Comsol enters wholesale 5G home broadband market
Fixed wireless connectivity and private network operator Comsol is entering the home broadband market as a wholesale provider of 5G infrastructure. The move is backed by two new shareholders: Platform Investment Partners, which has made 10 founder-stage fibre...
Africa’s first full-stack hydrogen hub powers up in Namibia
Namibia is demonstrating what is possible in Africa's energy transition with the continent's first fully-integrated green hydrogen facility at the CMB.TECH Namibia facility in Walvis Bay. The facility brings together solar power generation, green hydrogen production,...
Africa’s MVNO growth could hit 39,6m subscribers by 2030
Africa’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) market is entering a new phase of development, with MVNO subscribers across nine operational markets forecast to increase from approximately 7,9-million in 2025 to 39,6-million by 2030, according to the newly published...
SA businesses are losing experienced women before C-suite level
South African companies may be succeeding in bringing more women into management, but they are still losing too many just before they reach the positions with the greatest authority and influence. The country’s Commission for Employment Equity reports that women hold...
AWS invests $1bn to embed AI-forward engineers
AWS has set up a dedicated AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organisation, backed by a $1-billion investment. The AWS FDE model is agentic-first, compresses timelines from months to days, and is designed so customers are self-sufficient when a deployment ends...
Business confidence picks up
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Business Confidence Index (BCI) appears to have bottomed around 124 since the sharp decline in April 2026, with the BCI recording 125.4 in July 2026. The BCI was still 8.7 index points higher than in July...
GirlCode Hackathon kicks off in SA and Botswana
GirlCode, in partnership with Absa Group, Truecaller, MTN, SAP Fioneer, RS South Africa and other ecosystem partners, successfully hosted the first leg of the 2026 GirlCode Hackathon across Johannesburg, Cape Town and Botswana on 15 and 16 August 2026. Across the...
Cybercriminals back at work after mid-year break
As the global north prepares for the return to a more active working rhythm after summer holidays, security specialist Kaspersky has warned that cybercriminals are just as keen to get back to work – with workplace communications a top target. The company’s analysis of...
Absa shows technology dividend
The Absa Group’s H1 2026 technology performance shows a clear shift from digital investment to measurable business and customer outcomes. Using technology allows the group to make banking faster and more reliable, expand access to credit, scale personalised digital...
CEOs want to ramp up their AI spending as FOMO kicks on
AI is exceeding most CEOs’ expectations and their optimism is growing. Cisco’s latest study shows that 67% now worry they’re underinvesting in the technology — up from 57% last year — with nearly two thirds (64%) of those surveyed now seeing AI adoption as mandatory...
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Local AI surveillance expands from security to business intelligence
South African non-profit security provider CAP has transformed its traditional SmartGuard surveillance infrastructure into an artificial intelligence-powered business intelligence platform that helps organisations improve operational efficiency, safety, compliance and...
Trade credit insurance a strategic business growth tool
South African businesses have never had the luxury of operating in a predictable environment, writes Luke Morawitz, country manager and head of credit at Allianz Trade South Africa. Economic growth has remained subdued for years, competition has intensified across...
Why great banking apps no longer win customers
For many years, digital banking was defined by one question: does your bank have an app? Today, that question has largely been answered. Every major South African bank offers a capable mobile banking platform, digital payments, self-service functionality and online...
Africa is training the female tech talent it needs, then losing half of them
Here's a statistic that happily surprises people: Africa has the world's largest proportion of women graduating in STEM fields, coming in at 47% according to UNESCO. But the less encouraging follow-up statistic is that despite producing the graduates, only about...
Autonomous AI agents will drive the next productivity surge
Prompt‑driven AI cannot deliver the reliability, scale or governance that modern enterprises need. Productivity gains have plateaued, operational risks are rising, and global competitors are already moving into a new phase of AI maturity built around autonomous...
Verified channels are now banking’s strongest defence
Bank impersonation fraud has become South Africa’s most prolific financial threat, thriving in the grey zone between trust and technology. By Brighton Chidoma, senior customer growth executive at Infobip According to the South African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS),...
Access to a real-time rail isn’t the same as delivering one
Connecting to a real-time payment rail is the straightforward part. Delivering an experience that genuinely feels instant is where the real work - and the competitive advantage - lies, writes Derick Truscott, chief financial officer at Hyphen. There is plenty of...
Banks don’t need faster AI. They need more accountable decisions
Financial leaders are now being asked to fund artificial intelligence (AI), govern it, and explain the value it creates. That is not a simple technology question. In banking, it is becoming a test of leadership. By Michel Ghorayeb, MD of SAS UAE AI is starting to...
Future skills will determine SA’s economic competitiveness
Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and digital technologies are reshaping the global labour market, transforming the jobs available and the skills employers increasingly demand. According to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, structural...
Resilient businesses treat AI as an enabler, not a strategy
Artificial intelligence (AI) may dominate discourse in the boardroom, but chasing innovation without resilience is a strategic blind spot. By Derek Street, head of sales and marketing at Data Management Professionals AI is not a replacement for sound judgement – it...
Senior Software Developer at QE Services – Gauteng Waterfall
My client based in Waterfall, Johannesburg is currently looking for a Senior Software Developer to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Lead, mentor, and support a team of software developers, promoting collaboration, innovation,...
Principal Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role SummaryWe're looking for a rare kind of engineer.Someone with over 20 years of software engineering experience who is still writing code every day. Someone who embraces AI as an engineering partner, not just a productivity tool. Someone who can architect complex...
IT Service Desk Analyst
My client based in Tygerfalls, Cape Town is currently looking for an IT Service Desk Analyst to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Receive, log, categorise and manage incidents and service requests via phone, email and ITSM...
Principal Software Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Ready to code the future — while still getting your hands dirty in the present?We're hunting for a rare breed: a battle-tested software engineer with 20+ years of scars and wins who still gets a genuine rush from writing elegant code… and who's already deep in the...
IT Service Desk Analyst – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Tygerfalls, Cape Town is currently looking for an IT Service Desk Analyst to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Receive, log, categorise and manage incidents and service requests via phone, email and ITSM...
Principal Software Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Ready to code the future — while still getting your hands dirty in the present?We're hunting for a rare breed: a battle-tested software engineer with 20+ years of scars and wins who still gets a genuine rush from writing elegant code… and who's already deep in the...
RPG Developer
Qualifications Minimum 6 to 8+ years of hands-on RPG development experience on IBM i platforms. Expert-level experience with RPG IV (ILE), SQLRPGLE, Free-Format RPG and CL (Control Language). Advanced experience with DB2 for i and writing complex, high-performance SQL...
IT Support Technician, Bloemfontein
Position: IT Support Technician Location: Ehrlich Park, BloemfonteinEmployment Type: Contract / Fixed-Term 3 YearsPosition OverviewOur client is seeking an experienced End User Technical Support Technician to provide dedicated onsite technical support.The successful...
RPG Developer – Gauteng Sandton
Qualifications Minimum 6 to 8+ years of hands-on RPG development experience on IBM i platforms. Expert-level experience with RPG IV (ILE), SQLRPGLE, Free-Format RPG and CL (Control Language). Advanced experience with DB2 for i and writing complex, high-performance SQL...
IT Support Technician, Bloemfontein – Free State Bloemfontein
Position: IT Support Technician Location: Ehrlich Park, BloemfonteinEmployment Type: Contract / Fixed-Term 3 YearsPosition OverviewOur client is seeking an experienced End User Technical Support Technician to provide dedicated onsite technical support.The successful...
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