Channelwise Awards 2026: voting is open
Voting is open for the Channelwise Awards 2026, where resellers and partners get the chance to rate and reward their top distributors and vendors. “Over the years, the Channelwise Awards have established themselves as the most prestigious and sought-after accolade in...
SA drops to 87th in global economic freedom ranking
South Africa ranks 87th out of 165 countries and territories in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2026 Annual Report (EFW), released today by the Free Market Foundation (FMF) in conjunction with Canada’s Fraser Institute. The latest ranking reflects a further decline...
SA tech brands can win in 2027 by helping shoppers justify the purchase
South Africa’s Tech & Durable (T&D) goods consumer has entered a new era of consumption embodied by “justify it” behaviour, according to NielsenIQ, which says their mindset has adjusted from “Can I afford this?” to “Will I feel this purchase was worth it six...
Supply chain autonomous planning will see gradual growth
By 2030, only 5% of organisations implementing some form of supply chain planning automation will make at least 10% of their planning decisions autonomously, according to research group Gartner. While organisations are already making substantial investments in...
PMI shows September recovery
The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI rose by 4.9 points to 50.7 in September, returning above the neutral 50-point mark after three consecutive months in contractionary territory. New sales orders moved back into expansion, while business activity recovered most of...
Planning for your children’s education
Education is one of the biggest investments any parents will make in their children's future, yet new research from FNB shows that while 86% of parents are planning for education costs, only 49% have a clear, structured plan in place. What's more, 70% say, in...
Cybercriminals hide new malware in torrents for popular films
Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a sophisticated new multi-stage campaign targeting both individual users and organisations. The campaign relies on a previously unknown malware strain distributed through torrent trackers disguised as...
WEF looks to advance progress on planet, technology and investment
The World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2026 convened more than 1 000 global leaders in New York for high-level working sessions to advance solutions that no single actor or sector can deliver alone. The discussions took place amid...
AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value
By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...
Salaries decline in August 2026 as pressures persist
Despite remaining above year-ago levels, take-home pay declined marginally in August 2026 as salary earners continued to feel the effects of the challenging economic environment. Higher inflation and interest rates continue to erode purchasing power and confidence,...
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By Barry Buck, with Claude Opus 4.8 - Last week OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra, and the AGI era was declared — mostly by people with something to sell. OpenAI’s president closed the launch briefing with “Welcome to the AGI era.” Nvidia’s CEO, whose chips trained it,...
The last thing rural SA needs is a competition holiday
The Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) wants a five-year exemption from parts of the Competition Act so that six of South Africa’s largest network operators can coordinate parts of their rural infrastructure rollout. By Paul Colmer, executive member of the...
The role of flash storage in the era of physical AI
While artificial intelligence (AI) has been particularly good at answering questions, many may be wondering how else the technology could help us in our daily lives. Well, we are already starting to see the next phase of AI, where intelligence has leapt off the screen...
Peak retail season prep starts now
The online retailers who win Q4 are the ones who do the hard work in September. By the time November comes around, it is too late, writes Melinda Ellis van Zyl, enterprise sales lead of Shiprazor. Most South African digital retailers lock their systems down weeks...
The model is the easy part. What happens around it determines if AI works
Many AI projects start when someone sees an impressive demonstration and asks where the technology could be used. This is usually where the conversation moves towards products before anyone has established which business problem needs attention or what a worthwhile...
The future of customer service is automated, but must retain a human heart
Customer self-service is not a new phenomenon; it’s just much easier than in years gone by, writes Kelvin Brown, customer operations executive at Telviva. Yet, despite this, everyone reading this will relate to being “trapped” in a seemingly never-ending loop in...
The business case doesn’t end at go-live
A migration, modernisation programme or new application may be delivered on time and still fail to produce its expected return. The difference is usually made in the months and years after launch, writes Byron Phillips, head of managed operations at Synthesis. Go-live...
SA’s fibre market enters its next chapter: what happens after the rollout race?
The South African fibre landscape is currently dominated by noise, from the arrival of LEO satellites to infrastructure operators launching their own retail ISPs. Trevor van Zyl, CEO of Octotel, says the focus must shift from simply laying cable to solving complex,...
Security monitoring should not cost more the harder you look
Security maturity in the mid-market over the next few years will be decided as much by pricing models as by technology. By Christo Coetzer, founder and MD of BlueVision Technologies. The most important question a growing business can put to a prospective security...
AI raises the bar for digital literacy
Most professionals today know how to send an email, navigate a basic spreadsheet, put together a presentation or make a video call without thinking twice. By Michelle Dobson, head of brand at Pnet Even young people joining the workforce have grown up with smartphones...
Senior UiPath RPA Technical Lead / Business Analyst Johannesburg, Gauteng
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SQL DBA & Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:FILL a dual-focused role as a SQL DBA & Infrastructure Engineer wanted by a growing provider of cutting-edge Custom Cloud Solutions where you will bridge the gap between day-to-day database administration and core infrastructure support. You will act...
SQL DBA & Infrastructure Engineer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Qualifications Four to six years of professional experience in business intelligence, analytics or data development. Proven hands-on experience developing production solutions with Power BI and T-SQL. Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and PySpark or Spark SQL...
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Qualifications Four to six years of professional experience in business intelligence, analytics or data development. Proven hands-on experience developing production solutions with Power BI and T-SQL. Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and PySpark or Spark SQL...
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Qualifications Four to six years of professional experience in business intelligence, analytics or data development. Proven hands-on experience developing production solutions with Power BI and T-SQL. Practical experience with Microsoft Fabric and PySpark or Spark SQL...
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Principal Software Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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