Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

HP in Frontier partnership with OpenAI

HP Inc has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI, integrating its Frontier platform into HP’s global efforts to shape the Future of Work through enhanced customer-facing experiences and accelerated transformation across its operations. “With OpenAI there is an...

Social Media Summit for Government postponed

With marches and protests expected tomorrow (30 June), the Social Media Summit for Government (the Summit), originally scheduled from 30 June to 1 July 2026, has been postponed, and will now take place on 8 and 9 July 2026. Minister of Communications and Digital...

AI drives global server sales past $122bn

The worldwide server market reached $122,6-billion in vendor revenue in the first quarter of 2026 - a 30,4% year-over-year increase — according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker. The result reflects AI-driven infrastructure investment that has moved from...

HPE collaborates to advance quantum computing at scale

HPE has expanded relationships with eight companies to integrate high performance computing (HPC) and quantum computing systems to pave the way for practical and scalable hybrid classical-quantum applications in the future. The company says that, as a global leader in...

Cursor deal signals SpaceX’s post-IPO acquisition push

SpaceX’s $60-billion all-stock acquisition of Anysphere, the company behind the AI coding tool Cursor, highlights the company’s growing ambitions in artificial intelligence (AI) and place it on a more direct collision course with established leaders in the space,...

The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Shoppers go in-store for last-minute Father’s Day spending

South African consumers are expected to approach Father’s Day 2026 with a mix of forward planning and last-minute spending, as evolving shopping behaviours continue to reshape how families celebrate the occasion. Analysis from 2024 and 2025 spending patterns reveals a...

Small businesses look to digital tools for growth

South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly demonstrating real digital sophistication in the way they do business. South African online payment acceptance of those surveyed is among the highest in the EEMEA region at 80%, and most businesses in...

SMBs still in the early stages of AI maturity

Nearly 70% of small and midsized businesses (SMBs) still remain in the experimental or opportunistic stages of artificial intelligence (AI) maturity, despite growing investment and widespread use of AI tools. This is one of the findings from a new global...

Cisco Networking Academy hits 600 000 graduates

Cisco yesterday celebrated the graduation of 600 000 South African students from its Cisco Networking Academy. Smangele Nkosi, country manager of Cisco SA, explains that 63 000 students pass through the programme that is affiliated to schools, universities and...

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Dell delivers production-ready agentic AI

Dell Technologies has introduced Dell Deskside Agentic AI, a new addition to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA that gives workgroups the ability to deploy and scale agentic AI workflows locally without the cost, latency and data sovereignty constraints of cloud-only...

Horizen debuts consumer-grade NB-IoT tracker for portable assets

In the first nine months of the 2025/2026 financial year, the South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded more than 77 000 vehicle-related theft cases, including 22 726 thefts of motor vehicles and motorcycles and 54 838 cases of theft from motor vehicles. Behind...

RMA launches digital claims platform

Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) has launched e‑CARE, a digital claims platform designed to modernise the organisation’s service delivery, streamline claims processing and enhance the experience of injured workers, employers, healthcare providers and internal teams. e‑CARE...

Trust is infrastructure. And Africa’s fintech reckoning proves it 

For most of the past decade, African fintech was a land grab. Valuations rewarded user numbers, interfaces got flashier, and “disruption” was the pitch that attracted capital investment. From the outside, it was clear the model was running hotter than it could...

Paying Lagos is still harder than paying London

For many South African businesses, paying a supplier in Lagos still involves more friction, delays and administrative complexity than settling a payment in London — a paradox that Ola Oyetayo, CEO and co-founder of Verto, says continues to undermine African trade...

Securing Africa’s future through a circular water economy

Africa Day (today, 25 May 2026) provides an opportunity to reflect on the continent’s shared future. In 2026, that future is increasingly being shaped by one issue that cuts across every sector of society and the economy: water. By Dr Harrison Pienaar, chairperson of...

Bridging Africa’s build divide with intelligent infrastructure

Africa has always found its own way around barriers, writes Andrew Bourne, regional head of Zoho South Africa. When fixed-line banking proved too slow and too exclusionary, Kenya did not wait for the infrastructure to catch up. It built M-Pesa instead, a mobile...

Why context determines digital success in Africa

As we mark Africa Day (today, 25 May 2026), there is renewed attention on the continent’s growth trajectory, its expanding digital economy and the pace at which organisations are investing in transformation. There is good reason for that optimism. Across sectors,...

Africa’s AI ambitions face critical infrastructure questions

As artificial intelligence (AI) investment accelerates globally, Africa is increasingly being viewed as the industry’s next major growth frontier. But according to Steven Santini, vice-president for secure power: SSA at Schneider Electric, the continent’s AI ambitions...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0866

Requirement AnalysisDevelopment and maintenance on platform/application.Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.Testing and defect resolution.Involvement and support in Deployment...

Lead Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for a highly technical and hands-on Lead Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for rebuilding data pipelines, integrating SAP and other enterprise...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0866 – Gauteng Pretoria

Requirement AnalysisDevelopment and maintenance on platform/application.Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.Testing and defect resolution.Involvement and support in Deployment...

Systems Analyst (CT)

You will be a technologist working closely with the Investment Management Team. You will be responsible for the support, configuration and health of the systems that are used in that environment. This will include analysing system behaviour and having an in depth...

Full Stack Developer (JavaScript / TypeScript) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client is seeking talented Full Stack Developers with strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript experience to join a dynamic consulting environment. This opportunity offers exposure to a wide range of industries, projects, and technologies, allowing developers to work...

Application Support Engineer

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Application Support Engineer to join their Business Process Management team. This role is ideal for a systems-focused professional who enjoys troubleshooting, process improvement, systems administration, and supporting...

Application Support Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Application Support Engineer to join their Business Process Management team. This role is ideal for a systems-focused professional who enjoys troubleshooting, process improvement, systems administration, and supporting...

Java Engineer

Our client is seeking an experienced Java Engineer to join a high-performing software engineering team delivering innovative, enterprise-grade solutions. This role is ideal for a passionate developer who enjoys solving complex business challenges, contributing to...

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