Top AI trends in infrastructure and operations in 2027
Gartner has identified the top AI trends in infrastructure and IT operations (I&O) for 2027. Heads of I&O are increasingly being tasked with improving IT operations while enabling AI initiatives across the business. A Gartner survey of 272 heads of I&O...
Taxpayers can challenge SARS’ interpretation of tax law
When SARS publishes its interpretation of tax legislation, taxpayers may assume that the position is legally settled. But a recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment illustrates why SARS’s interpretation should not automatically be treated as the final word on...
Mobility is changing. So is fraud
South Africans have not given up on vehicle ownership. They have simply become more creative about achieving it. By Ayesha Hatea, director of research and consulting at TransUnion Africa Faced with ongoing affordability pressures, consumers are reconsidering...
IITPSA conference to assess the future of ICT jobs in the AI era
ICT skills gaps, the impact of AI on ICT workforces and upskilling for the future of work are among the burning issues that will come under the spotlight at this month’s Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Workforce Intelligence...
The shocking reality facing jobseekers
Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...
AI risk is rising faster than AI value
Despite the rapid risks introduced by AI, CIOs remain well-positioned to effectively manage AI governance and deliver business value, says Gartner – value and risk are interconnected, and the challenge for CIOs is to compound value faster than risk. “People are doing...
‘Volume is not value’ when it comes to AI
Only 13% of CIOs reported their enterprise has realised significant or transformational value from AI so far, according to a new survey from Gartner, which adds that while AI use cases have accelerated over the past two years, the likelihood of use case success...
Microsoft still tops brand phishing rankings
Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand in Q3 2026, accounting for 33% of all brand phishing attempts tracked and up from 23% in Q2, according to Check Point’s Brand Phishing Ranking for the period. Attackers, the security specialists say, continue to exploit...
For insurers, AI value depends on trust, transparency
For all the discourse about an AI hype bubble, many insurers are already seeing big returns from their investments. But to realise those gains, companies have to trust their AI to provide the right answers – and the AI must show that it warrants that trust. These are...
SA-founded Omnisient wins Money20/20 Banking Grand Prix
Omnisient, a consumer intelligence company founded in South Africa, has won the Banking Grand Prix at the 2026 Money20/20 Money Awards for an initiative developed to help banks assess consumers overlooked by traditional credit information. The winning initiative...
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Walletdoc launches Visa Payment Passkeys
Walletdoc is bringing Visa Payment Passkeys to local merchants, enabling them to offer shoppers a faster, more secure and passwordless online checkout. This means South African shoppers can now skip the frustrating redirect to their bank and the one-time PINs that...
Axis and Cisco collaborate on cloud-based management solution
Across Africa and the Middle East, enterprise IT and physical security are becoming increasingly connected. Network cameras and other security devices are no longer isolated systems: they depend on reliable network connectivity, cybersecurity, firmware updates,...
Vertiv expands EMEA power and cooling manufacturing
Vertiv has announced a major expansion of its Nové Mesto nad Váhom campus in Slovakia, adding to other recent expansion initiatives across its manufacturing facilities in Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Malaysia, Mexico, and the US. Over the next 18 to 24 months, Vertiv...
Africa’s net-zero ambition must become operational
Africa’s green economy is on the right trajectory, however as the famous quote goes: “Success can be a long and winding road, filled with many obstacles and challenges.” This is certainly the case with the continent, as it carves its own path towards sustainability....
How Africa’s ‘hidden’ resources can change the energy equation
Africa's most overlooked energy resource may be energy efficiency. As the continent races to expand generation capacity and works to connect millions more people to reliable electricity, we also need to extract more value from every unit of energy we already produce....
AI without morals a weapon in the hands of the youth
While headlines worldwide warn of growing threats to humanity from rogue AI agents and those using it as a means to harm others, youth development organisation Afrika Tikkun cautions about the risks of a young generation using AI without a firm moral compass to guide...
Paystack adds onsite Shopify card checkout
Paystack has introduced what it says is South Africa’s first onsite card checkout for Shopify, allowing shoppers to pay directly within a business’s online checkout without being redirected to a separate payment page. For businesses preparing for Black Friday, the...
AI could reduce call centre job churn
Frontline voice work has some of the highest churn of any job globally, but South Africa’s growing pipeline of young, first-time workers don’t need to face that reality the same way – or with the same mental health burdens. By Bruce Von Maltitz, CEO of 1Stream South...
Rectron opens Zebra experience centre
Rectron has launched a new Zebra Technologies experience centre at its Midrand headquarters, where channel partners and enterprise customers across Africa can experience Zebra Technologies’ technologies in action. The Rectron Experience Centre demonstrates how...
Scholarship opens 20 fully funded pathways to in-demand careers
HyperionDev has announced the Moola Motlomelo & Muslim Hands Scholarship 2026, offering 20 young people full tuition funding, mentorship and career support, with applications open from 21 September to 9 October 2026. The scholarship will award 20 full-tuition...
Data Engineer
Background:Excellent career opportunity for a Data Engineer to join a leading retail groupMinimum Requirements:3 Year IT related degreePost graduate qualification (advantageous)5-10 Years' experience and understanding in designing and developing data warehouses...
Senior Scrum Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Our client in the financial services and insurance space is looking for a Senior Scrum Master who can turn delivery from busy to genuinely valuable. This is a role for someone who coaches teams to own their work, clears the path, and uses data, not noise, to make...
Data Engineer – Remote Remote
Background:Excellent career opportunity for a Data Engineer to join a leading retail groupMinimum Requirements:3 Year IT related degreePost graduate qualification (advantageous)5-10 Years' experience and understanding in designing and developing data warehouses...
Senior Scrum Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Clubview
Our client in the financial services and insurance space is looking for a Senior Scrum Master who can turn delivery from busy to genuinely valuable. This is a role for someone who coaches teams to own their work, clears the path, and uses data, not noise, to make...
Data Analyst x 2
Background:Our Client within the retail sector is looking for Data Analysts to interpret data and use it to improve their businessMinimum Requirements:3 Year related degree (In a quantitative field i.e.: Data, Finance, Economics etc)Post graduate qualification...
EPM Functional Specialist
Functional expertise (essential) Demonstrable Oracle EPM Cloud implementation experience across the full lifecycle (design, build, playback, SIT, UAT, cutover, hypercare).Hands-on configuration experience in Oracle FCCS and EPBCS, with exposure to Narrative Reporting...
Senior Oracle Developer (perm) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Clubview
Own the data platforms that keep financial services running. A leading client in the Financial Services and Insurance space needs a senior Oracle specialist to design, build and shape mission-critical Oracle database solutions. You'll lead projects, mentor the next...
Lead Application Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Lead Application Developer (Full Stack Microsoft .NET)Own the build. Lead the team. Ship software that people actually use.We need a Lead Application Developer who can sit with a requirement, turn it into a working [URL Removed] is a hands-on lead role: you still...
Lead Application Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Lead Application Developer (Full Stack Microsoft .NET)Own the build. Lead the team. Ship software that people actually use.We need a Lead Application Developer who can sit with a requirement, turn it into a working [URL Removed] is a hands-on lead role: you still...
Business Analyst
A South African payment solutions provider and bill aggregator that lets customers pay bills, subscriptions, municipal accounts, and insurance using a unique reference number, is seeking a Business Analyst to support the development and delivery of innovative payment...
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