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%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

Skills shortage hampers Africa’s fight against cybercrime

Kathy Gibson reports - As cyber attacks become more frequent, and more crippling, a massive shortage of cybersecurity skills is hampering Africa's ability to meet the onslaught. This is one of the troubling findings from "Elevating Africa's Cyber Resilience", a new...

Zuckerberg advocates for open source AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for an open source model for artificial intelligence (AI). In an open letter, he points to how Linux became the industry standard for much of today's computing, as a result of being open source. AI could develop in the same way. "In...

NASA rocket aims to measure Earth’s life-supporting secret

Why does Earth support life, while Venus and Mars - and for all we know, any other planet in the universe - do not? "It's one of the most fundamental questions in all of science: Why are we here? And it's what Endurance is after," says Glyn Collinson, a space...

Accessibility stymies SA smart home adoption

South Africa lags behind the world in smart home ownership, with a 23% gap between South African and global consumers when it comes to embracing the use of internet-connected devices to enable the remote monitoring and management of appliances and systems. "While...

Good growth in global telecoms services but future is uncertain

Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1.566 billion in 2021, an increase of 1.6% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Telecom Services Tracker. IDC expects worldwide spending on...

Buy now pay later gets twice as many recommendations as banks

South African customers who have used buy now, pay later to purchase goods would overwhelmingly recommend it as a payment method. In contrast, customers of South African banks aren't even half as likely to recommend financial services from their banks. This emerged in...

QR code payments set to reach $3trn by 2025

A new study from Juniper Research predicts that the global spend using QR code payments will reach over $3-trillion by 2025; rising from $2,4-trillion in 2022. This growth of 25% will be driven by the increasing focus on improving the level of financial inclusion in...

Currency risk a major challenge when investing in Africa

Although currency risk is present throughout the investment process, it was most impactful for both fund managers and limited partners (LPs) at the time of portfolio exit. This is among the findings of a special report series exploring the "Currency Risk Management...

Ukraine war set to hamper SME growth

2022 was set to be a year of growth and recovery for South African small businesses, however, the war in Ukraine is beginning to thwart this projection. The World Trade Organisation has recently slashed its global growth forecast to 2,8% from 4,1% before the war....

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Leading through volatility in Africa

Barely two years ago, foreign businesses and analysts were hailing Africa as the world’s economic miracle. With economic, political and social reforms sweeping the continent, a burgeoning middle class and growth rates hovering around the 6% mark, people were queuing...

Payroll software makes for happier holidays

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Airtel Rwanda, TechWomen offer mentorship

Airtel Rwanda has kicked off a two-week mentorship programme in partnership with TechWomen Rwanda, an organisation which aims at encouraging more women in Rwanda to take on careers in the fields of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). TechWomen is...

DCC offers Huawei HG532f ADSL router

Stay connected even when ADSL goes down with the new Huawei HG532f ADSL router with built-in 3G failover, available now from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC). This user-friendly device is robust and easy to set up in a matter of minutes, and with the...

App developed to celebrate Wits

The Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) together with its High Maturity software development unit has collaborated with advertising agency King James II to create a Web site and app called This is Wits. Accessed via www.wits.ac.za/thisiswits or by...

Esquire, Oplink Connected sign deal

Esquire Technologies has signed a southern African distribution agreement with Oplink Connected, a division of Oplink Communications. Esquire Technologies is an international award winning company and one of the leading distributors in southern Africa of IT, mobility,...

Sophos secures Android devices

Sophos has announced the immediate availability of additional security and device management capabilities for the Android mobile platform. These simple-to-deploy, yet powerful solutions deliver mobile security for businesses of any size. IT professionals can now allow...

Kaspersky joins Hitachi alliance programme

Kaspersky Lab, the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions, has joined the Hitachi Technology Alliance Programme, a Hitachi Data Systems programme that seeks to foster synergistic combinations of partner technology with Hitachi...

Protecting a big data environment

Prevention is always better than cure when it comes to information security, particularly when dealing with today’s big data environments that see a flood of data drowning the enterprise on a daily basis. Gerald Naidoo, CEO of Logikal Consulting, says it’s not only...

A service desk is not service management

IT has become an essential component of practically every business today, underpinning the basic functioning of the enterprise, Edward Carbutt, executive director at Marval Africa. As such, providing effective IT services is critical to the efficiency and...

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Hire Resolve's client is seeking a skilled Business Analyst to join their team. team.Requirements:Degree in Industrial Engineering or another related field.Experience in agricultural sector is advantageous.Strong analytical, communication, and project management...

Software QA (Remote CPT/JHB ONLY) – Western Cape Cape Town

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