SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

SA companies face more and deadlier attacks

Globally, the time between a network intrusion and data theft has dropped to around 72 minutes, down from 285 minutes in 2024. For South African organisations, which recorded a 60% rise in data breaches in the first half of 2025 alone, that shrinking window is fast...

Nvidia founder unpacks the five-layer AI stack

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, describes the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape as a five-layer stack, with each layer vital to the successful operation of the whole. AI is one of the most powerful forces shaping the world today. It is not a clever app or a single...

Gauteng rolls out more smart licensing centres

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is accelerating the roll-out of Smart Driver Licence Testing Centres (DLTCs) across the province. Currently-operational Smart DLTCs include Atteridgeville, Denlyn, Maponya Mall, Centurion, Protea Glen and Midrand, with the...

Study finds TB leverages immune defence system

Scientists from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IDM) have contributed to an international study that shed new light on why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB) – and it...

DCN the new WAN for AI-era applications

According to a Dell’Oro Group report. worldwide Distributed Cloud Networking (DCN) revenue is projected to reach $21-billion by 2029, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30% over the five-year forecast period. DCN captures the platforms and services...

FNB Connect debuts eco-friendly SIM cards

FNB Connect has introduced eco-friendly SIM cards, made possible by biodegradable SIM card carriers, and recyclable packaging. The new FNB Connect SIM cards use a reduced-plastic design, replacing the traditional full plastic carrier with a paper-based cardboard,...

Mars to Table challenge seeks deep space solutions

Astronauts on extended missions to the surface of Mars and the Moon will require food systems that are completely independent of Earth. To address this, NASA is running the new Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table. This global competition asks participants to...

Cloud maturity the defining factor for insurers’ competitiveness

South Africa’s insurance sector is entering a critical inflexion point, with Deloitte’s view being that that AI ambition across the industry will stall unless insurers accelerate cloud modernisation in parallel with their AI strategies. The report shows that although...

NASA tests technology that could save commercial aviation big

NASA researchers successfully completed a high-speed taxi test of a scale model of a design that could make future aircraft more efficient by improving how air flows across a wing’s surface, saving fuel and money. On 12 January 2025, the Crossflow Attenuated Natural...

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Ricoh SA recognised as a top DocuWare partner

Ricoh South Africa has retained its Platinum Partner status with DocuWare and has been re-admitted into the DocuWare Diamond Club, an exclusive recognition for top-performing partners that demonstrate strong sales, business growth, and expertise in delivering DocuWare...

Itec and Lexmark bring next-gen A3 print to SA

Managed business services provider Itec South Africa has announced a strategic development in their partnership with Lexmark to launch its new A3 printer range, the Lexmark 9-Series, in the South African market – with Itec being the first to bring this next-generation...

Vodacom earmarks R100m for KZN base stations

Vodacom will invest about R100-million in building 106 new base station sites in deep rural areas of KwaZulu Natal to connect hundreds of thousands people. The new sites will be rolled out in 11 district municipalities including Amajuba, eThekwini, Harry Gwala,...

Huawei explores ecosystems and infrastructure of the future

Huawei’s sixth annual Editors Xchange in Johannesburg brought delegates together under the theme “Ecosystems That Scale the Future” to explore how intelligent, integrated platforms are advancing South Africa’s digital development. Speakers from Huawei, government and...

Trend secures AI infrastructure with Nvidia

Organisations worldwide are racing to implement agentic artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to drive innovation and competitive advantage. However, this revolution introduces security challenges - particularly for organisations in highly regulated industries that...

Kaspersky supports Interpol in curbing infostealer threat

Kaspersky has assisted Interpol in its latest operation Secure that focused on disrupting infostealer threat and taking down infrastructure hosting such malware. The operation has brought together law enforcement agencies from 26 participating countries and Interpol’s...

The talent pipeline SA can’t afford to miss

As South Africa observes Youth Month, the country finds itself at the convergence of two major crises: youth unemployment and escalating cyber threats. While these issues may seem unrelated, cybersecurity skills development provides a significant opportunity to...

Nintendo Switch 2 sets sales record

In the four days following its 5 June launch, Nintendo Switch 2 sold more than 3,5-million units worldwide, becoming the fastest-selling Nintendo hardware ever. Nintendo Switch 2 features a larger, vivid screen capable of full 1080p high-definition display (and 4K...

Alice & Bob powers up quantum simulation

Alice & Bob announced at yesterday’s GTC Paris the ongoing integration of the Nvidia CUDA-Q platform with Dynamiqs. This combination outperforms the most widely used libraries today, accelerating the simulation of complex quantum dynamics by up to 75x, on early...

NTT Data debuts AI-powered services on Cisco

NTT Data is marking a milestone in its 30-year collaboration with Cisco by launching AI powered software-defined infrastructure (SDI) services for Cisco’s infrastructure and software products. “With AI powered SDI services, we’re leveraging our strategic vision to...

Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Summary of role: The Business Analyst is responsible for analysing business operations, identifying improvement opportunities, and converting business needs into clear functional requirements. This role works closely with stakeholders across the organization to drive...

Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Summary of role:Our client is seeking an experienced and certified Business Analyst with over 8 years experience tojoin their team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in analysing business processes,defining requirements and driving solutions that...

DevOps Engineer

A leading enterprise within the financial services sector is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support and optimise modern cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments. This role requires a highly independent, delivery-focused professional with deep expertise...

Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Summary of role: The Business Analyst is responsible for analysing business operations, identifying improvement opportunities, and converting business needs into clear functional requirements. This role works closely with stakeholders across the organization to drive...

DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

A leading enterprise within the financial services sector is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to support and optimise modern cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments. This role requires a highly independent, delivery-focused professional with deep expertise...

Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Summary of role: The Business Analyst is responsible for analysing business operations, identifying improvement opportunities, and converting business needs into clear functional requirements. This role works closely with stakeholders across the organization to drive...

Senior Linux Infrastructure & Network Engineer (On Site – Pretoria)

ENVIRONMENTA specialist medical technology company with its own on-prem infrastructure is seeking a very senior, hands-on Linux Infrastructure & Network Engineer to take full ownership of its production environment.This is not a corporate DevOps role and not a...

Business Analyst

My client based in Woodstock is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Certified Business Analyst with 8+ years' BA experienceProven experience in Retail environmentsStrong Finance...

Business Analyst – Western Cape Woodstock

My client based in Woodstock is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Certified Business Analyst with 8+ years' BA experienceProven experience in Retail environmentsStrong Finance...

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