Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

The human impact of AI forces a redesign in how we work

We are living through one of the most significant transformations in the history of work, writes Aparna Nair, chief talent, leadership and culture officer at IBM. AI is reshaping roles, rewiring workflows, and redefining the nature of performance itself. Yet, a new...

Turkcell opposes MTN’s ConCourt appeal in bribery case

Turkcell’s wholly owned subsidiary, East Asian Consortium, has filed its opposition to MTN’s application to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment. The SCA’s judgment affirms the jurisdiction of South African...

Sony opens photography competition

The 19th edition of the Sony World Photography Awards is open for submissions, and free to enter. The Sony World Photography Awards, organised by Creo, is a definitive platform for the celebration and discovery of contemporary photography. Photographers worldwide are...

Greenhouse gases continue to increase

Levels of the three most important human-caused greenhouse gases - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide - continued their steady climb during 2023, according to NOAA scientists. While the rise in the three heat-trapping gases recorded in the air samples...

Digital wallets set to dominate PoS transactions

Although Covid-19 has had a significant role in the global shift toward digital wallets, the number of people using these online payment tools continues surging even five years after the pandemic. In 2022, there were 3,4-billion digital wallet users worldwide, and...

Search is on the talented women in science

The Foundation L'Oréal, in partnership with UNESCO, has announced the sixth edition of the Women in Science Young Talent Search in South Africa. The initiative calls for outstanding female researchers under the age of 40 from diverse scientific fields including Formal...

IT distribution revenues continued to decline

IT distributor revenue experienced a year-on-year decline of 5,5% to $17,85-billion in the first quarter of 2024, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) North America Distribution Tracker (NADT). The market continued to rebalance following pandemic...

Fibre network operators proliferate, but confidence drops

Confidence in South Africa's fibre network operators (FNOs) is slipping. This is among the findings from the FNO perception survey released by Internet industry association ISPA. The February 2024 poll measured the views of about 50 Internet service providers (ISPs)...

Ferrari dons blue livery as it announces HP partnership

As HP and Ferrari announce a major new sponsorship, the racing team is set to switch its iconic red livery for blue in the upcoming Miami Grand Prix (3 to 5 May). The colour switch for the Miami meet is a nod to previous North American Grand Prix races when Ferrari...

Workers are keen on GenAI, but more wary in their personal lives

In a mere five days, ChatGPT amassed a million users, solidifying its status as a household name and highlighting a widespread public fascination with artificial intelligence (AI). According to new research by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), consumers' knowledge and...

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Argility’s continues acquisition journey

Argility, a member of the Argility Technology Group, has a made a substantial investment in an artificial intelligence (AI) solutions business, Ashanti AI - a BBBEE level 2 start-up. This is the enterprise software solutions group's fifth investment in two years....

HouseME secures additional round of funding

Proptech company HouseME has successfully closed another round of multimillion-rand funding. HouseME is a digital long-term letting platform that makes renting easy and accessible for both landlords and tenants. The startup won first prize at the 2018 Cape Town...

VMware announces sales leadership changes

VMware has announced the appointment of Jean-Pierre Brulard to executive vice-president: worldwide sales, effective 1 February 2020. Maurizio Carli, executive vice-president, worldwide sales and services, will transition from his operational role at that time, and...

Trend Micro leads in hybrid cloud security market share

Trend Micro has been named by IDC as the number one vendor in Software-Defined Compute (SDC) workload protection, according to the analyst firm's new independent report: Worldwide Software Defined Compute Workload Security Market Shares, 2018. The report revealed...

Azure Backup: Your trusted partner

Azure Backup is an Azure-based, built-in backup solution for all of an organisation’s resources. It simplifies data protection from ransomware and human error. As a one-click backup solution, Azure Backup is cost-effective and is easier to implement than other cloud...

SMME resellers get Commvault boost

Commvault, together with Pinnacle, has recognised its first batch of small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) resellers for completing their first round in the Commvault SMME Enrichment Programme (CSEP). Jointly launched in July 2019, this ongoing programme was...

Ocular appointed as local Genesys VAR

Ocular Technologies, a South African specialist customer engagement and digital experience solutions provider, has achieved Value-Add Reseller (VAR) status with Genesys . As a VAR, Ocular will focus on the Genesys PureConnect platform, an omnichannel contact centre...

Get rid of password stress – forever

VPN service provider NordVPN has launched NordPass, a password manager built with a focus on simplicity and security. When it comes to cybersecurity, people have plenty of bad habits. This includes passwords too: from keeping login information in sticky notes or...

Rural connectivity news innovative new solutions

Innovative solutions such as active network sharing, tax incentives and new technology deployment can be the solution to achieving feasible rural connectivity in South Africa. By Premeshin Naidoo, sector head: telecommunication, media and technology at Absa CIB...

MTN Business simplifies network management

MTN Business is rolling out its SD-WAN (software-defined networking in a wide area network) to existing and new enterprise customers. Traditionally, wide area networks (WANs) have allowed companies to extend their computer networks over large distances - to connect...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a RPA Developer with a data-oriented background and experience in Power Automate to join our financial services client based in...

Senior DevOps Support Engineer – Western Cape Somerset West

Design, development, implementation, migration and support of a comprehensive build and release management process and technical solution to support the development processes, using existing tools as a starting point, but building on the same or other open source, and...

Business Intelligence Analyst – Gauteng Rosebank

Role Overview As a Business Intelligence Analyst, you'll play a crucial role in designing and executing client projects that deliver actionable market intelligence. You'll be responsible for: Crafting and executing client campaigns to gather data and...

Intermediate Full Stack Developer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of a highly driven & solutions-oriented Intermediate Full Stack Developer, with a strong background in Database Management, ETL processes, and Software Development, is sought by a dynamic Investment & Management Firm to join its...

RPA Developer – Remote Remote

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a RPA Developer with a data-oriented background and experience in Power Automate to join our financial services client based in...

SAP ABAP Consultant at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Transform SAP, One ABAP Line at a Time! We're looking for a SAP ABAP Consultant who can write efficient, scalable, and high-performance code that keeps business operations running smoothly. If you're passionate about SAP enhancements, integrations, and...

L2 Network Engineer (CISCO MERAKI) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We're looking for a Level 2 Network Engineer to join our dynamic team in Cape Town. If you have strong experience with Cisco and Cisco Meraki solutions and solid expertise in Microsoft support, this is the role for you! You'll be responsible for designing,...

Applications Engineer

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Business Analyst (Payments) at Parvana Recruitment

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Data Architect / Solution Architect at Datonomy Solutions

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