Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency

Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...

Growing energy demand will limit ambitious climate goals

The global economy is on the cusp of a major shift where most of future global energy demand growth will come from emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The new realities of meeting this demand alongside the need for energy security, resilience and...

AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

ACSA terminates biometric ID contract with French firm

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has terminated the contract for an Automated Border Control (ABC), e-Gates and single token project awarded to French technology company, IDEMIA. In a statement, ACSA says the contract termination is in line with the conditions of...

Global ICT leaders launch AI consortium

An AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium - led by Cisco and including Accenture, Eightfold, Google, IBM, Indeed, Intel, Microsoft and SAP, along with key advisors - has released its inaugural report, The Transformational Opportunity of AI on ICT Jobs. The initiative,...

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,...

Zondo missed an opportunity, says IoDSA

In its final report, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture (Zondo Commission) recommends the enactment of legislation to establish a professional body for public procurement officials. While there is no doubt this is a good move, the Institute of...

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Choosing storage to suit your business

For those in the market for storage for their home or small and medium business (SMB), the discussion of the moment is deciding between local or cloud based storage, says Anamika Budree, sales manager, Branded Products at WD South Africa. On both sides of the fence...

Most matriculants not ready for university

If you are not entering university with at least a 70% average on your matric results, then you probably aren’t going to make it through your first semester of studies. This is the hard-hitting view of Peter van Nieuwenhuizen and Jacques De Villiers of The Growth...

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...

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Our client in the Wholesale and Distribution industry, based in Port Elizabeth, is seeking to employ an experienced Full Stack Developer.To secure; proficiency in C#, SQL, and optionally PHP, with experience in Flutter considered a plus.An exciting career opportunity...

Software Developer – Mobile (Junior) – Gauteng Primrose

Software Developer – Mobile (Junior)Elevate your career by joining a Software company that creates niche products!If you are looking to grow your career and are in it for the long-run then this is the company for you. My client has been in business for 20 years and...

Automation Test Analyst (SAP) – Remote Remote

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Automation Test Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will be...

Business Analyst [Legal Sector] – Gauteng Centurion

We are seeking a detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our esteemed legal institution in Pretoria to join our newly established department. The ideal candidate will excel in analyzing business processes and translating them into actionable technical and functional...

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Our client in the Wholesale and Distribution industry, based in Port Elizabeth, is seeking to employ an experienced Full Stack Developer.To secure; proficiency in C#, SQL, and optionally PHP, with experience in Flutter considered a plus.An exciting career opportunity...

C# Developer (Fully Remote)

Fully Remote! Candidates can work from anywhere in South Africa Software Developer to join our dynamic team to assist with ongoing maintenance of existing products and to participate in the development of new, exciting and enhanced products and solutions for the HR...

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Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Database Administrator (DBA) to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.What you will...

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We are seeking a highly skilled individual with 10 Years Experience to oversee the overall standards and direction of architecture within our clients IT organization's applications domain. This role involves defining and maintaining application architecture standards...

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