Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

Crypto scammers target victims via Google Forms

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new wave of scam attacks that use Google Forms to target crypto users. Knowing the email address of the potential victim, the attackers send a scam email through Google Forms, which is designed to appear as a notification from a...

MetroFibre opens Steeledale store

MetroFibre has opened its fifth Fibre Experience store in Steeledale, South of Johannesburg, marking another milestone in it bid to make high-speed fibre connectivity accessible to underserved communities. The new Steeledale store opened on 25 July 2025 joins...

Fintech investment falls but deal volume offers optimism

The first six months of 2024 were challenging for the fintech market globally amid the high interest rate environment and the significant amount of global geopolitical uncertainty. Total global fintech investment - including VC, PE, and M&A deal value - fell from...

Users are contradictory when it comes to digital privacy

A new study by Kaspersky - Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity - How global Consumers engage with the Digital World - discloses controversial views among users regarding the protection of their personal information. For instance, 44% of respondents in South...

New app transforms how law students engage with legislative process

A gaming app called "Pass a Bill", which is intended to change the way law students interact with the legislative process, is being spearheaded by Associate Professor Cathleen Powell of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and is currently accessible to undergraduate...

SA talent willing to embrace reskilling amid GenAI advances

Three-quarters of workers around the world believe GenAI will bring some level of disruption to the workplace but, despite uncertain times, they remain confident about their place in the labour market - with more than 90% of South Africans ready to be reskilled. These...

Meta grants look to empower AI-driven organisations

Continuing its commitment to supporting innovative use cases of open-source AI to address critical global challenges, Meta has launched Llama 3.1 Impact Grants. Building on the success of previous grant programmes, the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants will provide up to...

AI at the edge makes work smarter

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - AI is changing the way we work, learn and create - indeed, it is changing the way we live our lives. That's the word from Yesh Surjoodeen, MD of HP SA, who believes the industry is on the cusp of massive...

Windows 11 adds AI as Windows 10 support ends

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - Artificial intelligence (AI) can be overwhelming, so organisations should sometimes take a step back and look at specific areas. John Press, sales and marketing manager at Microsoft, believes we are at an...

A layered AI approach yields dividends

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape, Durban - AI is not a silver bullet for all applications - it is a layered approach and there are many nuances to the technology. This is the word from JP De Villiers, brand lead of SuperMicro, who believes AI technology...

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Fortinet is a Magic Quadrant leader for WAN edge infrastructure

Fortinet has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner September 2020 Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, placing higher in ability to execute and further in completeness of vision than its position the previous year. Earlier this year, Fortinet...

Datatec shows resilience through pandemic

Datatec achieved a very resilient operational performance in the first half of the 2021 financial year, despite the challenging economic environment resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. All of the Group's divisions delivered strong results and operating cash flows....

Corr-Serve signs up senhasegura in SA

Corr-Serve, a niche pan-African distributor of security, performance and governance solutions, has signed an agreement to distribute senhasegura offerings into South Africa. Brazilian-born senhasegura provides privileged access management (PAM), working against data...

Digital Core gives business a platform for success

The Digital Core has traditionally tended to refer to the core application of any business, typically an accounting or ERP solution - one of the first applications that the business started with to manage their processes and keep track of financial information. By...

Fujitsu kicks off ambitious DX transformation

Aiming to strengthen competitiveness in the digital age, Fujitsu has launched a company-wide digital transformation (DX) project. The project, dubbed Fujitra (Fujitsu Transformation) aims at a complete reevaluation and shift in business processes, organizations, and...

Thousands of MEA students gain Cisco certification

The Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) has had a 27% increase in the number of students trained across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), over a one-year period. A total of 378 900 students in the region were trained in FY20, compared to 297 800 students in FY19. Since...

Pivotal Data deploys extensible cloud for contact centre

Pivotal Data, a specialist contact centre and customer experience solution provider, has leveraged the cloud-hosted environment of VMware Cloud Verified partner Silicon Sky to facilitate the expansion of its cloud-hosted contact centre environment to assist customers...

New Zealand Stock Exchange DDoS attacks a security wake-up call

At the end of August, a series of cyberattacks on the New Zealand Stock Exchange over five consecutive days forced it to halt trading for a number of hours for four out of those five days. The attacks raised questions about the stock exchange's security, as well as...

Full Stack Developer

Our client is on the lookout for a for a versatile Full-Stack Developer to join team and help build and maintain modern mobile apps and backend infrastructure, all while ensuring performance, security, and futureproofing are at the core. Key Requirements 4-5+ years of...

Senior Developer with SQL (CH1127) – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Our client is a Stellenbosch-based technology company, who designs and builds digital technology solutions for customers across Africa and beyond in order to create productive societies.They are looking to employ a Senior Developer with 8+ years of programming...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is on the lookout for a for a versatile Full-Stack Developer to join team and help build and maintain modern mobile apps and backend infrastructure, all while ensuring performance, security, and futureproofing are at the core. Key Requirements 4-5+ years of...

UI/UX Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

UI/UX DeveloperWhere Design Meets Code and Creativity Runs Wild! Ready to bring your pixel-perfect visions to life?We're on the hunt for a UI/UX Developer who's got equal parts design flair, coding wizardry, and user empathy to create interfaces that wow users and...

Desktop Technician

To provide technical support and maintenance for computer systems, applications, hardware, software and all otherICT resources utilised in the organisation. The Desktop Technician ensures support services rendered to users meetthe user requirements and are delivered...

UI/UX Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria

UI/UX DeveloperWhere Design Meets Code and Creativity Runs Wild! Ready to bring your pixel-perfect visions to life?We're on the hunt for a UI/UX Developer who's got equal parts design flair, coding wizardry, and user empathy to create interfaces that wow users and...

Desktop Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg

To provide technical support and maintenance for computer systems, applications, hardware, software and all otherICT resources utilised in the organisation. The Desktop Technician ensures support services rendered to users meetthe user requirements and are delivered...

Senior Business Analyst

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you'll work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver practical, process-driven solutions aligned with business needs. You'll play a pivotal...

Senior Systems Analyst

Our client is looking for a Senior Systems analyst who will play a key role in the documentation, development, installation, testing, and maintenance of software systems, including integration-related projects. Key Requirements BA Industrial Engineering or...

Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you'll work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams to deliver practical, process-driven solutions aligned with business needs. You'll play a pivotal...

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