Climate imbalance reaches dangerous levels
All-time high greenhouse gas concentrations in Earth’s atmosphere continue to drive heat records on land and sea, with long-lasting consequences for humanity, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warned today (23 March 2026). Hot on the heels of a scorching...
AI demand, geopolitics are reshaping energy markets
The global energy landscape is being reshaped by geopolitics and competing priorities of affordability, reliability, competitiveness and decarbonisation. And, as the war the Middle East evolves, it could cause unprecedented volatility in energy markets. Look Forward:...
Official unemployment is 31,4%, but 41,2% in real terms
South Africa's official unemployment rate was 31,4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results, there was an increase of 44 000 in the number of employed persons to 17,1-million, while there was a decrease of 172 000...
Pre-budget: 10 money watchpoints for SA households
In the countdown to finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s national budget speech, it’s clear that the biggest impacts of his announcements aren’t felt in Parliament - they’re felt in household’s daily financial realities like the petrol pump, the grocery store, and on...
The ‘grey swan’ risks threatening global digital stability
As digital systems become more interconnected and dependent on invisible technical foundations, new categories of cyber risks are emerging beyond traditional malware, ransomware, and disruption. In new analysis, Alexander Gostev, chief technology expert at Kaspersky,...
Chip crisis could scuttle the AI boom
A deepening shortage of memory chips is rapidly evolving into a legitimate risk for investors with portfolios heavily exposed to AI, tech, consumer electronics, and the automotive sectors warns a leading financial advisory group. “This is a potential profit shock...
SA urged to act quickly as geopolitical pressures mount
Kathy Gibson reports – Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the stark advice from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC,...
Digital infrastructure build must dovetail with jobs growth
President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in his State of the Nation address to boost South Africa’s ailing water infrastructure as Gauteng residents protested this week over taps running dry. There were also undertakings to deploy soldiers in gangster-ridden areas and...
Influencers talk up OpenClaw
OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot and Clawdbot) has become a focal point in influencer discussions on X during February 2026, says GlobalData, and is being described as a “digital exocortex” that extends human capability through autonomous task execution. But while praised...
Securing the R1trn for critical infrastructure from cyber threats
Digitisation of South Africa's green shoots requires a shift toward seeing digital security as critical national infrastructure. This is the word from Fortinet following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address, which committed over R1-trillion to...
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Nickey Mannya joins Westcon-Comstor
Nicodemus (Nickey) Mannya has been appointed as director of cyber security and next gen solutions for Southern Africa at Weston-Comstor. “Nickey’s experience is unique in that he combines deep technology expertise with a strong commercial background and a people-first...
Building the infrastructure for intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a fringe capability or a future ambition. It’s rapidly becoming the foundation of how societies operate - reshaping industries, redefining human-machine interaction, and unlocking new opportunities for innovation. By Jan...
Multi-tenancy central to MVNO partnerships, enterprise strategies
Africa's telecoms market is on a strong growth trajectory. Currently valued at $66,61-billion, the entertainment and telecoms sector is projected to reach $86.800billion by 2030, driven by a young population, increased mobile connectivity, and a rise in digital...
Tackling the inside job threatening your bottom line
28 August 2025 It is estimated that organisations lost around 5% of their revenue to employee fraud each year. Considering that South Africa consistently tops the list of Sub-Saharan African countries in terms of its high incidence rate of organisational fraud,...
Affordable 5G smartphones transform the digital lives of Gen Z
Around 70% of sub Saharan Africa’s people are aged under 30, representing a digital-first generation that sees easy, affordable access to the latest and best tech as non-negotiable. For this demographic, rapid rollout of 5G networks across the continent is set to take...
Change the AI narrative from confusion to clarity
Companies are struggling to take the first step into AI, but there is a way around the overwhelm, writes Chris Badenhorst, head of Azure core, data and AI services at Braintree. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the corporate obsession of 2025. From the...
SearchWorks and Voca empower SA law firms
SearchWorks together with its compliance platform Voca, has announced new initiatives to support attorneys in navigating increasingly complex compliance requirements. Regulatory standards set by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) continue to raise the bar for...
Paratus expands operations in East Africa
Pan-African telecommunications and network services provider, Paratus Group, has completed its expansion programme into East Africa. Kenya has been operational since November 2024 as a licensed ISP (internet service provider) and authorised Starlink reseller. Rwanda...
Vodacom invests in North-West and Tshwane Municipality
Vodacom will be investing just over R435-million in the Northern Gauteng Area (NGA) for the 2025/2026 financial year. The strategic and transformative investment spans both the North-West province and Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, targeting critical...
The future of payroll is flexible, data-smart, automated
While employees now work from coffee shops in Sandton and kitchen tables in George, their payroll systems are still stuck in cubicles. Meanwhile, organisations collect stacks of payroll data but remain blind to patterns that can enhance their employment dynamics. And,...
Senior Backend Developer (.NET, C#) (Hybrid – JHB) – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:A Software Solutions company is currently seeking an experienced C# Back-End Developer to join their development team and work closely with a Johannesburg-based customer. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining...
Data Scientist – Gauteng Centurion
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Scientist to join our client based in Sandton on a permanent hybrid role.What you will be doing:Analyse complex datasets...
.NET Developer
Ready to build secure, cloud-native solutions in a collaborative digital team where your ideas truly matter? Our cient is looking for someone for a 10 week project working remotely from SA and working with a team in the UK. Is this you?You're an enthusiastic and...
Data Warehouse Developer
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Warehouse Developer to join our financial services client based in Centurion in a permanent role.A skilled Full Stack Data...
.NET Developer – Gauteng Sandown
Ready to build secure, cloud-native solutions in a collaborative digital team where your ideas truly matter? Our cient is looking for someone for a 10 week project working remotely from SA and working with a team in the UK. Is this you?You're an enthusiastic and...
Data Warehouse Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Warehouse Developer to join our financial services client based in Centurion in a permanent role.A skilled Full Stack Data...
Senior Software Developer (TypeScript / AWS / C#)
Job Description:We're modernizing into a vendor-independent platform covering the end-to-end customer journey.You'll build secure, observable, scalable services and clean front ends, contribute to architecture, and raise the engineering bar (standards, patterns,...
JAVA Developer
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a JAVA Developer to join our client based in Sandton on a contract hybrid role.What you will be doing:Take full end-to-end...
JNR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – Western Cape Cape Town
JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - BsC Computer Science OR B-Tech ProgrammingProfessional | Western CapeJUNIOR Software Developer BSc Computer Science OR B-Tech with Programming Minimum 2 Years' Programming experience C#, JavaScript Transact SQL with MS SQL (Read, Insert,...
Full Stack Developer at Ability Executive Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We are looking for an intermediate to senior experienced Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining features for our web-based system, in close collaboration with an existing team, utilising a...
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