SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

AI helps to drive enterprise sustainability initiative

The business world continues to be defined by disruption and evolution, the latest being an unrelenting interest in generative AI. This has set off what some are deeming a ‘new era’ in every industry. While technology has always progressed at high speeds, the pace of...

These are Africa’s business heroes

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has named the winners of this year’s competition. The top three Africa’s Business Heroes for 2023 are: * First prize –...

Ransomware attackers gain access long before demands are made

Cyber attacks often go undetected in organisations' systems, usually only detected when a ransom demand is made. This is one of the findings in Sophos's "Active Adversary Playbook 2021", which details attacker behaviors and the tools, techniques and procedures (TTPs)...

New phishing scheme is spreading quickly

The simplicity of a recently discovered phishing scheme originating from the Middle East has seen fraudsters in other countries copying it, putting mobile users' financial information at risk, warns Kaspersky. Attackers, typically under the guise of a postal service,...

Africa has highest death rate among critically ill Covid patients

Death rates among adults in the 30 days after being admitted to critical care with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 infection appear considerably higher in Africa than globally. This is according to a prospective observational study from 64 hospitals in 10 African...

UNWTO, Google partner to lead tourism recovery

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have signed a new agreement to work together and lead global tourism's recovery through innovation, education, and market intelligence. The new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) builds on past co-operation between the...

Reality show format for Accounting and Maths Olympiad

The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) has launched its National Accounting and Maths Olympiad (NAMO), a reboot of its annual National Accounting Olympiad. Unlike previous years, the 2021 competition will be held in a case study format where...

Mobile business drives Telkom earnings

Revenue from next-generation technologies has boosted Telkom's earnings for the year to 31 March 2021. Growth, now driven by the mobile business, saw EBITDA grow 11,7% to R11 973-million, with EBITDA margin expanding by 2,8 ppts to 27,7%. Group revenue grew 0,4% to...

Call for equal global access to vaccines

Commonwealth health ministers have today issued a joint statement after their annual meeting in which they called for swift and equal access to Covid-19 vaccines for everyone around the world. In the statement on behalf of the 54 Commonwealth member countries, they...

FMF calls for retention of Covid vaccine IP rights

An international coalition of 27 think tanks has called on governments to reject a proposal at the World Trade Organisation to cancel intellectual property rights for Covid vaccines. The Joint Declaration credits IP for the research collaborations and manufacturing...

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New Ricoh products at Africa Print 2013

Ricoh SA will again attend Africa Print at the Sandton Convention Centre from 21 to 23 August, where it will show and demonstrate its newest member of the production fleet, the latest wide format, graphic arts production, entry-level production, and production...

Blue Turtle, Informatica extend agreement

Blue Turtle Technologies (Blue Turtle), a leading South African technology management company focused on IT and service management, has extended its partnership with Informatica Corporation the world’s number one independent leader in data integration software. Blue...

Kathea announces new Polycom product

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Samsung Apps Store shows growth

The predominant differentiator between mobile communication device manufacturers lies in capturing a happy medium between functionality and the value of content. Samsung works towards a smarter life for its customers by tuning in to what works for them says Thabiet...

African outsourcing enables agility

The phenomenal growth of mobile telecommunication has been touted as one of the great investment opportunities on the African continent over the last 10 years, and those who capitalised on it have generally enjoyed a great return on investment. However, as the market...

KEMP wins Microsoft accreditation

KEMP Technologies has announced it has achieved dual gold certification by Microsoft in Messaging and Communications, a unique distinction among application delivery solutions vendors. To gain these certifications, KEMP underwent a rigorous approval process by...

QlikView Academic Programme grows

QlikView, a leader in Business Discovery – user-driven Business Intelligence (BI), has announced that the QlikView Academic Programme has awarded nearly 100 grants in 35 countries since launching one year ago. Part of QlikTech’s global corporate social responsibility...

IT is a valuable asset for businesses

Information technology (IT) is one of the most valuable, yet often least understood assets in a business. It takes an insightful enterprise to recognise the benefits of information technology and use it to drive stakeholder value. Moreover, successfully managing...

Why the back office matters so much

Customers don’t care where in the organisation their issue is being resolved. They do however care very much about it being dealt with swiftly and successfully. “When it comes to servicing the customer, the front office has generally performed in the spotlight whilst...

Big data, personalised service

As anyone who has shopped at one of the major global online retailers knows, buying patterns are carefully monitored by the site. What users buy, what products they browse - sometimes even how they navigate through a single page - all is recorded and fed into an...

Agile Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Johannesburg

Description:To manage and deliver medium to large projects from commencement to completion within the scope, budget and time agreed in line with the business strategy. The Agile Project Manager will play an active role in providing mentorship and coaching on agile...

Customer Solutions Analyst

We are excited to inform you that one of our clients in the logistics industry is looking for a Customer Solutions Analyst to engage with customers to resolve issues and concerns related to order management, order status, claims, returns and refusals queries. To serve...

Project Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: 1. Project Planning and Scheduling:- Collaborate with client project managers to develop project plans, timelines, and schedules.- Ensure all project activities are aligned with the overall project objectives.-...

Technical Assistant / Wireman

Technical Assistant / Wireman (X2) - Cape Town: Milnerton & EppingMain Purpose Managing overseeing of WorkbenchTechnical Support for Electric Motors and WorkbenchBasic Repairs of motorsMaintaining of QA systemsAssisting in supervising service department KPI's...

Business Analyst at Datonomy Solutions

Banking and/or financial services experience essential.To apply a set of tasks and techniques used to work as a liaison amongst stakeholders in order to understand the problems; opportunities; needs; structure; policies and operations of the organisation on large;...

Scrum Master

QualificationMatric Relevant IT Qualification (IT Degree or Diploma) will be advantageous Scrum Master certification will be highly recommended ExperienceMinimum 5 years experience in Scrum Master Minimum of 2 years working experience in a fully Agile and DevOps...

Customer Solutions Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg

We are excited to inform you that one of our clients in the logistics industry is looking for a Customer Solutions Analyst to engage with customers to resolve issues and concerns related to order management, order status, claims, returns and refusals queries. To serve...

Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg

Essential Duties and Responsibilities but not limited to: 1. Project Planning and Scheduling:- Collaborate with client project managers to develop project plans, timelines, and schedules.- Ensure all project activities are aligned with the overall project objectives.-...

Technical Assistant / Wireman – Western Cape Cape Town

Technical Assistant / Wireman (X2) - Cape Town: Milnerton & EppingMain Purpose Managing overseeing of WorkbenchTechnical Support for Electric Motors and WorkbenchBasic Repairs of motorsMaintaining of QA systemsAssisting in supervising service department KPI's...

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