Bridging future and legacy technologies: Why executives trust middleware technologies

Bridging future and legacy technologies: Why executives trust middleware technologies

How can businesses modernise their technologies while navigating the benefits and limitations of legacy systems? Business leaders know that technology is the engine that drives resilience, scalability and growth in their organisations. But technology also comes with limitations and challenges. Many organisations remain tethered to legacy platforms – COBOL, Natural, Adabas, mainframes – that underpin…

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Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Restoring trust in municipalities through GIS-enabled asset management systems

Many municipalities struggle to deliver services efficiently due to siloed, incomplete or outdated data. Revenue collection, for example, is hampered when departments do not have a unified view of assets or service areas. Waste management often exposes these gaps. During audits, municipalities may report the number of households served, yet thousands of units (often unregistered…

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Trust deficit deepens in TV migration battle

Trust deficit deepens in TV migration battle

The department of communications & digital technologies is under fire for allegedly lying to parliament about the state of discussions with broadcasters to resolve the legal impasse over digital television migration. The department claimed in parliament on Friday, 12 September that it was collaborating “regularly” with broadcasters regarding the broadcast digital migration project, and the…

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Hackers target Ingonyama Trust in ransomware attack

Hackers target Ingonyama Trust in ransomware attack

The Ingonyama Trust, a statutory body established in 1994 to manage communal land in KwaZulu-Natal for the benefit of Zulu tribes and communities, has been the subject of an attempted ransomware attack, the effects of which are still under investigation. A senior IT expert, who disclosed details of the incident to TechCentral, said NightSpire has…

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AI meets zero trust: Security’s power duo

AI meets zero trust: Security’s power duo

Matthew Stevens, CTO at Dolos. AI is enabling threat actors to launch increasingly sophisticated attacks. At the same time, it is bolstering blue team efforts to mitigate risk. By pairing AI with zero trust architecture (ZTA), organisations can build more modern, robust security frameworks. This is according to Matthew Stevens, CTO at Dolos, who was…

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Why data, people and trust are the true drivers of digital manufacturing

Why data, people and trust are the true drivers of digital manufacturing

Schneider Electric’s Clive Roberts In a landscape defined by volatility – from supply chain disruptions to rising compliance demands – manufacturers are under increasing pressure to become faster, smarter and more resilient. But beneath the buzzwords of digital transformation, sustainability and traceability lies a more human story – one about people, data and the growing…

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Africa: The Africa Education Trust Fund Ai Conference Launched in Accra

Africa: The Sevilla Commitment – a Vital Step to Rebuild Trust in Global Cooperation

Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark sustainable development conference concluding this Thursday in Seville, while cautioning that real progress will depend on sustained action. Activists, many from the Global South, attending the talks in Spain, are calling for greater leadership and commitment from wealthier nations to help address long-standing structural…

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Trust becomes currency as LinkedIn gains ground

Trust becomes currency as LinkedIn gains ground

LinkedIn is emerging as a trusted voice among the bevy of social platforms. Online professional network service LinkedIn has edged past Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram as the most utilised platform by brands. This is according to World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck, detailing several key takeaways from the latest SA Social Media…

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Africa: The Africa Education Trust Fund Ai Conference Launched in Accra

Africa: ‘Be My Guest’ – Trust As Economic Capital in Sudanese Displacement

The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced,…

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