Drop in factory activity drives PMI down
The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI declined from 46.8 to 45.8 in August, marking its lowest reading so far in 2026 and a fourth consecutive month-on-month decline. The deterioration was driven by a sharp fall in factory activity and a renewed weakening in new orders,...
Why the rise of model routing is a bet against permanence
Recently, Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter at a reported $8-billion. Just last week Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub, for $12,9-billion. Different headlines, but they reflect the same broader shift. The value in AI is...
Ramaphosa urges Africa to take control of its AI destiny
Kathy Gibson reports from Google Cloud Summit in Johannesburg - For too long Africa has had to play digital catchup, dependent on the technologies of more industrialised nations. But the artificial intelligence (AI) era gives the continent an opportunity to take...
Urgent reform needed to unlock SA’s startup potential
South Africa’s startup ecosystem is gaining ground, but it continues to fall behind global and regional peers on regulatory efficiency, capital formation, and access to international markets. This is according to a new report by SiMODiSA, in partnership with Allan...
Vodacom takes a majority stake in Safaricom
Strengthening its position in East Africa, Vodacom has acquired a further 20% stake in Safaricom for $2,1-billion (R35-billion) – increasing its shareholding in the group to 55%. The transaction sees Vodacom acquire a 15% stake from the Government of Kenya, and an...
Visa gears up for the new phase in commerce
Recognising the dramatic shifts shaping the future of commerce, Visa has outlined a series of AI, stablecoin, and token capabilities designed to help clients across the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region participate in this next...
A new fraud threat for insurers – AI-generated images
Insurance fraud, unfortunately, is inevitable - a certain amount of fraud is priced into the product. But the ultimate goal for insurers is to find the right balance – focusing on fraud prevention for the biggest cases without alienating trusted customers. Having said...
AI will push cloud-managed revenue over $10-billion
Concerns about AI cybersecurity threats and a desire to focus on AI use cases will push the public cloud-managed LAN market into a phase of accelerated growth from 2026 to 2030 – to more than $10-billion - according to the Dell’Oro Group. “As vendors like Arista,...
Vulnerable economies face lasting consequences from Hormuz closure
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would bring relief to global trade and energy markets. But for many vulnerable economies, the shock will not end when ships start moving again. After more than 100 days of disruption, ship transits through one of the world’s main...
Planting trees in savannas can do more harm than good
A new University of Cape Town (UCT)-led study has found that planting trees in African savannas may undermine biodiversity without delivering the expected gain in carbon storage. The study, led by Dr Heidi-Jayne Hawkins of UCT’s Department of Biological Sciences and...
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CCI acquires AviaContact
Business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience provider CCI has announced the strategic acquisition of AviaContact, a Europe-based specialist in Travel and Leisure customer engagement solutions. The Travel and Leisure sector is experiencing rapid growth,...
Vertiv supports Nxtra’s expansion in Africa
Vertiv is extending its collaboration with Airtel Africa through its data centre division Nxtra. Starting with Nigeria, the collaboration is a first step in Nxtra’s strategic objective of establishing one of the largest high-capacity data centre networks in Africa,...
NTT Data partners with Fortanix to strengthen security
NTT Data and Fortanix have announced a global partnership to help enterprises safeguard sensitive data, counter emerging AI threats and prepare for looming post-quantum cryptography challenges. Through the agreement, NTT Data will launch a new...
Vodacom Limpopo fast-tracks digital inclusion
Vodacom Limpopo region has announced an investment of more than R500-million in network infrastructure for the current financial year (FY26). Building on last year’s R414-million commitment, this year’s capital expenditure brings the total investment in radio and...
Nokia extends RAN partnership with Vodafone, Vodacom
Nokia has maintained its role as Vodafone’s strategic partner in Europe and Africa as part of Vodafone’s five-year radio access network (RAN) investment programme. The deal follows Nokia’s recent RAN agreement with VodafoneThree, part of the largest privately funded...
All system go for the NAG BYOC LAN
The BYOC LAN at rAge 2025 is taking place from 5 to 7 December (with an early start on 4 December for Super Pass holders) at the all-new Fourways Mall Level 8 venue in Johannesburg. “By the time the rAge Expo weekend arrives, the mall will be buzzing with holiday...
EFT Corporation expands e-commerce offering
The Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market is booming, and merchants offering this option to consumers see significant increases in sales volume and order value. The BNPL market has experienced robust growth in recent years, with some markets reporting a CAGR of 23,5%. Now,...
Experian unveils AI-powered credit solutions
Global data and technology company Experian has unveiled its latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and alternative data aimed at transforming credit risk assessment in South Africa. With a significant number of South African adults still outside the formal...
Salesforce elevates human potential with agentic AI
Salesforce has announced the general availability of Agentforce 360. The Agentic Enterprise represents a new model for work — where AI elevates people rather than replacing them. In an Agentic Enterprise, every team operates with 24/7 intelligence: sales leads are...
SAS Retrieval Agent Manager supercharges generative and agentic AI
More than 80% of enterprise data is in unstructured formats such as text and images, and this huge amount of data is growing 50% – 60% annually. Unlocking its value is one of the most significant challenges – and opportunities – for GenAI. Too often, however, current...
Project Manager
Our client is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate and drive New Product Development.Do you have the following:Project Management qualification3-5 years project management experienceExperience in the consumer goods manufacturing or FMCG industry Desired Skills:...
Lead Software Developer
A unique opportunity to join a JSE-listed financial organisation that continually delivers excellent results and growth that exceeds all competitors in the market. Become part of a team working on Key projects in the organisation in Partnership with business...
Project Manager – Gauteng Primrose
Our client is seeking a Project Manager to coordinate and drive New Product Development.Do you have the following:Project Management qualification3-5 years project management experienceExperience in the consumer goods manufacturing or FMCG industry Desired Skills:...
Lead Software Developer – Gauteng Midrand
A unique opportunity to join a JSE-listed financial organisation that continually delivers excellent results and growth that exceeds all competitors in the market. Become part of a team working on Key projects in the organisation in Partnership with business...
Data Scientist (Expert) 1458
Define and build agentic system architectures that leverage Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and agent frameworks to enable multi-step reasoning and automated workflows.Lead technical strategy for model selection, fine-tuning, and inference, advising on cost vs. performance...
Agile Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We're looking for an experienced Agile Master to join a global technology team driving innovative financial planning and reporting solutions used across an international enterprise landscape.In this role, you'll be the heartbeat of Agile delivery, guiding multiple...
Data Scientist (Expert) 1458 – Gauteng Pretoria
Define and build agentic system architectures that leverage Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and agent frameworks to enable multi-step reasoning and automated workflows.Lead technical strategy for model selection, fine-tuning, and inference, advising on cost vs. performance...
Agile Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We're looking for an experienced Agile Master to join a global technology team driving innovative financial planning and reporting solutions used across an international enterprise landscape.In this role, you'll be the heartbeat of Agile delivery, guiding multiple...
SAP Functional Consultant (Expert) 1427
Primary function to support SAP EWM incl. Operations Support.Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support...
Senior Business Analyst
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst (WMS) to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Develop and define the Business Analysis approach and strategy for project delivery.Facilitate workshops,...
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