ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

Roman space telescope begins its quest to the dark universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit where it is hoped it will reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 AM EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch...

Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

BETI rebounds in May, bringing some relief 

The BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI), measuring the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices, made a positive turnaround in May 2025, after months of subdued activity....

Schneider Electric opens first African Innovation Hub

Schneider Electric has launched its first Innovation Hub in Africa. Based in Midrand, it is part of Schneider Electric’s global network of over 40 registered Innovation Hubs, providing an interactive environment where visitors can explore the company’s integrated...

Wikimedia Foundation aims to improve gender equity

The Wikimedia Foundation has launched its "Wikipedia Needs More Women" campaign as it celebrates efforts around the world to improve gender equity on Wikimedia projects. As one of the world's largest knowledge resources, with 62-million articles in over 300 languages...

Women could be the key to solving developer skills shortages

Problem-solving, which is at the heart of coding, can only flourish with a more diverse workforce that brings new ideas to the table, writes Mvelo Hlophe, CEO at Zaio. The demand for software developers is increasing worldwide, particularly in the technology industry....

Is cybersecurity still a man’s world?

The cybersecurity industry, facing a skills gap of millions of people and grappling with soaring demand for solutions and services, needs female applicants more than ever. Yet, unconscious gender biases have resulted in women either being excluded or choosing not to...

Coding and robotics pilot opens in Soweto girls’ school

The MTN SA Foundation has partnered with the Department of Basic Education's National Coding and Robotics pilot programme to launch a Coding and Robotics Centre at Letsibogo Girls High School in Soweto. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the era of rapid...

Peanut butter recall highlights reverse logistics challenges

The ongoing recall of peanut butter products has put the spotlight on reverse logistics, an often-neglected aspect of supply chain management, according to SAPICS (The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management). Earlier this month, the National Consumer Council...

Governments lag on GenAI-enabled services

Fewer than 25% of government organisations will have generative AI (GenAI)-enabled citizen-facing services by 2027, according to Gartner. Fear of public failure and a lack of community trust in government use of the technology will slow adoption for external use with...

ChatGPT drives 10x surge in phishing attacks

Email phishing attacks have increased dramatically by more than 10-times since the introduction of ChatGPT. Some firms reported a rise of as high as 1265% in these attacks according to an analysis by Stocklytics.com. Apart from creating AI tools like WormGPT, Dark...

WLAN revenues plummet in 4Q

According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, 2023 was a roller coaster ride for wireless LAN (WLAN) vendors. Revenues were elevated in the first half of the year but contracted sharply in 4Q 2023. Despite the end-of-year correction, annual WLAN...

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ImagePress C910 meets graphic arts needs

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Introducing a fraud-fighting solution

The PWC Global Economic Crime and Fraud survey 2018 South Africa cites that South Africa has the highest level of fraud in the world. PWC's 2018 Fraud Report estimates that R100 billion was lost in revenue due to fraud. In our age of all things digital, high value...

A more efficient way to have meetings

room.sh has announced its free-to-use open beta program for its one-click connect meeting platform that combines collaborative tools, such as shared digital whiteboards, documents and code editors, with traditional video conferencing capabilities. "It's a bit hard to...

MTN introduces Bundle Bonanza promo

From tomorrow (16 April 2019), new MTN prepaid customers will now receive integrated bundles when they recharge with R20 or more. The R20 recharge will unlock the free benefit of 50MB of data bundles, 50 all-net minutes and 50 free SMSs. This will be available to...

Westcon-Comstor’s partners to offer Poly solutions

Weston-Comstor partners will be taking Plantronics and Polycom solutions to market under the newly-launched brand name, Poly. Launched in March 2019, Poly, which means "many," leverages the legendary audio and video expertise of Plantronics and Polycom and its breadth...

Are we entering a world of edge computing?

Despite what all the hype about cloud may lead you to believe, it's about enabling business outcomes, not necessarily the concept of cloud computing. When we speak to clients, they only care about how cloud can enable their applications, which in turn, enable their...

Business Intelligence Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

Job Summary Our client is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst to join their dynamic BI team. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise in BI tools and data management, a deep analytical mindset, and a passion...

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To ensure performance, integrity and security of the Funds database, involvement in the design, development and integrity of the database, as well as in data mining and day to day operation and maintenance of the database Desired Skills: Application environment Mysql...

Data Specialist

ENVIRONMENT:BE responsible for the management of the migration process of clients and ensuring the accurate and on time upload of financial data as the next Data Specialist urgently sought by a vibrant, fast-paced & growing provider of cutting-edge FinTech...

business analyst

Looking for a Business Analyst - 6months contract Client in the bank industryBA with capital markets experience of at least 3 years.Conduct workshops and interviews with stakeholders (loan fulfilment areas, risk teams, finance, IT, etc.) to identify the systems...

DATABASE ADMINISTRATION – Gauteng Sandown

To ensure performance, integrity and security of the Funds database, involvement in the design, development and integrity of the database, as well as in data mining and day to day operation and maintenance of the database Desired Skills: Application environment Mysql...

Data Specialist – Western Cape Somerset West

ENVIRONMENT:BE responsible for the management of the migration process of clients and ensuring the accurate and on time upload of financial data as the next Data Specialist urgently sought by a vibrant, fast-paced & growing provider of cutting-edge FinTech...

business analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Looking for a Business Analyst - 6months contract Client in the bank industryBA with capital markets experience of at least 3 years.Conduct workshops and interviews with stakeholders (loan fulfilment areas, risk teams, finance, IT, etc.) to identify the systems...

Database Administrator

Responsibilities: Improves systems by studying current practices and designing modifications;Monitor and Maintain MS SQL Database Environment;Monitor and Maintain Oracle Database Environment;Maintains system protocols by writing and updating procedures;Maintain and...

IT Graduate Trainee

Hot off the press !I have a phenomenal client who I have known for years who is super smart and a talented leader ! We are looking for highly gifted students who just finished university. Preferably, studied applied Maths and IT.This will be their first job and will...

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An exciting opportunity within the IT / Data Solutions industry for an energetic and eager Junior Developer based in Cape Town. Responsibilities:- Junior application support (training will be provided)- Join our Web Development team and grow into the role of junior...

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