How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Government’s late payments threaten SA’s infrastructure ambitions

There is a growing contradiction between South Africa's infrastructure ambitions and the way the construction industry is financed, according to construction law specialist MDA Attorneys. President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure,...

Nano innovation keeps storage on top of the data explosion

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape – The amount of data we are creating has exploded – and it’s not slowing down any time soon. In fact, we are currently creating far more data that we can possibly store, says Kobus Burnett, country manager: South Africa at...

Post Office upgrades branch payment systems

The South African Post Office (SAPO) is rolling out a modernised Point of Sale (POS) platform across 610 priority branches nationwide as part of its ongoing branch modernisation programme. The rollout includes upgraded POS software, new EMV-compliant payment...

Humanoid robot market on the march

The global humanoid robot market will reach $40,5-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 38,2% from 2026 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The global market for humanoid robots is poised for substantial growth due to rapid technological...

Intel ups collaboration with Google Cloud on AI

Intel and Google Cloud have expanded on their multi-year strategic collaboration to accelerate Intel’s enterprise-wide digital evolution through the deployment of Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud. Intel will integrate advanced, Gemini-powered generative AI across...

Strong growth for fraud detection and prevention solutions

The global fraud detection and prevention market is expected to reach $129,4-billion by 2033 with a CAGR of 18,1%, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The proliferation of smartphones and the continued rollout of high-speed Internet networks has...

Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

These are the companies leading the AI semiconductor race

To meet the increasing AI demands for computing power, the competition is intensifying among the Companies to Beat in the AI semiconductor vendor race, according to Gartner. In the Company to Beat insights from Gartner, analysts have identified market-defining AI...

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Foster a risk-aware culture in a world of enhanced scrutiny

South Africa’s grey listing has exposed not just gaps in technical compliance, but a deeper challenge that sits at the heart of business practice: the need to build organisations that are not merely compliant, but consciously ethical.  Servaas du Plessis.  CEO of...

The era of cheap memory is over

Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech Distribution, outlines why 2025 is a wake-up call for the channel We are witnessing a structural transformation in the global tech supply chain, not just a temporary spike. The explosive growth of AI infrastructure has fundamentally broken...

The 12 scams of Christmas

As South Africans prepare for the December holidays, the annual wave of online shopping, travel bookings, and digital gift-giving is met by an equally predictable surge in cybercrime. But this year, things are likely to look a lot scarier. The classic scams we’ve...

Q-KON , Guodian Gaoke, StarWin in IoT LEO alliance

African-based provider of satellite communication solutions Q-KON has reached a tripartite strategic alliance agreement with Beijing Guodian High-Tech Technology and China StarWin Science and Technology to offer Internet of Things (IoT) services supported by the...

Vertiv completes PurgeRite acquisition

Vertiv Holdings has announced the successful completion of its previously reported intent to acquire Purge Rite Intermediate, a provider of mechanical flushing, purging and filtration services for data centres and other mission-critical facilities. The approximately...

Built by hackers, cybersecurity academy aims to close the skills gap

Over 2 000 cybersecurity incidents are said to be reported to Information Regulator over the past year. But, according to experts, the actual number of threats impacting South African companies is more likely to be in the realm of 2 000 per week. It is estimated that...

Check Point debuts Quantum Firewall Software R82.10

Check Point Software Technologies has announced its new Check Point Quantum Firewall Software, R82.10, introducing 20 new capabilities designed to help enterprises safely adopt AI, protect distributed environments and simplify Zero Trust across hybrid networks. “As...

Ezeebit raises $2M for African expansion

Ezeebit, an FSCA-regulated stablecoin and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company, has closed a $2,05-million seed funding round. The capital will be used to accelerate product development and merchant adoption in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria and expand...

Make the workflow work with cloud-driven automation

The print industry is at a critical turning point, writes Vaughan Patterson, strategic business development manager: graphic communications group at Ricoh South Africa. Speed has become a defining factor, with the Drupa Print Horizons Report revealing that nearly half...

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