PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Uptick in mobile banking malware

In 2024, as digital financial transactions continued to expand worldwide, cybercriminals shifted their focus toward mobile devices and crypto assets. According to Kaspersky’s new Financial Cyberthreats report, the number of users encountering mobile banking Trojans...

Drivers and trends for transport electrification

Regulations for decarbonisation are one of the main drivers of vehicle electrification worldwide. IDTechEx's master electric vehicles report, "Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea, and Air 2025-2045", focuses on the eleven main transportation sectors including passenger cars,...

Intel helps power a more resilient grid

Intel has announced that its technology is helping power the Edge for Smart Secondary Substations (E4S) Alliance's new solution to modernise the energy grid. The E4S solution disrupts the existing system, helping it move from a proprietary, closed-hardware...

Saffers listened to more local songs this year

Spotify Wrapped 2023 demonstrates that South Africans are consuming more local songs compared to 2022. Spotify Wrapped is the streaming company's thorough look into the music and podcasts that defined the year for South African users. Spotify Wrapped 2023 shows that...

Africa has a key role in the global green transition

Each year, the call for climate action appears to be intensifying from scientists, activists, and civil society. As global leaders gather at this year's 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28), a key aspect that is expected to garner attention is tangible measures that...

Energy transition needs to be expedited

With political and business leaders gathering in Dubai this week for this year's UN Climate Change Conference, S&P Global has released new research highlighting the need for an expedited energy transition, in a special edition of its quarterly sustainability...

IBM advances geospatial AI to address climate challenges

IBM has announced new efforts that apply its geospatial AI technologies, including IBM's geospatial foundation model developed in collaboration with NASA, to climate efforts including analysis of urban heat islands in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); reforestation...

Cyber Week sales up from last year

Sales during Global online Cyber Week (21 November to 27 November) totaled $298-billion, up 6% year on year (YoY) from $281-billion in 2022. Growth was driven primarily by order volume, rather than inflation, signalling increased consumer demand for the first time in...

FNB customers spend R3bn on Black Friday

FNB customers once again hit R3-billion in purchases on Black Friday, in line with last year's highest spend peak. FNB also saw a positive shift in usage of the FNB Virtual Card, with a 94% year on year increase in customer spend over Black Friday weekend....

Mindful consumers drive changes in Black Friday trends

Nedbank has identified a small number of significant trends in consumer spending behaviour during the recent Black Friday period, which it says not only point to the continuing evolution of South Africa's retail landscape, but also to a greater awareness by South...

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Better security with Westcon and F5

Seventy-five percent of data breaches start with identity attacks and the majority of these are now made by attackers using advanced automation techniques. These self-same automation techniques are now being used to scan applications for vulnerabilities, attack...

Digital transformation spending to hit $2trn by 2022

Worldwide spending on the technologies and services that enable the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organisations is forecast to reach $1,97-trillion in 2022, according to a new update to the International Data Corporation...

Predictions around digital transformation

International Data Corporation (IDC) has unveiled IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Digital Transformation 2019 Predictions, identifying two DX groups based on specific trends and attributes. Leaders in transformation (the digitally determined) are those organisations that...

Enterprises are entering the third era of IT

Digital business is maturing, from tentative experiment to application at massive scale – and CIOs must evolve their thinking to be in tune with this new era of rapid increases in the scale of digital business. Gartner’s annual global survey of CIOs showed that the...

Regional DX spend to reach $40bn

The Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region will see annual spending on digital transformation (DX) initiatives cross the $20-billion mark by the end of this year, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology...

The case for vendor neutral data centres

Vendor neutral data centres are set to change not only the Internet, but how businesses and their strategic partners work together. This is the opinion of Jan Hnizdo, MD of Teraco Data Environments, who says that vendor neutral data centres are essentially places of...

Modernising the data centre

Owners or custodians of the data centre are feeling the pressure from many lines of business to discover and transform the data centre into a business enabler. By Riccardo Fiorentino, chief technology officer of EOH Technology Solutions However, owners of data centres...

Data analytics key to innovation, transformation

Digital transformation is an imperative for all organisations if they want to remain competitive in the future. But central to creating a smart enterprise is access to data, and the ability to analyse that data. Chris O’Connell, MD of BITanium, explains that companies...

A new data centre star is born

Digital transformation was last year’s buzzword; this year saw business transformation as the major theme – in the future intelligent transformation will be what defines forward-looking and successful companies. The Lenovo Data Centre Group (DCG) is positioning itself...

Lenovo’s data centre value proposition

Lenovo took on the x86 data centre products from IBM just over four years ago. The company may only have been in this market space for four years, but it draws on an impressive 25-year history. And it has every intention of continuing the legacy, growing and adapting...

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...

Junior Java Software

Our client is looking for a Junior Java Software Engineer to build and implement functional programs. You will work with other Software Engineers throughout the software development life cycle. Key Requirements 0 - 3 years of experience110% work ethicIntrinsic passion...

Systems Administrator

12 month contract with the option to covert to perm2 days work from office based in Melrose Arch An Azure Administrator is a professional who manages and maintains the cloud services provided by Microsoft Azure, an enterprise-grade cloud computing platform. Azure...

Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst with minimum 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in the Financial Services Industry (Asset Management) with a strong skills set in systems and data, required to provide technology solutions, for this Asset Management Company...

Configuration Analyst

A vacancy exists within a dynamic, forward thinking division of this market leader in the automotive sector. Reporting to the IT Manager, the incumbent of this position will take full responsibility for providing 1st and 2nd line support to the business, including but...

MuleSoft Developer

We are a forward-thinking technology-driven organization committed to innovation and efficiency. We are seeking a talented and experienced MuleSoft Developer to join our dynamic team. If you are passionate about designing, building, and optimizing APIs and integration...

Technical Development Lead (C#) – SvW – Gauteng Johannesburg

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 – Gauteng Randburg

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...

Junior Java Software – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is looking for a Junior Java Software Engineer to build and implement functional programs. You will work with other Software Engineers throughout the software development life cycle. Key Requirements 0 - 3 years of experience110% work ethicIntrinsic passion...

Systems Administrator – Gauteng Melrose

12 month contract with the option to covert to perm2 days work from office based in Melrose Arch An Azure Administrator is a professional who manages and maintains the cloud services provided by Microsoft Azure, an enterprise-grade cloud computing platform. Azure...

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