With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Call for cross-sector alliances to boost social development

Addressing the growing social development challenges in South Africa demands committed cross-sector collaboration in which corporate social investment (CSI) adopts a strategic rather than charitable intervention approach. Ray-Ann Sedres, head of the Sanlam Foundation,...

Tshwane innovates on meter reading, revenue collection

Kathy Gibson is at Saphila Transcend in Sun City – Collecting revenue from electricity users is vital for the City of Tshwane’s financial health, but outdated and inefficient systems have been playing havoc with its ability to do so efficiently. The city, which serves...

Buoyant data centre cooling market reaches for new heights

The data centre thermal management market has outpaced previous forecasts and surged to $7,67-billion, according to new research from Omdia. This unprecedented growth is poised to continue with a robust CAGR of 18,4% until 2028. This surge will largely be fueled by...

Mixed, extended reality to drive AR/VR headset growth

Global shipments of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) headsets declined 67,4% year over year in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24), according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset...

HR functions fail to gain business value from tech

Fewer than one-quarter of HR employees (24%) reported that their organisation's HR function is deriving the maximum value from HR technology, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 85 HR leaders in February 2024 found: * Only 35% are confident their current...

Tablets triumph in shopping conversions

Tablet conversion rates have surged to 2,7%, exceeding those of both desktops and smartphones, according to new data from Stocklytics. This unexpected finding suggests that tablets are finding a sweet spot with consumers, potentially becoming a key player in online...

Scammers use Meta infrastructure to hit Facebook business accounts

Kaspersky has discovered a new phishing scheme targeting Facebook business accounts, using legitimate Facebook infrastructure to send deceptive emails with threats of account suspension. Cybercriminals have devised a method to use authentic Facebook functions to send...

Telkom reports stronger performance, better results

Telkom has reported stronger operational performance and improved financial results for the 2024 financial year, with group revenue up 1,6% to R43 230-million. Mobile service revenue is up 6,8% to R19 026-million, with more than 20-million subscribers. Openserve's...

IBM adds GenAI to personalise Wimbledon player stories

IBM and The All England Lawn Tennis Club has a new feature for the Wimbledon digital experience that will leverage match data with generative AI (GenAI) from IBM's AI and data platform, watsonx, to keep fans updated on the world's leading players as they advance...

Acer sets up local monitor production

Acer has started producing monitors in South Africa as part of its localisation strategy. The new monitor production programme aims to significantly contribute to job creation in South Africa's technology sector. Additionally, the company recognises that providing...

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AI has POPIA implications

Organisations using personal data in artificial intelligence applications need to manage it carefully to ensure they remain compliant with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). By Leanne Mostert, a partner, and Wendy Tembedza, a senior associate at...

Software AG launches process mining as-a-service

Software AG has launched ARIS Process Mining SaaS, a new cloud platform for its popular process mining tool. This will help businesses understand and fix process bottlenecks and inefficiencies in order to make their organisation work more efficiently. ARIS Process...

All data is important …

In the modern world, data is regarded as the lifeblood of an organisation. Consequently, cyberthreats have taught us that a reactive response to a data breach, regardless of the magnitude of the event, is no longer adequate. By Lourens Sanders, solution architect at...

Retail in the time of Covid-19

Covid-19 has catapulted digital transformation within the South African retail landscape. But not all retailers are ready for it. Going online is no longer a nice-to-have, but an essential channel for service delivery, writes Tony Nugent, retail principal practice and...

NetScout takes on threat actors

Midway through June, American citizens thought the country was experiencing the world's biggest-ever distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which seemed to be taking down internet service providers, social media platforms, and online services from gaming to...

A software developer shares tips on maintaining quality in lockdown

While many South African businesses, across sectors, have extolled the benefits of rapidly moving to a remote working model (reduced overhead costs, no commuting, etc), fewer have highlighted - and proactively tackled - the weaknesses in this new way of working. By...

Insurers seek cyber security to manage Covid-19 risk

Forward-thinking business insurance providers are rallying corporate cyber security into their offerings to lower clients' risk exposure and prevent claims. This has gained traction over the past three months as Covid-19 related cyber scams have increased. Cyber...

5G drives the need for network energy solutions

It is estimated that, within five years, the number of connections between people and other people, people and things and things to other things will number more than 100-billion. Add to this the increasing uptake of 5G networks, as well as new services including...

Huawei adds AI to its free online ICT training

Huawei South Africa has added online training in artificial intelligence (AI) to its portfolio of free training it offers to South African ICT students of higher learning. This was revealed by Huawei CEO Spawn Fan at the online opening ceremony for the 2020 'Seeds for...

PCI DSS: how well do you know the standard?

The saying "nothing worth having comes easy..." couldn't be truer in the case of fortifying an organisation's systems and infrastructure and ensuring it meets the industry standards and compliance requirements. By Simeon Tassev, MD and qualified security assessor at...

Senior Integration Engineer at Resourgenix – Western Cape Constantia

WE'RE HIRING: SENIOR INTEGRATION ENGINEERDesign, integrate, and build cutting-edge solutions in asset management!Location: Constantia, Cape Town; Salary: R1mil per annum, Permanent Employment ContractEE Status: Preference will be given to designated groups in line...

Mid-Level C#.Net Developer (JHB Remote) – Gauteng Randburg

ENVIRONMENT:THE talents of a dedicated and deadline-driven Mid-Level C#.Net Developer is required by a Joburg-based Marketing & Media Solutions Provider to join its team. Your core role will entail developing new products and features while maintaining existing...

Business Analyst Team Lead at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position.About our client:Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated...

Software Test Analyst

NEW OPPORTUNITY:Software Test Analyst -- Contract. --- Hybrid Work5+ of proven experience as a manual tester.Web Testing or API testing with experienceRun various scenario's tests to ensure it meets standards and guidelines before it can be marketed to...

Full Stack . NET Software Developer

Development, testing and support of front-end systems Development, testing and support of back-end systems Development, testing and support of Windows services Development, testing and support of Integration services (SOAP Services & API's) SQL development...

Internship Information Technology positions (Dbn)

Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC work in conjuction with the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training...

Senior DevOps Engineer

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior DevOps Engineer to lead and enhance their cloud infrastructure, automation, and pipelines. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in software engineering, will work with developers, Operations and Analysts to...

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