SA’s multi-billion rand telecom upgrades risk hitting an AI wall
Telecommunications operators across Africa are directing billions of rand into network upgrades, high-capacity fibre backhaul, and 5G rollouts. However, new research from Cloudera suggests that this heavy physical infrastructure build still sits on fragile data...
Urgent need to strengthen Africa’s trade and investment resilience
Africa’s trade landscape remains heavily dominated by export of raw materials, including agricultural products, oil, gas and minerals, while imports continue to be heavily skewed towards manufactured goods and machinery. This is the headline finding from “Africa’s...
The two reasons Bitcoin is in the doldrums
Trading at around $61 000 – down more than 50% from its record high and suffering its steepest weekly decline since 2022 - Bitcoin is in the grip of a “mild crypto winter”, according to the deVere Group. Yet despite the sharp correction, Nigel Green, CEO of deVere...
Cisco urges campus switch refresh after ‘Mythos Moment’
Campus switch revenue grew at double-digit rates for the second quarter in a row, according to the Dell’Oro Group, prompting market leaders Cisco to respond that the “Mythos Moment” is a critical turning point for campus network refresh. “The combination of higher...
Manufacturers still under siege from cybercriminals
The percentage of industrial control systems (ICS) on which malicious objects were blocked reached 19,6% globally in Q1 202, according to a new Kaspersky ICS CERT report, with the cybersecurity specialists blocking malware from 10 052 different malware families of...
Impact-driven companies selected for 2026 Accelerator
Ninety One is proud to announce the companies selected for the 2026 cohort of the Ninety One Accelerator in support of the Earthshot Prize. Working in partnership with Endeavor South Africa, the programme supports high-growth founders building innovative, impactful...
World first biodiversity heat warning system will save species
A global team of scientists, including researchers from UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), has developed the world’s first early warning system capable of predicting unprecedented heat exposure for species up to nine months in advance. The study,...
May’s economic activity drops
The PayInc Economic Index, which tracks the monthly value of electronic transactions cleared through PayInc alongside wholesale cash demand, showed a significant decline in May 2026, as rising costs and global tensions take a toll on households and businesses. “The...
Access to capital a persistent barrier for SA’s young entrepreneurs
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis continues to deepen as reflected in Stats SA’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). The data shows that 258 000 South Africans under the age of 34 lost their jobs in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring the growing...
Banking leaders see AI agents as greatest threat
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the fraud landscape, and South African banking leaders appear among the most concerned globally. In a new survey of 1 440 fraud management, anti-money laundering (AML), and risk and compliance leaders across 25...
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Good governance vital for AI resilience
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving massive disruption in the IT world, with implications for security and resilience. Time Pfaezer, GM and senior vice-president: EMEA at Veeam, points out that it is driving more and faster data exploits,...
All cyberthreats are on the increase, Kaspersky warns
Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything x Gitex Kenya - Africa is once again showing that it’s not afraid to innovate in a world of rapidly changing technology. Gitex Kenya last week showcased the energy that the region is known for, with a thriving ecosystem of...
PayJustNow debuts on Peach Payments’ POS device
PayJustNow is available on the Peach Payments Digit Pro POS device. Anine de Kock, head of partnerships at Peach Payments, says: “The solution announced today offers easy PayJustNow integration into existing Peach Payments POS terminals for merchants.” This is...
NEC XON strengthens Africa wireless portfolio
NEC XON has reinforced its position in the wireless connectivity market through a strategic distribution partnership with Mimosa Networks, enabling the delivery of fixed wireless access and backhaul solutions across Africa. “Mimosa has become a key part of our...
Ecentric debuts own integrated payment offering
Ecentric has launched of POSPay, a semi-white-label payment enablement solution that allows South Africa’s till vendors to offer payment services under their own brand. Through POSPay, till vendors integrate once into Ecentric’s certified acquiring and processing...
Nutanix signs sub-Saharan Africa MoU with Datamellon
Nutanix has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Datamellon, formalising a strategic collaboration with a born-in-the-cloud partner in sub-Saharan Africa. The two companies aim to support organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa as they modernise...
Huawei Code4Mzansi helps young developers build for SA’s real economy
South Africa's emerging developers are building close to the ground, with many of the strongest solutions at the inaugural Huawei Code4Mzansi finals focused on the systems people use every day: township retail, healthcare, energy, agriculture, payments and the...
Shared infrastructure is becoming critical to Africa’s digital future
With African countries placing greater emphasis on trade, ecommerce and financial inclusion, attention is increasingly shifting towards the unseen systems quietly powering economic activity behind the scenes. Behind every payment, remittance and cross-border...
Dell delivers production-ready agentic AI
Dell Technologies has introduced Dell Deskside Agentic AI, a new addition to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA that gives workgroups the ability to deploy and scale agentic AI workflows locally without the cost, latency and data sovereignty constraints of cloud-only...
Horizen debuts consumer-grade NB-IoT tracker for portable assets
In the first nine months of the 2025/2026 financial year, the South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded more than 77 000 vehicle-related theft cases, including 22 726 thefts of motor vehicles and motorcycles and 54 838 cases of theft from motor vehicles. Behind...
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Intermediate Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Your role will be to develop code ensuring that it meets the defined criteria for software testing, and produce software builds for loading onto target hardware from software source code within system development and producing integration test specifications as per...
Intermediate Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Your role will be to develop code ensuring that it meets the defined criteria for software testing, and produce software builds for loading onto target hardware from software source code within system development and producing integration test specifications as per...
IT Systems Engineer at Mancosa
IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.IT Systems EngineerJOB PURPOSE The System Engineer will...
IT Systems Engineer at Mancosa – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal
IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.IT Systems EngineerJOB PURPOSE The System Engineer will...
Senior Full Stack Software Developer (Azure, Data Bricks, Python) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:A global Marketing Agency seeks the coding expertise of a Senior Full Stack Software Developer to provide technical leadership and guidance, improve development processes, and deliver high-quality software features on time, in line with company performance...
Senior Full Stack Software Developer (Azure, Data Bricks, Python) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A global Marketing Agency seeks the coding expertise of a Senior Full Stack Software Developer to provide technical leadership and guidance, improve development processes, and deliver high-quality software features on time, in line with company performance...
Senior Analyst Developer (Java / C#)
Key Deliverables:Develop, test, maintain, and support national payment solutions and associated web applications. Deliver high-quality software solutions leveraging Java and related technologies. Produce detailed functional and technical specifications. Participate in...
Senior Analyst Developer (Java / C#) – Gauteng Pretoria
Key Deliverables:Develop, test, maintain, and support national payment solutions and associated web applications. Deliver high-quality software solutions leveraging Java and related technologies. Produce detailed functional and technical specifications. Participate in...
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