As cost pressures mount, consumers shift spend to essentials

South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion's Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many households remain under...

Memory and SSD shortage set to impact SA

The memory and SSD crisis is real – and it’s broader and faster‑moving than many in the IT industry expect. This is the stark warning from Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech, who recently returned from the Hong Kong electronics shows and a week of factory visits in China....

Your next smartphone could be powered by a recycled toaster

For the past 20 years, the consumer electronics playbook has been simple: make it smaller, make it faster, and seal it shut. Manufacturers utilised industrial adhesives, proprietary screws, and integrated designs to create sleek devices that were virtually impossible...

SA family businesses outperform global peers

In a time of uncertainty and rapid change, South African family businesses are showing exceptional resilience and growth – with many reporting double-digit sales growth in 2025. PwC’s South African Family Business Survey reveals what truly sets top-performing family...

OpenAI founder sets up new AI company

A new company, Safe SuperIntelligence, has been formed with the aim of producing superintelligence, a machine that is more intelligent than humans, in a safe way. Formed by ex-OpenAI founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy, Safe...

Namibia embarks on a galactic journey

In a bid to propel Namibia into the limelight of African space technology, Eos Capital - managers of the Namibia Infrastructure Development and Investment Fund (NIDIF) - have given the green light for the Namibia Space Port project. The project will be spearheaded by...

South African debt addiction set to worsen

Millions of South Africans are struggling to fight the ongoing battle of debt addiction - a problem that has worsened over the last decade and doesn't look like improving in the foreseeable future. Given the current economic turbulence and its knock-on effects on the...

Gartner forecasts slowdown in chip revenue

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to grow 7,4% in 2022, down from 2021 growth of 26,3%, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. This is down from the previous quarter's forecast of 13,6% growth in 2022. "Although chip shortages are abating, the global...

Ombud warns consumers on prescribed debts

The law forbidding creditors from collecting on prescribed debts which falls under the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 (NCA) is well-known, established and adhered to - or so everyone would think. The aim of this law is to safeguard consumers against unfair and...

TUT Solar Team take Ilanga Cup

Red Star Raceway was the scene of celebration as the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Solar Team emerged victorious and were crowned champions of the 2022 Ilanga Cup Solar Challenge. The team racked-up 390 kilometres during the eight-hour long endurance...

Launch of Sigfox SA ensures IoT network continuity

Kathy Gibson reports – Internet if Things (IoT) provider Sigfox South Africa was officially launched today, continuing the infrastructure and operations of the defunct Skwidnet. Community Venture Investments Holdings has partnered with Fidelity ADT, Discovery Insure,...

South Africans using digital payments big target for scammers

According to the Kaspersky Digital Payment survey, 35% of respondents from South Africa faced phishing scams when using online banking or mobile wallet services. Forty three percent have personally encountered fake websites, and 59% experienced scams (via texts or...

Big gaps found in workplace cybersecurity best practices

A significant 44% of employees haven’t gone through employer-arranged cybersecurity training, according to a survey commissioned by NordLocker. This is a worrying statistic because the same study reveals that 77% of professionals handle confidential data at work. The...

SAICA cautions taxpayers on SARS auto assessments

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has advised taxpayers issued with an auto assessment from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to carefully examine it before treating it as correct. For the first time following the introduction of...

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Bridging multiple platforms

We live in an increasingly digital world and spend countless hours in front of the screen of a desktop or notebook in the office, writes Kalvin Subbadu, WD Storage Technology Sales Manager for South Africa. We eyeball our smartphones and tablets on the go and, when we...

Gartner recognizes Verint in new Magic Quadrant

Verint Systems has achieved the highest and furthest overall position for its ability to execute and completeness of vision in the new Magic Quadrant for Customer Engagement Center Workforce Optimization (WFO) report by research and advisory firm Gartner. This...

Local app makes the roads safer these holidays

GoMetro Traffic is a new locally-developed app for smartphones aimed at getting holiday travellers to their destinations safely. The mobile application is designed to provide drivers with incident and alert information before they set off on a road-trip. It is...

Investment in training employees will pay off

In a difficult economic climate, the training and education budget is often one of the first areas of the business to suffer cutbacks. After all, training can be expensive, takes people away from the work they're paid to do and often delivers benefits that can be hard...

Can your networking equipment deliver a competitive edge?

In our high-tech digital world where business is extremely fast-paced, the network has become central to maintaining a competitive advantage. By Jaco Erasmus, Dell Enterprise Division Manager at Drive Control Corporation. A robust, integrated, open network provides...

Knowledge Management 2015 – the end of ‘ivory towers’ in business

Bricks and mortar businesses have long been a thing of the past in markets, and in tomorrow's world the most prized asset in commerce - knowledge - will be housed in progressive, digital and data driven environments run by people that promote information sharing and...

New service scores how well web sites work

Passmarked, a quality score to measure how well your site works, has entered private beta. Using Internet standards and best practices, Passmarked tests a site's performance in terms of security, compatibility, and code and has scored over 17-million pages to date....

HomeSend launches remittance service with Hello Paisa in SA

HomeSend, the international payment and money transfer hub, today announced the launch of live remittance services for Hello Paisa, a South African money transfer operator offering a fast and efficient way for customers to send money to friends and family in other...

Holiday offer from Kaspersky Lab and Tresorit

Cybercrime is no longer just about stealing passwords to bank accounts or annoying us with spam. It has become a serious issue for all users and they should take responsibility for securing themselves against possible threats. According to a joint global survey...

Sophos acquires SurfRight for endpoint protection

Sophos announced the acquisition of SurfRight, an innovator in signature-less next-generation endpoint threat detection and response (ETDR) and advanced threat prevention. Based in Hengelo, the Netherlands, SurfRight has developed a portfolio of technologies that...

Item Coding Analyst at Circana

Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...

Senior Functional Tester (CH1021)

Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions is looking for a Senior Fuctional Tester.The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to...

SAP ABAP Developer

SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...

Item Coding Analyst at Circana – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Working as part of the item coding team you will be responsible for analysing data from different sources, performing gap analyses and coding missing product attributes (e.g. the weight of the product, the name of the manufacturer, etc.). These need to be recorded...

Senior Functional Tester (CH1021) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client, a company that provide various HR Solutions is looking for a Senior Fuctional Tester.The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to...

SAP ABAP Developer – Gauteng Midrand

SAP ABAP Developer opportunity on a fixed term contract. This role will include understanding business requirements, preparing AS-IS, documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design documents. Requirements: Diploma or Degree in Information...

DBA Specialist (Linux) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client: Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a...

C# Developer

Hire Resolve is currently seeking a skilled C# Developer to work remotely for an Information Technology company. As a C# Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software applications using C# and other related technologies. With a...

CRM System Specialist

Our client in the Legal industry is seeking a CRM System Specialist to join the Marketing and Business Development Department, reporting to the Head of Business and Practice Development.The CRM System Specialist will provide overall project management for the firm's...

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