Simeon Tassev, Managing Director and QSA at Galix. (Image: Galix) Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance has often been viewed as something to focus on only when required, such as when a breach makes headlines or a bank requests proof of compliance. This reactive approach exposes organisations to avoidable risk. PCI DSS…
Lloyd Matthew, Co Founder and CEO. Untapped.AI, a South African AI consultancy, is rapidly gaining national attention after becoming the first local provider to deploy an AI voice agent that routes calls entirely through a South African call exchange. This breakthrough enables businesses to reduce call costs by up to 50% compared to AI voice…
Mathias Miedreich, CEO of ZF Group; Young Sohn, Chairman of the Board of Directors, HARMAN and Senior Advisor, Samsung Electronics; and Christian Sobottka, Chief Executive Officer and President, Automotive Division, HARMAN, sign a definitive agreement for HARMAN to acquire ZF’s ADAS business – strengthening HARMAN’s leadership in software-defined vehicles and advancing a unified safety-to-experience platform…
New Survey of Nearly 4,300 C-suite Leaders Reveals Intensifying Demand for Faster Innovation, Higher ROI and Stronger Business Resilience Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, managed services and Agentic AI ERP innovation solutions, and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced the…
As we look toward 2026, the economic environment remains uncertain. Economists predict that South Africa could be heading into another stormy year, with geopolitical tensions and unstable global markets placing pressure on growth. Now is the time to make strategic decisions for 2026, and business trends can offer helpful insights. When approached with intention, the…
Mlindi Mashologu, deputy director general, ICT Information Society and Capacity Development, DCDT. Mlindi Mashologu, deputy director-general (DDG): ICT Information Society and Capacity Development at the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), will deliver the opening keynote address at ITWeb’s AI Summit 2026. Mashologu, who assumed his current role in 2020, will share an update…
Entrepreneurs from Tanzania, Kenya and South Africa emerged as the top winners at the seventh Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Grand Finale on December 13. ABH, a flagship initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation, was held in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) as a two-day event attended by Jack Ma, founder of the Jack…
New Delhi is deepening economic ties with Moscow, despite pressure from Washington. India is hedging between energy security and strategic partnerships. Despite pressure from the United States, it has continued buying cheap Russian oil and has recently strengthened economic ties with Russia — from trade to weapons and critical minerals. But this is a delicate…
The Government of Mauritius and the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) are pleased to announce that the 2026 U.S.-Africa Business Summit will take place from July 26–29, 2026, in Mauritius. The official dates were released today during a joint press conference hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CCA in Port Louis, marking an…
Jerry Yang Partner content: Africa’s Business Heroes The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) initiative is pleased to announce that Jerry Yang – Co-Founder of Yahoo!, Founding Partner of AME Cloud Ventures, and Board Director of Alibaba Group – will join the judging panel at the 7th ABH Summit & Grand Finale on December 12-13, 2025, in Kigali,…
