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
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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,...
AI puts Africa on the cybersecurity front line
AI was linked to more than half of the cybercrime cases recorded in Africa in 2025, according to Interpol's African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026. Southern Africa was reported as the most targeted country on the continent, accounting for 92% of Africa's...
Europe leads in overall digital wellbeing, but fails in AI
Finland, Germany, and Denmark have taken the top three spots in the eighth Surfshark Digital Quality of Life Index 2026 (DQL). While Europe continues to dominate overall digital wellbeing and in cybersecurity, it lags behind in AI development, where the US is a clear...
When small businesses grow, South Africa grows
Every morning, across South Africa’s townships and communities, small businesses open their doors. A spaza shop owner stocks her shelves to serve customers. A township designer packs an order received online. A salon owner welcomes a new hairdresser. These businesses...
Small banks lead in AI, but scale lags
As AI use proliferates in the SMB sector, small banks, credit unions and lenders have put banking on the AI leaderboard – ahead of similarly sized firms in insurance, government, healthcare, and life sciences – according to an AI readiness study by SAS, with research...
Avoid banking scams in the age of AI
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and SABRIC’s latest figures show South Africans lost R2,4-billion to digital banking crime in 2025 – much of it to messages built to make someone pay before they think. A prime example? “Hi Mom, my phone broke. This is my new...
Tourists to Europe warned about new visa scam
Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has uncovered a scam targeting tourists who are applying for a Schengen visa where they receive phishing emails allegedly sent on behalf of an EU migration authority. Under the threat of additional checking...
Institutional capital the next frontier for SA venture capital
While institutional capital remains a relatively small contributor to South Africa's venture capital (VC) market today, local industry leaders and stakeholders believe the foundations are increasingly being laid for greater participation from pension funds, retirement...
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Swan goes live on SSP Pure
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Gen Z sees education transforming to digital classrooms, AI tutors
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Can flexibility and ingenuity rewrite the economics of township fibre?
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Africa’s AI future depends on what we choose to own
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Cloud has grown up. Now businesses need to grow smarter
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MTN Ghana gets 700MHz, 3GHz spectrum
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Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise...
System Analyst – Infrastructure & DevOps
Qualifications Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 5–8+ years of business analysis experience in technical environments, ideally with infrastructure, DevOps, or platform teams. Proven experience with process mapping,...
System Analyst – Infrastructure & DevOps – Gauteng Johannesburg
Qualifications Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 5–8+ years of business analysis experience in technical environments, ideally with infrastructure, DevOps, or platform teams. Proven experience with process mapping,...
Technical Enterprise Architect
One of the giant leaders in the telecoms industry is looking to appoint a Technical Enterprise Architect to provide end-to-end architectural governance. The role ensures that business processes, operational technology, applications, integrations, infrastructure,...
Technical Enterprise Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg
One of the giant leaders in the telecoms industry is looking to appoint a Technical Enterprise Architect to provide end-to-end architectural governance. The role ensures that business processes, operational technology, applications, integrations, infrastructure,...
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Business Analyst (M365/SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Copilot) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Ready for your next big development challenge? We're looking for an experienced Senior Java & Angular Developer to join a highly skilled development team working on enterprise-grade, mission-critical applications. If you enjoy solving complex technical problems,...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
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