PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Strategic AI deployment set to drive significant growth

By 2029, chief financial officers in organisations that implement strategic AI and technology portfolio resource deployment will unlock an additional 10 points of margin growth, according to Gartner. “Three quarters of CFOs are raising their tech budgets for 2026,...

Hormuz disruption shows why early-warning data matters

What began as a shipping disruption in one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints has become a wider development risk. Since early March, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has alerted that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are hitting far more than energy...

TikTok culls close to a million videos in SA

TikTok removed more than 920 000 videos in South Africa during the third quarter of 2025. This is according to TikTok’s Q3 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, which details how the videos were removes for violating the platform’s Community Guidelines. Of the...

BluEnergy granted energy trading licence

JSE-listed Blu Label Unlimited has announces that its subsidiary, BluEnergy Trading, has been granted a multi-year energy trading licence by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). This marks a significant regulatory milestone that empowers BluEnergy to...

How to stay secure as AI, robots, VR redefine family life

Over the past 10 years, families have experienced shifts in structure and a perceived increase in fragmented interactions at home, largely driven by the pervasive use of technology and changing social norms. What does the next decade hold in store? According to a...

Will 2026’s budget keep its holding pattern?

Many of the fiscal pressures that defined 2025's Budget Speech will return when Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers his 2026 Budget Speech. By Ania Strydom, payroll compliance research manager at Deel Local Payroll South Africa continues with a careful...

Peer-led initiative aims to train youth in digital skills

Non-profit tech academy WeThinkCode_ has partnered with the IDC Social Employment Fund (IDC-SEF) to launch a community-driven digital skills programme to equip 44 000 youth with the tools to enter the digital economy. WeThinkCode_ students will deliver digital...

Official unemployment is 31,4%, but 41,2% in real terms

South Africa's official unemployment rate was 31,4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results, there was an increase of 44 000 in the number of employed persons to 17,1-million, while there was a decrease of 172 000...

Pre-budget: 10 money watchpoints for SA households

In the countdown to finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s national budget speech, it’s clear that the biggest impacts of his announcements aren’t felt in Parliament - they’re felt in household’s daily financial realities like the petrol pump, the grocery store, and on...

The ‘grey swan’ risks threatening global digital stability

As digital systems become more interconnected and dependent on invisible technical foundations, new categories of cyber risks are emerging beyond traditional malware, ransomware, and disruption. In new analysis, Alexander Gostev, chief technology expert at Kaspersky,...

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Flying blind in the face of remote business edge complexity

As enterprises across Africa continue to adopt Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to support their geographically dispersed operations, the complexity of maintaining these critical tools at remote site locations has...

Ricoh named 2025 Dell Technologies Titanium Black Partner

Ricoh has been awarded Dell Technologies Partner Programme Titanium Black status for 2025. Titanium Black is the highest status within the Dell Technologies Partner Programme. This elite group of Dell’s most strategic partners is embracing the AI revolution and...

African coalition tackles the hidden crisis of medical equipment waste

A new pan-African coalition has officially launched to address the mounting challenge of end-of-life diagnostic and medical equipment piling up across laboratories and healthcare facilities on the continent. The African Diagnostics and Medical Instrument Recycling...

Agile development in practice: lessons from the trenches

With the Agile iterative software development methodology widely accepted as the best way to get to market faster, most large South African companies embrace the concept. Many even believe they have ‘gone Agile’ when in reality they have not. By Rouan van der Walt,...

Oracle names Softswiss deputy-CTO as best in Africa

Sergey Kastukevich, chief technology officer of i-gaming software company Softswiss, was named Oracle CTO of the Year in the EMEA region at the 2025 Oracle Excellence Awards. The awards are run to celebrate global tech leaders that drive innovation, not just...

Sasol bursary program is open

Sasol has launched its bursary programme for the 2026 academic year. The bursary includes: 100% coverage of your tuition fees at a registered, South African Public University of your choice Paid-for accommodation and meals Monthly pocket money/stipend Allowance for...

Sony uses recycled components for Bravia TVs

Sony has developed practical "Material-to-Material recycling" that reuses plastic recovered from the rear covers of end-of-life televisions in new TV products. Material-to-Material recycling refers to recycling where materials recovered from used products are reused...

People who move medicine help to save lives

From life-saving medicines to vaccines, surgical gloves and diagnostic tools, nothing reaches patients without a strong, resilient supply chain. But a supply chain is only as good as the people who manage it, and too often, the vital link of skilled human capital is...

Duxbury signs up Tachyon Networks distribution

Duxbury Networking has signed a distribution agreement with Tachyon Networks to bring its innovative 60 GHz point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint (PTMP) fixed wireless solutions to the South African market. Tachyon Networks’ modular 60 GHz solutions deliver...

Société Générale Maroc set for digitisation

In collaboration with IBM ecosystem partner Power Maroc (Power M) and IBM, Société Générale Maroc is transitioning from monolithic applications to a modern, microservices-based architecture. As Morocco becomes increasingly digitised, customers are increasingly...

Business Analyst at QES – Western Cape Bellville

Job Title: Contract Business Analyst - Servicing & Claims Transformation Location: Cape Town / Hybrid About the Role: A leading financial services organization is seeking a Contract Business Analyst to support its transformation of servicing and claims operations...

ICT Infrastructure Manager

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Technical Architect

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Technical Architect (Contract) to join our financial services client based in Centurion..Ensure correct separation of concerns...

Cobol Developer at Reverside

Reverside is seeking a highly experienced Lead Product Engineer with strong COBOL expertise to support a critical South African Domestic Low Value Payments system. This role operates within a high-performing team responsible for the maintenance, support, and...

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Technical Architect – Gauteng Centurion

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Technical Architect (Contract) to join our financial services client based in Centurion..Ensure correct separation of concerns...

Cobol Developer at Reverside – Gauteng Gauteng

Reverside is seeking a highly experienced Lead Product Engineer with strong COBOL expertise to support a critical South African Domestic Low Value Payments system. This role operates within a high-performing team responsible for the maintenance, support, and...

Software Developer (Python, Django, PostgreSQL) (Remote)

ENVIRONMENT:JOIN a high-performance Remote Engineering team of a cutting-edge FinTech company seeking a talented coder with strong Python, Django & PostgreSQL to be its next Software Developer. In this role, you will design and build scalable systems, contributing...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are recruiting a Senior Python Developer for a client based in Sandton on a hybrid basis. The Senior Python Developer will be responsible for...

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