July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

Businesses win when women gain workplace flexibility

When businesses give women access to professional workspaces closer to home, they gain stronger collaboration, networking and performance in return. This ties into this year’s National Women’s Day theme, “Empower Woman, Empower the Nation”, to life, according to...

AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

AI is reshaping global labour markets – and many could fall behind

The most resilient labour markets combine traditional labour policies with strategic investments in AI and personalised, data-driven strategies. While a number of countries are thriving, some in sub-Saharan Africa are at risk of being left behind. This is the headline...

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...

These were the major initial vectors of ransomware attacks in 2022

A new Kaspersky report has showed that the majority of ransomware attacks in 2022 started with exploitation of public-facing applications, data from compromised user accounts and malicious emails. According to the IT Security Economics report, more than 40% of...

New Tatooine-like multi-planetary system identified

An international team of astronomers has announced the second-ever discovery of a multiplanetary circumbinary system. Circumbinary systems contain planets that orbit around two stars in the centre instead of just one, like in our Solar System. Circumbinary planets...

Telkom results a mixed bag

Loadshedding, constrained consumer spending and dynamic competition, against the backdrop of a sluggish economy with persistent inflationary pressures, have weighed on Telkom's annual results for the year ended 31 March 2023. As it transitions to next-generation...

ESG an emerging focus for human resources

The latest report from the International Bar Association Global Employment Institute (IBA GEI) states that employers and governments across the world are paying greater attention to sustainability and the promotion of ethical business. Based on data from lawyers in 55...

Malware takes innovation to the cloud

Check Point Software Technologies researchers have reported on a new version of shellcode-based downloader GuLoader, which was the fourth most prevalent malware last month, according to the company's Global Threat Index for May 2023. With fully encrypted payloads and...

IBM cements machine learning dominance

IBM has created more than 6 000 machine learning (ML) patent applications in the last five years, propelling it to the forefront of this transformative technology. According to a BanklessTimes.com report, Microsoft has had around 2 500 patent applications, while...

Convergence Partners Investments rebrands, appoints new CEO

Convergence Partners Investments, the deep tech investor started by Andile Ngcaba in 2003, has rebranded to Solcon Capital. Under the new brand, Solcon will focus on international deep tech investments in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language...

Generative AI could expand by 10-times by 2028

The popularity of ChatGPT has spawned an array of startups and kicked off a race by major technology providers to compete for mindshare. Revenues of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology offerings are forecast to reach $3,7-billion in 2023 and expand to...

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Infrastructure Africa encourages African unity

Intra-African trade sits at around 11% and if Africa could boost its regional integration levels, it would boost its economic growth plans. There is power in numbers and collaboration on infrastructure projects between African nations would be to the benefit of Africa...

Blockchain’s African potential goes beyond finance

Blockchain, the digital ledger that underpins cryptocurrency bitcoin, is a software platform for digital assets. It’s a clever piece of distributed database technology that is waging a silent revolution that could take it way beyond its financial roots to radically...

What does the future hold for HR?

The current unemployment rate in South Africa is 27,7% - that’s almost a third of the population. A large portion of the unemployed are in fact graduates, with an overwhelming 60% of graduates remaining unemployed, or being employed in a career that is not in their...

Turrito Networks extends SME portfolio with Redstor

MicroMega Group company, Turrito Networks is extending its cloud services portfolio for SMEs, by becoming a strategic partner for global enterprise cloud backup provider, Redstor. The partnership comes at a time when SMEs are becoming increasingly vulnerable to...

Growing a franchise in a tough environment

Modern day businesses in South Africa are dealing with a number of challenges that all contribute to consumers having less money to spend: rising living costs, currency instability and general economic uncertainty, writes Abigail Makhubele, business development...

Ericsson reaches gigabit milestones

Ericsson and its customers have demonstrated near-gigabit speeds on commercial networks in Europe and the US in recent weeks. These achievements mean commercial gigabit speeds have the potential to become reality for many mobile broadband users in the near future,...

Archer’s IMIChatBot adds mobile chats

Archer Digital has launched IMIChatBot, designed to put customer frustration on hold by eliminating the need for lengthy telephone conversations with endless streams of customer care agents. The cloud-based application was purpose-built to enable contact centres to...

Make sure you don’t hire the wrong candidate

Hiring the wrong candidate for any role can be a costly error. Learn how talent assessments can take some of the risk (and cost) out of your organisation's hiring strategies. Any marriage counsellor will tell you: Don’t marry with the expectation you will change the...

100% success for Kaspersky’s Anti Targeted Attack Platform

With every fourth business globally experiencing a targeted attack in the last 12 months, the need for organisations to have effective threat detection systems in place is now more crucial than ever. Kaspersky Lab’s Anti Targeted Attack Platform detected 100% of...

Entrepreneurs gets a hand up at Small Business Expo

South Africa’s most innovative junior entrepreneurs will again gain exposure to the real world of business, when Eskom’s SimamaRanta finalists participate in the Small Business Expo in Johannesburg. The SimamaRanta Entrepreneurship Education programme...

INTEGRATION DEVELOPER – Gauteng Centurion

JOB PURPOSE: Design, build, and implement integration solutions that connect various software applications, systems, and databases within an organisation and ensure seamless data exchange and communication between different IT systems meeting the business requirements...

IT Risk Manager – Remote Remote

What will you do?The role of IT Risk Manager resides in the Governance, Risk and Business Engagement function of the company Technology that is responsible for Governance and IT Risk Management within the company. The IT Risk Manager will be actively involved in...

Full Stack Developer / Software Engineer

Our client is at the forefront of a logistics revolution, harnessing cutting-edge technology to empower shippers and transporters, transforming their businesses, and driving growth. They are looking to employ a dynamic Full-Stack developer to be responsible for...

Business Analyst I Credit I Permanent and Contract at IQbusiness

IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. Our Innovative Analysis Team is looking for a Business Analyst with a specialisation in Credit related projects to join us on a Contracting or Permanent basis for a specific project opportunity. You should have...

Data Scientist

We are seeking a talented and analytical Data Scientists to join our dynamic data team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in data science methodologies, hands-on experience with data analysis, and the ability to derive actionable insights from complex...

Base24 Classic Senior Developer

Perform analysis, development, maintenance and troubleshooting on Base24 ATM and POS authorization, Host interfaces, ATM device handlers, switch interfaces and cryptography librariesWorking knowledge of Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card functionalities and life cycle...

Data Scientist – Gauteng Gauteng

We are seeking a talented and analytical Data Scientists to join our dynamic data team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in data science methodologies, hands-on experience with data analysis, and the ability to derive actionable insights from complex...

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