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...

Roman space telescope begins its quest to the dark universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit where it is hoped it will reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 AM EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch...

The astronomical cost of crypto crime

For the past four years, the annual cumulative value of illicit activities in the crypto space - including hacks, frauds, scams, money laundering, and ransomware - has regularly exceeded $1-billion. And this hasn’t changed in 2024. Although the total number of crypto...

The ‘greener side’ of hybrid work models

Businesses that have adopted hybrid working policies have experienced an average drop of 19% in their energy consumption, according to a new survey from Regus parent company IWG. The research, covering more than 500 business leaders and facilities managers, reveals...

Global PC shipments in almost 30% decline

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 65,3-million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, a 28,5% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This marks the largest quarterly shipment decline since Gartner began tracking the PC market...

Bracing for uncertainty: financial services predictions for 2023

As recession anxieties and geopolitical tensions cloud the global economic horizon, the financial services sector is preparing for a rocky 2023. How will industry leaders wield their data and advanced analytics to weather the storm? Some of SAS' foremost industry...

Retail trends to watch in 2023

As we enter 2023, it seems the year will not be any easier for South African retailers or consumers than 2021 and 2022. Fitch forecasts that real household spending will decelerate in line with a wider economic slowdown, while higher inflation and interest rates will...

eSIM market to hit $16bn by 2027

The value of the global eSIM market will increase from $4,7-billion in 2023, to $16,3-billion by 2027, according to a new Juniper Research study. The new report offers the most comprehensive analysis of the eSIMs (embedded SIMs) market available today. Increasing by...

AI-generated texts could increase threat exposure

Nearly universal access to models that deliver human-sounding text in seconds presents a turning point in human history, according to new research from WithSecure (formerly known as F-Secure Business). The research details a series of experiments conducted using GPT-3...

NASA space missions pinpoint sources of CO2 emissions on Earth

A duo of Earth-observing missions has enabled researchers to detect and track carbon dioxide (CO2) emission changes from a single facility, using the world’s fifth-largest coal-fired power plant as a test case. In the recent study, researchers used space-based...

Insurers shift focus to customer experience, operational efficiency

Improving the customer experience and operational excellence, not growth, is the driving force of a majority of insurance digitalization initiatives in 2023, according to a new Gartner survey of insurance CIOs and technology executives. The 2023 Gartner CIO and...

Privacy predictions for 2023

This year we will witness the formation of an even more diverse market for behaviour tracking due to local law enforcement. Moreover, smartphones will take over traditional paperwork and the idea of a metaverse will become part of our reality. These are excerpts from...

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Curb unethical behaviour in a tough economic climate

Times are tougher, with the weak rand, rising cost of fuel and food coupled with the overall inflation meaning that many South Africans face ongoing financial stress. Such weak economic conditions can lead to an increase in unethical behaviour, conflict of interest,...

The most common reasons for corporate data loss

There is no doubt that one of the main assets of a company is the data it stores. Information about its customers, financial or employee planning, among other types of records, should be adequately protected and available whenever they are needed. For this reason,...

NASA protects critical data with NetApp

AltaVault enables NASA to protect mission-critical data, optimise cloud footprint and drive down cost. "With one of the largest cloud footprints of any U.S. federal government agency, NASA had very specific requirements for how to support its backup to the cloud...

Orange completes Airtel Burkina Faso acquisition

Orange, together with its subsidiary Orange Côte d'Ivoire, has completed the acquisition of 100% of the mobile operator Airtel in Burkina Faso. Since the signature of an agreement with Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) in January 2016, Orange has obtained all...

Fitbit helps to manage a better sleep

Fitbit has released a simple yet powerful set of sleep tools to help users improve their sleep consistency and overall health. Sleep plays a critical role in health and wellbeing, from protecting against cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity, to boosting...

Evolving to bimodal IT: become agile, stay stable

One of the tell-tale signs of ICT evolution within emerging markets is the advent of bimodal IT, or the practice of managing two separate, coherent modes of IT delivery - one focused on stability, the other on agility. Gartner predicts that by 2017, 75% of IT...

Business success through smarter HR

Attracting and retaining the best talent is widely recognised to be an important success factor, if not the success factor, when it comes to achieving competitive advantage. "Unfortunately, too many companies continue to rely on poor information when it comes to...

Beyond data towards insight

Big data has redefined our world. It's constant and rapid flow originates from a wide variety of sources and has allowed the opportunity for organisations to access greater intelligence, writes Mark Heymann, senior director: commercial at TransUnion. Organisations,...

EduWeek advanced education knowledge in Africa

EduWeek with SABC Education powered by Intel is a free-to-attend education event which takes place on 29 and 30 June at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. Recognised as the most comprehensive education event in Sub-Saharan Africa, visitors to this year's...

Record sales for Huawei P9 and P9 Plus

Huawei Consumer Business Group South Africa has announced that sales of its newest flagship smartphones, the P9 and P9 Plus, have achieved unprecedented levels since the launch on 2 June. This the global success of the P-series, which saw over 2,6-million devices sold...

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We are looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our team based in South Africa. We can look at someone based anywhere in South Africa (ideally Cape Town or Johannesburg). The successful person must have experience Testing on AS400. Some experience with Automation...

Senior Developer at Ntice Search – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Opportunity: Intermediate/Senior Software Developer (C# & Azure)Are you a seasoned developer with a passion for innovation and a strong background in C# and Azure? We are a leading financial services company seeking an exceptional Intermediate/Senior Software...

Senior Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking for a Senior Test Analyst to join our team based in South Africa. We can look at someone based anywhere in South Africa (ideally Cape Town or Johannesburg). The successful person must have experience Testing on AS400. Some experience with Automation...

CRM & Data Analyst

ENVIRONMENTOur client is all about blending technology and data to support a dynamic hospitality group with properties in South Africa, the UK, Italy, and Europe. They handle everything from tech and digital design to software engineering and data management. They're...

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The role overall plans, defines, governs and implements overarching enterprise guiding principles, standards and policies, maintenance and upkeep of networks and services. Specifically designs, develops, modifies, adapts and implements short and long-term solutions to...

Application Support Analyst

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an Intermediate Application Support Analyst to join them on a 6 month - 1 year contract IT Responsibilities Performing impact assessments on BAU changes and support requests received from business, clients and...

CRM & Data Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENTOur client is all about blending technology and data to support a dynamic hospitality group with properties in South Africa, the UK, Italy, and Europe. They handle everything from tech and digital design to software engineering and data management. They're...

Enterprise Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg

The role overall plans, defines, governs and implements overarching enterprise guiding principles, standards and policies, maintenance and upkeep of networks and services. Specifically designs, develops, modifies, adapts and implements short and long-term solutions to...

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My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an Intermediate Application Support Analyst to join them on a 6 month - 1 year contract IT Responsibilities Performing impact assessments on BAU changes and support requests received from business, clients and...

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