Global recognition for SA-built AI platform
A South African-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to help researchers prepare clinical trial databases faster has placed second in the 2026 CDISC AI Innovation Challenge. Leova was created by Johannesburg-based clinical data management...
SITA ups its game
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has achieved an unqualified audit opinion. Presenting its 2025/26 Annual Report to the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies in Parliament, SITA outlined important progress in strengthening...
PC market plunges by 20% as pull-in hangover, supply constraints bite
Worldwide PC shipments fell 20,1% year over year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary results from IDC Research (IDC), the second consecutive decline and a deeper one than the 3,8% drop in Q2. Shipments also slipped 9,1% sequentially, upending...
Education minister aims to widen matric focus
Education minister Siviwe Gwarube wants to move the nation’s focus away from the matric pass rate number to focus on a wider range of outcomes. She says the country has a “collective obsession” with the matric pass rate, and the quality of our basic education system...
Four priorities for CHROs in 2027
In 2027, CHROs will look to deliver the growth and productivity that CEOs are seeking while minimising risks to the organisation, according to Gartner. Mark Whittle, Vice President Analyst at Gartner, shared how leading organizations are approaching workforce skills...
Agencies look to keep the sky dark and quiet
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Astronomical Union’s Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky (IAU CPS) have signed an agreement at the International Astronautical Congress to strengthen cooperation and develop technical solutions to...
AI is no longer a standalone investment theme
While information and communications technology (ICT) accounted for the bulk (62,7%) of all southern African venture capital (VC) deals in 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning represented just 1,6% of deals as a standalone category. This figure,...
Etailers urged to act now to safeguard Black Friday payments
As peak trading approaches, payment processing failures at checkout continue to cost local e-commerce stores turnover. Data from payment provider Stitch shows that nearly one in four (25%) online card payment attempts in South Africa fails to complete. Capitec data...
Expert argues telecoms laws can’t restrict lawful gambling
Any attempt to restrict access to legally authorised gambling through telecommunications regulation, rather than gambling legislation, would raise serious legal concerns and could face a court challenge. This is according to Wayne Lurie, from Lurie Inc Attorneys, who...
Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance
Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...
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The last thing rural SA needs is a competition holiday
The Association of Comms and Technology (ACT) wants a five-year exemption from parts of the Competition Act so that six of South Africa’s largest network operators can coordinate parts of their rural infrastructure rollout. By Paul Colmer, executive member of the...
The role of flash storage in the era of physical AI
While artificial intelligence (AI) has been particularly good at answering questions, many may be wondering how else the technology could help us in our daily lives. Well, we are already starting to see the next phase of AI, where intelligence has leapt off the screen...
Peak retail season prep starts now
The online retailers who win Q4 are the ones who do the hard work in September. By the time November comes around, it is too late, writes Melinda Ellis van Zyl, enterprise sales lead of Shiprazor. Most South African digital retailers lock their systems down weeks...
The model is the easy part. What happens around it determines if AI works
Many AI projects start when someone sees an impressive demonstration and asks where the technology could be used. This is usually where the conversation moves towards products before anyone has established which business problem needs attention or what a worthwhile...
The future of customer service is automated, but must retain a human heart
Customer self-service is not a new phenomenon; it’s just much easier than in years gone by, writes Kelvin Brown, customer operations executive at Telviva. Yet, despite this, everyone reading this will relate to being “trapped” in a seemingly never-ending loop in...
The business case doesn’t end at go-live
A migration, modernisation programme or new application may be delivered on time and still fail to produce its expected return. The difference is usually made in the months and years after launch, writes Byron Phillips, head of managed operations at Synthesis. Go-live...
SA’s fibre market enters its next chapter: what happens after the rollout race?
The South African fibre landscape is currently dominated by noise, from the arrival of LEO satellites to infrastructure operators launching their own retail ISPs. Trevor van Zyl, CEO of Octotel, says the focus must shift from simply laying cable to solving complex,...
Security monitoring should not cost more the harder you look
Security maturity in the mid-market over the next few years will be decided as much by pricing models as by technology. By Christo Coetzer, founder and MD of BlueVision Technologies. The most important question a growing business can put to a prospective security...
AI raises the bar for digital literacy
Most professionals today know how to send an email, navigate a basic spreadsheet, put together a presentation or make a video call without thinking twice. By Michelle Dobson, head of brand at Pnet Even young people joining the workforce have grown up with smartphones...
Why many procurement professionals still fear whistleblowing
A global study found that 43% of occupational fraud cases are uncovered through tips, making whistleblowers the most effective source of fraud detection (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, ACFE). Yet, despite their critical role in exposing wrongdoing, many...
Golang Developer
Golang Developer Contract, 12 months | Cape Town | Hybrid Join a high-performing technology team working on scalable backend services and APIs within a large, complex technology environment. This is an opportunity for an experienced Golang Developer to contribute to...
Golang Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Golang Developer Contract, 12 months | Cape Town | Hybrid Join a high-performing technology team working on scalable backend services and APIs within a large, complex technology environment. This is an opportunity for an experienced Golang Developer to contribute to...
C#.NET Software Engineer (CPT Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:AN Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding expertise of a C#.NET Software Engineer whose core focus will be to design, build, and maintain integrations and extensions around the Charles River platform (CRIMS), including APIs, data feeds, and...
C#.NET Software Engineer (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:AN Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding expertise of a C#.NET Software Engineer whose core focus will be to design, build, and maintain integrations and extensions around the Charles River platform (CRIMS), including APIs, data feeds, and...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise...
System Analyst – Infrastructure & DevOps
Qualifications Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 5–8+ years of business analysis experience in technical environments, ideally with infrastructure, DevOps, or platform teams. Proven experience with process mapping,...
System Analyst – Infrastructure & DevOps – Gauteng Johannesburg
Qualifications Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 5–8+ years of business analysis experience in technical environments, ideally with infrastructure, DevOps, or platform teams. Proven experience with process mapping,...
Technical Enterprise Architect
One of the giant leaders in the telecoms industry is looking to appoint a Technical Enterprise Architect to provide end-to-end architectural governance. The role ensures that business processes, operational technology, applications, integrations, infrastructure,...
Technical Enterprise Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg
One of the giant leaders in the telecoms industry is looking to appoint a Technical Enterprise Architect to provide end-to-end architectural governance. The role ensures that business processes, operational technology, applications, integrations, infrastructure,...
Business Analyst (M365/SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Copilot) (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A global SharePoint Consultancy seeks the strong technical aptitude & commercial acumen of a Business Analyst who will serve as the bridge between clients and technical teams, gathering and documenting business requirements, creating work breakdown...
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