Your next smartphone could be powered by a recycled toaster

For the past 20 years, the consumer electronics playbook has been simple: make it smaller, make it faster, and seal it shut. Manufacturers utilised industrial adhesives, proprietary screws, and integrated designs to create sleek devices that were virtually impossible...

SA family businesses outperform global peers

In a time of uncertainty and rapid change, South African family businesses are showing exceptional resilience and growth – with many reporting double-digit sales growth in 2025. PwC’s South African Family Business Survey reveals what truly sets top-performing family...

Geopolitics threatens positive economic trends

Supported by the same factors that lifted the South African economy last year, economic activity increased in March 2026. However, this does not signal an economy out of the woods, as escalating geopolitical tensions threaten forecasts. This is according to the latest...

Biometric security falls to AI-driven fraud

The systems designed to verify identity and secure financial transactions are rapidly becoming the weakest link in the fight against fraud, as new data reveals the scale of AI-driven impersonation across Southern Africa. According to the Smile ID 2026 Digital Identity...

OpenAI aims to raise $100bn

OpenAI is reported to be in discussions with tech players Microsoft, Amazon and Nvidia, as well as the investor Softbank, to raise another $100-billion. If it’s successful, the company would have a value of at least $750-billion. The ChatGPT developer is currently one...

How long can the gold rally last?

Gold – which has jumped around 15% this year – is on an impressive run, but there are legitimate concerns about whether the momentum can last much longer. The warning from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, comes as the precious metal hits $5 500 this week amid...

SA firms still resilient on sustainability

South African companies are extremely optimistic about making investments in sustainability initiatives over the next year, according to Grant Thornton’s latest sustainability report - Scaling sustainability: How the mid-market is future-proofing growth. In fact, at a...

Geopolitics reshaping global STI collaboration

Rising geopolitical tensions and security concerns about emerging critical technologies are reshaping international co-operation in science, technology, and innovation (STI), according to a new OECD report. The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025,...

Resellers: Make your voice heard

Voting has officially opened for the South African IT distribution channel’s most prestigious awards – the Channelwise Awards 2025 – where resellers and partners get the chance to rate and reward their top distributors and vendors. “Over the years, the Channelwise...

Business success at risk as high-performing culture eroded

Key measures of high-performing organisations - including net promoter score (NPS) and enterprise and network performance - have been on the decline since 2022, according to Gartner. A survey of 18 000 global workers found that between 3Q22 and 2Q25, the percentage of...

Amazon to shed 14 000 jobs

As it invests more in robotics and automation, Amazon is streamlining its workforce and shedding about 14 000 jobs. Writing to employees, Beth Galetti, senior vice-president of people experience and technology at Amazon, explains that the company recognises importance...

OpenAI restructures to for-profit organisation

ChatGPT developer OpenAI is shifting its business model to become a for-profit company. The move will allow it raise additional funding. In a blog post, Bret Taylor, chair of the OpenAI board of directors, says OpenAI has completed its recapitalization and simplified...

Kenya again tops DDoS threat list in East Africa

Kenya is once more the East African country with the most distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks during the first half of 2025 - ranked third overall on the continent behind South Africa and Morocco – according to NetScout’s latest threat intelligence report....

Google adds AI skilling support

Google has announced $2,85-million (R49-million) funding through Google.org to support AI skills development, education, online safety and cybersecurity in South Africa. The funding builds on Google’s AI skilling work announced earlier this year and focuses on...

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Nedbank launches digital web page for foreign nationals

Nedbank has launched a dedicated web page designed to support visa holders, work or study permit holders, asylum seekers, and refugees in South Africa. The digital solution provides a one-stop platform where foreign nationals can easily access all the information they...

ICANN empowers underserved communities to create Internet domains

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the non-profit organization responsible for coordinating the Domain Name System (DNS), is launching a program to help underserved communities play a bigger role in shaping the internet's future. The...

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI adds  GenAI to Azure

Red Hat has announced an extended collaboration with Microsoft to streamline and scale artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) deployments in the cloud. With this collaboration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) will be available on Azure...

CASA Software partners with Nexsan

CASA Software has partnered with Nexsan, a provider of highly reliable, cost-effective, scalable enterprise-grade storage solutions – for the sub-Saharan Africa region. Byron Horn-Botha, sales specialist, CASA Software, confirms the partnership agreement is inclusive...

Fortifying automotive supply chain security

As connected vehicles become increasingly prevalent, the automotive industry faces unprecedented cybersecurity challenges. By Andre Froneman, operational technology solutions specialist at Datacentrix. To understand the damage that can be wrought by cybercriminals, we...

Combatting the risk and cost of email security

Email security remains one of the most critical concerns for the modern organisation, writes Richard Frost, head of consulting at Armata Cyber Security. The small to medium enterprise (SME) faces an uphill battle when it comes to managing costs, regulations,...

Enhance your security posture during Black Friday

As Black Friday approaches, millions of consumers worldwide are preparing for one of the busiest shopping days of the year. By Garith Peck, managing executive: cyber security at BCX While the excitement of discounts and limited-time deals drives consumers to shop...

Top industries facing cyber threats

While consumers are no strangers to phishing emails, fraudulent SMS messages, and social media scams, the scale and complexity of cyberattacks aimed at critical sectors go far beyond these relatively simple threats. By John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software Entire...

Cards and contactless payments set to grow this holiday season

As South Africans gear up for the summer holidays, spending is set to surge. But this year, as has been the trend for the past few years, how they choose to do their spending is set to continue evolving. By Privesan Naidoo, executive: trading product VP (card and...

Senior Support Engineer (Hyper-V, Exchange, M365) (CPT) (25306)

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE Hyper-V, Exchange and Cloud Infrastructure Support as the next Senior Support Engineer sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist to join its team. You will conduct proactive analysis of system health, architect new solutions...

Scrum Master

Job Description:The purpose of the Scrum Master is to coordinate the delivery of value through the operational level of the Agile Release Train. He/She will spend much of their time helping team members communicate, coordinate and cooperate; generally assisting the...

Application Support Analyst

Objective of the Role:The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within your team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences. The focus would be to support the GIP applications with supports from other teams, and in line...

Full Stack Developer

Ready to showcase your versatility as a Full Stack Developer? Our client is looking for someone with the expertise to handle both frontend and backend development, delivering end-to-end solutions. If working remotely while contributing to innovative projects excites...

Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Description:The purpose of the Scrum Master is to coordinate the delivery of value through the operational level of the Agile Release Train. He/She will spend much of their time helping team members communicate, coordinate and cooperate; generally assisting the...

Application Support Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

Objective of the Role:The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively within your team and across other teams in the business to deliver exceptional customer experiences. The focus would be to support the GIP applications with supports from other teams, and in line...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Ready to showcase your versatility as a Full Stack Developer? Our client is looking for someone with the expertise to handle both frontend and backend development, delivering end-to-end solutions. If working remotely while contributing to innovative projects excites...

Project Manager

?? Now Hiring: Project Manager – IT- Permanent | Midrand Are you a proactive, detail-driven Project Manager with a passion for delivering technology projects that truly make an impact? Our client in the FMCG industry is looking for a dynamic Project Manager: IT to...

Data Manager – (18 Months Fixed Term Contract – Wits SBIMB)

Background:Named after Nobel Laureate and Wits University graduate, Sydney Brenner, the Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) is a burgeoning multi-disciplinary research institute dedicated to investigating the molecular and genomic aetiology of...

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