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...

WeWork Global emerges from Chapter 11

WeWork Global has successfully completed the restructuring of its wholly-owned portfolio and emerged from Chapter 11 in the US. WeWork South Africa, which is 100% independently owned, operates separately from WeWork in the US and Canada and was not affected by the...

Africa an attractive investment destination for Japan

Africa presents a compelling investment destination for Japanese firms, with high growth potential and the African Development Bank's strong support to manage risks. This is among the conclusion by African Development Bank Group leaders at the Japan-Africa Business...

Africa to register mild economic growth in 2022

After being the slowest growing region in 2021, Africa will register mild growth in 2022 (+3.5%) as vaccination rates will remain very low (32% in the overall continent but only 4% in Sub-Saharan Africa) according to the Allianz Economic Outlook report Don't Look Up....

Africa sees decline in mobile malware

While analysing the threat landscape of African countries, Kaspersky experts saw a steady decline in attacks on mobile devices in the region as cybercriminals consolidated their efforts to focus on more complicated, dangerous and profitable threats instead. These and...

Making the Internet a safer place

Microsoft South Africa shared the findings of the organisation's latest Digital Civility Index (DCI) and facilitated discussions about how people can work together to promote safer, healthier, and more respectful online interactions for teenagers and adults alike at...

South Africans unaware of how their data is collected by Facebook

In April 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the social network collects data from people online even if they don't have a Facebook account. Even though this might sound like old news, research by the leading virtual private network NordVPN shows that a...

Technology can speed up humanitarian action

Technology today is evolving at an extraordinary and accelerating pace and is changing the very way we live and work. Its ability to assist humanitarian action in low-income countries has alerted donors, practitioners and governments to its potential. Southern Africa...

Calling all creative thinkers …

With global warming in Southern Africa occurring at double the global average rate, the impacts of climate change are expected to have a devastating effect on the region - from reducing agricultural yield, drying up water sources, and increased risk of natural...

Trends the channel should focus on in 2022

Kathy Gibson is at Techscape 2022 - The work from home and hybrid working trend is here to stay, but there are a wealth of other trends that the channel needs to capitalise on. This is the word from Doug Woolley, GM and vice-president of Dell Technologies South...

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Marketing automation the next phase of CRM

Marketing professionals are forever being swamped with snazzy new buzzwords and trends that are poised to transform marketing practices. This is especially true when it comes to CRM, which evolves and innovates at an alarmingly fast pace. It is difficult, as a result,...

Aganang uses Xerox 1000 press

Aganang Document and Printing Solutions has bought a Xerox Color 1000 digital production printing press from Bytes Document Solutions, enabling the company to target more clients with its new colour printing capabilities. The Pretoria-based, 100% black-owned business...

Avaya launches Collaborative Cloud

Avaya has escalated its efforts to get customers to fast-track to the cloud with the first of several sweeping initiatives. These will optimise solutions and processes for delivery of collaboration as a service (CaaS) via the Avaya Collaborative Cloud. Strong demand...

Kaba offers B-eco data collection terminal

The release of the Kaba B-eco data universal data collection terminal has opened up commercial time & attendance and represents a new phase of development of the market. Today, robust and cost-effective solutions are available to both large and smaller businesses....

Aptean earns TEC certification

Aptean, represented in South Africa by Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings, has announced that its Ross ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution has been certified by Technology Evaluation Centres (TEC) for its process manufacturing suite. Rifle-Shot Performance...

Palabora Copper rolls out PPO

Palabora Copper has implemented Project Portfolio Office (PPO), an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, in order to enhance its improvement project management and tracking functions.Situated in the Ba-Phalaborwa area of Limpopo in...

Gemalto named market leader by ABI research

Gemalto has been ranked first in ABI Research’s latest competitive assessment of leading suppliers for government and healthcare electronic documents such as smart card and passport, as well as associated solutions and services. The report that established Gemalto’s...

Upskill contact centre agents online

Call centres are notorious for their turnover: the number of people who walk in and out the door is high. This situation can, however, be remedied if call centre agents are invested in and nurtured. As part of its strategy to change the face of contact centres and...

Accenture, Avanade win Microsoft awards

Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, and Avanade, a global business technology solutions and managed services provider, have been recognised by Microsoft as Alliance Partner of the Year for the eighth time. Microsoft...

Individual tax filing season begins

Are you one of those super-efficient individuals that submitted your tax return immediately when the season opened on 1 July 2014 or do you procrastinate, letting the looming deadline cause distress due to the possible penalties and fines for late submissions? This...

Desktop Support Analyst – Gauteng Boksburg

IT Desktop Support Analyst with minimum 4 years' 2nd Line technical support experience and A+ Certificate required to provide 2nd line support including maintenance, installations, testing of equipment, commissioning and fault finding for a company based in Boksburg....

Automation Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

This role is fully remote.. Your mission should you choose to accept it: Raise development quality by developing processes and best practices for testing in Development teamsImprove and automate test strategiesDevelop and execute automated test cases to diagnose...

Solutions Architect

My client is seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect with integrations and systems experience to develop and maintain the focus area (domain) architecture and design for specific business functional/technical area. This is a 12-month contract.Job Purpose:Develops and...

Senior Full-Stack C# ASP.Net Developer (REMOTE)

A fast-growing international consultancy building bespoke software to create digital transformation solutions for a wide variety of corporate clients requires a Senior C# ASP.Net Developer. The candidate will be required to develop software and applications using C#,...

Business Analyst

Seeking a savvy Sherlock Holmes of banking and payments! If you have a knack for deciphering financial mysteries and a flair for analysing trends, join us as a Business Analyst. Your expertise will be the key to unlocking success in the fast-paced world of finance!...

Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture

We are seeking an accomplished and dynamic individual to fill the role of a AEM Developer within our company. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in Development (i.e. successfully building and leading cross-functional teams while driving innovation...

Solutions Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg

My client is seeking a seasoned Solutions Architect with integrations and systems experience to develop and maintain the focus area (domain) architecture and design for specific business functional/technical area. This is a 12-month contract.Job Purpose:Develops and...

Business Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Seeking a savvy Sherlock Holmes of banking and payments! If you have a knack for deciphering financial mysteries and a flair for analysing trends, join us as a Business Analyst. Your expertise will be the key to unlocking success in the fast-paced world of finance!...

Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are seeking an accomplished and dynamic individual to fill the role of a AEM Developer within our company. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record in Development (i.e. successfully building and leading cross-functional teams while driving innovation...

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