With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

AI-enabled vision finds a home in warehouse operations

By 2027, 50% of companies with warehouse operations will leverage AI-enabled vision systems to replace traditional scanning-based cycle-counting processes, according to Gartner. AI-enabled vision systems are novel hyper-automation solutions that combine industrial 3D...

Buoyant data centre cooling market reaches for new heights

The data centre thermal management market has outpaced previous forecasts and surged to $7,67-billion, according to new research from Omdia. This unprecedented growth is poised to continue with a robust CAGR of 18,4% until 2028. This surge will largely be fueled by...

GDPR fines hit nearly €100m in H1 2022

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in the EU that controls how all personal data on EU citizens is collected and processed. The legislation covers various privacy aspects, from cookies to monitoring employees in the workplace. Worth noting...

New visa system means a turbulent period for foreign employees

South Africa's immigration system sees a complete overhaul on the horizon starting with long term visa applications for foreign nationals wishing to stay for over three months in South Africa. By Nivaani Moodley, partner; Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones, immigration...

Should we cancel savings month this year?

Given the dismal economic quagmire we currently find ourselves in, should National Savings Month be cancelled this year? Not necessarily, says Simon Ward, founder and CEO of Floatpays, who points out that South Africans were already in an extremely tight financial...

Standard Bank offers free virtual internships

Standard Bank is launching a new virtual internships initiative to help students gain practical skills and experience that mirrors the work they will do in the world of banking. Through its investment in education and skills development, Standard Bank supports access...

Siemens, Nvidia show digital twins in industrial metaverse

Siemens and Nvidia have launched Siemens Xcelerator business platform in Munich, with the aim of driving the “industrial metaverse”. “When we combine the real and digital worlds we can achieve new levels of flexibility and we can bring new products to market faster,”...

Open RAN opens up new 5G opportunities

Open RAN frees customers from vendor lock-in and provides cost-effective roadmaps to 5G adoption for Africa’s first and second-tier mobile network operators (MNOs) and communications service providers (CSPs). 5G Open RAN enables new network and business models by...

SA adopts ISO standard for social media in emergencies

The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS), through its technical committee has adopted the ISO 22329 standard that provides guidance on the use of social media during an emergency or crisis. The standard underwent a public enquiry stage and was adopted and...

Companies battle to cope with volume of security alerts

Almost three-in-four (70%) of organisations struggle to keep up with the volume of alerts generated by security analytics tools. This results in a lack of resources for important strategic tasks and leads organisations towards process automation and outsourcing,...

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We beg to differ Minister

You can predict which of your own will commit crime, says Jenny Reid, MD of iFacts. It's probably come as no surprise to thousands of South African's who deal with it on a day-to-day basis, that the latest crime statistics show an overall increase in criminal...

Construction management methodology due for overhaul

The African property development industry is rich in new developments, pressured successes and epic challenges. Lessons can be learnt by examining these projects, their strengths and weaknesses, their management strategies, and the reasons for their success or...

New range of DeskJets from HP

HP has announced an expanded portfolio of new HP DeskJet Ink Advantage printers that offer more choice for printing from smartphone, tablet and PC with low-cost supplies. The HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3835 All-in-One Printer provides versatile, easy-to-use printing...

The xPaaS revolution and the rise of BizDevOps

Red Hat's head of middleware Mike Piech talks about middleware meeting the cloud. Platform-as-a-service, or PaaS, is an increasingly popular cloud offering that enables developers and IT operations professionals to build and maintain applications while avoiding many...

Why companies are scared of going mobile

More than 65 percent of companies are overdue to deploy mobile workforce solution (MWS) apps, but are failing to do so due to unfounded fears. They don't realise the massive cost savings and productivity benefits these solutions offer. Most modern ERP and CRM systems...

Four times the resolution with Philips 4K monitors

Take your viewing clarity to new heights with the Philips 4K UltraClear UHD displays from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). With four times the resolution and four times the detail of a standard HD monitor, these displays deliver unrivalled detail and...

Altech named Huawei Partner of the Year

Following the roll-out of the Gauteng Provincial Government's broadband network, and having installed high-tech video conferencing and WiFi facilities at the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Altech was named Partner of the Year for 2015 at the recent Huawei...

AIS strengthens IP with DocFusion trademark

Software and IT services provider Assimilated Information Systems (AIS) has reinforced its intellectual property after securing a registered trademark for its flagship offering DocFusion. AIS began operating in 2006 and its intellectual capital represents over 66...

Why parents must teach their children about Internet security

Parenting, as we know it, is evolving in this modern, digital age.  Mothers and fathers have traditionally warned their children of the physical dangers, be they pickpockets on the street or strangers in the park. Today, however parents are facing an altogether...

Samsung debuts Gear 2 smartwatch

Samsung Electronics South Africa has announced the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, the company’s latest offering in the wearables category. The Samsung Gear S2 comes in a versatile, circular design with an intuitive, custom User Experience (UX) and advanced features that...

SAP BW / SAP SAC Consultant (Advanced) 2650 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

You will be responsible for the coordination of the technical implementation as well as the definition and execution of technical test casesYou will be responsible for the definition of functional requirements with the business departmentsYour technical background...

IT Technician – Gauteng Eikenhof

A+N+3-4 Year IT ExperienceWill do Remote support and onsite (Clients).Drivers LicenceOwn Vehicle Desired Skills: A+ N+ Hardware troubleshooting PC installation Remote support Desktop PC Remote Troubleshooting Install Software PC maintenance Remote Desktop 1st Line...

Python Developer

Leading investment bank requires the skills of an experienced Python Data Solutions Developer6 month contract with the option to extend based on performance and client requirementsHybrid working with 1 day per week in the office in Claremont, Cape TownMust reside in...

Datacentre Engineer

REQUIREMENTS: Diploma/Degree in computer science, Information TechnologyRelevant certification such as VMware VCP, CompTIA Server+, Storage SkillsMinimum 4 - 5 years work experienceOwn reliable transport and be willing to work on a rational standby...

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Python Developer – Western Cape Claremont

Leading investment bank requires the skills of an experienced Python Data Solutions Developer6 month contract with the option to extend based on performance and client requirementsHybrid working with 1 day per week in the office in Claremont, Cape TownMust reside in...

Datacentre Engineer – Gauteng Randburg

REQUIREMENTS: Diploma/Degree in computer science, Information TechnologyRelevant certification such as VMware VCP, CompTIA Server+, Storage SkillsMinimum 4 - 5 years work experienceOwn reliable transport and be willing to work on a rational standby...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Houghton Estate

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Development and maintenance on platform/applicationReview and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System ownerDevelop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirementsPreparation of system/technical...

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