership
Last week
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virtualisation
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digital transformation
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it automation
Spinnaker Support appoints Pete Castello as Chief Revenue Officer and Belle Smith as Vice President of Global Marketing amid growing demand.
How Atomgate uses education and partnership to drive successful SonicWall upgrades
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firewalls
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data protection
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digital transformation
Atomgate's Renee Lovell says education, testing and partnerships are helping the South African MSSP turn SonicWall upgrades into measurable business gains.
Login problems drive consumers away from digital services
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data protection
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digital transformation
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mfa
Thales report finds weak login and sign-up flows are pushing users away, as trust in AI, data handling and digital services remains low.
Inside Wialon's Partner Challenge: How telematics went off road at Dakar Rally
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uc
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digital transformation
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cx
Wialon took 12 top partners from 12 countries off road at the Dakar Rally, turning desert telematics into a high-stakes team challenge.
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
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edutech
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fintech
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payment technologies
Diverse teams are reshaping the payments industry, turning personal insight into the hidden infrastructure behind global growth.
SHAREit pivots from file sharing app to ad powerhouse
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martech
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commerce systems
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ai
SHAREit shifts from offline file-sharing staple to AI-fuelled ad platform, chasing emerging-market growth with 2.4 billion users.
AI early adopters gain edge as readiness gap widens
Fri, 27th Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
AI early adopters gain strategic advantage as global survey finds widening readiness gap and sharper focus on fast-evolving AI risks.
Entersekt expands leadership team after 10bn transactions
Thu, 26th Feb 2026
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saas
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mfa
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fintech
Entersekt boosts leadership as it tops 10bn transactions and posts 30% North American growth, adding senior hires to drive expansion.
TerraPay, Sabre expand instant cross-border payouts
Tue, 17th Feb 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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risk & compliance
TerraPay and Sabre have struck a multi-year deal to power instant cross-border bank payouts for travel agencies, airlines and hotels.
BioCatch posts record ARR as banks battle rising fraud
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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biometrics
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fintech
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cx
BioCatch posts record ARR above $185 million as it adds 90 banks, blocks $4 billion in fraud and expands its global trust network.
SCALA & Optilogic partner on AI supply chain design
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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saas
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manufacturing
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supply chain
SCALA partners with Optilogic to formalise use of its AI-driven Cosmic Frog platform for advanced supply chain network design and risk analysis.
e& enterprise, Emergence AI in MENAT agentic AI deal
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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rpa
e& enterprise and Emergence AI team up to roll out autonomous agentic AI for regulated organisations across MENAT and Türkiye.
YAP Global names Otto Jacobsson CEO amid crypto shift
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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crypto
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fintech
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blockchain
YAP Global appoints Otto Jacobsson as CEO, signalling expansion and a broader service mix as the crypto and digital assets sector matures.
AI projects face long delays amid rising security risks
Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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data protection
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data analytics
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digital transformation
AI rollout delays are stretching to a year as three-quarters of organisations report security incidents and governance gaps grow.
Black Friday scams soar as fake brand emails target shoppers globally
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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malware
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data protection
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email security
Over half of Black Friday-themed spam emails are scams, with fraudsters impersonating brands like Amazon to steal personal data worldwide.
Logicalis achieves carbon neutrality & boosts female leadership ranks
Fri, 21st Nov 2025
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ai
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clean technologies
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sustainability
Logicalis has reached carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions and increased female senior leadership to 34%, advancing its global sustainability and diversity goals.
Cybercriminals exploit remote tools to steal global cargo worth USD $34 billion
Wed, 5th Nov 2025
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malware
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firewalls
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digital transformation
Cybercriminals exploit remote monitoring tools to steal USD $34 billion in cargo globally, targeting trucking firms amid growing digital supply chain risks.
Cloudflare urges vigilance after global internet disruptions in Q3 2025
Wed, 29th Oct 2025
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spacetech
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cybersecurity
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network monitoring
Cloudflare's report reveals widespread global internet disruptions in Q3 2025 from government shutdowns, cable damages, natural disasters, cyberattacks and technical faults.
Exclusive: Sage unveils AI push to empower finance leaders
Wed, 22nd Oct 2025
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digital transformation
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fintech
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financial systems
Sage is accelerating its AI integration to empower finance leaders, using autonomous agents to transform accounting workflows into strategic insights.