As cost pressures mount, consumers shift spend to essentials

South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion's Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many households remain under...

Memory and SSD shortage set to impact SA

The memory and SSD crisis is real – and it’s broader and faster‑moving than many in the IT industry expect. This is the stark warning from Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech, who recently returned from the Hong Kong electronics shows and a week of factory visits in China....

Your next smartphone could be powered by a recycled toaster

For the past 20 years, the consumer electronics playbook has been simple: make it smaller, make it faster, and seal it shut. Manufacturers utilised industrial adhesives, proprietary screws, and integrated designs to create sleek devices that were virtually impossible...

SA family businesses outperform global peers

In a time of uncertainty and rapid change, South African family businesses are showing exceptional resilience and growth – with many reporting double-digit sales growth in 2025. PwC’s South African Family Business Survey reveals what truly sets top-performing family...

New scam exploits OpenAI’s teamwork features

Kaspersky has detected a scam tactic leveraging the OpenAI platform. Attackers are abusing OpenAI's organisation creation and team invitation features to send spam emails from legitimate OpenAI addresses, potentially tricking users into clicking scam links or calling...

Only 8% of top apps are quantum-resistant

The rapid development of quantum computing is raising significant security concerns – particularly with studies showing the just 8% of the most popular everyday-used apps are resilient. “Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, and it poses a threat to current...

Driving operational efficiency with GenAI observability

Following the preview of IBM Instana Intelligent Incident Investigation, the company has announced the general availability of Instana GenAI Observability to provide faster, more comprehensive root cause identification in the generative and agentic AI era. As...

IBM adds Spyre Accelerator to its AI portfolio

IBM has announced the imminent general availability of IBM Spyre Accelerator - an AI accelerator enabling low-latency inferencing to support generative and agentic AI use cases while prioritising the security and resilience of core workloads. Earlier this year, IBM...

IBM breaks down barriers in lakehouse environments

At its annual TechXchange conference in Orlando, IBM has launched watsonx.data developer edition - a free desktop application that makes it easier for developers and data engineers to explore, prototype, and learn in a complete data lakehouse environment. Data...

IBM, Anthropic partner to advance enterprise software development

IBM and Anthropic have partnered to accelerate the development of enterprise-ready AI by infusing Anthropic’s Claude - one of the world’s most powerful family of large language models (LLMs) - into IBM’s software portfolio. The collaboration will see Claude integrated...

Key choices when it comes to digital transformation

With on-premises solutions set to remain a strong part of the mix in South Africa, partners and vendors both have an equal role to play in ensuring the success of digital strategies. This was the view of Tuna Yemisci, regional sales director of Qlik, during a panel...

Boom times ahead for hyperscaler cloud marketplace

New research from Omdia has revealed that enterprise software sales through hyperscaler cloud marketplaces - led by AWS, Microsoft, and Google Cloud - are projected to surge from $30-billion in 2024 to $163-billion by 2030. This growth reflects increasing enterprise...

Autonomous AI agents not yet widely planned

Only 15% of IT application leaders said they are currently considering, piloting, or deploying fully autonomous AI agents (goal driven AI tools that do not require human oversight), according to a survey by Gartner. In May and June 2025, Gartner conducted an...

Resellers: Make your voice heard

Voting has officially opened for the South African IT distribution channel’s most prestigious awards – the Channelwise Awards 2025 – where resellers and partners get the chance to rate and reward their top distributors and vendors. “Over the years, the Channelwise...

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Vertiv and Coscharis Technologies boost Central African channel

Vertiv has announced the appointment of Coscharis Technologies as a distribution partner in Nigeria and Ghana, with the aim of further providing customers convenient access to Vertiv’s IT infrastructure portfolio and expanding reach across Central Africa within the...

Earned wage access grows in popularity

In Africa, many people who earn low to moderate incomes often struggle with managing their finances. The traditional practice of getting paid once a month can create financial stress and force people to turn to costly and risky informal lending options. These quick...

