Chief procurement officers stalling on required AI role redesign
Sixty-three percent of senior procurement leaders expect AI to significantly improve procurement performance over the next three years, yet only 25% of procurement leaders have undertaken job and role redesign as a direct result of AI implementation, says Gartner. The...
Rising debt adds to developing countries’ pressure
Rising borrowing costs are adding pressure on developing countries’ public finances, limiting the resources available for health, education and other development priorities, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warns in its latest “World of debt” publication. “Debt...
Cisco study uncovers new AI opportunities for partners
The AI market is maturing, and this is presenting new opportunities for reseller partners, writes Alex Pujols, PhD, vice-president of solutions engineering global partner sales at Cisco. For the third year in a row, we conducted a survey of partners around the world...
Sub-Saharan Africa records strong trade growth as globalisation reaches record level
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded strong trade value growth in 2026 despite higher tariffs, geopolitical tensions, and disruption to major trade routes. The value of the region's trade rose 11% in the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, placing...
AI’s dangerous money loop exposed
SpaceX’s talks to borrow $40-billion to buy Nvidia chips lay bare a dangerous loop at the heart of the AI boom, with the industry’s biggest supplier bankrolling the very customers who buy its products and global investors left carrying the risk. This is the warning...
IBM, Red Hat patch old open source vulnerabilities
IBM and Red Hat has alerted users that Lightwell has identified and remediated more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used Java libraries. The companies also announced the general availability of Lightwell Clearinghouse which allows enterprise...
Young programmers shine at Programming Olympiad
Frederick (Erik) Senekal, from Hoerskool Menlopark, has taken the gold medal at this year’s South African Programming Olympiad. The story to his final triumph this year is one of patience and persistence. Erik first took part in the Olympiad in Grade 5 in 2019 and...
Goodall apologises to NTT, agrees to pay back R208m
Jason Goodall, former CEO of NTT and the Dimension Data Group, has admitted wrongdoing in the sale of the Johannesburg Campus in 2019, and will pay back about R208,6-million. His admission comes as NTT is proceeding against Goodall and other former executives Jeremy...
SA must put jobs at the centre of its AI future
South Africans are embracing AI, but turning that appetite into economic opportunity will require trained educators, reliable Internet, affordable access, recognised skills pathways, scaling of existing financing models, and investment in the country’s own languages,...
Credit risk and policy gaps still hinder intra-African trade
Preliminary results from the 2026 PAFTRAC Africa CEO Trade Survey - presented at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva - reveals that 81,3% of senior executives expect their cross-border activity to expand over the next 12 months. Intra-African commerce has overtaken China,...
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Cyber resilience is becoming more important than cyber prevention
For many years, organisations viewed cybersecurity as a simple goal: preventing attackers from entering the corporate network. By Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at In2IT Technologies Businesses invested heavily in firewalls, antivirus software, email...
What happens to compliance when AI makes the decision?
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A SARS audit doesn’t have to be a business crisis
Running a business means managing risk every day. Whether it's protecting assets, managing cash flow or ensuring regulatory compliance, business leaders understand the importance of planning for the unexpected. But one risk that often receives far less attention, is...
The biggest change to SA broadband won’t come from fibre
South Africa has spent years treating fibre as the broadband finish line and wireless as a temporary arrangement until the trench reaches the gate. That hierarchy is now out of date, writes Paul Colmer, executive member of the Wireless Access Providers' Association...
Designing the modern AI cooling stack
In the largest year-over-year jump in AFCOM’s decade of research, the research group’s newest 2026 State of the Data Centre Report has found that the average rack density has climbed from 16 kW to 27 kW in just one year, By Canninah Dladla, cluster president:...
The future of AI in SA must be built, not imported
South Africa has learned repeatedly that access to strategic infrastructure and control over it are not the same thing. By President Ntuli, MD of HPE South Africa From mining and electricity to rail and telecommunications networks, the country’s economic trajectory...
Mukuru Wallet adds card for Botswana customers
Mukuru launched its Visa-branded Companion Card in Botswana. Linked to the Mukuru Wallet, this new offering expands its functionality and enables customers to make secure, cashless payments for everyday purchases directly from their Wallet balance. With the Mukuru...
Samsung Wallet makes everyday payments faster and simpler
Samsung is making everyday payments more convenient with the introduction of Scan to Pay provided by EFT Corp, a new QR payment feature now available within Samsung Wallet. Designed to make in-store transactions fast, seamless and secure, Scan to Pay gives Galaxy...
Mamor Capital Ventures secures R300m to back SA tech businesses
Mamor Capital Ventures has reached a R300-million first close for Fund 1, providing the black women-owned and managed venture capital firm with the capital to begin investing in post-revenue South African technology businesses as it continues raising towards a target...
Don’t panic – rather get the structure right
The emergence of AI as a threat actor and the growing list of vulnerabilities and risks is rattling boardrooms globally. But Caesar Tonkin, MD of Armata Cyber Security, believes it’s not time to panic - it’s time to structure. The statistics and numbers associated...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
This is a senior Java seat on a live product, not a greenfield build. The system is already in production. New work has to fit what is there, and a change that looks fine in isolation can break something three modules away. You will know the domain, work with the...
Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Are you a Java Developer who enjoys building things that actually make a difference We are looking for talented Intermediate and Senior Java Developers to join a dynamic IT and Data team. You will work on modern applications, APIs, microservices and cloud based...
Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Are you a Java Developer who enjoys building things that actually make a difference We are looking for talented Intermediate and Senior Java Developers to join a dynamic IT and Data team. You will work on modern applications, APIs, microservices and cloud based...
Technical Enterprise Architect
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Solution Architect to provide end-to-end architecture governance and technical leadership across complex enterprise environments.Key Requirements8+ years' experience in Solution or Enterprise ArchitectureStrong...
Senior Java Developer
Our client is looking for 2 x Senior Java Developer for a hybrid permanent roles based in Somerset West or Centurion.Responsibilities/tasks:Support existing and develop new functionality and componentsUnderstand existing product and domain elements and work with...
Technical Enterprise Architect – Gauteng Randjespark
We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Solution Architect to provide end-to-end architecture governance and technical leadership across complex enterprise environments.Key Requirements8+ years' experience in Solution or Enterprise ArchitectureStrong...
Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Our client is looking for 2 x Senior Java Developer for a hybrid permanent roles based in Somerset West or Centurion.Responsibilities/tasks:Support existing and develop new functionality and componentsUnderstand existing product and domain elements and work with...
Senior Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
The reporting is only as good as the pipeline underneath it. This role owns that layer: the ingestion, the transformations, the checks, and the support when a number downstream does not match. It is a permanent seat in Centurion, in a retail investments technology...
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Stop writing requirements that never get built. This seat sits between the business and the systems that actually run an investments operation. We are hiring a Business Systems Analyst to turn messy processes into solutions that get delivered. You will run the...
Senior Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
The reporting is only as good as the pipeline underneath it. This role owns that layer: the ingestion, the transformations, the checks, and the support when a number downstream does not match. It is a permanent seat in Centurion, in a retail investments technology...
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