Africa’s growth holds firm amid global turbulence
Africa’s economies are projected to grow at 4,2% in 2026, moderating slightly from 4,4% in 2025, before rebounding to 4,4% in 2027. The findings of the 2026 African Economic Outlook from the African Development Bank Group underscore the continent's continued...
Consumers want AI to help with shopping, not make purchase decisions
As brands race to invest in agentic commerce, consumer willingness to let artificial intelligence (AI) make purchase decisions topped out at 11% across lower-stakes categories, such as personal care and household supplies, according to Gartner. The findings suggest...
Cybersecurity in the era of autonomy
Kathy Gibson reports – Cyberattacks have been a feature of the landscape since he first worm was identified in critical systems in the 1970s. Since then, the sophistication of cyberattacks has increased in leaps and bounds, affecting all of us and causing major...
Arm will build its own chips
Arm Holdings has announced the evolution of its Arm compute platform, extending into production silicon products for the first time in the company’s history. This begins with the launch of the Arm AGI CPU, an Arm-designed CPU for AI data centres, built to address a...
SA consumer credit market stabilises
TransUnion’s Q4 2025 South Africa Industry Insights Report shows the consumer credit market shifting from a tentative recovery to broader stabilisation driven by steady inflation and interest rates, as well as improvements in consumers’ repayment behaviour. During the...
AI projects are failing, but the problem started long before AI
As organisations around the world accelerate their investments in artificial intelligence (AI), digital transformation, and data analytics a growing number of industry experts are warning that many companies are still approaching these initiatives in fundamentally...
Petrol pain drives South Africans towards hybrid vehicles
Rising fuel costs are pushing more South Africans to consider hybrid vehicles instead of fully electric cars, according to Yazi’s March 2026 SA Fuel & Energy Sentiment Study, which found that consumers are prioritising cost savings, flexibility, and energy...
Africa’s developer boom highlights gender gap and opportunity
Africa’s developer community is expanding faster than anywhere else in the world, according to new analysis from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), underscoring the continent’s growing influence in global technology creation. Although the continent currently has...
Digital identity pilot set to revolutionise maritime industry
SITA – in conjunction with IDsure and Columbia Shipmanagement – have launched an aviation-grade digital travel-enabled pilot which could radically improve identity verification at sea. For decades, the maritime industry has relied on paper documents and manual checks...
AI now widespread on collaboration and communication platforms
The recent Enterprise Connect 2026 – where a wide range of collaboration and communications vendors gather annually to discuss trends and announce new products and services – was once again dominated by AI, says GlobalData. This, the research firm says, again...
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Vertiv opens new Academy centre in Frankfurt
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How to navigate the new era of executive remuneration
The world of executive remuneration is a battlefield, and the stakes have never been higher, writes Dr Chris Blair, group director of 21st Century. With global trade tensions, geopolitical conflicts, and societal demands for fairness, boards are under pressure to...
Speed tests and the missing Mbps: why can’t you hit the 1Gpbs mark?
Long-time internet users might remember the good old days of dial up internet connections, and the excitement of looking forward to a noticeable difference in experience every time the line speeds were upgraded. By Theo van Zyl, head of wireless at Vox, and Andre...
Wise Move in strategic integration with Gumtree
Local logistics-tech platform Wise Move has partnered with Gumtree to provide seamless, on-platform access to professional moving services for buyers and sellers on one of the country’s most-used classifieds platforms. The integration allows Gumtree users to access...
Proximity is power: local channel presence matters more than ever
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Bold leadership needed to close Africa’s AI gap
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries and societies around the world. In Africa, it holds immense potential to tackle deep-rooted challenges in healthcare, education, financial inclusion, and unemployment. By Dumisani Moyo, marketing director at SAP...
Troye debuts Arctic Wolf’s Aurora Endpoint platform
Troye has launched the Aurora Endpoint suite, a robust platform providing protection, detection, and response capabilities across every stage of an organisation’s cybersecurity maturity. Helen Kruger, MD of Troye, says with the new Aurora Endpoint platform, clients...
FCM’s AI assistant goes live for SA business travellers
FCM has rolled out its next-generation virtual assistant 'Sam' to customers across South Africa, bringing conversational AI technology designed to tackle real-world travel challenges facing local businesses. Sam uses machine learning to anticipate traveller needs,...
Royal HaskoningDHV SA becomes Atana
A group of mostly South African engineering professionals who bought a controlling margin of the South African arm of Netherlands-based engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV have rebranded it as Atana, effective from 1 July 2025. The group – management and...
Test Analyst (Advanced) 2380 – Gauteng Pretoria
Coordinating/setting-up/executing the complete Test management process (Unit testing/UAT and all other testing scenarios)Testing support to IT and Business (US/EU locations)ReportingProcess understanding / Flowcharts definitions creation and updatingBusiness and IT...
DevOps Engineer (Mid – Senior) – (Cape Town – Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Implement front-end features from detailed specifications and design mockups.Write clean, maintainable code under the guidance of senior developers.Build responsive UI components using TypeScript and Angular.Ensure delivered components meet basic accessibility and...
Senior PHP Developer
Own and deliver full-stack solutions from design through to production Work directly with clients to translate business needs into practical technical solutions Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction Improve, modernise, and optimise existing...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior Data Engineer (CH1223) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client, is a leading South African payment aggregator, enabling secure and efficient bill payments across a wide network of payment channels. They process millions of transactions monthly and are building a modern data infrastructure to support financial...
Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Data Engineer at Datonomy Solutions
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A well-established, technology-driven public sector environment is looking to appoint an experienced Project Manager on a fixed-term basis. The focus of this role is to drive the delivery of cross-functional financial systems initiatives, while strengthening data...
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