AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Chinese brands dominate in EV growth

Electronic vehicle (EV) adoption is maturing into a structural trend rather than a short-term reaction. This is the headline finding from a new OLX study, “The Great Acceleration: East Meets Electric”, which examines consumer demand for electric vehicles across five...

Taxpayers advises to declare cypto assets before SARS connects the dots

Significant local and international developments in the crypto asset taxation environment require taxpayers to tread with caution when submitting their tax returns for the 2026 Filing Season. South Africa adopted the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), effective...

Randburg licensing goes offline as consumables run out

Randburg licensing department yesterday shut its offices when a lack of stationery and consumables made it unable to render services. This, despite the booking and licensing process being largely online. A poorly-worded notice on the door of the licencing offices was...

Rectron goes into recovery mode after cyber attack

Rectron has become the victim of a cyberattack, the details of which are still unclear. On 15 July, the company identified an incident affecting some of its IT systems and operations. Investigations are ongoing to determine the nature and extent of the information...

How secure is SA’s critical infrastructure?

Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa’s energy infrastructure is expanding rapidly – but, in the absence of coherent cybersecurity policies, could be under threat. This is the headline takeaway from a panel discussion featuring cybersecurity and energy experts, which...

OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library

A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...

Inflation negates slight increase in salaries

South African salary earners saw a modest increase in nominal net salaries during June 2026, but rising inflation continued to erode purchasing power. This has pushed real take-home pay to its lowest level in around two years, and placed increasing pressure on...

Competition helps to boost procurement pay

South African procurement and supply professionals are enjoying their strongest salary growth in years, but employers face mounting pressure to attract and retain skilled talent in an increasingly competitive market. According to the latest Chartered Institute of...

Accelerated AI adoption could strengthen African health supply chains

Healthcare consulting firm, Salient Advisory, has published a landscape report that identifies seven key health supply chain problems in Africa which AI solutions could have significant impact in alleviating. Salient’s report – AI Applications in African Health Supply...

The reality of banking in the agentic era

Africa’s banking sector remains firmly committed to AI, but is entering a harder-nosed "accountability phase" in which boards are demanding evidence that the technology is paying for itself, according to a new report – The State of AI in African Banking 2026: The...

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Vertiv increases manufacturing capacity

Vertiv has opened its manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, expanding the company’s manufacturing footprint to support growing demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across Asia, including Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia, and New Zealand....

AI is secretly disenfranchising the youth who use it ‘best’

In 1976, South Africa’s youth took to the streets to claim educational agency and the hard-won right to self-determination. Fifty years later, our young digital natives face a quieter, subtler crisis: the gradual surrender of that very critical reasoning and agency to...

Uncertainty versus apathy: The Gen Z initiative paradox

Employers are firing Gen Z employees within months of hiring them. According to a survey undertaken by Intelligent.com, the reason comes down to initiative – 50% of the 966 companies surveyed said Gen Z lacked motivation. By Insaaf Daniels,  marketing and people...

The insight economy is over: AI commoditised consulting advice

For decades, the consulting industry sold two things: access to benchmarked intelligence, and access to bright, relentlessly hardworking talent. Clients paid premium rates to know what their competitors were doing and to borrow the brainpower to figure out how to...

Built to be smarter: what it means to be AI-ready

There are many ways to tell the story of AI in South Africa and the technology’s impact on the local business landscape. But the story worth telling is one where that impact is felt by all. By Werner Joubert, commercial SYS business director (South Africa & SADC)...

Millions lost. No-one noticed

Walk into almost any business storeroom and you will probably find it. Stacks of old laptops. Boxes of monitors. Networking equipment gathering dust. Desktops sitting under desks. Forgotten chargers tangled in drawers. Most companies do not think of these items as...

NetScout hits 750th patent milestone

NetScout is celebrating the issuance of its 750th patent. The patent, “Systems and Methods for Performing Computer Network Service Chain Analysis,” issued 24 June 2026, in the UK, is the latest in a portfolio that spans NetScout’s long track record of innovation, from...

Takealot Group achieves full-year profitability

Takealot Group has reported a record full-year trading profit (aEBIT) of R171 million for the full year ending 31 March 2026, representing a R384,8-million turnaround from a loss of R213,8-million in the previous year. The result was driven by an 18% rise in revenue...

The trans-Atlantic rift and SA’s new matrix of economic diplomacy

The retreat of global superpowers from multilateralism has fractured traditional alliances, opening a deep trans-Atlantic rift between Washington and Europe. In this fragmented landscape, traditional middle powers are actively charting new pathways of autonomous...

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Our client is an established ICT solutions provider supporting businesses with ERP and POS systems, cloud and virtual server solutions, cybersecurity, backups, connectivity, hardware, and ongoing technical support. They are known for delivering practical technology...

IT Support Technician – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

Our client is an established ICT solutions provider supporting businesses with ERP and POS systems, cloud and virtual server solutions, cybersecurity, backups, connectivity, hardware, and ongoing technical support. They are known for delivering practical technology...

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Fullstack (. Net) developer Duration: 12 months (8 hours per day, 4/5 days per week) Location: Bellville, Cape Town The University seeks a suitably qualified, experienced, and competent contract resource (.Net Developer) to support the Information Communication...

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ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a growing South African fleet-management software company and they are seeking a Software Engineering Lead to take ownership of how they build their product. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead a small, capable development team,...

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Fullstack (. Net) developer Duration: 12 months (8 hours per day, 4/5 days per week) Location: Bellville, Cape Town The University seeks a suitably qualified, experienced, and competent contract resource (.Net Developer) to support the Information Communication...

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