As cost pressures mount, consumers shift spend to essentials

South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion's Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many households remain under...

Memory and SSD shortage set to impact SA

The memory and SSD crisis is real – and it’s broader and faster‑moving than many in the IT industry expect. This is the stark warning from Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech, who recently returned from the Hong Kong electronics shows and a week of factory visits in China....

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...

SA students anxious, burning out

A majority (53%) of South African students say they have trouble meeting new people and making friends, the second highest of any country surveyed after Australia (55%) and alongside the US. More than two-thirds (67%) also say they have struggled with not sleeping...

Ingenuity Mars helicopter completes first one-way trip

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed its fifth flight on the Red Planet today with its first one-way journey from Wright Brothers Field to an airfield 129m to the south. After arrival above its new airfield, Ingenuity climbed to an altitude record of 10m and...

Most consumers will pay up for a sustainable future

The Covid-19 pandemic has elevated consumers' focus on sustainability and willingness to pay out of their own pockets - or even take a pay cut - for a sustainable future. This is according to a new IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) survey of over 14 000 consumers...

Qualcomm vulnerability puts Android users’ privacy at risk

Check Point Research (CPR) found a security vulnerability in Qualcomm's mobile station modem (MSM), the chip responsible for cellular communication in nearly 40% of the world's phones. If exploited, the vulnerability would have allowed an attacker to use Android OS...

How do cybercriminals compromise passwords?

One of the most important parts of avoiding compromise is understanding how cybercriminals may attempt to gain access to critical data. Attack techniques continue to evolve and become more sophisticated, giving cybercriminals a vast toolkit to use to exploit users....

Which social media platforms have the most content violations?

Donald Trump, Azealia Banks, and Wiley are all celebrities who have been permanently banned from social media platforms, for reasons spanning from harassment, copyright violations, to the spreading of fake news. They join thousands of other social media users who are...

How to make the shift to virtual selling

A shift in sales enablement strategy is required for a more permanent shift toward virtual selling, according to Gartner. As a result, sales leaders need to optimse their approach to virtual seller enablement in areas such as sales enablement technology, onboarding,...

Ransomware attack disrupts US fuel supplies

The movement of oil across the US has now been disrupted for three days as ransomware closed a pipeline that supplies about 45% of the fuel to the eastern parts of the country. Colonial Pipeline was forced to close about 5 500 miles of pipeline when if got hit with a...

IBM unveils breakthrough 2nm chip technology

IBM has claimed a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world's first chip announced with 2-nanometer (nm) nanosheet technology. With demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency rising - especially in the era of...

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CA enhances mainframe performance

CA Southern Africa has announced the release of significant product innovations aimed at performance enhancement in the mainframe environment. CA Cross-Enterprise Application Performance Management 3.0 (CA CE APM) helps IT administrators achieve greater reliability...

Keeping WiFi networks safe and secure

The days of being tethered to a phone cord to be able to access the internet or tap into a company network are long gone. The advent of WiFi, the popular technology which allows electronic devices to exchange data wirelessly via radio waves, is having hotspots...

Panda strengthens cross-platform security

Panda Security has announced the release of Panda Gold Protection, a new solution designed especially to protect users’ data, regardless of the device they’re using - whether it is a PC, Mac, smartphone or tablet. Receiving e-mail, shopping online, staying in touch on...

Information Builders offers cloud hosting

The dedicated South African cloud hosting service launched by New York-based Information Builders will include business intelligence (BI) and integration capabilities. Johan Jurd, MD of InfoBuild, representing Information Builders in SA, says Information Builders’...

Samsung boosts student-centric learning

Adequate education remains a critical issue in South Africa. With remote locations playing a largely negative role in appropriate learner schooling alternative options to traditional classrooms are required. Technology is driving the way forward for many educators and...

Mitel, Vidyo offer cloud telepresence

Mitel and Vidyo have partnered to deliver a single, comprehensive offering that will integrate Vidyo's HD video and telepresence solutions across Mitel's entire line of unified communications and collaborations (UCC) products. Through this reseller and distribution...

Discovery 702 walk route guidance from mapIT

The Discovery 702 Walk the Talk is one of Joburg’s most well-loved and supported outdoor events, attracting 50 000 entrants for the 5km, 8km, 15km and 30km walks. The walk takes place on Sunday 28 July 2013, and for the third year running, mapIT, together with Altech...

Agile practices aid business growth

Many organisations today are struggling to strike the right balance between remaining flexible enough to capitalise on rapid-fire strategic challenges and still being able to meet short and long-term financial numbers, says Frank Reinelt, senior director for Northern...

Making the most of an ERP implementation

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are one of the most widely used enterprise software solutions in the world, and in recent years vendors have developed scalable solutions for the mid-market as well as for Small to Medium Enterprise (SME), which have become...

DiData cloud solution boosts performance

Dimension Data, the $5,8-billion global ICT solutions and services provider, has announced independent testing carried out in May 2013 by The Tolly Group reveals that Dimension Data’s Public Compute as a Service (CaaS) cloud servers showed consistently high...

Junior BI Analyst Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are looking for a motivated Junior BI Analyst Developer to join our team. As a Junior BI Analyst Developer, you will be an integral part of our Business Intelligence team, contributing to the development and enhancement of BI solutions. If you have a passion for...

Integration Developer at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton

Job PurposeTo realise the detailed design through programming and configuration and provide guidance and mentoring to other software developers Job ResponsibilitiesProduce working quality software that meets the designDevelop critical and complex technical components...

Senior .Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

This could be just the right dose of medicine to get your code into " healthy" shape and for you to grow your skills set. A role based in Cape Town / Hybrid working and exciting work and BENEFITS! Apply now! Looking for Senior .Net DevelopersLooking for : Senior .Net...

Test Analyst at Reverside

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for Test Analyst...

Cobol Developer

A minimum of 10 to 15 years' experience as a Senior Analyst Developer with the majorityof the time using COBOL Advanced experience in COBOLAdvanced experience in CICSAdvanced experience in DB2Sound understanding and experience in MQSeries, Z/OS, JCLAdvanced knowledge...

BizTalk Developer

Minimum Requirements MatricRelated Diploma/Degree7+ years development experience in a cross section of application environments including MS SQL and C#Minimum of 7+ years Biztalk Development experienceMarket related rate. IT is centralized from Value City in the...

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER CLIENT BASED WITH SOLID EXPERIENCE IN THE EPCM PROJECT MANAGEMENT OF METALURGICAL OR MINERAL PROCESS PLANTS WITHIN THE MINING INDUSTRY.TO JOIN THIS INTERNATIONAL EPCM PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT DESIGN OPERATION. FOR THE MANAGEMENT OPERATION...

Senior Data Specialist – Remote

Job Description:Ownership of Outsourced Credit Control's data and processes including, but not limited to, development, implementation and maintenance of operational and reporting processes. Engaging with business to ensure understanding and compliance with external...

Test Analyst at Reverside – Gauteng

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for Test Analyst...

Cobol Developer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

A minimum of 10 to 15 years' experience as a Senior Analyst Developer with the majorityof the time using COBOL Advanced experience in COBOLAdvanced experience in CICSAdvanced experience in DB2Sound understanding and experience in MQSeries, Z/OS, JCLAdvanced knowledge...

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