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...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

New Equinix data centre will host JINX

Equinix has announced that JINX, the Johannesburg Internet Exchange Point, will be available in its new JN1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre at launch in mid-2024. Established in June 1996, JINX is Africa's longest running exchange point, boasting a...

Most South Africans struggle with workplace stress

A massive 85% of South Africans grapple with stress at their jobs - but that only 39% of employees find their wellbeing programmes "fairly effective". This is according to a new survey by insuretech YuLife and IPSOS, which shares that another 32% of respondents found...

Public cloud revenues to jump by 50%

The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the growth of the cloud computing market as companies across the globe started seeking ways to secure business continuity amid lockdown measures. However, the following years are set to witness even more impressive growth, with...

Digitalisation key to solving Africa’s digital health divide

Digital innovation is vital for the advancement of African economies and their health services - but to make this possible certain large stumbling blocks need to be removed. This was the consensus among high-level global and African health experts who came together...

Pandemic will impact European channel growth in 2021

Revenue growth through distribution across Europe could hit 10% year-on-year in Q2 2021, although supply chain issues and comparatives with strong 2020 figures may lower the figure slightly, says Context. The market intelligence company forecasts for the coming three...

Large numbers of SA users run unsupported OSs

A significant 14% of PC users in South Africa are still using the end-of-life operating system Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. The numbers come from a study by Kaspersky on anonymised operating system metadata from the Kaspersky...

Slow recovery continues for new vehicle sales

April new vehicle sales told an inspiring story of the South African motor industry's resilience, while also providing a harsh reminder of the bleak outlook experienced a year ago. With April 2020 sales essentially at a standstill as motor retailers stood closed, the...

Vodacom helps connect jobseekers with work

With more than 7-million South Africans unemployed at the end of the first quarter of 2021, the need to connect people to jobs is now more important than ever. Vodacom has launched a support package for jobseekers that combines discounted voice and data offers,...

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce

After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce. The Microsoft founder took to Twitter to make the announcement, saying: “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage. “Over the...

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter has a new mission

Having proven that powered, controlled flight is possible on the Red Planet, the Ingenuity experiment will soon embark on a new operations demonstration phase, exploring how aerial scouting and other functions could benefit future exploration of Mars and other worlds....

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Unlock the power of information in insurance

There are three indisputable facts about the insurance industry, says Bruce Taylor, GM: Vertical Solutions, Dimension Data Middle East and Africa. Firstly, it’s a $4,3-trillion global business with premium revenues in emerging economies growing at 11% year-on-year....

Samsung releases new audio systems

Samsung Electronics South Africa has introduced two new premium HiFi component audio systems, the MX-FS9000 Giga Sound Beat and its baby brother the MX-FS8000 Giga Sound Beat, that let people create the perfect party atmosphere wherever they are. “The innovative Beat...

Trustwave makes threat protection easier

Trustwave has announced new software that helps businesses better defend against the onslaught of security threats putting their confidential data and operations at risk – including advanced persistent threats, targeted malware and other forms of cybercrime – while...

JUMIA celebrates one year in Nigeria

JUMIA, Nigeria’s number one online retailer, celebrates its one year anniversary. In June 2012, JUMIA started the largest e-commerce Web site in the country. Twelve months later, the company has served over half a million customers - changing the way people shop in...

DiData celebrates 20 years in Luxembourg

Internationally successful companies such as Dimension Data and SES have successfully established offices in Luxembourg and there is an opportunity for the South African tech community wishing to do business in Europe and the rest of the world. Luxembourg for Business...

Datacentrix wins two government tenders

The Western Cape Government has appointed Datacentrix, one of South Africa’s leading empowered services-led solution integrators, to help implement an enterprise content management (ECM) strategy within its Department of Health (DoH) facilities across the province....

BPM creates breakthroughs, drives change

In an era of disruptive technologies and pervasive business intelligence, one of the biggest organisational pressure points lies in the development of innovative processes. Showcasing a practical, real-world example of innovation, SABMiller and triVector have...

Big data brings challenges, opportunities

“The business case for big data is virtually unlimited, presenting new challenges and opportunities for ICT players bold enough to take on the challenge of supporting big data use,” says Grant Vine, technical director at Cybervine. Big data, much like cloud computing,...

Reconsider outsourcing of software testing

The economic and business drivers that once convinced companies to outsource software testing to external service providers need to be reconsidered, says Ziaan Hattingh, MD of IndigoCube, a company that enables and improves the productivity of the application life...

BYOD is the new IT challenge

The evolution of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend has been as profound as it has been rapid. It represents the most visible sign that the boundaries between personal life and work life are blurring, says Perry Hutton, Regional Director – Africa at Fortinet. At the...

Senior Network Engineer (ARUBA) at Paracon

Our client whom provides information and communication technology products and services to businesses, internationally is looking to employ the services of a Senior Network Engineer.Our client is particularly interested in Senior Network Engineers who possess a strong...

Senior Software Developer at Accenture

Senior Developer Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...

User Experience Designer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

User Experience DesignerLocation: Cape Town & JohannesburgAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their...

Solution Architect at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Responsibilities The Solution Architect is responsible for bridging the gap between business problems and technology solutions. They help in identifying the best solution among all available choices to solve the existing business problems by carefully reviewing and...

User Experience Designer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

User Experience DesignerLocation: Cape Town & JohannesburgAbout Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their...

Data Management Business Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

Role PurposeThe Data Management Business Analyst will contribute to the development and implementation of robust data management processes, fostering a culture of data-driven excellence.To transform business requirements (functional non-functional) into a set of...

Senior Solution Architect – Gauteng Pretoria

Our client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a Senior Solution Architect, this individual will be responsible for designing and leading the implementation of a solutions and capability architecture for business capability, according to the overall...

Senior Network Engineer (ARUBA) at Paracon – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client whom provides information and communication technology products and services to businesses, internationally is looking to employ the services of a Senior Network Engineer.Our client is particularly interested in Senior Network Engineers who possess a strong...

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