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Global supply chain risks threaten African businesses
Global supply chain concerns may have eased slightly from record highs, but southern African businesses cannot afford to become complacent. According to the latest Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Pulse Survey for the second quarter of 2026,...
Absa first to market with mobile unit for Smart ID renewal
Absa and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) have launched South Africa’s first bank-based mobile unit for Smart ID renewals, extending access to essential identity services beyond traditional DHA offices and participating bank branches. The mobile unit which will...
IBM chairman addresses disappointing Q2 results
IBM has warned investors that its upcoming second quarter results will disappoint. In an open letter to investors, IBM chairman, president and CEO Arvind Krishna wrote revenue is expected to be $17,2-billion, up 1%, with software revenue up 5%, consulting revenue flat...
GABI looks for ‘unstoppable Africans’
The search is on for “Unstoppable Africans” as the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) opens nominations for a new community-led campaign to recognise and celebrate entrepreneurs, business leaders, and changemakers whose ideas, leadership, and actions are driving...
Procurement excellence takes centre stage
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa has announced the finalists for the 2026 Excellence in Procurement & Supply Awards which recognise outstanding innovation, leadership, and impact across the profession. The awards, which...
Prediction markets, tokenised equities, cross-market investing reshape market activity
Prediction market sports volume has grown roughly 200x over the past two years, with monthly sports volume now exceeding $20-billion. This is one of the headline findings from a Binance Research market insight examining prediction market expansion, tokenised equity...
SA’s SMEs need relief from ever-rising compliance costs
A recent report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has spotlighted South Africa’s business environment - and warned that regulatory complexity and administrative inefficiencies are constraining business growth and limiting job creation. For small and...
Geoengineering alone won’t save Africa from deadly heat
A new study led by researchers at the University of Cape Town (UCT) found that stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) – a technology designed to cool the planet by reflecting sunlight into space – could substantially reduce Africa’s soaring temperatures. But it...
Affordability still the cornerstone of SA ridesharing
Affordability remains the defining factor in how South Africans move around their cities, with new Bolt data revealing that more than nine in 10 rides across Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban are booked through the platform's most affordable categories. Despite...
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Infobip launches AI fan companion for global football
Infobip has launched PitchMate, a new AI-powered conversational agent that brings football fans closer to the action of the world’s biggest football tournament. Purpose-built for the global football audience, PitchMate joins the TGR Haas F1 Team RaceMate — Infobip’s...
SA is losing billions in security own-goals
South Africa's costly data breaches are potentially knocking at least 1,81% off its annual GDP, representing a series of avoidable own-goals. That’s according to Cube ICT Solutions, which notes the average cost of a data breach is R44-million in South Africa,...
SoftwareOne and Plat4mation partner on ServiceNow
SoftwareOne and Plat4mation have announced a strategic partnership to deliver an integrated approach to ServiceNow, combining licensing, implementation and governed asset management into a single, cohesive strategy for customers across a broad range of industries and...
Will SA’s pay gap rules improve fairness?
South African companies are preparing to comply with new Companies Act requirements requiring the disclosure of pay gap ratios between the highest and lowest earners. While widely welcomed as a step towards greater transparency, Martin Hopkins, master reward...
Cloud on Demand to distribute enterprise-grade threat detection
Enterprise-grade threat detection, long the preserve of large organisations with substantial security budgets, is becoming available to South Africa's smaller businesses through the technology channel. Cloud On Demand has signed a distribution agreement with...
ManageEngine launches developer ecosystem
ManageEngine has launched a partner-developer ecosystem through its ManageEngine Marketplace, where enterprises can discover and deploy extensions and AI agents for ManageEngine platforms, including integrations, add-ons, and plugins. As South African organisations...
Schneider Electric’s Alliance Programme turns SIs into trusted technology partners
System Integrators (SIs) across Africa are under increasing pressure to grow beyond completing one-off PLC, SCADA or hardware integration projects and deliver continuous performance, reliability and efficiency gains for end users. By Oriel Soupen, channel marketing...
Vertiv increases manufacturing capacity
Vertiv has opened its manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, expanding the company’s manufacturing footprint to support growing demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across Asia, including Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia, and New Zealand....
AI is secretly disenfranchising the youth who use it ‘best’
In 1976, South Africa’s youth took to the streets to claim educational agency and the hard-won right to self-determination. Fifty years later, our young digital natives face a quieter, subtler crisis: the gradual surrender of that very critical reasoning and agency to...
Uncertainty versus apathy: The Gen Z initiative paradox
Employers are firing Gen Z employees within months of hiring them. According to a survey undertaken by Intelligent.com, the reason comes down to initiative – 50% of the 966 companies surveyed said Gen Z lacked motivation. By Insaaf Daniels, marketing and people...
Senior Data/AI Application Engineer (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding talents of a Senior Data/AI Application Engineer who is excited & passionate about the rapid shift toward AI-native development. You will own the full lifecycle — from engaging with...
Support Engineer (Stellenbosch)
ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE incident and service request management, 2nd Line troubleshooting and supporting endpoint/application rollouts as the next Support Engineer wanted by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. You will maintain accurate ITSM records and...
Senior Support Engineer (Hyper-V, Exchange, M365) (CPT Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeks a strong technical Senior Support Engineer with proven Microsoft Hyper-V exposure/experience to join its Western Cape division. Your core role will be to provide 2nd Line Server Support within the...
Wealth Management Administrator – In Office – Cape Town
About the RoleOur client, a leading investment and wealth management business, is looking for an Operations Support professional to join their team. This role is responsible for providing exceptional administrative and operational support to Wealth Managers, ensuring...
Senior Data/AI Application Engineer (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding talents of a Senior Data/AI Application Engineer who is excited & passionate about the rapid shift toward AI-native development. You will own the full lifecycle — from engaging with...
Support Engineer (Stellenbosch) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE incident and service request management, 2nd Line troubleshooting and supporting endpoint/application rollouts as the next Support Engineer wanted by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. You will maintain accurate ITSM records and...
Senior Support Engineer (Hyper-V, Exchange, M365) (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeks a strong technical Senior Support Engineer with proven Microsoft Hyper-V exposure/experience to join its Western Cape division. Your core role will be to provide 2nd Line Server Support within the...
Wealth Management Administrator – In Office – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town
About the RoleOur client, a leading investment and wealth management business, is looking for an Operations Support professional to join their team. This role is responsible for providing exceptional administrative and operational support to Wealth Managers, ensuring...
Systems Controller
Provide 1st line support for the hospital system users at all times,Maintain and manage all IT Systems and IT/BI Equipment on site and ensure all IT equipment and cabling complies with LHC standards,Monitoring of main network and cabinet to ensure WAN/LAN network is...
IT Auditor (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:BE responsible for the successful design and implementation of specialised IT audits, aligned with the IT Audit Plan as the next IT Auditor sought by a dynamic Security Solutions provider in Centurion. You will focus on evaluating the adequacy and...
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