Your next smartphone could be powered by a recycled toaster

For the past 20 years, the consumer electronics playbook has been simple: make it smaller, make it faster, and seal it shut. Manufacturers utilised industrial adhesives, proprietary screws, and integrated designs to create sleek devices that were virtually impossible...

SA family businesses outperform global peers

In a time of uncertainty and rapid change, South African family businesses are showing exceptional resilience and growth – with many reporting double-digit sales growth in 2025. PwC’s South African Family Business Survey reveals what truly sets top-performing family...

Geopolitics threatens positive economic trends

Supported by the same factors that lifted the South African economy last year, economic activity increased in March 2026. However, this does not signal an economy out of the woods, as escalating geopolitical tensions threaten forecasts. This is according to the latest...

Biometric security falls to AI-driven fraud

The systems designed to verify identity and secure financial transactions are rapidly becoming the weakest link in the fight against fraud, as new data reveals the scale of AI-driven impersonation across Southern Africa. According to the Smile ID 2026 Digital Identity...

New HoneyMyte APT campaigns, toolset uncovered

Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) experts observed HoneyMyte APT enhanced the CoolClient backdoor with new features, deployed several variants of a browser login data stealer and used multiple scripts for data theft and reconnaissance. The APT’s...

All eyes on the Budget for answers to youth unemployment

The latest Q4 2025 Quarterly Labour Force Survey confirms that for millions of young South Africans, survival, not progress, remains the defining feature of economic life. While the official youth unemployment rate for youth aged 15 to 34 marginally declined from...

Tariffs drive Black Friday demand down for SME exporters

New US tariffs killed the Black Friday peak small South African exporters would normally expect in November, according to data from the SME Export Index. Craig Lowman, CEO and co-founder of South African international shipping platform TUNL, says: “In a normal year,...

Trends shaping SA’s food security

South Africa’s food retail and wholesale sector is one of the country’s most dynamic industries, directly linked to household consumption, employment, and food security. It reflects both the opportunities and pressures shaping the economy in 2025 and beyond. These...

Global energy outages on the rise

As extreme weather events, such as wildfires, hurricanes, and floods intensify around the world, already stressed energy grids are struggling to keep up, leading to a growing number of power outages globally. The energy comparison experts at iSelect have compiled the...

Nvidia’s H200 exports to China could reshape AI investment

The decision by the Trump administration to allow Nvidia to export its advanced H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to approved customers in China represents a material shift in the global AI investment environment. This is according to Nigel Green, CEO of deVere...

Is AI choosing your Xmas gifts this year?

While artificial intelligence (AI) has become a regular part of the business environment, home assistance, and everyday consumer experiences, not many would have expected AI tools to transform holiday shopping. However, a rising number of consumers are now embracing...

Financial sector came under sustained attack in 2026

The 2025 Kaspersky Security Bulletin provides a review of the major cybersecurity trends of the year and offers a look towards the future of cybersecurity, including within the financial sector.  According to the report, in 2025, the financial sector navigated a...

Call for Science Oscars nominations

The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) calls for nominations for the 28th NSTF-South32 Awards. The awards focus on science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation in South Africa. The NSTF’s theme for 2026 is ‘Healthy Aging’ in recognition of the...

Rebound in tech jobs signals industry growth

Demand for technology professionals in South Africa has bounced back strongly in the second half of 2025, suggesting that the technology sector is turning a corner. Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for November 2025 shows meaningful signs of recovery for the IT sector...

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Digital transformation an imperative for municipalities

Municipal debt is a pressing issue in South Africa, with local governments facing significant financial distress which has resulted in a cycle of financial instability that threatens the delivery of essential services. The debt owed by municipalities totals well over...

Kaspersky launches Research Sandbox 3.0

Kaspersky has launched a major update to Kaspersky Research Sandbox, introducing version 3.0 with advanced capabilities for deeper file analysis, interactive threat investigation, and significantly reduced hardware requirements. Designed for security teams and threat...

InnoVent, Circular Computing partner on remanufacture laptops

IT asset rental and management solutions provider InnoVent is partnering with laptop Circular Computing to supply remanufactured and refurbished laptops to the African market through its remarketing brand Qrent. Circular Computing has invested years of research and...

CFI opens in SA

Online trading company CFI Financial Group has officially launched its South African operations with the opening of CFI South Africa. “This is a pivotal moment for CFI Group. South Africa represents a dynamic and rapidly growing financial market, and with the opening...

Altron intros One IoT Device Management Platform 

Altron Digital Business has launched Friendly Technologies’ (FT) One IoT Device Management Platform, providing a unified IoT DM solution designed to help businesses deploy, manage, and scale Internet of Things (IoT) devices throughout the full lifecycle. The platform...

Anglo American expands smart lockers

Anglo American is expanding its innovative pharmaceutical smart locker programme – Collect&Go smart lockers – across its mining communities in South Africa, enhancing medication access and adherence for thousands of community members managing chronic conditions....

Smartfill joins Transform’s R9m circular economy initiative

Transform, a partnership between the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Unilever and EY, is empowering South Africa’s circular economy with R9-million in grant funding and business support for four innovative startups. Among these recipients, Smartfill...

More funds committed for African financial inclusion

The Agence française de développement (AFD) has committed an additional €3-million to the African Development Bank-managed Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI) to accelerate financial inclusion in Africa. The increase brings AFD’s total funding to over...

ADG is Google’s 2025 Cloud Partner of the Year for Africa

Accelera Digital Group (ADG) has been named a 2025 Google Cloud's Partner of the Year for Africa, recognising its contributions to cloud innovation, service excellence, and customer impact across the continent. The award was presented to Cliff De Wit, ADG CUI, at the...

Building stronger communities through partnership

No matter where in the world a company is based, it exists within its community, and the success of one is by some measure linked to the success of the other. By Peter Andrew, CEO of CCI South Africa Nowhere is this truer than in the business process outsourcing (BPO...

Senior Microsoft BI Developer (Power BI & Fabric)

Senior Microsoft BI Developer (Power BI & Fabric)Work on cutting-edge BI projects using Microsoft Fabric tools in a senior-level, client-facing roleRemote (South Africa) | R45k to R65k per month About Our ClientOur client is a growing technology solutions provider...

Application Support Analyst

Objective of the Role:The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within your team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences. The focus would be to support the GIP applications with supports from other teams, and in line...

Information Security Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Are you ready to take ownership of enterprise-wide cybersecurity in a leading Financial Services environment?The Information Security Manager will lead cybersecurity strategy, governance, and operations across a hybrid cloud infrastructure. This includes managing...

Application Support Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Objective of the Role:The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within your team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences. The focus would be to support the GIP applications with supports from other teams, and in line...

Senior IT Security Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer to design, implement, and lead advanced security solutions across hybrid on-prem and cloud environments (Azure, Microsoft 365).Key Responsibilities1. Security Architecture & Engineering Design and implement...

Technical analyst

The technical Analyst will work closely with business analysts and support development by doing system analysis on incidents, problems, and IT projects.Key responsibilitiesTechnical Facilitate development for technical requirements using relevant framework and...

IT Infrastructure Manager (CPT)

The Infrastructure Manager is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation, and operationalmanagement of our client hybrid IT infrastructure. This includes on-premises and cloud environmentsenabled by Microsoft Azure, HP and Aruba networking equipment, HP...

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