While much of the AI-and-jobs debate centres on which roles artificial intelligence will replace, the reality is different: AI is not coming for your team; it is coming for outdated hiring strategies that focus on simply filling a role. Demand for AI-related skills in South African job postings grew 77% year-on-year in 2025 and by…
Energy regulator Nersa has approved generation licences for four solar projects with a combined contracted capacity of 890MW, clearing another regulatory hurdle for the R16-billion final tranche of Bid Window 7 – the government renewables round that couldn’t award a single wind farm. Nersa said the licences, approved at its meeting on 30 June, cover…
By any reasonable standard, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decision to penalize Senegal for their walkout is not just controversial—it is emblematic of a deeper institutional failure that African football can no longer afford to ignore. As CAF president Patrice Motsepe prepares to issue a formal statement, the question is not simply whether Senegal…
An investigation uncovered weaknesses in ZADNA’s credit card section of the procurement policy. (Image source: 123RF) Communications minister Solly Malatsi’s department is initiating several actions to give full effect to the recommendations of an investigation report on alleged misconduct by the CEO of the .ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA). This, after the entity was again…
Africa — NEARLY one million babies are stillborn in Africa every year. Behind every stillbirth is a mother, a family and a story left untold. Most of these are preventable, many unrecorded, and too often invisible. Each number hides a moment of heartbreak, and every uncounted loss represents a missed opportunity to learn and to…
As South Africans adopt purple profile images in support of the Women for Change movement ahead of a planned national shutdown, cybersecurity experts warn that gender-based violence increasingly extends into digital spaces, with technology playing a growing role in harassment, surveillance and psychological harm. Digital spaces emerging as a GBV battleground While technology enables mass…
In the 2024/25 financial year, 2 374 data breaches were reported to the Information Regulator. Data breaches are on the rise in South Africa, with the Information Regulator reporting a sharp increase in incident notifications. This emerged yesterday at a media briefing by advocate Pansy Tlakula, chairperson of the Information Regulator. Tlakula presented the high-level…
Deepfakes are no longer science fiction – they are a real and growing business risk. Magix R&D Lab has released its latest white paper, The Surge of Deepfake Cyber Threats, uncovering how AI-driven digital impersonations are being used to defraud companies, spread disinformation, and compromise brand trust. “Deepfakes have rapidly evolved from internet curiosities into…
The author, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso There is surely no greater sign of the urgent need for reform of the electricity sector than the way Eskom’s electricity tariffs are set. The whole system is far from the way prices should be set – through a competitive market in which firms aim to…
A technician fixing solar panels on a roof. PHOTO/File. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] The Renewable Energy Statistics 2025 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that despite renewables capacity growing by over 15 percent in 2024, the growth gap widens across regions. Asia has kept its leading position since the past few years, accounting…
