Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

CEOs are reshaping C-suite roles for the AI era

The accelerating pace of artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise. In the foreword of a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM...

Net salaries hold steady for now, but uncertainty looms

The PayInc Net Salary Index, which tracks the average nominal net salaries of approximately 2,1-million South African earners, edged higher in March 2026. Remaining above year-ago levels, the data points to a stabilisation in net salaries over the first quarter of...

Internet Society extends multi-year Meta partnership

The Internet Society - a global charitable organisation championing an open, globally connected, and secure Internet – has expanded its partnership with Meta with the launch of a new Connectivity Co-Funding Initiative. The initiative aims to scale up efforts to expand...

ITU coalition hits $73bn in connectivity pledges

ITU has announced new industry commitments to its Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition, which has reached $73-billion in pledges for universal, meaningful connectivity. The latest commitments, presented during Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC25), reflect growing...

Africa is ‘a uniquely appealing green investment destination’

KPMG has released a new report highlighting Africa's significant investment opportunity in renewable energy, detailing nearly $250-billion untapped green investment opportunities in areas such as solar, wind, and hydrogen. As it stands, Africa will need $277-billion...

Healthy half-year growth for public cloud services

Worldwide revenue for the public cloud services market totaled $315,5-billion in the first half of 2023 (1H23) - an increase of 19,1% over the same period in 2022 - according to IDC's latest Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Tracker. Software as a Service -...

AMD adds to Ryzen portfolio to advance the AI PC era

Looking to make its mark on the burgeoning AI market, AMD has released the latest processors in its Ryzen portfolio - the Ryzen 8040 Series - which are expected to be broadly available from leading OEMs in the first quarter of next year. With the integrated Ryzen AI...

IDC envisages an ‘AI Everywhere’ digital future for EMEA

IDC predicts that digital spending in the EMEA region will record a significant surge - growing at four times the rate of GDP in 2024 - a trend indicative of the seminal transformation currently reshaping the regional economy. This evolution marks the dawn of what IDC...

Three priorities for CMOs in 2024

As CMOs focus on leading marketing through the next wave of disruption, Gartner says there are three priorities they must keep top of mind for 2024 - building AI-enabled marketing teams; recasting marketing's value for an evolving enterprise; and orchestrating...

This is what Saffers searched for in 2023

Google has released the South African results of its 2023 Year In Search trends, revealing the terms, people, topics, questions and events that captured the attention of the public in the past 12 months. This years’ results  show a heightened interest in celebrities,...

VMware by Broadcom simplifies lineup, switches to subscriptions

VMware by Broadcom announced a simplified product portfolio, while transitioning from a perpetual to a subscription model. Krish Prasad, senior vice-president and GM of the VMware Cloud Foundation Division, says that, in terms of product simplification, the VMware...

GenAI-powered skills development to drive $1trn in productivity gains

In a business landscape where productivity and revenue growth stand at the forefront of organisational priorities, the role of generative AI (GenAI) is taking centre stage. International Data Corporation (IDC) foresees a major paradigm shift taking place, with 35% of...

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Thesele takes 40% stake in Knowledge Integration Dynamics

Thesele Group (Thesele) has bought a 40% stake in Knowledge Integration Dynamics  (KID), marking the investment holding company’s first foray into the ICT space, and making KID South Africa’s largest black-owned focused data management solutions company. The...

EDP award endorses Ricoh’s Pro VC70000

Ricoh's VC70000 colour continuous feed inkjet has won an EDP award at FESPA in Germany for Commercial Printing Systems Web Fed Printer. The VC70000 enables commercial printers to migrate more work from their offset platforms and digital print businesses to produce...

Is your business ready for the risks it could face?

Businesses operate in a time of unprecedented volatility across economics, demographics and geopolitics. More than ever companies need to explore new ways to cope with evolving and inter-related complexities in a challenging business environment. Insurance brokerage...

No success without agility, says IWG

To keep pace with the legislative and social changes shaping our global workforce, businesses need to harness the power of flexible workspace. This is the word from Mark Dixon, CEO of flexible space service provider IWG, speaking at the 2019 MIPIM conference in...

Background screening crucial to successful cross-border expansion

Global economic pressures and tougher market conditions are driving business interest in cross-border business expansion strategies - and in celebrating Africa Month, Managed Integrity Evaluation (MIE) consider Africa a rife opportunity worth such investment. The...

Critical steps for a successful BI implementation

Decision-makers understand that data drives the digital business. And one of the most efficient ways to extract value out of this is through business intelligence (BI). But in a real-time world, companies can ill afford to spend months on an implementation. However,...

Take back control of data centres, control rooms

Companies can enjoy complete control of their datacentre, server or control room environments with the Netshield NVIROMON-ULTI-1S Intelligent IoT-enabled environmental monitoring and control gateway. Once installed, the unit provides managers and administrators full...

Adobe, Software AG partner on customer experience management

Adobe and Software AG have announced a partnership to help companies transform their customer experience management (CXM) by bringing together customer data from across multiple enterprise systems into a centralised and actionable real-time customer profile. Adobe and...

Trend Micro launches local cloud app security services

Trend Micro Southern Africa has launched of its Trend Micro Cloud App Security point of presence designed to provide customers added security and protection of their Microsoft Office 365 environments. With Trend Micro Cloud App Security, local customers can now fully...

How retailers can ensure a more profitable future

Pieter Engelbrecht, business unit manager at HPE Aruba, discusses how the high street can unlock the future of retail. It's clear that the retail landscape is in a state of major transformation. Thanks to disruptive technologies and changing consumer behaviour,...

Senior Data Analyst

Job Title: Senior Data AnalystLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (6-12 Month contract)Hybrid Our client is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in analysing financial...

Senior Software Engineer

Our client prides themselves on delivering a world-class payments service with a seamless and secure checkout, enterprise-grade security and personalised multi-channel support to every business they partner with... About the role.. We integrate easily with leading...

Python Developer for Hardware Integration – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:A leading company in mining technology, specializing in advanced analytics and solutions, is seeking an experienced Python Developer with a focus on hardware integration to join their team in Sandton. This role involves developing and optimizing software...

CRM Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

The Development of CRM model driven apps to facilitate lead management.This involves developing custom automation and business process using MS Dynamics MS Dynamics Sales, Service, Marketing experience.Development, configuration and deployment of model driven...

Integration Engineer – Western Cape Constantia

Senior Integration Engineer with relevant IT Degree and minimum 6 years experience as an IT Professional with software and data design, system design and integration and Cloud experience, required to the IT Solutions Team of an Asset Management Company based in...

Senior Data Analyst – Gauteng Randburg

Job Title: Senior Data AnalystLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (6-12 Month contract)Hybrid Our client is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in analysing financial...

Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Woodstock

Our client prides themselves on delivering a world-class payments service with a seamless and secure checkout, enterprise-grade security and personalised multi-channel support to every business they partner with... About the role.. We integrate easily with leading...

Technical Development Lead (C#) – SvW

This will be the Lead Developer on the project:Lead and mentor a team of software developers, ensuring they are aligned with project goals and organizational objectives Responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of a development team or project. Plan and manage...

Senior RPA Developer

Job Title: Senior RPA DeveloperLocation:JohannesburgContract Type: 11-Month Contract Hybrid Our client, one of South Africa's leading organizations, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior RPA Developer to join their team for an 11-month Hybrid contract. In...

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