Talent shortage crippling SA is in trades … not tech
South Africa's conversation about the future of work fixates on AI, coding and digital careers, yet the skills crisis most hurting the economy is playing out in the trades, says Dr Andrew Dickson, engineering executive at CBi-electric: low voltage. Government, he...
Most audit teams lack strategic adoption and application of AI
While 93% of audit leaders report some level of AI use, only 38% have an AI strategy, according to a new survey by Gartner. The webinar poll of 743 audit professionals, taken in 2026, revealed that generative AI (GenAI) use cases in internal audit centre on isolated...
NYDA calls on government, business to prioritise youth employment
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis requires structural economic transformation and job-creating growth. This is the word from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), which notes with serious concern the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the...
Home Affairs rolls out ETA system
The Department of Home Affairs has launched South Africa’s Electronic Travel Authorisation platform. The system is part of the department’s drive to digitise services, says Minister Leon Schreiber. It has already rolled out digitalised smart-ID replacement services in...
The question investors should ask about Nvidia’s $500bn deal
Nvidia’s $500-billion financing deal raises a question serious investors should not ignore, warns Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. His warning comes as Nvidia confirmed it has signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman...
ICASA’s 2026 spectrum overhaul explained
South Africa's spectrum landscape is shifting, write Livia Dyer, Karl Blom, partners, and Humayra Hajat, senior associate at Webber Wentzel. Between April and July 2026, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (the DCDT) published the Electronic...
Cisco debuts Antares AI models
Cisco has introduced Antares, a family of small language AI models (SLMs) purpose-built to tackle one of the most difficult and time-consuming challenges in cybersecurity: finding hidden security flaws within software codebases, on-premises, without externalising...
July economic activity reverses two months of decline
South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...
Phishing, ransomware dominate cyberthreats in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports – Phishing is still the biggest cybersecurity threat in Africa, accounting for 17,5% of the cyberattacks on the continent. This is according to the ESET H1 2026 Threat Report, which found that the phishing threat is elevated in South Africa, where...
Top financial advisor urges caution on latest Nvidia deal
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, just turned its chips into a mortgage market - and “I've seen this movie before,” warns Nigel Green, CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations. The deVere Group chief’s comments come as...
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Your AI governance policy should survive your next model change
The model migration is ready for approval. By Shayimamba Conco, security evangelist: Africa at Check Point Software Technologies Tests show better performance and lower costs. The application will serve the same users, process the same data, and support the same...
The growing scourge of payment fraud in SA
Payment fraud is a critical and growing crisis in South Africa. It is costing billions of Rands annually and showing massive spikes in digital banking and mobile app fraud. Criminals are increasingly utilising advanced social engineering, AI deepfakes, and...
Africa’s AI future dangles on a US-China tightrope
The global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is rapidly fracturing into two distinct, increasingly incompatible ecosystems dominated by the US and China. By Rowen Pillai, CEO of LeanTechnovations For the developing world, particularly Africa, this bifurcation...
FCM Travel rolls out AI-powered booking feature
FCM Travel has launched an AI-powered conversational booking feature which will allow travellers to simply describe what they need and receive options shaped by their policy, profile, past trips, loyalty status and preferred routes, dramatically cutting the time it...
Mimecast unveils Agent Risk Centre and Managed Threat Response
Mimecast announced two significant platform additions at Black Hat USA 2026: the beta of Mimecast Agent Risk Centre, a new capability for discovering, monitoring, and governing AI agents across the enterprise; and Managed Threat Response, a redesigned 24/7 managed...
BlueVision partners with Fluency Security
BlueVision has announced a strategic partnership that will see Fluency Security’s award-winning behavioural analytics into BlueVision’s Fusion Cloud service with the goal of sharpening cloud threat detection across South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Canada....
Partners support SMEs for cross-border growth
South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Standard Bank, MTN and DHL have announced a series of strategic partnerships aimed at helping SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa scale their businesses, access new markets and participate more...
Corex wins SteelSeries distribution
Corex has been appointed as an official South African distributor for SteelSeries. SteelSeries provides gaming and esports peripherals, and is particularly well-known for products that support professional gaming. “This partnership allows us to bring their world-class...
Closing SA’s digital gender gap
South Africa's digital transformation journey has accelerated rapidly in recent years. From cloud adoption and artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation to digital public services and hybrid workplaces, technology is increasingly shaping how businesses operate and...
Real‑time monitoring the new backbone of data centre resilience
The modern data centre has become a fundamentally different environment from what it was even a decade ago. High-density computing, AI‑driven workloads, and escalating energy demands have reshaped the operational landscape, compressing the margin for error to almost...
Senior Full Stack Developer
Role PurposeThe Senior Full Stack Developer is responsible for designing, building, integrating, testing, and supporting modern mobile and cloud-native digital solutions. The role requires strong hands-on engineering capability across native and cross-platform mobile...
Senior Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role PurposeThe Senior Full Stack Developer is responsible for designing, building, integrating, testing, and supporting modern mobile and cloud-native digital solutions. The role requires strong hands-on engineering capability across native and cross-platform mobile...
Junior Full Stack Developer
Role PurposeThe Junior Full Stack Developer supports the design, development, testing, integration, and maintenance of mobile and cloud-native digital solutions under the guidance of senior developers, technical leads, and architects. The role provides practical...
Junior Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role PurposeThe Junior Full Stack Developer supports the design, development, testing, integration, and maintenance of mobile and cloud-native digital solutions under the guidance of senior developers, technical leads, and architects. The role provides practical...
Senior Test Automation Engineer
Role OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Test Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Playwright, TypeScript, and JavaScript to drive automation excellence across enterprise platforms.This role is responsible for designing, building, and...
Senior Test Automation Engineer – Western Cape Woodstock
Role OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Test Automation Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Playwright, TypeScript, and JavaScript to drive automation excellence across enterprise platforms.This role is responsible for designing, building, and...
Senior Cyber Security Technical Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
As a Senior Cyber Security Technical Architect , your expertise will lead the creation of secure, compliant, and innovative solutions that safeguard our systems, applications, and infrastructure. daily tasks include designing complex security architectures tailored to...
Senior Cyber Security Technical Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
As a Senior Cyber Security Technical Architect , your expertise will lead the creation of secure, compliant, and innovative solutions that safeguard our systems, applications, and infrastructure. daily tasks include designing complex security architectures tailored to...
Scrum Master
Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Scrum Master with 5–7 years of overall experience to lead our Marketing Operations team. You will champion agile practices, manage a team of 3–4 associates, and bridge the gap between creative marketing strategies and...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Scrum Master with 5–7 years of overall experience to lead our Marketing Operations team. You will champion agile practices, manage a team of 3–4 associates, and bridge the gap between creative marketing strategies and...
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