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...

AI will impact business decisions at every level

International Data Corporation (IDC) has presented its worldwide artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI (GenAI), and automation predictions for 2024 and beyond. While AI is not a new technology - companies have been investing heavily in predictive and...

South Africans under increasing threat from fraudsters

The South African fraud landscape is becoming increasingly risky as fraudsters and scammers look to target individuals with highly sophisticated scams in an environment where it is becoming increasingly difficult for lawmakers and authorities to bring these criminals...

SA team for International Olympiad in Informatics announced

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the South African team for the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2021), where informatics students from around the world will compete against each other in June this...

Ericsson and Samsung sign global patent license agreement

Ericsson and Samsung have reached a multi-year agreement on global patent licenses between the two companies, including patents relating to all cellular technologies. The cross-license agreement covers sales of network infrastructure and handsets from 1 January 2021....

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,...

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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...

Security policies offer companies protection

Misuse of office computers does not just reduce productivity and waste time and money. More importantly, it puts corporate network security at risk, jeopardising critical data. Communicating on social networking sites or via IM, visiting entertainment sites, or...

Getting a better deal on cloud computing

True cloud services are a lot more user-friendly and cost-effective than remote hosted services, but not everyone is getting true cloud, says Grant Vine, technical director at Cybervine IT Solutions. Cloud computing has a lot to offer businesses, and can deliver real...

Junior Data Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are seeking a talented and motivated Junior Data Engineer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting data-related initiatives and ensuring the efficient processing and analysis of data. If you are passionate about data...

Software Engineering Manager – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Fully remote role The position reports to a Senior Software Engineering Manager in the Logistics engineering division Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Build and retain a high-caliber engineering teamBuild relationships through regular one on one...

Systems and Data Manager – Remote Remote

Systems and Data ManagerRole:The role of the System and Data Manager shall play a key role insupporting the collection and analysis of key datasets within the organisation tosupport their strategic goals. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Supporting the launch of...

Senior Data Scientist

Hire Resolve is currently assisting one of their clients, a leading Telematics company in Centurion, in looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Data Scientist.Responsibilities Develop and apply advanced analytics techniques to extract insights from large...

Technical Product Manager

Qualification and Experience NQF 7 - Bachelor's Degree/Advanced Diploma, Computer Science, BusinessInformatics, Business Administration, Industrial/Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chainor similar qualifications within the automotive industry3-5 years technical product...

Systems Developer (SAP FI)

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate SAP FI with other SAP modules and external systems.Participate in data migration activities and ensure the integrity and accuracy of financial data in the S/4HANA system.Configure and customize SAP FI modules to...

Senior Front End Developer ( Remote )

Senior Front-end developer - HPC & Cloud Solutions Are you creative, resourceful, curious and seeking technology and business firsts? Are looking for an exciting career in cloud software development? ?Would you like to work at a publicly traded global software...

Junior Data Scientist

The scope of a Data Scientist is to optimise the value from data by means of extracting and/or collecting information from various sources (structured and unstructured), distribution and/or communication of data/information, analysing data for better understanding of...

Senior Data Scientist – Gauteng Centurion

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