AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

How Cell C users can protect themselves after security breach

RansomHouse is claiming responsibility for a cybersecurity attack at Cell C, where some customer data may have been compromised. The latest attack follows a previously reported incident involving unauthorised access to unstructured data in some parts of our IT...

Civil unrest, protest activity a top risk in 2025

Businesses have ranked political risks and violence as a top 10 global risk for the past three years, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2025, demonstrating that it has become a key concern for companies of all sizes. According to a new report from Allianz...

Leadership changes at Seacom

Seacom has announced a number of significant changes within its executive leadership team. Lucas Malamule Ndala has been appointed as the new group chief financial officer, succeeding Richard Schumacher, who takes on the role of chief wholesale and strategic alliances...

Quantum AI the next big thing in the AI evolution

Quantum artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as the next big advancement in AI development, using quantum mechanics to propel capabilities beyond current limits. With a notable 14% three-year CAGR increase in patent filings from 2020 to 2022, quantum AI has vast...

Tough conditions won’t stop Saffers this Black Friday

Despite the cost of living crisis impacting South Africans this year, Black Friday sales are expected to remain buoyant as consumers take advantage of the deals on offer. "Last year, BankservAfrica logged a total of 1.2 million transactions worth over R1 billion on...

African fintech growth could unlock greater economic prosperity

Africa is one of the fastest growing fintech markets with revenue forecasted to grow 13-fold to $65-billion by 2030. In addition to the revenue opportunity, fintechs play an important role in developing the region's economy and improving the lives of African people by...

Last chance to vote for 2023’s top vendors and distributors

At midnight tomorrow (16 November), voting will close for the 2023 survey for this year's Channelwise Awards - the most sought-after and prestigious independent awards in the South African IT distribution channel. We're giving channel players an extra 24 hours to cast...

Fast cyberattacks hinder effective defender response

Telemetry logs were missing in nearly 42% of the attack cases studied by Sophos, according to its Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners. In 82% of these cases, cybercriminals disabled or wiped out the telemetry to hide their tracks. The report covers...

Business vehicles at bigger risk of hijacking

Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period January to June 2023 reveal that hijackings still dominate, accounting for 55% of all national vehicle crime incidents versus theft at 45%. However, while the hijacking to theft ratio for personal vehicles is...

African government institutions under fire from cyberthreats

Check Point Software Technologies' Global Threat Index for October 2023 reveals an alarming trend in cyber threats, with the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) NJRat having dramatically risen from sixth to second place - with a particular focus on targeting government...

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PaySpace partners with DNA HR and Payroll

PaySpace has been selected as the preferred cloud service provider to DNA HR and Payroll, the company set up by former Sage MD for Africa and the Middle East Anton Van Heerden. "Anton is an industry specialist and leader with over 25 years' experience. He has also...

SA software distributor leads at IoT awards

Specialist IT security solutions distribution company, Johannesburg-based IP Soft Distribution, has been named the Most Active Distributor of Libelium in the world. IP Soft Distribution trumped multi-billion dollar companies in the global IT sector based on a...

Khanyi Mbau’s ‘The Scoop’ now a mobile entertainment offering

Telecoming, a European technology company specialising in carrier billing technologies, has become an official partner for the distribution of the weekly show "The Scoop" hosted by Khanyi Mbau. Mbau is a South African actress, television host and artist with over...

Key questions for effective M2M deployments

If you want to utilise IoT and are preparing for a connected device deployment, you'll probably have worked through many scenarios and options. By Jeremy Potgieter, SADC regional head at Eseye, IoT edge to cloud cellular specialists and AWS Advance Technology Partner...

Financial inclusion to jump-start African economies

African GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth continues to fall short of the magic 5% annual figure often given as the number needed to make a substantial dent in poverty. In South Africa, again officially the continent's biggest economy, growth went negative in the...

Digital skills for a digital economy

While South Africa shows excellent potential to lead Africa in the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), private business, government and educational institutions will need to work together to upskill the nation adequately for this new, digital economy. Some of...

All-weather surge protection with Dehnpatch

Experts in the fields of safety, monitoring and network communication are familiar with the problem of surge arresters often needing to be installed in extremely exposed locations. This generally meant that they had to be laboriously protected against weather-related...

The new age of VoIP

With the global hosted PBX (private branch exchange) market expected to top $9-billion by 2023, companies have embraced these and other voice over internet protocol (VoIP) solutions for competitive advantage. But how is this shift impacting service providers? By Louis...

How to save SA’s STEM education

By Sharanjeet Shan, CEO at Maths Centre Incorporating Sciences (MCIS) With the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) looming, a solid STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) is imperative to bring about the ability to problem-solve. Arising from critical and...

Toshiba debuts 2-in-1 detachable

Toshiba Europe has introduced the latest in next generation 2-in-1 detachables, the Portégé X30T-E. The X30T-E offers the security and performance of a business laptop - with a full-sized port layout, bundled keyboard dock and up to 15 hours of battery life - while...

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – PYTHON-DJANGO NOT NEGOTIABLE

THE POSITION IS OPEN TO THE JOHANNESBURG REGION - PRETORIA- DURBAN OR CAPE TOWN!!!!! A cutting-edge web-based application that gives companies all the tools to manage their share incentive plans. Our client has an exciting position for a go-getter and highly-motivated...

Senior Frontend Developer (Angular 15) (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:DEVELOP and maintain a high-quality single-page application using Angular 15 as the next Senior Frontend Developer sought by a dynamic Software Service Delivery Provider. Joining the Engineering team, you be responsible for the design, development and...

I&O Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

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...

Software Support Technician

ENVIRONMENT:A customer-centric & solutions-driven Software Support Technician is sought by an innovative Software Specialist catering a suite of products to the Courier sector. You will be expected to support the customer base with any application based technical...

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – PYTHON-DJANGO NOT NEGOTIABLE

THE POSITION IS OPEN TO THE JOHANNESBURG REGION - PRETORIA- DURBAN OR CAPE TOWN!!!!! A cutting-edge web-based application that gives companies all the tools to manage their share incentive plans. Our client has an exciting position for a go-getter and highly-motivated...

Mid-Senior C# Full Stack Developer (Stellenbosch Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:A Mid-Senior C# Full Stack Developer is sought by a Cloud Solutions & IT Consultancy to join its team. They help companies in the financial, banking, and Crypto industries scale new and existing systems by assisting with key architecture, development,...

Software Support Technician – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A customer-centric & solutions-driven Software Support Technician is sought by an innovative Software Specialist catering a suite of products to the Courier sector. You will be expected to support the customer base with any application based technical...

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