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...
Smartphone shipments tank, with worse to come
The global smartphone market shrank 22.0% year-on-year to 255,3-million units in the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), according to the preliminary data from IDC Research (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Shipments tanked 22% year-on-year (YoY) in 3Q26,...
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...
SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions
South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...
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FleetDomain hits new growth milestone
FleetDomain, a Smollan Technologies company, has revealed a record 417% growth in assets managed over figures released at the end of 2022. The company operates in the fleet management sector delivering globally competitive software solutions for the maintenance,...
Get your data ready for AI
AI is only as good as the data that feeds it – businesses who don’t have that in place will never reap the full benefits of an investment in AI. This is according to Peter Clarke, CEO LanDynamix, who says: “Bad data and poor prompts produce bad AI results....
What reforms from SA, Rwanda and Zimbabwe mean for crypto regulation in Africa
When Webber Wentzel published its Virtual Assets Regulation Across Africa guide, the continent's regulatory landscape was still taking shape. While many jurisdictions had begun considering how to regulate crypto assets, legislative frameworks remained fragmented and,...
Companies brace for the token economy’s surprise hidden bill
In most boardrooms AI is still sold as a magic elixir, promising smarter decisions, happier customers, and fewer staff. However, as companies move from AI experiments to AI‑everywhere, a token economy is taking shape, and its hidden bill is about to land. AI token...
DocTalk launches next-gen platform
Digital health platform DocTalk has rolled out an enhanced mobile solution designed to make healthcare fast, efficient and convenient. The platform directly connects doctors and patients, cutting out long queues, phone tag, and admin delays that slow down care in both...
Ricoh introduces A3 colour MFP series
Ricoh South Africa has launched its new A3 colour multifunction printer series in the local market. The devices print at speeds of around 20 to 60 pages per minute and support both printed and digital document workflows across corporate, public-sector, healthcare,...
Nutanix lets enterprises run production agentic AI their way
Nutanix has announced the general availability of Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) 2.8, and the upcoming general availability of Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) 2.19, along with new incentives, programmes, and resources designed to help partners accelerate growth on...
Integrity360 acquires IAM specialist CyberIAM
Integrity360 has acquired leading Identity specialist CyberIAM, a cybersecurity Identity services company operating from the UK and South Africa. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CyberIAM, founded in 2016, is a cybersecurity services and solutions...
realme launches P4 Power in SA
realme has launched the realme P4 Power smartphone in South Africa. The launch comes as South Africa's smartphone base continues to expand. The number of smartphone users in the country is forecast to grow from 18,65-million in 2026 to an estimated 25,8-million by...
Smart money: Defining the role of enterprise PCs in financial services
The amount of money that South Africa’s financial services sector spends on technology every year is nothing short of impressive. By Werner Joubert, commercial SYS business director (South Africa and SADC) at ASUS In 2025, South African businesses invested tens of...
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...
Business Systems Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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...
Intermediate C# Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking an Intermediate C# Developer to build and maintain insurance applications in C#. The desktop client is written in WPF and XAML under the MVVM pattern, with supporting work in ASP.NET and T-SQL.RequirementsResponsibilities: Build and change WPF screens...
Senior C# & Angular Web Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Build the systems that keep tax moving. This is a permanent hybrid developer role in financial services, in the tax space. You can be based in Cape Town or Pretoria. You will work on enterprise web applications that real users rely on: registration, access, roles,...
Business Data Analyst at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town
Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Senior Data & Business Analyst to take end-to-end ownership of a large and complex insurance policy data migration programme.The role will be responsible for analysing, mapping, validating and reconciling commercial...
Senior Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions
Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Snowflake & Business IntelligenceRole OverviewWe are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a Snowflake data platform implementation. The successful candidate will coordinate the technical Business Intelligence...
Senior Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town
Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Snowflake & Business IntelligenceRole OverviewWe are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a Snowflake data platform implementation. The successful candidate will coordinate the technical Business Intelligence...
Power BI Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Position OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled and delivery-focused Power BI Developer to partner directly with business stakeholders and rapidly develop executive and operational dashboards in a fast-paced healthcare funding environment.The data models,...
Power BI Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Position OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled and delivery-focused Power BI Developer to partner directly with business stakeholders and rapidly develop executive and operational dashboards in a fast-paced healthcare funding environment.The data models,...
Intermediate Full Stack Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for an Intermediate Full Stack Developer with strong hands-on experience in C#/.NET and Flutter.The successful consultant will contribute across mobile and backend development, working on production applications and supporting integration between...
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