Andre Troskie, EMEA field CISO at Veeam. Agentic AI is both a powerful opportunity and a massive risk, requiring completely new approaches to how organisations approach data resilience and trusted AI. This is according to speakers at an executive roundtable on trusted AI and data resilience, hosted in Johannesburg by Veeam in partnership with ITWeb….
There are no hidden management fees and no recurring licences simply to own and operate the UniFi infrastructure. South African businesses, hospitality venues, schools, estates, warehouses and multi-site organisations are becoming increasingly dependent on reliable connectivity, cyber security and physical security. At the same time, budgets are under pressure, networks are becoming more complex, and…
United Nations — World Humanitarian Day celebrates humanitarian workers and the life-saving services they provide under the most complex and often dangerous conditions. This year, UN leaders are urging the international community to protect humanitarians working in conflict zones and to seek accountability for those who have been injured or killed in their line of…
Khimji Ramdas Group Chooses Rimini Street to Reduce SAP Support Costs, Protect 700+ Customizations and Reinvest Savings in Innovation Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), the Software Support and Agentic AI ERP Company™ and the leading third-party support provider for Oracle, SAP and VMware software, today announced that Khimji Ramdas Group, one of Oman’s largest privately…
The latest phase builds on previous rounds of implementation in 2023 and 2025, which trained plant health officials from 20 African countries African governments are scaling up efforts to modernise plant health systems, expanding a digital surveillance programme to 38 countries in a bid to contain crop pests, strengthen food security and improve access to…
It’s proven that today’s encryption is vulnerable to attack by a sufficiently mature quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm – a catastrophic event commonly known as Q-Day. Even before such a cryptographically relevant quantum computer emerges it is known that adversaries are stealing encrypted data now, which can be decrypted later – also known as Harvest…
Insurance is helping farmers recover from droughts and floods before crises deepen – as climate shocks intensify and the shadow of El Niño threatens. Farmers Aminata Tambedou and Hafia Salim have watched extreme weather rolling across their homelands, crippling harvests and killing dreams. Both have braced for business setbacks and growing hunger. But both Tambedou…
African states must protect their citizens from xenophobia and discrimination in South Africa Barrister Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin of Cameroon. PHOTO/UGC. By Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin Recent reports of xenophobic violence targeting Africans, including Cameroonians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, have once again raised serious concerns about the protection of African citizens within…
As Uganda joins the rest of Africa to commemorate the 2026 Day of the African Child, child welfare advocates in Kabale District have called on parents, guardians, and communities to strengthen efforts to protect children from abuse, neglect, and harmful environments. The Day of the African Child is commemorated every June 16 in memory of…
Majorities support women’s autonomy in decisions about marriage and childbearing. Key findings On average across 38 African countries, majorities support women’s autonomy in marriage decisions (75%) and reproductive choices (62%). But women are less likely than men to say they make household financial decisions themselves (36% vs. 44%). A majority (57%) of Africans endorse women’s…
