Does SA have what it takes to stay off the FATF greylist?

On 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force removed South Africa from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, 32 months after being placed there in February 2023. The reforms that got it off the list were real: new legislation, better beneficial...

OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library

A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...

Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

In November Voyager 1 will reach an incredible 1 light-day from Earth

Call for cross-sector alliances to boost social development

Addressing the growing social development challenges in South Africa demands committed cross-sector collaboration in which corporate social investment (CSI) adopts a strategic rather than charitable intervention approach. Ray-Ann Sedres, head of the Sanlam Foundation,...

Tshwane innovates on meter reading, revenue collection

Kathy Gibson is at Saphila Transcend in Sun City – Collecting revenue from electricity users is vital for the City of Tshwane’s financial health, but outdated and inefficient systems have been playing havoc with its ability to do so efficiently. The city, which serves...

AI-related risks see surge in audit coverage

The rapid growth and adoption of generative AI (GenAI) has resulted in a scramble to provide audit coverage over potential risks arising from use of the technology, according to a survey by Gartner. "As organisations increase their use of new AI technology many...

Automation, GenAI can optimise shared services

In its recent report - Shared Services Automation for Business Optimisation - IDC highlights the need for shared services in business to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and standardise processes across the organisation. Shared services refer to a business model in...

Steady growth for loyalty management market

The global loyalty management market is expected to reach $20,44-billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 9,2% from 2024 to 2030, according to the recent reports from Grand View Research. Loyalty management software helps view realtime data about how customers engage...

Google Cloud appoints new META security chief

Google Cloud has appointed industry veteran Noor Al-Sulaiti as head of Security Business Development and Government Relations for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region (META). The company says Noor's appointment is further testament to the company's commitment to...

Tarsus Distribution appointed as Samsung distributor

Tarsus Distribution has signed a distribution agreement with Samsung Electronics, to distribute products under Samsung's Brand Memory and LCD Monitor portfolio. Mark Campbell, product executive at Tarsus Distribution, says: "We are excited to rejoin forces with...

Sustainability key as Africa rebuilds food economy

Africa, along with the rest of the world, is facing a food crisis. Food shortages, caused by supply chain disruptions emanating from various events across the world such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia conflict have amplified long-term challenges to...

OT systems come under attack

With a yearly average of 38,6% of operational technology (OT) computers attacked in 2023, building automation has been identified as the sector most exposed to cyberthreats. An analysis of OT cybersecurity trends for the second half of 2023 by Kaspersky's ICS CERT...

Digital payments dominate in Africa

There has been a seismic shift in African consumer preferences towards digital payment methods, according to a new survey by RegTech Africa and Agpaytech. With 2 591 respondents from diverse regions, the findings underscore a resounding vote of confidence in...

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Master Data Management joins forces with Manta

Master Data Management (MDM) and Manta have announced a partnership agreement. The new reseller partnership allows MDM to resell, implement and support Manta's software to automatically scan, document and visualise data lineage across many different technologies -...

Fujitsu Digital Annealer delivers securitisation optimisation

Fujitsu has announced the successful conclusion of a loan portfolio management Proof of Concept (PoC) with Commerzbank's research and development unit, main incubator GmbH, leveraging the Fujitsu quantum computing-inspired Digital Annealer. Focusing on receivables...

WiFi 6: is it worth the hype?

The good news is that WiFi is about to get faster. Quicker bandwidth is always top of the wish-list, as devices, apps and games evolve to be more resource-heavy, demanding more robust networks and faster speeds. Digital spaces are now employing enormous numbers of IoT...

Dell Technologies advances SDN with VMware

Dell Technologies has announced new advancements in software-defined networking so customers can simplify and help lower the cost of networking in today's multi-cloud world. "Dell EMC and VMware are rebuilding the network for the cloud era - with everything open,...

The time to prepare data for PoPI is now

Now is the time for companies to ensure their data is compliant with the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act, writes Hayden Sadler, country manager: South Africa at Infinidat. Although, South African businesses have been slow on the uptake when preparing for...

Can IoT solve SA’s electricity woes?

SqwidNet, in partnership with Sigfox, has concluded the second round of its Internet of Things (IoT) SA University Challenge with ten university teams competing in the final pitch presentation day this week. The programme is designed to challenge students to develop...

Real transformation involves the entire enterprise

The concept of digital transformation has received significant attention in recent years, touted for its ability to revolutionise businesses and drive innovation and enhanced competitiveness. By Allana Barber, digital practice manager: Africa at Wipro The reality...

APAC data and analytics market to reach $90bn by 2022

Companies in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are deploying data and analytics tools and platforms to manage disparate data sets with higher volumes and derive deeper insights from the data. Against this backdrop, the APAC data and analytics market is set to grow at a...

Multichoice declares R1,5bn Phuthuma Nathi dividend

MultiChoice South Africa (MCSA) has declared a dividend to Phuthuma Nathi (PN) shareholders of R1,5-billion, an increase of 13,6% from 2018. The additional 5% share allocation given to PN, as part of MultiChoice Group's (MCG) listing, contributed to the increase in...

Senior Project Manager (DR & Cyber) – 2025_11

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER-DISASTER RECOVERY & CYBER SECURITY - 9 monthsAre you a seasoned project manager with expertise in disaster recovery and cybersecurity? Join our clients team in the mining sector as a Senior Project Manager and lead critical, high-impact...

Developer

REQUIREMENTS: Relevant Degree or Diploma with 2+ or 3+ years of relevant work experienceExperience in C#, .NET Core, WCF and WebAPI requiredExperience in Angular 8 and Above would be advantageousExperience with MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) Experience in SQL Server...

Senior Project Manager (DR & Cyber) – 2025_11 – Remote Remote

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER-DISASTER RECOVERY & CYBER SECURITY - 9 monthsAre you a seasoned project manager with expertise in disaster recovery and cybersecurity? Join our clients team in the mining sector as a Senior Project Manager and lead critical, high-impact...

Developer – Gauteng Centurion

REQUIREMENTS: Relevant Degree or Diploma with 2+ or 3+ years of relevant work experienceExperience in C#, .NET Core, WCF and WebAPI requiredExperience in Angular 8 and Above would be advantageousExperience with MS Team Foundation Server (TFS) Experience in SQL Server...

Data Engineer

To collect and validate business information (which can then be used by data scientists and business stakeholders).To design and implement data models and architectures that enable business stakeholders to gain insights from large-scale datasets.To design and develop...

Data Engineer – Gauteng Randburg

To collect and validate business information (which can then be used by data scientists and business stakeholders).To design and implement data models and architectures that enable business stakeholders to gain insights from large-scale datasets.To design and develop...

Systems Analyst Customer Experience

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT ROLEA vacancy exists within the this dynamic Department of a large, well established automotive organisation and is based in Johannesburg. This position reports to the Manager After Sales Systems and will focus on co-ordination...

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