Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records

Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...

How will your career withstand the impact of AI?

New research from The TEFL Academy’s South African Career Resilience Report 2026 reveals that 57% of local respondents have questioned whether their chosen career or qualification will still be valuable because of artificial intelligence - while 84% say AI has already...

Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

APTs target vulnerable remote control tools, office apps

Advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are targeting vulnerable remote access services and access control mechanisms like Windows Smart Screen in their attacks leveraging vulnerability exploitation, the latest research by Kaspersky has revealed. Analysis of available...

SA developer launches action game and film

South African game developer Talent Digital Art (TDA), under the umbrella of Talent10 Holdings, has launched Super Dragon Punch Force 3 (SDPF3), a free-to-play, 2,5D fighting game available on iOS, Android and PC via Steam. SDPF3 is inspired by the fictitious 2D...

Subscription economy takes off in SA

Subscription is a global trend that has also impacted South Africa, which currently has 7,2-million active subscriptions. The subscription economy, or subscronomics in the country, will be around $530-million this year, according to the latest analysis presented by...

SASE, zero-trust demand fuels SWG growth

The growing number of enterprises pivoting away from legacy hub-and-spoke to a contemporary cloud-first and mobile-friendly IT architecture drove the robust year-over-year (Y/Y) revenue increase in the $2-billion secure web gateway (SWG) market, according to a report...

SA developers excel in regional app contest

Southern African developers have excelled in this year's Huawei Apps UP developer competition, collectively topping both the number of registrations as well as the number of entries in the Middle East and Africa region. Following a regional judging session, five South...

Some Justice Department services recovered after ransomware attack

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) says that some functionality of the MojaPay system has been recovered and most child maintenance payments have been processed. The payments were made on 15 September 2021 and the money is expected...

Telkom considers seperate listing for masts and towers business

Telkom announced today that it is pursuing a separate listing of the group's masts and towers business on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Swiftnet is a Telkom subsidiary under management by Gyro. With 6 225 masts and towers, it is South Africa's largest independently...

Semiconductor market continues on growth trajectory

IDC expects the semiconductor market to grow by 17,3% in 2021 versus 10,8% in 2020. According to IDC, the industry will see normalisation and balance by the middle of 2022, with a potential for overcapacity in 2023 as larger scale capacity expansions begin to come...

Call to digitise SA’s heritage content

South African universities, public libraries and historical archives are sitting on treasure troves of valuable documents and manuscripts that have yet to be digitised. As a result, these historically significant documents are not easily available to historians and...

SA is Africa’s third most attractive country for investors

RMB's Where to Invest in Africa 2021 report positions Egypt as Africa's top investment destination, with Morocco following and South Africa in third place. Based on their operating environments, other high-scoring countries have moved up the rankings - notably Rwanda...

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Oracle has announced Oracle BI Mobile App Designer, a new design tool with which business users can easily create stunning and interactive analytical applications for use on any major mobile device. With this release, Oracle adds major innovations to Oracle business...

Intuate Group named ShoreTel reseller

South African owned integrated solutions specialist, Intuate Group, has announced that it has signed an agreement to become a value-added solution provider selling ShoreTel’s on-premise unified communications (UC) solution. ShoreTel, the leading provider of...

Konica Minolta helps UL manage print

Konica Minolta South Africa, a Bidvest company, has successfully installed a sophisticated print management and cost recovery platform, to manage print environments and reduce costs, as well as increase document security, workflow and mobility at the University of...

FETs’ answer to crowded classrooms

ICHAF’s Training and Development director, Devan Moonsamy, says that large classroom numbers, too few teachers and a lack of resources are some of the challenges that most rural and government schools in South Africa face today. “More and more students are struggling...

Veeam releases Backup & Replication v7

Veeam Software, an innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualisation management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, has announced the immediate availability of Veeam Backup & Replication v7. Among an array of market-leading features,...

The Acer Promise for SMBs

Acer has announced the "Acer Promise", a new programme targeted especially at Small/Medium Businesses/SOHO covering its TravelMate commercial notebook range. Customers purchasing a qualifying Acer TravelMate commercial notebook between August 15, 2013 and October 31,...

DVT promotes disciplined approach to agile

The many benefits of the disciplined agile delivery (DAD) approach were outlined at the recent Agile Africa 2013 Conference by software development company DVT’s newly appointed principal agile consultant and coach, Riaan du Toit, whose talk was entitled Enterprise...

Demystifying small cell backhaul

The world over, mobile network operators and solutions providers have carried on an active discussion of small cell networking, an architectural paradigm shift intended to boost network capacity and coverage, says Siphiwe Nelwamondo, Technical Marketing for Aviat...

Huawei helps Poland build eLTE network

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, recently deployed the world's first 3.6GHz~3.8GHz eLTE wireless broadband data access network in Ozaworice, Poland.  Covering vast rural areas across the region, the new...

Building businesses with big data

Africa’s technology and business leaders have in their hands an unprecedented opportunity to surpass their global counterparts, says Ocea Garriock - Software Group technical leader, IBM SA. If we can harness the vast and growing sources of information known as “big...

Commercial Analyst (Project Accounting) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client, a leading Financial Institution is looking for a Commercial Analyst with experience in project accounting to join their dynamic team.Commercial AnalystJob Purpose: To prepare and analyse timely and accurate management account information for the...

Senior Fullstack Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

You will be required to develop software and applications using mainly C#, ASP.NET and Client sideTranslate business feedback and requirements into working software solutions.Mentor more junior developers .Monitor code quality through peer code reviews.Lead on designs...

Senior Java Developer

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Java Developer to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Adheres to defined software development lifecycle and best practice (including code standards,...

Project Manager

Project Managers with EXPORT experience!!!We are looking for talented and ambitious individual who is keen and eager to broaden their skills andexperience to contribute meaningfully to our company's growth. In this role, you will have theopportunity to work closely...

Systems Analyst

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Systems Analyst to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Principle AccountabilitiesAssessment of the impact of application change and new releasesDefine,...

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Job Title: Software DeveloperLocation: KZN South Coast Our client is seeking two talented Software Developers to join their dynamic team. As a leading player in the industry, they specialize in providing cutting-edge software solutions for various industrial...

Senior Java Developer – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Senior Java Developer to join them on an independent contract basis IT / Finance Responsibilities Adheres to defined software development lifecycle and best practice (including code standards,...

Project Manager – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

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