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...

Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

Researchers decode SA’s oldest DNA to date

A team of researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany has analysed human remains from the Oakhurst rock shelter in southernmost Africa and reconstructed the genomes of 13...

MTN , ZTE debut 5G ultra-range maritime coverage

MTN South Africa and ZTE have announced Africa's first 5G Ultra-range maritime offshore coverage at Mossel Bay, with benefits for maritime connectivity, tourism and the economic prospects of local fishermen. The deployment of Ultra-range 5G network in Mossel Bay will...

Supply chain leaders are investing in AI and automation

Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) are navigating significant supply chain challenges brought on by a global Covid-19 pandemic, inflation, climate change and geopolitical events, and how they plan to future-proof their supply chains. An IBM Institute for Business...

Nvidia unveils next-gen RTX GPUs, AI workflows in the cloud

New cloud services to support AI workflows and the launch of a new generation of GeForce RTX GPUs featured yesterday in Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's GTC keynote. "Computing is advancing at incredible speeds, the engine propelling this rocket is accelerated computing, and...

AMD debuts Ryzen 7020 Series for high-end mobile performance

AMD has unveiled the new Ryzen 7020 Series and Athlon 7020 Series Processor lineup, built on the "Zen 2" core architecture and featuring AMD RDNA 2 graphics. The Ryzen and Athlon 7020 Series Processors for mobile deliver excellent everyday performance and up to 12...

Turbulence set to dent resilient PC monitor market

The global PC monitor market posted positive results in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22), registering a 2,7% rise in shipments compared to the same quarter a year ago. Although the result was higher than expected, a deteriorating macroeconomic environment with rising...

Accountancy profession lags in digital transformation

While there is substantial room for growth in digital transformation in accountancy, the commitment to and advancement of it, is slow. This is according to insights from the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) 2021 Existing and Prospective...

Bitcoin burns through electricity

Bitcoin accounts for as much as 77% of the electricity consumed on cryptos, according to data presented by Bankless Time. "This is an alarming statistic and one that should cause concern for all those involved in the crypto world," says BanklesTimes CEO Jonathan...

Mettus outlines growth strategy

Data, analytics and technology services company Mettus, established through the recent sale of EOH's four subsidiary information services businesses, is focusing on core business growth, geographic expansion, acquisition and innovation. Mettus is backed by global...

Curiosity key to creating an inventor economy

Kathy Gibson is at VMware vForum 2022 - South Africa, which has traditionally had the leading economy in Africa, needs to take advantage of new technologies and opportunities if it wants to retain this position. That's the word from Graham Vorster, founder and owner...

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Testing to mitigate the risk when disaster strikes

South African-based companies know the impact that external factors can have on data centres all too well. Whether it be man-made such as load shedding or forces of nature like the frequent Highveld thunderstorms, companies can never take their business continuity...

Econz Wireless pilots timecard GPS for Marltons

Econz Wireless has signed Marltons Pet Care Products and Accessories to track their national sales team with Econz Timecard GPS. Marltons is a leader in the pet products industry (excluding food). The local pet care industry (including food) is estimated at R5-billion...

Strike lead generation gold with data mining

It is not news that the world these days is drowning in data. It permeates our lives in expected, and even some unexpected, ways. Every time you do something electronically, whether it is transacting with your credit card, watching television, sending an e-mail, or...

CA joins Linux Foundation Open Mainframe Project

CA Technologies has become  a founding Platinum member of The Linux Foundation’s new Open Mainframe Project. The project is designed to create a collaborative environment among top industry leaders and academic institutions to drive both improvements and enterprise...

Tick-tock – Intel’s Skylake ‘tock’ is here

Broadwell, Intel’s fifth generation processor, is out and generation six, Skylake, is officially here as of August 2015. In line with Intel’s tick-tock strategy, the Broadwell ‘tick’ saw the processer die shrink from 22nm to 14nm. With the Broadwell series Y, U, H and...

BT’s ‘cloud of clouds’ for global collaboration

BT has announced the global availability of three new cloud-based solutions that enable customers to easily integrate collaboration tools and services from disparate technology platforms and different vendors. Freedom of choice, security and great user experience...

Suidwes Agriculture rolls out integrated ERP

Suidwes Agriculture, one of South Africa’s largest South African agricultural companies, has announced that it will partner with Datacentrix to upgrade to an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that will better support the organisation’s growth...

Truedialer takes care of ‘Out of Office’

Truecaller has launched a new caller availability feature in its Truedialer app that could eliminate one of the most tedious features of managing your phone, work and personal communications – remembering to turn on your ‘out of office’ message or ‘do not disturb’...

TiAuto gets full visibility, better performance

When looking to improve the health of its IT systems, in particular its virtualised server environment, South African automotive leader TiAuto managed to amass extensive concrete business and financial benefits with the simple implementation of a performance and...

SON is the way forward for telcos in Africa

Self Organising Networks (SON) is emerging as a technology-of-choice to resolve network pain points faced by the service providers across the mature and maturing markets such as South Africa and other regions across Africa. The recent LTE deployments have highlighted...

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ENVIRONMENT:A prestigious digital command hub situated in Cape Town is in search of a skilled PHP / Laravel Software Developer with a strong stature to create software through code composition, rectify code issues, and oversee system testing and validation alongside...

Senior Network & System Engineer (ICT/ISP)

Role: Senior Network & System Engineer (ICT/ISP)Location: 100% remote (location can be anywhere in SA)Our client is a dynamic and successful company who specialises in providing high-quality backend systems for Managed Services Providers (MSPs), Internet Service...

Senior Full Stack Developer (C# / .net / Javascript) Fully Remote

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a fast-growing international consultancy, founded in the UK, but with a strong presence in South Africa. They build software to create digital transformation solutions for a wide variety of international clients in financial institutions and...

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A leading financial firm is looking for a Project Manager to join their team for a 6-month contract in Cape Town. Description: Project delivery from start to completionExceptionally skilled in the principles of Agile and project management.Motivate project...

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What you'll do:Provide business insights through statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive modelling, simulation and optimisation. to Identify, explore, examine, integrate and scrub data from multiple disparate data sources required to answer complex business...

Senior Network & System Engineer (ICT/ISP) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Role: Senior Network & System Engineer (ICT/ISP)Location: 100% remote (location can be anywhere in SA)Our client is a dynamic and successful company who specialises in providing high-quality backend systems for Managed Services Providers (MSPs), Internet Service...

Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town Region

A leading financial firm is looking for a Project Manager to join their team for a 6-month contract in Cape Town. Description: Project delivery from start to completionExceptionally skilled in the principles of Agile and project management.Motivate project...

Data Scientist – Western Cape Cape Town

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Our client is looking for a talented Intermediate Software Engineer specializing in Python and Django. This role offers flexibility with a hybrid or remote work setup based in Johannesburg or Cape Town. If you're passionate about building scalable software solutions,...

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