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...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

CEOs are reshaping C-suite roles for the AI era

The accelerating pace of artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise. In the foreword of a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM...

Net salaries hold steady for now, but uncertainty looms

The PayInc Net Salary Index, which tracks the average nominal net salaries of approximately 2,1-million South African earners, edged higher in March 2026. Remaining above year-ago levels, the data points to a stabilisation in net salaries over the first quarter of...

Canal+ ups its Mutlichoice shareholding to 42,47%

Canal+ has acquired a further 3 868 391 Multichoice shares, in on/off market transactions. This brings the French media group's shareholding in Multichoice to approximately 42,47% of the issued share. Canal+ has disclosed the acquisitions to to the Takeover Regulation...

Trading statement from Datatec

Datatec has issued a trading statement for the financial year ended 29 February 2024. Westcon International continued to deliver an excellent financial performance during the second half of FY24. Logicalis International also had a strong second half which included...

Applications open for 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes competition

The "Africa's Business Heroes" (ABH) prize competition, one of the Jack Ma Foundation's flagship philanthropic programs spotlighting and celebrating Africa's entrepreneurial talent, has opened applications for its fourth annual edition. Entrepreneurs from all 54...

In Global Money Week, learn to save smarter

Global Money Week, an annual global awareness campaign highlighting the importance of ensuring young people are financially aware and celebrated this week from 21 to 27 March, should be a stark reminder for people to avoid falling into a debt trap. This is according...

Government joins the fight against content piracy

The South African government has committed to fighting against content piracy. This is the word from Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola, speaking at the launch of Partners Against Piracy (PAP), an initiative to combat piracy and raise awareness...

AMD Instinct drives HPC, AI applications

AMD has announced the availability of the AMD Instinct ecosystem with expanded system support from partners including ASUS, Dell Technologies, Gigabyte, HPE, Lenovo and Supermicro; the new AMD Instinct MI210 accelerator; and the robust capabilities of ROCm 5 software....

NVidia debuts advanced enterprise AI infrastructure

NVIDIA has announced the fourth-generation NVidia DGX system, believed to be the first AI platform to be built with new NVidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs. DGX H100 systems deliver the scale demanded to meet the massive compute requirements of large language models,...

Annual compliance training will be cut in half by 2025

By 2025, corporate compliance departments will reduce annual compliance training by 50%, displacing costs in favor of embedded workflow-based controls to guide employees, according to Gartner. "Many compliance leaders are dissatisfied with the effectiveness of their...

WASPIES Awards recognise innovation, excellence

The Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) held its inaugural WASPIES Awards, celebrating members that have made stellar contributions to the industry over the last year. WASPA was formed in 2004 to serve as a self-regulatory body with a mandate...

Password reset notification scams are still with us

Most online services have a built-in security system that alerts an employee when it detects "unusual" activity on their account. For example, services send notifications about attempts to reset the phone number and e-mail address linked to the account, or the...

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Soft skills training through game play

The world of C-Suite leadership is a lonely space. Those whose titles start with the letter "C", such as chief executive officers, chief operating officers and chief information officers carry the ultimate burden of responsibility and risky decision-making rests on...

Enterprise apps must mimic consumer apps

Companies that want to drive the best results from mobilising their business processes need to give their employees access to apps that are as simple, attractive, integrated and rich as the consumer mobile apps they use every day. This means organisations and their IT...

Cloud or bust: how ERP is changing

The world is going cloud crazy and it’s not difficult to see why, says Alan Sher, director HansaWorld South Africa. Where enterprise resource planning software is concerned, the old paradigms of immense cost, lengthy deployments and fiendish complexity are giving way...

Coded in Braam explores hybrid apps

Continuing its tradition of supporting the local tech community, ThoughtWorks is hosted the first Coded in Braam event of the year on Saturday 28 March. This hands-on session introduced developers to Spring Boot, a tool based on the Spring IO platform that introduces...

CommProve wins monitoring contract

CommProve has announced its working with an African telecommunications regulator to monitor the quality of service (QoS) of multiple mobile network operators (MNOs) in country. “Typically, a telecommunications regulator has no way of determining the actual customer...

Change your employee engagement strategy

It is widely acknowledged that there is a shortage of software engineers worldwide, and that the best ones are in incredibly high demand. It is also acknowledged that in the service industry, the way a company’s employees engage with their clients can make or break...

E-commerce drives industry transformation

In the last two years, IDC visited more than 30 traditional enterprises and industry clusters proceeding from the emerging mode of Internet such as e-commerce, and obtained a deep insight into the impact of Internet on traditional industry transformation and upgrade....

Dax Data to launch Adobe Document Cloud

Adobe has announced the upcoming release of Adobe Document Cloud, a modern way to manage critical documents at home, in the office and across devices. Document Cloud will address the waste and inefficiency associated with document processes. “Once again Adobe has...

Modern data centres hinge on fast restore

The key to maintaining availability for the modern data centre is not whether you’ve protected your data by backing up - it’s how well you can recover, says Mark Perry, Aptronics business development director. Everyone loses data, all the time. The MD unthinkingly...

Monument SuperSPAR rolls out Pricer ESL

Monument SuperSPAR has increased its monthly gross profit (GP) margin consistently by 4% since implementing Pricer electronic shelf labels (ESL) by XON Retail Solutions, which has exclusive Pricer distribution rights in southern Africa.  The SuperSPAR experienced the...

Software Developer (PHP) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, facilitating investor access to Southern Africa's top functional and convenience food producers, seeks an E-Commerce Specialist to join their Cape Town based team. This role involves creating and maintaining e-commerce platforms for the company...

XR Gamer Developer at Accenture

About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments, and other organisations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...

XR Gamer Developer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

About AccentureAccenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments, and other organisations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance public...

Data Analyst

Our client in the security industry is looking for a professional data analyst that can collect and analysis data for various aspects of the company's operational and sales area's. Key performance Collect, Interprete data, analyzing results using statistical...

Data Analyst – Gauteng Fairland

Our client in the security industry is looking for a professional data analyst that can collect and analysis data for various aspects of the company's operational and sales area's. Key performance Collect, Interprete data, analyzing results using statistical...

.NET Developer

Location : Johannesburg/ Cape Town [open for both locations]Duration : 6 Months renewal [ Negotiable]No of Roles [5] : 1 Senior / Lead Role [7 to 10 + Years] & 4 mid level [ 5 to 6 + Years] Technical Competencies Experience in developing mobile apps using .NET...

.NET Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Location : Johannesburg/ Cape Town [open for both locations]Duration : 6 Months renewal [ Negotiable]No of Roles [5] : 1 Senior / Lead Role [7 to 10 + Years] & 4 mid level [ 5 to 6 + Years] Technical Competencies Experience in developing mobile apps using .NET...

Integration Architect

Global legal practice is looking to appoint an Integration ArchitectCore Skills and Experience required: A solid background in SAP integrations using SAP PI/PO with at least 3 SAP full implementation experiences to multi-national/regional corporations. Solid SAP PI/PO...

Solutions Architect

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECTA large Banking Institute has a contract vacancy for a Solutions Architect.The main purpose of this position is to architect solutions to support the business goals and objectives; and ensure alignment of business, information, and technology...

Integration Architect – Remote Remote

Global legal practice is looking to appoint an Integration ArchitectCore Skills and Experience required: A solid background in SAP integrations using SAP PI/PO with at least 3 SAP full implementation experiences to multi-national/regional corporations. Solid SAP PI/PO...

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