Salaries decline in August 2026 as pressures persist
Despite remaining above year-ago levels, take-home pay declined marginally in August 2026 as salary earners continued to feel the effects of the challenging economic environment. Higher inflation and interest rates continue to erode purchasing power and confidence,...
Crypto theft operation being run out of a public Google spreadsheet
Cybercriminals are hiding their instructions inside everyday cloud services, then talking their victims into pasting the code themselves in so-called “ClickFix” attacks, according to Cisco’s threat intelligence organisation Talos. Attackers no longer need to build...
NTT Data in strategic alliance with Palo Alto Networks
NTT Data and Palo Alto Networks have announced a multi-year strategic alliance designed to help organisations securely adopt AI, modernize cybersecurity, simplify complex technology environments and build cyber resilience for the AI era. It is Palo Alto Networks first...
Cell C adds 1,3m subscribers, resets balance sheet
Cell C Holdings reports that it added about 1,3-million subscribers’ year-on-year, grew wholesale service revenue by around 20%, and materially strengthened its balance sheet through the restructuring completed for the full year ended 31 May 2026. This is the first...
Comsol enters wholesale 5G home broadband market
Fixed wireless connectivity and private network operator Comsol is entering the home broadband market as a wholesale provider of 5G infrastructure. The move is backed by two new shareholders: Platform Investment Partners, which has made 10 founder-stage fibre...
Crypto assets force tax systems to review their policies
The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to ponder if rules designed for a traditional economy can keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged, Professor Shaun Parsons has told attendees at a University of...
Africa’s first full-stack hydrogen hub powers up in Namibia
Namibia is demonstrating what is possible in Africa's energy transition with the continent's first fully-integrated green hydrogen facility at the CMB.TECH Namibia facility in Walvis Bay. The facility brings together solar power generation, green hydrogen production,...
Africa’s MVNO growth could hit 39,6m subscribers by 2030
Africa’s Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) market is entering a new phase of development, with MVNO subscribers across nine operational markets forecast to increase from approximately 7,9-million in 2025 to 39,6-million by 2030, according to the newly published...
SA businesses are losing experienced women before C-suite level
South African companies may be succeeding in bringing more women into management, but they are still losing too many just before they reach the positions with the greatest authority and influence. The country’s Commission for Employment Equity reports that women hold...
AWS invests $1bn to embed AI-forward engineers
AWS has set up a dedicated AWS Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organisation, backed by a $1-billion investment. The AWS FDE model is agentic-first, compresses timelines from months to days, and is designed so customers are self-sufficient when a deployment ends...
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Staying relevant as a data scientist in the age of AI
In its 2025 Future of Jobs Report, the World Economic Forum projects that AI will displace around 92-million jobs by 2030. Data science itself - the very discipline that gave birth to modern machine learning - now appears on the list of professions highly vulnerable...
West African banks are at a crossroads
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From pipeline to pipe dream: South Africa’s mathematics crisis
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Intellehub, TASEZ sign MoU for skills development in Tshwane
Intellehub People Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ) to collaborate on skills development initiatives aimed at strengthening Tshwane’s automotive industry. The agreement establishes a...
Vibe coders are like doctors
By Barry Buck - Apple quietly blocked updates for popular vibe coding apps like Replit this week, locking the peasants out of the walled garden. The king doesn’t want commoners building apps on apps installed from his kingdom – which makes you wonder why they bothered...
Westcon brings Infoblox platform to SA
Kathy Gibson reports - Westcon has introduced Infoblox to the South African market, and will make it available through its network of reseller partners. Justin Olivier, sales manager: SADC at Infoblox, explains that Infoblox’s core message is to simplify and secure...
Kaspersky and AFRIPOL conduct joint cybersecurity training
As part of a joint initiative with AFRIPOL, Kaspersky provided cybersecurity training courses for law enforcement representatives from 23 African countries, unpacking the fundamentals of Security Operations Center (SOC) activities and advanced threat hunting...
Lauren Potgieter is new country manager for Infobip SA
Lauren Potgieter has been appointed as country manager for Infobip South Africa. Potgieter brings over 26 years of experience across business process management, customer experience, and global operations. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and...
Recognising supply chain excellence amid global disruption
At a time when global supply chains are facing extraordinary disruption, the 2026 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards (ASCEA) will recognise and celebrate organisations across Africa that are demonstrating resilience, innovation and leadership in navigating an...
bolttech Repairs appointed as Authorised Nationwide Service Partner for ASUS
ASUS South Africa has appointed bolttech Repairs South Africa as an authorised nationwide service partner to support ASUS PC customers across the country. The partnership, which went live on 1 March 2026, provides professional repair and support services for ASUS...
SAP PP & MES Consultant (CH1268) – Western Cape Plankenbrug
We are looking for an experienced SAP PP & MES Consultant to join their international IT team and support the implementation and optimisation of SAP Production Planning (PP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) across their global manufacturing operations.Key...
CoE Specialist – Business Process Architect – Gauteng Edenburg
We are seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Process Architect to lead the design, governance, and optimisation of enterprise-wide process architecture while enabling Process Mining capabilities across a large and complex organisation. This is a strategic role for...
Software Engineer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Germiston
This is a remote position.Ready to own complex features, shape technical decisions, and help modernise a real enterprise SaaS platform used across Africa and the Middle East?We're a dynamic Business Information Systems Consulting firm that thrives on delivery. Our...
React/Angular Front-End Developer (Expert) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
You'll help develop a next-generation Self-Service Analytics Platform that empowers users to explore data, create dashboards, build interactive visualisations, and uncover valuable business insights.You'll transform powerful backend services and cloud data into sleek,...
Enterprise Architect at QES
Business Architect | Independent Contract | Cape Town (Hybrid) ?? My client, based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs), is looking for an experienced Business Architect to join their team on an independent contract basis. ?? Location: Cape Town (North) - Hybrid?? Contract...
Lecturer (Information Technology and Business Analysis) at Mancosa
IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available:Academic (Information Technology and Business Analysis)...
Cybersecurity Engineer / Specialist – 12-Month Contract (3 Month Probation) – Gauteng Pretoria
We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Engineer / Specialist to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, subject to a 3-month probation period. This role is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the cybersecurity control environment that supports...
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Description/Synopsis:A leading organisation within the heavy equipment and engineering sector is seeking an experienced National Technical Manager to lead its national technical operations across mobile cranes and generator solutions. This is a strategic leadership...
National Technical Manager – Gauteng Kensington
Description/Synopsis:A leading organisation within the heavy equipment and engineering sector is seeking an experienced National Technical Manager to lead its national technical operations across mobile cranes and generator solutions. This is a strategic leadership...
.NET Developer
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