Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Teraco adds wind to sustainable energy mix

Teraco has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with South African-based integrated energy aggregator NOA to supply wind-powered renewable energy to its data centres. This follows last year’s announcement that Teraco had commenced construction on its own 120MW...

Banks boost support for African SMEs

The African Development Bank Group and Standard Bank Group have signed a financial agreement to enhance funding for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and expand trade across Africa. The agreement includes a R3,6-billion investment in a social bond and a...

South Africans unaware of what personal data is available online

According to a recent survey by Kaspersky called Digital Superstitions, over a third of respondents (38%) from South Africa do not know what data about them is publicly available on the Internet. For those who recognise and are aware about their own personal...

Vuma future-proofs network with Huawei

Fibre provider Vuma and Huawei have partnered to bring next-generation 50G PON - which effectively supports 10Gps Everywhere - to the local market. The new offering provides high-density symmetrical 50G PON to meet the increasing bandwidth requirements in future...

Trusted and agile business processes enable transformation

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Any digital transformation or business transformation exercise boils down to business process transformation. “The end of the project is not the end of the story,” says Wassilios Lolas, global vice-president and head of the...

Pick ‘n Pay modernises its POS

When your retail business has a national footprint with outlets varying in size and offering, having a single point of sale management system can get complicated. Pick 'n Pay is a leading grocery retailer, with stores ranging in size form small garage stores to hyper...

SAP’s IT organisation goes digital

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - SAP tells its customers how they should be transitioning their businesses using SAP technology - and the company makes sure this technology works by running it in-house. "In our vision, every organisation and industry will...

Why moving to S/4 HANA makes sense

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - The 2027 deadline for users to migrate their legacy SAP systems to SAP S/4 HANA is drawing close - and those customers that haven't begun the journey may be cutting it fine. But apart from the stress of having to migrate for...

Digital technology key to surviving global challenges

Kathy Gibson reports from Saphila 2023 - Global uncertainty and inflation are just two of the challenges that every enterprise in the world has to deal with. In South Africa, these are exacerbated by power and political issues. As enterprises strive for the resilience...

Flexibility and technology change how people work in Africa

A new Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab report - Future of Work Life - Africa Edition - has examined how employees and employers in Africa navigate the current work environment and their views on the future of work shaped by the pandemic, digitalisation, and the...

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Veeam Availability Suite for VMware Cloud on AWS

Cloud adoption is soaring. According to IDC, worldwide spending on public cloud computing will increase from $67-billion in 2015 to $162-billion in 2020, attaining a 19% CAGR. The cloud is here to stay, and it's only going to become more important. As enterprises move...

Hitachi enhances unified compute platform offerings

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) RS series, a fully integrated, software-defined data center (SDDC) rack-scale platform, powered by VMware Cloud Foundation. Hitachi UCP RS enables customers to embrace hybrid cloud for...

IoT.nxt attains Microsoft Gold partner status

South African innovators in Internet of Things technology, IoT.nxt, achieved Microsoft Gold Partner status for data platform this month, less than a year since the company was recognised as a Silver Partner last year. The company joins 68 other Gold Partners for data...

Can addictive apps rob us of ‘reality’?

The rise of mixed reality technologies will create an unprecedented opportunity for consumers to customise their own realities. Martin Walshaw, Senior Systems Engineer for F5 Networks, explores the social impact on South Africa The increasing apprehension surrounding...

Tinnitus? Noise reduction technology can help

Tinnitus -- the ringing in one's ears. But it's not always a ringing sound. Some people say it's a buzzing, hissing, roaring clicking noise. Some say it sounds like the buzz of cicadas or chirruping of crickets. Many sufferers, however, report that the noise in their...

Mauritius gains ground as the gateway to Africa

In the race between Mauritius and South Africa for the most investor-friendly regime, South Africa's island rival is gaining ground. Five years ago, South Africa and Mauritius were actively vying to be positioned as the gateway to Africa. Since then, political...

A tailored ERP approach can make all the difference

A strategically integrated ERP solution, brought in at a reasonable cost and level of complexity suitable to business needs, will add value to any business, across any industry. This is according to executive leadership at dormakaba, a leading global manufacturer of...

Integrated multimedia disruption for the enterprise

The enterprise communications market is in need of an integrated multimedia solution that will provide business with an opportunity to build a client community through integrated interactive communication via multiple media touch points. "If your customers aren't true...

Has the mobile tipping point arrived?

Twenty five percent of the world's leading internet retailers saw 50% of their sales from mobile over the past year. This is a first for the industry and a significant tipping point, knocking desktop and tablet sales off the podium. According to leading digital...

Kalon Venture Partners, Smollan Group invest in SnapnSave

Kalon Venture Partners, formerly Grotech, and Smollan Group SA have both acquired a minority stake in South Africa's fastest growing shopping community, SnapnSave. Kalon, a venture capital fund and Smollan Group, a leading international retail solutions business...

Senior Data Engineer at Datonomy Solutions

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to support and manage BI analytics solutions. In this role, you should have a background in data and business intelligence. You should be analytical; an excellent communicator and a problem-solving aptitude is needed in this...

IT Support Specialist – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Our client is eagerly seeking Technical Support who is responsible for the design, supply, installation, support and maintenance of the IT Systems within the company as well as for its clients, within South Africa and abroad. The Support Specialist contribute to the...

L3 Network Support Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

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Field Support Engineer – Gauteng Sandton

iOCO Infrastructure Services Invites You to Explore Possibilities.We are seeking a dynamic Field Support Engineer with a knack for solving technical challenges on the spot. Equipped with hands-on expertise in troubleshooting, maintaining, and optimizing equipment to...

Devops Engineer (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town

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Our client is excited to be on the lookout for a talented Data Engineer who will be at the forefront of architecting, building, and maintaining their data infrastructure, supporting data-driven decision-making processes. Join this dynamic and rapidly expanding team,...

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Our client is excited to be on the lookout for a talented Data Engineer who will be at the forefront of architecting, building, and maintaining their data infrastructure, supporting data-driven decision-making processes. Join this dynamic and rapidly expanding team,...

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Business Analysts (Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior) Location: Cape TownContract Type: Fixed-Term Contract Senior Business Analyst??A three (3) year degree with a minimum of 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst OR a Business Analysis Diploma with a minimum of 8...

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