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...

Banks warned about failed core strategies as time runs out

Banks around the world are rushing to upgrade legacy systems that are placing them at a significant disadvantage in a time when they are already challenged by neo banks that have none of the same infrastructural baggage. But as RFPs mount up, the C-suites have been...

Nvidia releases NIM microservices for Agentic AI

AI agents are poised to transform productivity for the world’s billion knowledge workers with “knowledge robots” that can accomplish a variety of tasks. To develop AI agents, enterprises need to address critical concerns like trust, safety, security and compliance....

Shanghai ranked as smartest city

A new study from Juniper Research has found that Shanghai is the leading smart city in 2023; ranked first for the second year in a row. The top five smart cities, as ranked by Juniper Research, are Shanghai, New York, Toronto, Seoul and Shenzhen. Juniper Research's...

BRICS skills Olympics applications open

The SA BRICS Business Council is looking for South Africa's best up-and-coming tech gurus to represent the country in the BRICS Future Skills Challenge. This year's future skills Olympics will help solve problems that BRICS (South Africa, Brazil, Russia, India and...

Number of LinkedIn scams on the increase

Half of businesses (56%) experienced at least one LinkedIn scam this year, according to the newest research by NordLayer. The most affected tend to be big companies (65%), requests to connect from an unknown person with a suspicious link in the message is the most...

Common cyber resilience mistakes companies keep making

Cyber threats continue to evolve and pose significant risks to businesses of all sizes across all industries. The consequences of a cyberattack can be devastating, ranging from financial loss to reputational damage to legal liabilities. But, according to Arcserve...

Web shell attacks surpass ransomware as top cyber threat

Web shells - malicious scripts which enable the compromise of Web-based servers - have been exposed as the top threat in the Cisco Talos cybersecurity report for the first quarter of 2023 - comprising nearly 22% of incidents. "Cybercriminals are gaining more...

Howling mad! GoldenJackal spies on diplomats

Kaspersky has discovered a new cybercriminal group - GoldenJackal - which has been active since 2019, but has had no public profile and has remained largely unknown until now. The group usually targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South...

Nvidia unveils generative AI platforms for all industries

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang kicked off the Computex conference in Taipei, announcing platforms that companies can use to ride a historic wave of generative AI that's transforming industries from advertising to manufacturing to telecom. He described accelerated...

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Small data crucial for the IoT ecosystem

The volume of data that the billions of things lying at the edge of the Internet of Things (IoT) will generate needs a comprehensive strategy for protocol mediation, processing, analysing, storing, securing, applying, and even sharing data to deliver value-creating...

Things to consider for your contact centre

Rapidly developing technologies and the need to integrate customer services across all channels has significantly changed the contact centre space in the last few years. Regardless of the motivation for a business having a contact centre, and whether it is inbound or...

PEI Exchange a matchmaker for Africa

The Planet Earth Institute (PEI), an international NGO and charity, will launch the PEI exchange during its ScienceAfrica UnConference on 20 July. The PEI exChange is the first online matching platform for all individuals working and interested in Africa. While Africa...

Let’s start beating back unemployment

The private sector has a significant role to play in growing business-ready skills and curtailing unemployment, says Alan Turnley-Jones, executive for services: Middle East and Africa at Dimension Data. With the country having reached its highest unemployment level...

B2B marketplace slashes e-commerce costs

E-commerce business marketplace, XAfricaMart.com, offers SMMEs the ability to build their brand, promote their products and sell online to businesses nationally. "Businesses marketing and selling products such as office equipment, stationery, consumables, catering...

Technology assists in facilities management

In any business, data holds the power to drive the bottom line, ensure uptime and feed an informed strategy for the future. With financial constraints impacting facility operations, managers face decisions about how to maximise their workforce and make the most of all...

Next Einstein Forum plans next event

On the heels of a successful Africa Science Week, the Next Einstein Forum (NEF) has announced that the NEF Global Gathering 2018 will be held 26-28 March 2018. An initiative of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in partnership with the Robert Bosch...

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP now on Google Cloud

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is now available as the operating system for SAP solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Customers can now leverage high performance virtual machines with proven price/performance advantages for SAP HANA workloads on...

3D printer shipments up 16% in Q1

The first three months of 2017 saw both worldwide shipments and revenues in the 3D Printer space increase, with activity ramping up in the mid-market, according to market research firm Context. Shipments were up by 16% in Q1 2017, driven by gains in the...

Two-factor authentication an underutilised measure

Whenever a business considers the security measures it can implement, three options always crop up: antivirus on endpoints and servers to detect and eliminate as many threats as possible; backups to ensure that any data lost in an incident such as a ransomware attack...

Desktop Support Specialist (MS 365) (CH1045) – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client in the Wine Farming industry with head offices in Cape Town, is looking for an Desktop Support Specialist to join their team. The position is part of the growth strategy of the company. The ideal candidate will support the IT Manager with 1st level Desktop...

SAP ABAP Developer (Senior) 1881 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Based on a strong technical ABAP background, play a technical solution architect role for all change requests.Mediate between developers and functional team members and will engage directly with product owner(s) and external partner feature team(s) for the respective...

UX Web Designer (SvW) – Gauteng Pretoria

Objectives of this Scope of Work The UX Web Designer is responsible to work with internal and external stakeholders to translate high-level requirements into an engaging, intuitive, beautiful functional design aligned to the brand and its corporate identity (CI). The...

DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Ready to Build, Break, and Automate? We need a DevOps Engineer who can automate like a pro, troubleshoot with ninja-like precision, and optimize systems like it's second nature. If you're passionate about CI/CD, cloud, and keeping everything running smoothly, join us...

API Developer – Gauteng Roodepoort

Our Client is seeking a skilled API Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure APIs that drive seamless integrations across various applications and systems. You...

Business Application Software Manager – Gauteng Braamfontein Werf

Business Application Software Manager - Braamfontein -Permanent Position - Salary: R [Phone Number Removed];pa Responsibilities: Develop and support Enterprise Business Applications.Collaborate with business to manage the conversion of high-level requirements into...

Full Stack Developer C# at Adapt IT

Introduction We are seeking a skilled Full Stack C# Developer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, and developing applications and services using C# and modern web technologies. If you are passionate about coding, solving problems,...

Project Manager (Construction)

Our client within the Tourism and Hospitality industry is looking for a Project Manager to join their team. This role will involve: Manage the activities and resources allocated to assigned projects.Administer and execute projects within costs, quality and...

IT Support Specialist (CPT Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:CONDUCT regular checks on network and data security while ensuring the repair & maintenance of hardware and software as the next IT Support Specialist wanted by a dynamic Distributor in the Automotive Industry. You will also be responsible for the...

Oracle DBA

Is Oracle Your Playground? We're looking for an Oracle DBA who can tune databases to perfection and troubleshoot with ninja-like precision. If database security, stability, and scalability are your specialties, apply now and let's keep our data running like a...

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