SA’s online gambling market hits R63bn
South Africa's online gambling market is estimated to be worth about R63-billion in 2026, with 84% of gross gambling revenue generated onshore. This is among the findings from the 2027 iGaming Trends report from SoftSwiss, co-authored with WorldGaming and based on a...
Reducing fraud through proactive prevention
Fraud prevention should not end when an investigation is closed - organisations need to use every fraud incident to understand what failed, strengthen controls, and reduce the likelihood of the same weaknesses being exploited again. This was one of the central...
Women face higher levels of burnout as stress levels climb
South African employers are facing a growing workforce resilience challenge as new data reveals that women are increasingly bearing the burden of workplace stress, burnout and mental health crises. A comprehensive analysis by Lyra Southern Africa of 67 419 Employee...
Address the gender pay gap by fixing the reward system behind it
Closing the gender pay gap requires moving beyond annual statistical reporting and addressing the underlying remuneration structures that create inequality in the first place. This is according to Lindiwe Sebesho, master reward specialist and executive committee...
AI fraud is outpacing banking defences
South Africans are increasingly being targeted by AI-generated fraudsters who sound just like bank employees. However, many local banks are still struggling with legacy tech, slow change processes, limited data visibility, and a risk that is growing faster than their...
AI inference costs set to soar
AI inference costs per agentic workflow will increase more than five-fold through 2028 according to Gartner. As AI products evolve from assistive features to multistep execution, product leaders face a new margin challenge with falling model prices subsidising more...
AI is making call centres more expensive
The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry has embraced AI as a technology capable of improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer experiences, and supporting business growth. But inside South African call centres, the opposite is quietly happening,...
Jem secures $8,4m Series A to scale workforce management
Jem, the WhatsApp-based workforce management platform for deskless teams, has raised an $8,4-million Series A funding round led by global fintech investor Quona Capital. The investment will support Jem’s ongoing growth from an HR and benefits provider into a...
Industrialisation high on the SADC Summit agenda
Southern African leaders have agreed that industrialisation is key to the region’s success. Concluding the 46th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held over the weekend in eThekwini, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said that, while it is important to...
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...
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Skynamo acquired by Klipboard
Skynamo has joined Klipboard, a global provider of vertically-focused business management software. The move strengthens Skynamo’s ability to support complex sales and operational environments for nearly 1 000 businesses every day across sub-Saharan Africa, the UK and...
How the risk landscape is evolving
When a single port disruption can delay food deliveries across provinces, or a cyber incident can ripple from head office systems to independent retailers overnight, governance stops being a boardroom discussion and becomes an operational reality. By Phumlani Dyini,...
Skills development planning directly impacts B-BBEE compliance outcomes
Skills Development planning is no longer viewed as an administrative compliance exercise under South Africa’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) framework, with companies now expected to demonstrate clear alignment between training initiatives and...
Microsoft 365 security is a ticking time bomb
Across boardrooms and IT departments, a dangerous assumption continues to grow that because data resides in Microsoft 365 and Azure it is automatically secure, writes John Mc Loughlin CEO of J2 This belief is fundamentally flawed and creates a false sense of...
Arctic Wolf introduces a financial risk-focused Security Operations Warranty
Arctic Wolf has launched its Security Operations Warranty in South Africa. This warranty offers financial support to organisations during cyber incidents, helping to reduce the financial impact. It shows Arctic Wolf’s commitment to making cybersecurity a key part of...
Nutanix Agentic AI unlocks enterprise AI factory potential
Nutanix has announced the Nutanix Agentic AI solution, a full software stack purpose-built to help customers accelerate adoption of Agentic AI for business transformation. With the shift to Agentic AI, enterprise adoption has hit a tipping point where the barrier to...
Vox and Nymbis partner to deliver unified cloud, connectivity,
Vox has announced a strategic partnership with Nymbis Cloud Solutions to expand its cloud infrastructure, data protection and resilience services for businesses. The collaboration brings advanced cloud capabilities back into the Vox ecosystem, enabling unified...
New VP and chief product officer for TransUnion
TransUnion Africa, a global information and insights company, today announced the appointment of Michael Rogers as vice-president and chief product officer, effective 15 January 2026. Rogers has worked for two decades across key African markets, including Botswana,...
Education priorities to help young people shape Africa’s future
Young people today are navigating a world that is changing fast. From advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology to the impacts of climate change and global politics, they’re preparing not just to face uncertainty – but to shape what comes next. How...
As data laws tighten, a shift to local hosting becomes a strategic play
South Africa’s National Cloud and Data Policy and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)’s cross-border data provisions are redrawing the boundaries of how organisations manage information. What once felt like a tick-box exercise is fast becoming a...
Senior Backend (Full Stack) Software Engineer
About the Role:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer with 10+ years of professional software development experience to lead the design, development, and evolution of our core backend systems.You will architect and maintain scalable .NET Core and...
Senior Backend (Full Stack) Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
About the Role:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer with 10+ years of professional software development experience to lead the design, development, and evolution of our core backend systems.You will architect and maintain scalable .NET Core and...
Senior Backend Developer
About the Role:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer with 10+ years of professional software development experience to lead the design, development, and evolution of our core backend systems.You will architect and maintain scalable .NET Core and...
Senior Backend Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
About the Role:We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Engineer with 10+ years of professional software development experience to lead the design, development, and evolution of our core backend systems.You will architect and maintain scalable .NET Core and...
Senior Software Developer (Java) | Western Cape
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a leading South African Fintech company, driving a more inclusive and connected economy for over two decades. Through an extensive nationwide merchant network, they provide access to essential digital products and services — including...
Senior Software Developer (Java) | Western Cape – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a leading South African Fintech company, driving a more inclusive and connected economy for over two decades. Through an extensive nationwide merchant network, they provide access to essential digital products and services — including...
Support Technician (Field-Based) – Thabazimbi
We are looking for hands-on Support Technician's to install, maintain and repair Point of Sale (POS) and IT equipment across multiple customer sites. This is a field-based role with daily travel-ideal for someone who enjoys troubleshooting on-site, working...
Support Technician (Field-Based) – Thabazimbi – Limpopo Thabazimbi
We are looking for hands-on Support Technician's to install, maintain and repair Point of Sale (POS) and IT equipment across multiple customer sites. This is a field-based role with daily travel-ideal for someone who enjoys troubleshooting on-site, working...
Senior Business Analyst – Home Loans (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Financial Services Provider seeks the expertise of a Senior Business Analyst to help strengthen and evolve its Home Loans platform and operating capabilities through structured analysis, pragmatic solution design and effective delivery execution....
C/C++ Software Engineer (Centurion)
ENVIRONMENT:MITIGATE risk on projects as your embedded developer skillset is sought to be the next C/C-++ Software Engineer wanted by a leading provider of Electronic Systems to join its team. This role will be primarily focused on the taking products through the RTCA...
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