SA organisations badly prepared for inevitable attacks
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$2,5trn in crypto exposed to quantum attacks
Although several major blockchains started working on quantum security this year, the total value of cryptocurrency exposed to these attacks remains high. According to data presented by TechGaged.com, none of the world`s 20 largest blockchains is fully...
Young Eastern Cape innovators show practical solutions
South Africa’s innovation agenda is increasingly being shaped not in boardrooms, but in townships, classrooms and community labs where young people were designing practical solutions to everyday challenges. This was evident at the recent SA Innovation Week hosted by...
Visa modernises payment processing for acquirers
Visa has launched Visa Intelligent Authorisation, a new capability on the Visa Acceptance Platform that enables acquirers (banks and other financial institutions that process payments for merchants) to modernise their payment processing through a single API...
Volvo ups customer experience with over-the-air update
Volvo Cars is launching its largest over-the-air software update ever as it rolls out a new, more intuitive user experience to millions of customers - around 2,5-million Volvo cars across 85 countries around the globe will receive the new user experience - Volvo Car...
‘Platform economy’ centralises power and deepens inequality
A University of Cape Town (UCT) study on the workings of the platform economy - with companies like Uber, Airbnb and other digital platforms as part of a larger shift in capitalism itself - has found that these platforms don’t just connect buyers and sellers; they...
AI ambitions at risk as cloud value not fully realised
Only 14% of global organisations – and 11% of African enterprises – have reached the highest level of cloud maturity despite two decades of cloud adoption, according to new research from NTT Data. The report, “Cloud-led innovations in the era of AI: The new rules for...
Hyperscalers drive strong growth in cloud infrastructure
Global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached $110,9-billion in Q4 2025 – YoY growth of 29% and the sixth consecutive quarter of growth of more than 20% in the sector, according to Omdia. As enterprise AI demand shifts from experimentation to production...
LLMs will be 100 times more cost-efficient by 2030
By 2030, performing inference on a large language model (LLM) with one trillion parameters will cost GenAI providers over 90% less than it did in 2025, according to Gartner. AI tokens are the units of data that GenAI models process. For the purposes of this analysis a...
Is extreme heat the defining climate and health threat to southern Africa?
Extreme heat is one of the most urgent and rapidly escalating climate and health risks facing countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), according to a new report from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAF). The report - Climate Change and...
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Ignoring invisible threats invites disaster
Without full visibility into your IT systems, your organisation is basically blind to cyberattacks until it’s too late. By John McLoughlin, CEO of J2 Software Here’s the uncomfortable truth: without total visibility into your systems, you often won’t know there’s a...
BPO is changing lives across Africa
With nearly 60% of its population under the age of 25, youth unemployment remains a pressing concern for Africa. By Lizelle Strydom, MD of CareerBox Africa Around 12-million young people enter the workforce each year, but only 3-million formal jobs are created...
Court finds taxpayers must prove an amount is not income
While it is entirely within a taxpayer’s rights to contest the outcome of a South African Revenue Service (SARS) assessment, doing so requires thorough preparation. This means ensuring that documentation is accurate, consistent, and properly presented, and that the...
Cyberattacks a serious threat to mining recovery’s green shoots
South Africa’s mining sector, long a cornerstone of the national economy, has after two consecutive quarters of decline, finally turned positive again. By Martin Fernandes, business development manager (Africa): operational technology at Fortinet With StatsSA’s...
Insurable interest: why it matters and how to get it right
An insurance concept that often gets misunderstood, despite underpinning every insurance policy, is insurable interest. While it might sound technical, Willem Coetzee, CEO of Zenith, says the principle itself is quite simple. “Simply put, you can only insure something...
Acer and Intel pilot the AI Classroom
AI Classroom is a pilot project launched in 50 schools across six European countries — the UK, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Finland, and Sweden — and ready to kick off in Ireland and Poland. Jointly developed by Acer and Intel, the project enables teachers to leverage...
Inclusive growth strategy set out for Lesotho
The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a new $209-million Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Lesotho, setting out a roadmap to accelerate the country’s transition toward economic diversification, resilience, and inclusive growth over...
Cassava Technologies, Accenture accelerate sovereign AI cloud adoption
Cassava Technologies has agreed a strategic collaboration with Accenture to scale Cassava’s sovereign AI capability across Africa. Accenture will leverage its AI Refinery platform and other technologies to design and deliver sovereign AI solutions utilising Cassava’s...
Stanchion partners with Entersekt on payment integration
Stanchion has announced a strategic partnership with Entersekt to enhance payment integration capabilities and deliver solutions to financial institutions worldwide. Founded in South Africa in 2001 and now represented across five regions, Stanchion is a PayTech...
Tracker launches Sayf
Tracker has launched Sayf, by Tracker, a mobile app-driven business focused on family visibility and personal safety. The app offers location-based services that provide real-time visibility and safety reassurance for loved ones, along with instant, direct contact and...
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a leading South African value retailer, specializing in affordable fashion, footwear, and essentials for families, with a strong focus on children and women's wear, is seeking a Business Analyst who will be a critical link between the business, Pepkor IT, and external...
Business Analyst (Supply Chain Systems) – Western Cape Cape Town
a leading South African value retailer, specializing in affordable fashion, footwear, and essentials for families, with a strong focus on children and women's wear, is seeking a Business Analyst who will be a critical link between the business, Pepkor IT, and external...
Finance System Analyst at The Foschini Group
JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with finance departments and other stakeholders to gather and understand the business requirements, Create user stories and acceptance criteria Analyse and document detailed specifications for modifications,...
Finance System Analyst at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
JOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with finance departments and other stakeholders to gather and understand the business requirements, Create user stories and acceptance criteria Analyse and document detailed specifications for modifications,...
Junior/Intermediate Backend Software Developer (Python/C#)
ENVIRONMENT: Our client operates within a dynamic, growth-focused technology environment specialising in back-end development and advanced integration solutions for international markets. Their expertise spans video management platforms, access control systems, fire...
Junior/Intermediate Backend Software Developer (Python/C#) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT: Our client operates within a dynamic, growth-focused technology environment specialising in back-end development and advanced integration solutions for international markets. Their expertise spans video management platforms, access control systems, fire...
FICO System Support
Development Services/Documentation on both maintenance and support of FICO Systems which shall include the following:Monitor the FICO jobs on the SIron database.Maintain documentation on all errors that occur as ease of reference and the action taken to resolve said...
FICO System Support – Gauteng Johannesburg
Development Services/Documentation on both maintenance and support of FICO Systems which shall include the following:Monitor the FICO jobs on the SIron database.Maintain documentation on all errors that occur as ease of reference and the action taken to resolve said...
Senior Data Engineer (Databricks)
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