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...

The human impact of AI forces a redesign in how we work

We are living through one of the most significant transformations in the history of work, writes Aparna Nair, chief talent, leadership and culture officer at IBM. AI is reshaping roles, rewiring workflows, and redefining the nature of performance itself. Yet, a new...

AI, cybersecurity drive SMB market

The small and medium-sized business (SMB) market is witnessing a growing emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, with telecom service providers increasingly focusing on small office/home office (SOHO) businesses as the next key target. As AI and...

Expanded capacity empowers cloud, CDNs and SaaS providers in Africa

A report from research group TeleGeography has unveiled the tremendous opportunities for content delivery networks (CDNs), cloud services, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers in Africa's ever-expanding connectivity landscape. One of the key findings of the...

Campus switch market to exceed $100bn

More than $100-billion will be spent on campus switches over the next five years, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. Additionally, we have raised our outlook for the 2023 revenue growth while, at the same time, revised our forecast for 2024 to show a...

Altron set to divest of two operations

Altron has issued a trading statement for the six months ended 31 August 2023 warning shareholders of substantial changes in its financial results from the previous corresponding period. Headline earnings per share (HEPS) from continuing operations is estimated to be...

Half of breached organisations unwilling to up security spend

IBM Security's newly-released annual Cost of a Data Breach Report says that the global average cost of a data breach reached $4,45-million in 2023 - an all-time high for the report and a 15% increase over the last three years. Detection and escalation costs jumped 42%...

Business and ethics in the age of AI

Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is the big game-changer in business this year, and enterprises need to ensure they are not left behind in this quickly-changing world. At the same time, vendors and IT resellers need to keep themselves informed and...

CIOs aim for hybrid by design

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises the world over recognise the need for a hybrid cloud IT model - but too often these environments end up as a hodge-podge of solutions that don't necessarily address the business's core issues. Sandile Dube, country manager of HPE...

Satellite communication market set to surge

The global satellite communication market size is expected to reach $159,60-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 9,7% from 2023 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. Surge in the demand for satellite broadband services, particularly in remote...

The AI revolution: Which tech companies will profit from it?

Since the announcement of ChatGPT late last year, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the buzzword on everyone's lips. In this Q&A article, members of global investment manager Schroder's public and private equities team - including global sector specialists...

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Open banking’s relevance to SA

Imagine if you owned your bank data and could decide who you want to share this data with, thereby gaining access to a broad range of products to suit your needs. Matthew Barnard, an executive at software development company BBD, explains this could become a reality...

Sticki improves user adoption

Intervate has a new program, Sticki, developed to drive agility within organisations and help them meet current business needs through technology, processes and mindset adjustment. Aimed at medium to corporate sized organisations (SMCs) of 300 to 1000 employees,...

Cartrack grows global subscribers

Cartrack has announced growth of more than 85 000 subscribers since 1 September 2017 to more than 750 000 subscribers globally, at a year-on-year subscriber growth to date of about 25%. Cartrack's Global CEO, Zak Calisto, attributes this growth to Cartrack's...

Security management must include MFPs

One challenge of comprehensive, unified security is the complexity of it, Carro Ford writes on the Xerox blog. Herding cats comes to mind. There are all those endpoints -- multifunction printers (MFPs), mobile and networked devices, documents, and the users...

Decision Inc transforms NPO systems

Decision Inc has completed the implementation of its Adaptive Insights solution at international non-profit organisation (NPO) mothers2mothers to enable it to become more efficient with its project management and donor approach. mothers2mothers is an international...

Stop exploiting Day Zero crisis

Rather than taking advantage of the Day Zero crisis, companies should assist by providing affordable solutions. This is the word from Alto Africa, which has challenged other companies to step up and "do the right thing" by helping others. In an effort to support local...

Multivariate testing for your customer journey

Measurement and testing is rapidly becoming a standard requirement; however it is meaningless if we don't understand how to apply the results of this testing or measurement and all we end up with is raw data without any meaningful application of it. By Jason Steele,...

Focus on data compliance

Data compliance is an important facet of any business today. For insurers who rely on customer data for product distribution and innovative development of better solutions, meeting the requirements of this regulation is critical. Angelique Strumpher, Administration...

The new ISO 31000 keeps risk management simple

Damage to reputation or brand, cyber crime, political risk and terrorism are some of the risks that private and public organisations of all types and sizes around the world must face with increasing frequency. The latest version of ISO 31000 has just been unveiled to...

Data centre management in a time of drought

Data centres are utility-hungry installations that require always-on supplies of power and cooling. This means electricity -- possibly as much as 2% of the world's energy - and often, it means water. As our demand for data, and the infrastructure in which to store it,...

Server Engineer – Gauteng Sandown

Server EngineerBryanston, Johannesburg12-month contract - rate negotiable Are you ready to shape the backbone of cutting-edge infrastructure? Is this you?You're a detail-oriented and experienced Server Engineer with a knack for keeping IT infrastructures secure,...

UI/UX Designer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

My client is seeking a UI/UX designer who can project manage their digital team, the successful candidate would have to be strong UI/UX people and understand websites and web performance/analysis Key Requirements Ui/UX designer - 5+ years experience.Create wireframes...

Senior Full-Stack Developer (.NET, C#, Blazor)- Centurion

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement software solutions. Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, testing, and deployment. Build web applications using Blazor to create responsive,...

Server Engineer – 12 month contract

As a Server Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining server systems that support the company's business operations. This role ensures that the IT infrastructure remains robust, efficient, and secure.RequirementsServer Management...

Head of SALT Software Engineering (Long Term Contract)

A well-established research business is seeking to appoint a Head of SALT Software Engineering who will be responsible for managing and leading a team of software engineers.Qualification:PhD (Eng) + 5 years; or MEng/MSc (Eng) + 7 years; or BEng/BSc (Eng) + 9 years,...

PHP Developer

The successful candidate will join an existing team of developers and will focus on the design, development and maintenance of several systems which primarily use PHP and MySQL. Projects currently include the development of a network security monitoring and reporting...

Server Engineer – 12 month contract – Remote Remote

As a Server Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining server systems that support the company's business operations. This role ensures that the IT infrastructure remains robust, efficient, and secure.RequirementsServer Management...

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