Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

2024 the worst for spiralling weather, climate impacts

The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences being irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years. This is according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which also...

AI sector accounts for 48% of 2025 unicorns

Finbold has research found that during the first quarter of 2025, as many as 48% of the 23 startups that attained unicorn status - exceeded $1-billion in valuation - were involved with the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. In addition, 70% of these AI unicorns are...

Japanese only work 26 minutes per month to cover Internet costs

The global Internet usage rate continues to grow - with more than 5,3-billion people or 65,7% of the world`s population using the Internet at the start of Q4 2023 - but as the Internet coverage gap continues to narrow, the price gap remains wide, even between...

Black Friday scams to watch out for

As Black Friday approaches, Kaspersky has released a new report revealing the latest shopping-related cyberthreats. The findings expose more than 13-million e-shop-related phishing attacks in 2023, with scammers mimicking popular marketplaces, luxury brands, and...

Heightened water stress will see businesses under scrutiny

Drought and flood events in recent years have highlighted the importance of water as a strategic global resource and climate change will impact access to water, forcing many countries to modify how they manage resources, according to a new S&P Global Market...

HCP shipments fall as demand softens

Shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) in Western Europe (WE) declined 11,6% YoY to 3,4-million units in Q3 2023, according to recent research by International Data Corporation (IDC). While the situation tends to differ by country and brand, supply chain issues have...

Setting SA’s maths whizzkids up for exam success

When the Siyavula and MTN Foundations teamed up to launch the Siyavula #1MillionMaths Challenge - aimed at sparking interest in maths and to help South Africa's high school students prepare for their final exams - they never realised the pivotal role it could play in...

Few companies have AI projects, despite urgency

Just 11% of organisations in South Africa are fully prepared to deploy and leverage artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technologies, according to Cisco’s inaugural AI Readiness Index. This is in line with global trends, with 14% of respondents globally considering...

NASA sends optical comms millions of kilometers into space

NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment has beamed a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 16-million kilometers away – about 40 times farther than the Moon is from Earth – to the Hale Telescope at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory in...

OpenAI execs move to Microsoft

OpenAI has let its CEO and board member Sam Altman go. He and chairman Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft to head up a new AI division there. Announcing Altman's departure, a statement from OpenAI notes that Altman's departure follows a deliberative review...

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Etion Secure appoint Gao Mogapi

Diversified digital technology group has Etion has announced the appointment of Gaopalelwe Mogapi, who joins Etion Secure, the group's cybersecurity solutions provider, as executive: cloud services. "Gao joins Etion Secure from Accenture where she was the Technology...

Argility launches its AutoScan software

Argility has launched AutoScan, a tool that enables car dealers to engage buyers with relevant content, at the right place, at the right time and thereby accelerates the sales cycle and enhances the customers' buying experience. Argility's business development...

Taking the puzzle out of GRC

The risk management industry celebrated leaders and innovation in the sector at a gala dinner earlier in November. Coming out tops for the outstanding work it has carried out in risk management, was Guideline BizTech for its innovative 'RUBiQ GRC Knowledge Community',...

Fidelity SecureDrive hits the fleet market

Fidelity SecureDrive, the latest offering from Fidelity Security, is set to cause waves in the vehicle tracking and telematics market. Wahl Bartmann, group CEO of Fidelity Security, says moving into this segment made perfect sense for Fidelity - already leaders in...

Develop your career while on vacation

When it comes to vacations, many employees simply aren't taking their fair share. This is a mistake. Vacation doesn't just enrich your personal life, the relaxation effects recharge your batteries when you return. Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup South...

App replaces the traditional home phone

There is a free mobile app that will replace the traditional home phone, it enables customers to manage all their home phone calls seamlessly on their mobile phones. FreshPHONE has no setup costs or monthly line and rental fees and one pays less for calls. There are...

Altron’s Netstar wins at TT100

The Technology Top 100 Business Innovation Awards has announced that Netstar, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, has received the prestigious 2018 Minister of Science and Technology's top award for overall excellence for large enterprises, in addition to three other...

It’s official: Engelbrecht is Kyocera SA’s GM

Werner Engelbrecht is officially Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa's (KDZA's) new GM. Engelbrecht has been interim GM since March 2018, in addition to his role as chief financial officer. He has worked at KDZA since 2006, bringing his background as a chartered...

Beware cyber scammers on Black Friday

With 'Black Friday' just around the corner, this year on 23 November, South Africans are preparing once again to embrace and make this popular American shopping day their own, where retailers offer massive discounts for both online as well as bricks-and-mortar...

Black Friday: don’t be a victim

The Black Friday sale tradition is gaining momentum in South Africa, with leading retailers promising significant discounts. For many consumers, the discounts will prove too tempting for caution as they happily part with their personal information and hand over their...

Performance Tester at TT

HIRING API Performance Test EngineerContract RoleHybrid Work REQUIREMENTS * Experience in API Performance and Load testing using (Postman collections / Swagger files) Experience in JMeter and Loadrunner Willing to work as a Functional Tester Relevant IT qualification...

Onsite Support Technician

Onsite Support Technician - Gauteng Introduction:Our client in the IT sector is looking for a Technician to support ESSN products for existing and potential clients. Responsibilities / Duties: Provide telephone, face to face and online support to the client.Client...

Performance Tester at TT – Gauteng Parktown

HIRING API Performance Test EngineerContract RoleHybrid Work REQUIREMENTS * Experience in API Performance and Load testing using (Postman collections / Swagger files) Experience in JMeter and Loadrunner Willing to work as a Functional Tester Relevant IT qualification...

Onsite Support Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Onsite Support Technician - Gauteng Introduction:Our client in the IT sector is looking for a Technician to support ESSN products for existing and potential clients. Responsibilities / Duties: Provide telephone, face to face and online support to the client.Client...

I&O Support Engineer

Our client is a registered financial service provider, providing you innovative needs-based life and health insurance cover. As an I&O Operations Support Engineer, you will be managing the day-to-day operations to provide delivery of systems and services in order...

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