Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments

Despite progress in climate reporting and renewable electricity use, digital companies are falling short in cutting emissions at the pace required to achieve global climate targets, according to the new report Greening Digital Companies: Monitoring Emissions and...

Transport costs keep millions away from work and education

As South Africans face sharply higher fuel prices from yesterday, new Ipsos research shows that transport affordability is already affecting access to work and education for a significant number of people. The nationally representative findings, from the Ipsos...

ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

Nvidia pushes the envelope on AI performance

Kathy Gibson reports – The era of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is just getting started, with massive innovations and developments still to come. Carlo Ruiz, vice-president: enterprise solutions and operations at Nvidia EMEA, believes these innovations...

Data centre gains importance in an AI world

Kathy Gibson reports – The world we are in relies on data, and everything we do creates data in one form or another. This is the word from Karsten Winther, president: Europe, Middle East and Africa at Vertiv, who says this is driving the need and growth for data...

Hubble measures mass of a lone white dwarf

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have for the first time directly measured the mass of a single, isolated white dwarf – the surviving core of a burned-out, Sun-like star. Researchers found that the white dwarf is 56% the mass of our Sun. This agrees...

What South Africans wanted to know about in January

With 2023 well underway, local and global headlines have garnered the interest of South Africans across the board with Google search activity for January showing much curiosity around sporting events, matric results, and innovations in technology. At the top of many...

Organisations today use more than 1 000 apps but remain disconnected

New research shows that business application volumes within organisations have increased nearly 10% in the past year, surpassing 1 000 on average. However, less than 30% are integrated, creating data silos that lead to rising costs, duplicated work, productivity...

GSA Africa winners to hit global stage in Copenhagen

Winners of last year's African Startup Awards will be enroute to Copenhagen this March to showcase their solutions to some of the world's top startups, venture capitalists, and ecosystem enablers at the Global Startup Awards (GSA) grand finale. In the meantime,...

CoJ’s recent actions undermine good governance – IoDSA

Just days after Mpho Phalaatse was removed as Johannesburg's mayor, a letter to all municipal entities surfaced on social media in which the acting City Manager of Johannesburg instructs the boards of municipal entities to cease holding any "strategic sessions,...

SA consumers lax when it comes to online security

Cisco's recent Consumer Security Survey has gathered insight into how secure (or insecure) South Africans feel online - and, it turns out, they have good reason to be worried. The survey involved 1 006 South African consumers aged 16 and older and revealed that 74% of...

Regional IT spend could break the $100bn barrier

Overall spending on information and communications technology (ICT) across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa (META) will top $233,8-billion this year, an increase of 3,9% over 2022. That's according to the latest predictions presented today by International Data...

Healthy growth forecast for WLAN market

The Wireless LAN (WLAN) market is expected to grow another 12% year-over-year in 2023 after hitting a record high of $9-billion in 2022, according to Dell'Oro Group. The industry was plagued by supply constraints in 2022 and manufacturers' backlogs ballooned to record...

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Reach into Africa and beyond …

Not all small businesses are meant to stay small. Some are destined for greatness, which often results in cross-border business and even global contracts. While this is an exciting opportunity, it can be daunting and a high risk investment. Mike Anderson, founder and...

Versatile fluorescent printing with OKI Neon

Providing an exciting new dimension to creative design and products, Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the immediate availability of OKI's Pro6410 NeonColor printer that allows for the printing of super-bright fluorescent design on transfer media for use...

Kolok strengthens mobile product offering

Mobile accessory and peripheral brands Volkano and Amplify are now available to the channel from Kolok, an ICT distributor and Bidvest company.  With mobile technology continuing to drive market demand for complimentary accessories, both Amplify and Volkano offer a...

Why we need accurate B-BBEE certification

The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) commission, founded to investigate and deal with fronting, fraud, and other B-BBEE transgressions, this week commented on the nearly 100 cases that it had received since April this year. Commissioner Zodwa Ntuli has...

The supply chain advantage

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that this saying has been overhauled for the digital era. Organisations are swimming in lakes of information and, to take the analogy even further, dripping in data. But few are able to translate this data into something of...

New software for an omni-channel world

JDA Software Group has announced key enhancements within its latest release empowering customers across retail, manufacturing, wholesale distribution and third-party logistics (3PL) - to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume, omni-channel world. The latest release from...

Samsung launches X7600GX Colour MFP in SA

Samsung South Africa has launched the latest addition to its powerful MX7 Series A3 Colour Multifunction Printer (MFP) series in the local market. The new MultiXpress MX7 Series X7600GX Colour MFP 60 PPM for Business delivers consistent, high-volume printing,...

Collaboration will boost SA’s fintech industry

Fintech is set to boom in South Africa and the regulatory environment is likely to be conducive for growth in this space, says Ahmed Cassim, chief commercial officer at Hello Group. Global investment in fintech ventures has tripled over the last five years and will...

Security scanners run smoothly in Rio

Nuctech's preparation and back-up solutions have helped ease the intense security workload during the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. In the opening ceremony alone, over 80 Nuctech security scanners were put into use in and around the city's landmark Maracana stadium. As...

File transfer available as a service

Wipro has successfully launched its Managed File Transfer as a Service (MFTaaS) platform on Microsoft Azure. The Software as a Service (SaaS) platform will help enterprises in seamless digital integration and cost-effective collaboration with their clients, partners...

Python & AWS Software Engineer (Expert) 2488 – Gauteng Pretoria

Python & AWS Software Engineer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Expertise in API and ETL developmentGit development branching strategies and development approachesCI/CD pipeline development using Code Build and Github ActionsTest driven development, Unit Testing,...

Senior IT Support Engineer (On-site) – Remote Remote

Role: Senior IT Support Engineer (On-site)Location: GautengAn established and successful IT Managed Services company is looking for a dynamic Snr IT Support Engineer to join their amazing team! Having been in business for over 30 years, they utilise cutting edge...

Senior Systems Engineer

A well-established business is seeking a Senior System EngineerQualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 13+ years of relevant experienceB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 9+ years of relevant experienceM.Eng with 7+ years of relevant experiencePhD/D.Eng with 5+ years of relevant...

Senior .NET Developer

Our client is seeking a Senior .NET Developer to join tehir dynamic team. This role involves developing and maintaining efficient and scalable applications using a range of technologies including .NET (C#), SQL Server, MVC 4, Entity Framework, Blazor, and Angular.The...

Senior Software Developer

Full Stack Developer - Specialists in custom software solutions designed to promote seamless automation of tasks in any industry We are recruiting a highly skilled and motivated Full Stack Developer to join a dynamic team. The successful candidate will have a strong...

Senior Systems Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

A well-established business is seeking a Senior System EngineerQualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 13+ years of relevant experienceB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 9+ years of relevant experienceM.Eng with 7+ years of relevant experiencePhD/D.Eng with 5+ years of relevant...

Senior .NET Developer – Remote Remote

Our client is seeking a Senior .NET Developer to join tehir dynamic team. This role involves developing and maintaining efficient and scalable applications using a range of technologies including .NET (C#), SQL Server, MVC 4, Entity Framework, Blazor, and Angular.The...

Senior Software Developer – Gauteng Highveld Techno Park

Full Stack Developer - Specialists in custom software solutions designed to promote seamless automation of tasks in any industry We are recruiting a highly skilled and motivated Full Stack Developer to join a dynamic team. The successful candidate will have a strong...

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A well-established business is seeking to appoint a System Engineer.Qualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 6+ years relevant experienceB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 4+ years relevant experienceM.Eng/M.Sc (Eng) with 3+ years relevant experiencePhD/D.Eng with 1+ years relevant...

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