Shared CHRO-CIO ownership is critical for AI transformation
As organisations accelerate AI adoption, work redesign is becoming a shared leadership challenge for HR and IT, and Gartner predicts that by 2029, 30% of organisations will form blended HR-IT teams to accelerate AI enablement. Mark Whittle, vice-president analyst,...
Robust growth projected for fraud detection and prevention
The global fraud detection and prevention market is expected to reach $129,4-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 18,1% from 2026 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The proliferation of smartphones and the continued rollout of high-speed...
R150m SME Youth Jobs Fund set to create employment
In response to South Africa's deepening youth unemployment crisis and the financial constraints that often prevent small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from expanding their workforce, Business Partners Limited has established a R150-million SME Youth Jobs Fund. The...
Huawei SA opens applications for the 2026 Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme
As South African small businesses accelerate AI adoption faster than many developed economies, Huawei South Africa has opened applications for the 2026 Women in Tech Digital Skills Training Programme. The programme will take place from 26 to 28 August in Johannesburg....
Another day, another rogue AI attack. This time from Meta
Meta has confirmed that its Muse Spark 1.1 AI model breached an external company's internal systems during cybersecurity testing. According to the company, independent testing company Irregular caused a misconfiguration that gave one of its AI models Internet access...
AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race
AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...
Vast majority of SA children are functionally illiterate
Nearly a million (914 000) South African Grade 4 pupils cannot read for meaning in any of the country's 11 official languages. With 81% of the cohort functionally illiterate, the country places last among the 57 countries and regions assessed in the most recent...
70% of South Africans have been hit by data breaches
South Africa was the 42nd most breached country in the world during the first half of the year, with 359 600 leaked accounts, according to the latest data from cybersecurity firm Surfshark. Globally, a total of 313,4-million accounts were breached, with the US ranking...
The Open Web is now the ‘Controlled Web’
Only 18,5% of the world's most-visited landing pages are operating without any technical barrier to automated access, according to a new study by Web data extraction specialist Zyte. This means that less than one in five of all the most-visited sites are fully open...
Cyberespionage a growing threat in META
While most cyberthreat categories declined over the past year in the META region, cyberespionage continues to intensify - with spyware attacks increasing by 40% in Africa and password stealer attacks growing by 31%, according to cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky. The...
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Nokia, SAP, Microsoft advance cloud, AI transformation
Nokia has signed a new multi-year agreement with SAP to help accelerate its enterprise transformation using RISE with SAP Methodology, with its SAP S/4HANA software environment hosted on Microsoft Azure. The agreement, concluded at the end of 2025, marks a significant...
Inside the shockingly efficient business models of cyber cartels
The enduring cultural image of the cybercriminal is an unexpectedly persistent myth. For a long time now, pop culture has depicted the threat adversary as a lone, anti-social hacker operating from a dark bedroom, driven by mischief or vague ideological grievances. By...
Passkeys are not the end of passwords – they’re the next evolution of trust
Every few years, the cybersecurity industry declares the death of the password. Yet passwords persist because they solve a simple problem: proving who you are. The challenge is that they do so increasingly poorly in a world where data breaches, phishing attacks, and...
Low-carbon energy now critical infrastructure for Africa’s digital future
Coverage expansion across the continent has given rise to the acceleration of data driven services which are shaping Africa’s digital future. These include fintech services driving financial inclusion, e-health improving access to healthcare and education platforms...
Banks urged to reuse fraud data to fix broken dispute processes, rebuild trust in digital banking
Fraud dispute resolution is often manual and can take weeks. Research shows 73% of customers say their loyalty is heavily influenced by how fraud is handled. While customer satisfaction and retention may largely lie in the ambit of the CMO, a large part of the...
Optimising energy reliability for African manufacturing
Sub-Saharan Africa's infrastructure challenge is gradually evolving, with the Africa Infrastructure Development Index (AIDI) score increasing by 50% from 2003 to 2025. It has been a slow, uphill challenge, impacted by funding, governance, and legacy issues, and its...
Your attackers may already be inside
Most companies still approach cyber security as if attackers are trying to “break in”. That thinking is outdated, writes John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2. Modern cyber criminals are not smashing through firewalls wearing hoodies in dark rooms. They are logging in through...
The risk when investors treat African energy as one market
The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. By Vuyo Mafrika, head of global markets: client solutions – Africa regional offices at Absa; Chewe Chumanya, bank...
Metrofile launches docuForce
Metrofile has launched docuForce, a document management and workflow automation platform for businesses that need to bring order, security and compliance to operational documents. Brad Dallas, MD of Metrofile says: “As businesses continue to grapple with growing...
Africa technical webinars focus on BESS, energy resilience
Vertiv has launched its ‘Africa Critical Infrastructure’ webinar series for 2026. Designed for consulting engineers, technical partners and end users, the series opens with a technical session focused on battery energy storage systems (BESS) and their role in...
SAP Consultant – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Ready to Drive Business Transformation with SAP Expertise? Join a dynamic organisation where your SAP knowledge will play a key role in optimising business processes, improving efficiency, and delivering innovative solutions. If you're passionate about SAP and enjoy...
Full-Stack Developer – Gauteng Randjespark
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Full-Stack Developer to join our technology team. This role requires expertise across both frontend and backend development, with a strong focus on building scalable, secure, and maintainable applications using modern .NET and...
Cloud Engineer
Join a forward-thinking technology team where your expertise will shape scalable, secure, and innovative cloud solutions that drive business transformation. If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and emerging technologies, this is your...
. Net Full Stack Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Ready to Code Like a Boss? We're hunting for a Mid-Level .NET Full-Stack Rockstar!Hey there, code wizard with 4+ years of battle-tested experience. Tired of boring job ads that read like a user manual? This one's different.We're looking for a mid-level .NET Full-Stack...
Cloud Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Join a forward-thinking technology team where your expertise will shape scalable, secure, and innovative cloud solutions that drive business transformation. If you're passionate about cloud infrastructure, automation, and emerging technologies, this is your...
. Net Full Stack Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Clubview
Ready to Code Like a Boss? We're hunting for a Mid-Level .NET Full-Stack Rockstar!Hey there, code wizard with 4+ years of battle-tested experience. Tired of boring job ads that read like a user manual? This one's different.We're looking for a mid-level .NET Full-Stack...
Senior Backend Developer (C# and SQL)
Are you a seasoned Backend Developer with a passion for building scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise solutions? Our company is looking for a Senior Backend Developer to play a key role in designing and developing the backend foundation of a critical...
ServiceNow Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Are you a ServiceNow expert with a passion for building solutions that make workplaces safer, smarter, and more compliant?We're looking for a Senior ServiceNow Technical Consultant / OHS Solution Developer to join a major Enterprise Health & Safety Transformation...
Senior Backend Developer (C# and SQL) – Gauteng Braamfontein
Are you a seasoned Backend Developer with a passion for building scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise solutions? Our company is looking for a Senior Backend Developer to play a key role in designing and developing the backend foundation of a critical...
ServiceNow Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Are you a ServiceNow expert with a passion for building solutions that make workplaces safer, smarter, and more compliant?We're looking for a Senior ServiceNow Technical Consultant / OHS Solution Developer to join a major Enterprise Health & Safety Transformation...
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