Capitalising on Africa’s data centre boom

Data centres undoubtedly represent enormous opportunity in Africa as demand for seamless network connectivity continues to rise on the continent and around the world. Advances in engineering, technology and sustainability make it possible to overcome some of the...

Is AI making us lazy?

Every time labour-saving technologies are introduced questions are raised about whether these negatively impact human motivation and productivity. By Lethabo Lubisi, corporate affairs director at EQPlus The integration of AI into our daily work tasks has seen many...

LG offers direct sales with Payfast by Network

LG has opened its first direct-to-consumer ecommerce store in South Africa, with Payfast by Network supporting online transactions. “We are immensely proud to be supporting a brand of LG’s calibre in their first ecommerce venture,” says David Adams, the southern...

Nationwide Building Society transforms digital customer experience

Red Hat has collaborated with Nationwide Building Society to build and scale its new Business Integration Platform (BIP) to improve customer engagement for 16-million members. Red Hat OpenShift, the hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes, is helping...

AI is changing the value of people in the BPO sector

One of the most common questions asked of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is, ‘will artificial intelligence (AI) take jobs from the sector?’. The answer is a resounding no, writes By Mervyn Pretorius, chief technology officer of CCI Global. That said,...

A new approach to lithium-ion battery waste

Desco Electronic Recyclers is addressing the challenges posed by the disposal of lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries. Contrary to widespread misconceptions, the company is implementing sophisticated, effective recycling processes, ensuring that valuable materials are...

Harnessing IoT for the future of agriculture

The size of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the agriculture market is projected to top $78-billion by 2031, growing at more than 12% annually from 2024. Teresa Huysamen, wireless business unit manager at Duxbury Networking Increased efficiencies, sustainability, and...

Payment trends online travel agents should pay attention to

In South Africa, it’s estimated 70% of travel sales revenue will come from online purchases by 2028. In this growing and competitive market, online travel agents (OTAs) that innovate to offer people new ways to book and pay for their holidays will come out on top....

Full Stack Developer (Expert) 0244 – Gauteng Pretoria

We are looking for a Splunk developer for the client's Near Real Time Analytics Team.If you are a passionate Splunk developer with a cloud focus, willing to take a lead role, sharing knowledge and giving guidance, are thrilled about latest technologies, full of energy...

Data Engineer (Expert) 1967 – Gauteng Pretoria

Work with stakeholders to gather and translate requirements into actionable technical tasks.Define project scope and align business and technical teams.Design data pipelines, propose AI solutions, and support development cycles.Facilitate collaboration between...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0127

Develop, test, and maintain high-quality full stack applications and data solutions.Lead technical design discussions and ensure best practices in coding, security, and testing.Manage and contribute to requirement engineering to align solutions with business...

Full Stack Test Analyst (Performance, Data & Failover Testing) – EvdB

Creating Test Scripts, working from Business, functional and Technical Requirements documents for guidance, and in partnership with business stakeholders for User Acceptance testing. Validating that Technical (/Performance) requirements and Business needs are met by...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0127 – Gauteng Pretoria

Develop, test, and maintain high-quality full stack applications and data solutions.Lead technical design discussions and ensure best practices in coding, security, and testing.Manage and contribute to requirement engineering to align solutions with business...

Software Engineer (Advanced) 3108

Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.Develop and maintain software solutions on Linux platforms.Utilize GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment.Write and maintain scripts in Python for automation and...

Business Analyst (Senior) 2440

Work closely with the Delivery Manager of the department to steer and support the feature team from a requirements engineering point of view.Fulfil the prioritised requirements using agile methodologies.Risk management and conflict resolution.Collaborate with Business...

Software Engineer (Advanced) 3108 – Gauteng Pretoria

Install, configure, and maintain Linux servers, ensuring optimal performance and uptime.Develop and maintain software solutions on Linux platforms.Utilize GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment.Write and maintain scripts in Python for automation and...

Business Analyst (Senior) 2440 – Gauteng Pretoria

Work closely with the Delivery Manager of the department to steer and support the feature team from a requirements engineering point of view.Fulfil the prioritised requirements using agile methodologies.Risk management and conflict resolution.Collaborate with Business...

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