20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Local payment options key for emerging market shoppers

Consumers in the Global South are becoming major contributors to overall economic growth – but  brands need to address these shoppers’ specific needs. A new research report from dLocal, “The Next Wave of Global Consumers”, provides key insights into the shopping...

Fraudsters plumb the depths of airline complaints with new scam

A delayed flight. Missing luggage. A refund that never arrived. For frustrated customers, social media has become a direct route to customer support. They tag the company, explain the problem, and wait for a response. However, threat actors are watching those same...

OpenAI discloses new agent issues, sets up reporting framework

OpenAI has revealed that six new incidents of unexpected or concerning AI model behaviour have come to light, prompting it to update its framework for reporting model misalignment. The best-known recent incident was an OpenAI agent acting autonomously to hack a...

How to beat the runaway cost of AI tokens

Kathy Gibson reports from Nutanix .Next in Sandton - For much of the 20th century, oil was the currency that drove the economy. As we entered the 21st century, businesses started to refer to data as the “new oil”. Today, organisations are realising that data is only...

SA consumers comfortable with AI making financial decisions

Consumers are ready to take the next step in their relationship with artificial intelligence (AI) with four in 10 South African consumers comfortable with AI agents applying for credit, according to new research from Experian. The study – AI in Risk: The Rise of...

Trustworthy practices boost companies’ ROI in AI

A new SAS report with research insights by IDC uncovers what’s powering the organisations winning the race to profit from their AI investments: embracing trustworthy AI measures. Organisations applying trustworthy AI practices were 15 times more likely to report...

The stark state of SA’s infrastructure and the hidden business risk

South Africa loses nearly half (47,3%) of all municipal water supplied through leaks, infrastructure failures, and other non-revenue losses, while copper theft is estimated to cost the economy more than R45-billion a year, and road maintenance backlogs exceed...

Inflation expectations cause for optimism

The Bureau of Economic Research at Stellenbosch University has released its third-quarter survey on inflation expectations and, writes Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services, it was quite encouraging. First, the overall survey results showed unchanged...

Building more agile and productive organisations

More flexible ways of working could unlock billions of rands in productivity gains by helping businesses attract and retain talent, and protect critical knowledge, according to new economic modelling from Arup and International Workplace Group (IWG). As businesses...

Trailblazing SA schools urged to apply for $1-million prize

Applications for the second annual $1-million Global Schools Prize are now open and South African schools which are reimagining education for the future are being encouraged to apply. Founded by renowned education pioneer and philanthropist Sunny Varkey, the Global...

More News Today

Parents urged to wait before giving kids phones and tablets

Dr Marlena Kruger, a digital wellness expert, coach and NeuroMentor, TEDx and motivational speaker and Doctor of Psychology of Education, is renewing calls for parents to rethink when and why to get children their first cell phone, through her national “Wait until...

AI is decentralising corporate training

The e-learning market is forecast to more than triple in size this decade as employers face growing pressure to continuously reskill their workforces — but the surge in demand is also exposing a fundamental problem: organisations need to create and update training...

DHL and Alibaba.com to offer SMEs AI-powered logistics

DHL Group and Alibaba.com have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the end-to-end logistics experience for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in international trade. The parties intend...

DNI commits R2bn to expand connectivity, drive inclusion

DNI, a privately-owned South African investment company, has announced investments exceeding R2,1-billion across connectivity, digital services, and fintech, expanding access to the tools and services that empower meaningful participation in the digital economy and...

Esri SA demos how to uncover insights around any location

Esri South Africa, a provider of geographic information system (GIS) technology and location intelligence solutions, has launched an interactive online experience designed to help businesses better understand the value of location in everyday decision-making. Called...

Nutanix supports Azure Virtual Desktop Hybrid on Nutanix AHV

Nutanix has announced support for the general availability of Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Hybrid with Nutanix AHV, giving organisations greater choice over where their virtual desktops and data run. This will enable organisations to run Azure Virtual Desktop...

Kaspersky debuts App Cleaner for macOS

Kaspersky Premium for macOS now includes App Cleaner, a feature designed to address a common challenge for Mac users trying to free up space on their devices: leftover files from uninstalled apps. Caches, preferences, support files and other associated data may remain...

Takealot promotes made-in-SA products

The Takealot Group, in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), has launched the 2026 Takealot TIA Local Innovation Challenge, ‘Made Local’. South Africa has a wealth of innovative, locally manufactured products, with many entrepreneurs already...

Paymenow launches engageHR

Paymenow, an earned wage access and HR solutions platform, has launched engageHR, an AI-native employee self-service and HR platform. With engageHR, employees can check a payslip, apply for leave, update personal records, apply for a job, complete training and receive...

DevOps Engineer

Our client is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing technology environment. This intermediate-to-senior opportunity is ideal for a technically versatile professional with strong cloud, CI/CD, infrastructure automation and operational support...

Service Desk Analyst (Windows 7, ITSM, HEAT) (KZN Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist is seeking a meticulous & strong technical Service Desk Analyst to join its team at its KwaZulu-Natal division. Your core role will focus on extracting/analysing raw data to create reports and present...

DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing technology environment. This intermediate-to-senior opportunity is ideal for a technically versatile professional with strong cloud, CI/CD, infrastructure automation and operational support...

Native iOS Developer

Our client is looking for an experienced Native iOS Developer to take ownership of high-quality mobile features from concept through to production. This opportunity is suited to a technically strong developer who is passionate about Swift, modern iOS development,...

SAP BW Developer at Datonomy Solutions

We are seeking a SAP BW Developer to join our team based in Cape Town. This is an initial 12-month ongoing contract, onsite. Be part of building a future fit, centralised Data & Analytics division to support better decision making, scale self-service analytics and...

Native iOS Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client is looking for an experienced Native iOS Developer to take ownership of high-quality mobile features from concept through to production. This opportunity is suited to a technically strong developer who is passionate about Swift, modern iOS development,...

SAP BW Developer at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town

We are seeking a SAP BW Developer to join our team based in Cape Town. This is an initial 12-month ongoing contract, onsite. Be part of building a future fit, centralised Data & Analytics division to support better decision making, scale self-service analytics and...

Java Developer – Full Stack Engineer

Our client is seeking a skilled Java Developer with strong full-stack capabilities to contribute to the development of modern enterprise applications. This permanent opportunity is suited to a developer who enjoys working across backend services, frontend development...

Java Developer – Full Stack Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client is seeking a skilled Java Developer with strong full-stack capabilities to contribute to the development of modern enterprise applications. This permanent opportunity is suited to a developer who enjoys working across backend services, frontend development...

View more career listings on our Careers Section