They don’t know how, but execs believe AI will drive business growth

New research from the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals that nearly eight in 10 (79%) surveyed executives expect AI will significantly contribute to their revenue by 2030 – up from 40% today. But few (24%) have a clear view of where that revenue will come from....

Cedarberg reveals tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start life

An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start the recovery of Earth’s oceans after a global mass extinction. The team, led by Dr Claire Browning, an Honorary...

CEOs take the lead as AI investment gains pace

Corporate AI investment is growing significantly and it’s not about to slow down. Companies are planning to double their spending on the technology in 2026, accounting for about 1,7% of revenues - more than twice the increase for 2025. Meanwhile, CEOs are rolling up...

Geoeconomic risks rise in new age of competition

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report 2026, published yesterday (14 January), finds geoeconomic confrontation emerges as the top risk for the year, followed by interstate conflict, extreme weather, societal polarisation and misinformation and disinformation....

How to build change readiness among employees

Just 45% of employees reported that they realised the change goals set by their organization, according to Gartner. An April 2025 Gartner survey of nearly 1 000 mid- to senior-level business leaders revealed that more than one-third (36%) said their team is more...

Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year finalists named

With entrepreneurs in the local spotlight as potential job creators and economic drivers, Business Partners has revealed the 15 finalists in its 37th annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards. “These entrepreneurs represent the forward momentum of South Africa's...

How AI can help solve SA’s water crisis

South Africa is facing a growing water crisis. Climate change, ageing infrastructure, pollution, and unequal access are putting intense pressure on the country’s water systems. By Dr Lester Goldman, CEO of The Water Institute of Southern Africa, and Dr Dr Ashton...

Crypto scammers target victims via Google Forms

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new wave of scam attacks that use Google Forms to target crypto users. Knowing the email address of the potential victim, the attackers send a scam email through Google Forms, which is designed to appear as a notification from a...

MetroFibre opens Steeledale store

MetroFibre has opened its fifth Fibre Experience store in Steeledale, South of Johannesburg, marking another milestone in it bid to make high-speed fibre connectivity accessible to underserved communities. The new Steeledale store opened on 25 July 2025 joins...

Sophos and Phishield debut cybersecurity, insurance partnership

Sophos has entered into an exclusive partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, where the partnership offers an integrated cyber protection (from Sophos) and insurance solution (from Phishield) to businesses across sub-Saharan Africa. The...

How to deliver growth as executive confidence dips

Executive leaders are tempered in their optimism about economic growth and their own organisation’s top-line growth, with the Gartner Executive Confidence Barometer totaling just49.8 out of 100 in the second quarter of 2025. Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a...

Intel streamlines operations as it sets a new course

Intel aims to reduce its global workforce by about 15% by the end of this year, through workforce reductions and attrition. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, says the goal is to end up with about 75 000 employees. A large portion of the workforce reductions have already taken...

What the future holds for batteries, AI, hydrogen

The future of energy could be increasingly streamlined, sustainable, and efficient, with battery developments and the integration of machine learning. Li-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells are some of the most promising up-and-coming technologies responsible for...

Smart tech supports wildlife and ecosystems

As we mark World Nature Conservation Day today (28 July), AI is emerging as a powerful enabler of environmental protection. What makes this shift particularly compelling is the crossover between sectors. Technologies originally developed to monitor industrial risks in...

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Westcon-Comstor programme generates $768m for partners

Westcon-Comstor's Intelligent Demand (ID) programme, which harnesses data to uncover growth opportunities for channel partners, generated $768-million in additional revenue for partners in FY24 - up 70% on the previous year's figure of $450-million. Intelligent Demand...

iSchoolAfrica Education Trust celebrates 15 years

iSchoolAfrica has celebrated 15 years of driving educational change across South Africa. Since its inception, iSchoolAfrica has leveraged technology and good educational practices to reduce inequalities, enhance opportunities for exceptional employment, and stimulate...

Veeam adds Microsoft 365 backup for Veeam Data Cloud

Veeam Software has announced the next generation of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 with the new capabilities offered by Microsoft 365 Backup Storage. Veeam Data Cloud, which is built on Microsoft Azure, provides backup-as-a-service (BaaS) for Microsoft 365,...

Label printers make small business sense

Small businesses are the backbone of the South African economy, and their survival depends heavily on business owner's ability to keep overhead costs low, maintain efficiencies, and increasingly, to prioritise marketing and branding. Label printers are showing up as a...

Telviva wins at CEM Africa 2024

Telviva has been awarded 'Best Enterprise Contact Centre Platform' at the 2024 CEM Africa Awards for its Managed Contact Centre as a Service, offering businesses a seamless and efficient way to manage their customer interactions across multiple communication channels....

Realtime water quality monitoring vital

The recent cancellation of the swimming portion of a practice run for the Olympic triathlon due to concerns about water quality in the Seine River has highlighted the critical need for real-time water quality monitoring. The decision, influenced by weather-related...

Cradlepoint gains SITA certification

Axiz has announced that Cradlepoint, a provider of cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network edge solutions and part of Ericsson, has achieved certification from the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). This significant milestone enables it to extend its...

inq. sets its sights on Africa

Edge solutions provider inq. aims to service clients through South Africa, a key region with a significant presence of multinational corporations. This aligns with the new group-level strategy to leverage South Africa's robust market landscape, ensuring that its...

Arnergy unlocks growth with SAP deployment

African enterprises seeking to scale into new markets and build new capabilities need access to accurate real-time data about the total performance of the business. For one of Nigeria's renewable energy providers, a reliance on outdated systems led to inefficiencies...

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ENVIRONMENT:The Platform Developer with Database Engineering experience will join a Site Reliability Engineering team. This role focuses on developing, integrating, and maintaining shared platform services, with a strong emphasis on relational database systems,...

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JOB PURPOSEElicit the business requirements from business community and support analysis and design of business requirements in accordance business processes to support business objectives under guidanceKEY PERFORMANCE AREAS• Define, map and intuitionalise business...

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The Lead Enterprise Architect is a delivery leader of the Enterprise Architecture team that operationally leads EA planning, delivery and performs key execution. The role will also focus on building and maturing the capabilities, provides planning, support, insights...

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Join a giant in the Telco industry where businesses describe their customer service and support as exceptional, market-leading, and offering the personal touch as well as their cloud-first solutions.Responsibilities:Advanced Troubleshooting: Handle Service Requests...

2nd line IT Support – Gauteng Sandton

Join a giant in the Telco industry where businesses describe their customer service and support as exceptional, market-leading, and offering the personal touch as well as their cloud-first solutions.Responsibilities:Advanced Troubleshooting: Handle Service Requests...

Java Software Developer at Anylytical Technologies

Responsibilities Work with other software engineers to analyse software product requirements and design the system thereafterProduce clean, efficient code based on requirement specificationsIntegrate software components and third-party programsVerify and deploy...

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