How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Social engineering with deepfakes on the rise

A significant 41% of chief information security officers (CISOs) reported at least one social engineering incident involving a deepfake during an employee audio call in the previous 12 months, and 36% reported one during a video call, according to a survey by Gartner....

More rogue AI attacks reported

Hardly a week goes by without a new report of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent going rogue and hacking external systems. It has come to light that OpenAI agents have infiltrated US government web sites, specifically the Education Department, the Commerce...

China’s AI hardware export boom offers Wall Street hedge

China’s new wave of AI hardware exports offers investors a hedge against Wall Street’s “dangerously circular” artificial intelligence trade, says a leading global financial advisor. Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, says that as fresh analysis maps out a new...

Stokvels could help improve healthy eating

South Africa’s stokvels could become an important platform for improving nutrition and food security in low-income communities, but their collective buying power is currently used largely to purchase foods chosen for affordability, quantity, and shelf life rather than...

SA companies are shunning public cloud for AI workloads

South African organisations are shifting AI workloads out of the public cloud faster than their counterparts anywhere else in the world, according to new global research commissioned by Cloudera. The Great AI Re-Architecture Survey, conducted by Wakefield Research...

Cyber resilience now a critical priority for manufacturing

As 60% of manufacturers race toward full digitalisation, cyber risk is increasingly manifesting as a business risk, according to a new global report by Kaspersky and VDC Strategy. This means cybersecurity is not merely a compliance function, it is a cornerstone of...

Top 20 African Business Heroes advance to semi-finals

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy, has announced the 20 entrepreneurs who will advance to its 2026 semi-finals in Nairobi later this week. The top 20 were selected from an expanded top 100 cohort...

Anthropic to add watermarking to Claude content

Future Claude models will generate text that contains a watermark. This feature complies with the EU AI Act, and will help to determine the likelihood that Claude was involved in writing the text. All artificial intelligence (AI) vendors will have to provide a similar...

Massive growth ahead for humanoid robot market

The global humanoid robot market size is expected to reach $40,5-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 38,2% from 2026 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The global market for humanoid robots is poised for substantial growth due to rapid...

As debt soars, know what your total exposure it

South Africa is seeing a marked rise in civil debt litigation, with new case data pointing to sharply higher volumes of default judgments, consent orders and summonses for consumer debt. According to Hammond Pole Attorneys, the trend reflects mounting financial...

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SA’s transmission network faces copper cable quality dilemma

South Africa's cable industry has the capacity and expertise to support grid optimisation, but only if it is protected against substandard imports that are already undermining the safety and performance of industrial, domestic and renewable energy installations. Andre...

Organisations will finally operationalise AI in 2026

This year will be a decisive turning point in how organisations deploy and derive value from artificial intelligence (AI). This is according to Cliff de Wit, chief innovation officer at Accelera Digital Group (ADG), who says businesses will move beyond experimentation...

Cloud without AI is just expensive storage

When the world was introduced to “the cloud revolution”, businesses were promised agility, scalability, and efficiency. As a result, companies migrated workloads, modernised infrastructure, and spent millions in the process, writes Richard Vester, chief executive:...

AI adoption succeeds or fails on skills, not software

When organisations talk about “deploying AI”, they often mean very different things. For some, it is hosting a model on-premises. For others, it is enabling tools like Claude or Gemini across the workforce. In reality, “deployment” has become a catch-all term for...

The year customer service failed

When efficiency outweighs empathy, customer experience suffers, writes Nic Laschinger, technology director of Euphoria Telecom. 2026 may be remembered as the year the customer experience experiment went too far. Not because technology failed us, but because we failed...

Mobile money tap-to-pay launches with Vodacom Tanzania

Paymentology has powered the launch of Africa’s first mobile-money tap-to-pay feature with Vodacom Tanzania and M-Pesa Africa, launching Africa’s first mobile-money tap-to-pay feature on the M-Pesa SuperApp. The new capability allows M-Pesa customers to make...

SA-founded Parent Sense chosen for global healthtech fellowship 

Parent Sense, the parenting technology platform founded by South African parenting expert Meg Faure, has been selected to participate in the 2026 Innovation Hub Fellowship at the Thrive Centre at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Faure and Parent Sense chief...

Agentary, my dear Watson

By Barry Buck - Organised crime has better AI adoption than your bank. I wish that were a joke. Anthropic recently disclosed that hackers weaponised Claude to breach at least 17 organisations – including government bodies – using what they called “vibe hacking". The...

Check Point accelerates secure AI data centre with Nvidia DSX Air

Check Point Software Technologies has announced the integration of its AI Factory Firewall and comprehensive AI security stack with Nvidia DSX Air, a cloud-based simulation and validation platform. The collaboration allows organisations to pre-validate security-aware...

Software Implementation Engineer

About the RoleWe are operating at the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Architecture—shaping how modern businesses run through autonomous AI systems. As a Software Implementation Engineer, you will play a key role in building and deploying...

Mid-Level Enterprise Architect at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Role OverviewWe are seeking a skilled and experienced Mid-Level Enterprise Architect to support the development and implementation of enterprise architecture, data governance, and knowledge management initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with key...

Software Implementation Engineer – Gauteng Centurion

About the RoleWe are operating at the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Architecture—shaping how modern businesses run through autonomous AI systems. As a Software Implementation Engineer, you will play a key role in building and deploying...

Senior Java Developer

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Minimum 8+ years of professional Java development experience with proven full-stack delivery on enterprise projects. Experience building or...

Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Minimum 8+ years of professional Java development experience with proven full-stack delivery on enterprise projects. Experience building or...

SQL Server DBA

Qualifications 6+ years of progressive experience in database administration within enterprise environments. Relevant degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline. Strong expertise in SQL Server and proven experience with PostgreSQL....

SQL Server DBA – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Qualifications 6+ years of progressive experience in database administration within enterprise environments. Relevant degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline. Strong expertise in SQL Server and proven experience with PostgreSQL....

Senior SQL Server DBA

A leading organisation is looking for a highly experienced Senior SQL Server DBA to take ownership of mission-critical SQL Server platforms across production, UAT, development and disaster recovery environments.This is a hands-on role focused on database performance,...

Software Development Engineer III (Oracle) x2 at Adapt IT

Introduction The purpose of a Software Development Engineer is to develop code and implement the application as specifiedwithin the project plan and according to the client requirements. The Software Development Engineer generallywork within teams, with the product...

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