A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Labour disputes emerge as SA’s top legal concern

Labour matters rank highest among the everyday legal questions that South Africans are asking. This is according to data aggregated by My AI Lawyer, which found that more than a third (37%) of the queries processed on My AI Lawyer in the first six months of 2026 is...

New AI attack vectors a top concern for SA organisations

South African organisations are concerned about the potential for artificial intelligence to be used to launch attacks that are hard to guard against. This is among the findings from Mimecast’s ninth annual State of Human Risk report. Based on the findings of an...

AI reasoning comes closer with new Blackwell Ultra AI factory platform

Nvidia has announced the next evolution of the Nvidia Blackwell AI factory platform, Nvidia Blackwell Ultra — paving the way for the age of AI reasoning. NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra boosts training and test-time scaling inference — the art of applying more compute during...

Healthy growth for global security appliance sales

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the overall security appliance market grew 7,6% year over year in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23) to more than $4,2-billion. This represents...

SA on the cusp of a BPO boom

Kathy Gibson reports - The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in South Africa is booming, with significantly more growth ahead. Thanks to years of investment by government and the private sector, the BPO sector already accounts for around 100 000 jobs and has...

Impact sourcing helps unemployed build solid careers

Kathy Gibson reports - As one of South Africa’s largest business process outsourcing (BPO) providers, CCI faces a perpetual challenge in staffing its contact centres with skilled agents and managers. Conventional wisdom dictated that the best agents fitted a narrow...

BPO: powered by technology and IT skills

Kathy Gibson reports - Business process outsourcing (BPO) is a complex business requiring sophisticated and stable technology that integrates seamlessly and securely into clients’ operational systems. “We handle 80 different technology stacks and the associated...

1,5-degree increase as Earth records three hottest months

Earth just had its hottest three months on record, according to the European Union-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF. Global sea surface temperatures are at unprecedented highs for the third consecutive month and Antarctic sea ice...

Slight uptick for business confidence

The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) survey of private business sentiment shows that the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for Q3 improved slightly to 33 from 27 in Q2. While the small gain is encouraging, BCI remains at sharply depressed levels with the Q3 reading...

IoDSA, King Committee highlight Companies Act concerns

The Institute of Directors in South Africa (IoDSA) and the King Committee say that, although they remain supportive of reform efforts in what is a highly contested area, some of the proposals contained in the Companies Act Amendment Bills 2023 relating to remuneration...

SA companies are at risk of cyberattacks

More and more South African companies are falling victim to cybersecurity attacks, prompting them to increase their investment in security tools. This is among the findings from Aon South Africa's 2023 Cyber Risk Survey for South Africa, which provides insights on...

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PAIX invests in Rack Africa Ghana

PAIX data centres, a pan-African provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, has completed its first African investment in West Africa Data Centres Ltd (WADC), Ghana. WADC trades under the brand name Rack Africa and is Ghana's leading...

Payroll compliance under scrutiny

By Rob Cooper, tax expert and director of legislation at Sage, explains how government will look to plug payroll holes in the 2017/18 budget. South African business and personal taxpayers are waiting with bated breath for the Finance Minister's Budget Speech on 21...

BB-BEE group tackles transformation

Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings (RSPH) has partnered with Madala & Associates to create a BB-BEE Level 1 Partnership. Madala & Associates CEO, Dilley Naidoo, has been appointed business development director at RSPH. RSPH is a distributor and implementer of...

Sales manager for Bytes Managed Solutions

Bytes Managed Solutions, part of JSE-listed Allied Electronics (Altron), has appointed Hardus Hurter as sales manager. Hurter will be instrumental in accelerating sales performance for the services led, software driven and hardware enabled organisation which markets,...

Reward for Vodacom Red fans

Another season of Vodacom Super Rugby is about to kick off, and Vodacom Red customers can look forward to bigger rewards. Throughout the season, Vodacom Red customers will score with weekly rewards and stand the chance to win one of several unbelievable rugby and...

Tax app now available in SA

An new tax app named hApp-e-tax, offers core information related to the legislation and makes tax information easily accessible. Herschel Alpert, who developed the hApp-e-tax app for use on smartphones and tablets, is known in tax circles having worked as a tax...

Skills academy opens in US and SA

Online educational specialist New Skills Academy has opened new offices in Chicago and Johannesburg. The two new sites join existing operations in Nepal, Tanzania and its HQ in Ware, Hertfordshire. The opening of the new offices comes as the award-winning online...

Boost security by detecting active compromises

A huge surge in large-scale ransomware attacks, such as the recent WannaCry, Petya and variations thereof, coupled with massive data breaches such as Verizon, Deloitte and closer to home, Hetzner, is highlighting in no uncertain terms how crucial security solutions...

FlySafair enables inflight card payments

FlySafair has become the first local low-cost carrier to offer cashless transactions on all of its flights. The airline has officially launched AviaPay, a new mobile point of sale (POS) system, enabling passengers to use their credit and debit cards to purchase...

On-demand activation for consumer devices

Gemalto has announced its new Subscription Management Discovery Service solution. This initiative simplifies the customer's experience of connecting a device 'out-of-the-box' to the cellular network with the offer of their choice. Users simply select their preferred...

Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

The Scrum Master will guide software development teams in following Agile practices, facilitating the Scrum process to ensure timely and high-quality project delivery. They will help remove impediments, coach teams, and ensure that the organization fully adopts Agile...

L2 Network Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Role:An L2 Network Engineer is responsible for providing second-level support for network issues,troubleshooting complex network problems and maintaining network infrastructure. Here are some keyresponsibilities and qualifications for this role:Responsibilities:Handle...

Intermediate .Net Developer

Our client is looking for a skilled Intermediate .NET Developer to join their R&D team. You will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of web applications and services, utilizing AWS cloud services. Working in a collaborative, agile environment,...

Software Engineer (Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client seeks a Software Developer to join their team in Cape Town. They are a dynamic Software Development company specializing in bespoke software solutions, architecture consulting, and systems integration. The ideal candidate should have a strong...

Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...

Intermediate .Net Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region

Our client is looking for a skilled Intermediate .NET Developer to join their R&D team. You will contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of web applications and services, utilizing AWS cloud services. Working in a collaborative, agile environment,...

Software Engineer (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client seeks a Software Developer to join their team in Cape Town. They are a dynamic Software Development company specializing in bespoke software solutions, architecture consulting, and systems integration. The ideal candidate should have a strong...

Project Manager

ENVIRONMENT: Established in 2020, our client specializes in providing comprehensive IT, analytics, and software support services tailored to the fresh produce industry. They are seeking a Project Manager to oversee and manage implementation and workflow projects from...

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