Young entrepreneurs to showcase their talents at BRICS+ Youth Innovation Summit
Young entrepreneurs and innovators from across BRICS countries and the Global South will gather in Pretoria on 9 and 10 April for the BRICS+ Youth Innovation Summit 2026 - a two-day event showcasing youth-led innovations that tackle challenges in sustainable...
Applications open for Orange Social Ventures Prize in Middle East and Africa
Applications have opened for the 16th edition of the Orange Ventures Prize in Middle East and Africa (OSVP), a flagship initiative dedicated to promoting high-impact entrepreneurial innovation. Until 10 May 2026, entrepreneurs from all 17 countries where Orange...
Vodacom aims to increase Safaricom shareholding
Vodacom Group has entered into an agreement to increase its ownership in Safaricom by buying an additional 15% of the East African operator from the Kenyan government in a transaction valued at R36-billion ($2,1-billion). Should the transaction receive requisite...
Pinnacle is 2025’s Channelwise Distributor of the Year
In a close-run race, Pinnacle has crossed the finish line first to win the coveted Channelwise Distributor of the Year 2025 award. Hot on its heels was second-placed Mustek, followed by close contenders Axiz, Rectron and Syntech Distribution. Rounding out the top 10...
Green economy presents a multi-trillion dollar growth opportunity
Businesses across industries are already benefiting from the strong growth of the green economy, the second-fastest growing sector over the past decade. A new report, Already a Multi-Trillion-Dollar Market: A CEO Guide to Growth in the Green Economy, finds that the...
Job losses to AI not yet mainstream
While there is widespread speculation that artificial intelligence (AI) will drastically reduce customer service headcount, currently only 20% of leaders have reduced agent staffing due to AI, according to a survey by Gartner. A Gartner survey of 321 customer service...
Africa is a hotspot for AI-driven fraud
Africa’s rapid digital expansion is creating both unprecedented opportunities and complex challenges in the fight against fraud. This is among the findings from Sumsub’s Identity Fraud Report 2025-2026, which provides an in-depth, data-driven view of identity fraud...
AI hardware shortages to define 2026 markets
AI hardware shortages are set to define markets in 2026 as pricing power shifts and volatility rises. This warning, from deVere Group CEO Nigel Green, comes as the AI boom is rapidly evolving from a growth story into a supply-shock story, and it is shaping up to be...
Human error fuels breaches as cybersecurity training lags
A recent Kaspersky survey in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region entitled “Cybersecurity in the workplace: Employee knowledge and behaviour”, found that just 46% of professionals surveyed in South Africa received training on digital threats. This...
Global D2C revenue set for $370m surge
A new study by global tech strategist Juniper Research has found that satellite provider revenue from direct-to-cell (D2C) will exceed $370-million in 2026, up from $100-million this year. This substantial single-year growth of more than 260% is fuelled by growing...
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Can digital identity transform the informal economy?
South Africa’s informal economy contributes significantly to the GDP, while playing a crucial role in creating employment and sustaining livelihoods. But for this sector to grow, it requires access to credit. This means embracing digital payments so banks can securely...
How software-based lifeforms take over the mundane and repetitive
What is a digital worker? A “software-based employee”, “category of software robots”, “a virtual employee” – all names which pop up if queried via search engine. And it’s somewhat ominous, anthropomorphising technology to make it sound more human, which it isn’t. By...
Cloud security automation: Crucial to combating cyber-risk
In a multi-cloud environment, organisations dare not leave cloud security to the risks of human error. Automation must be a core part of any cloud-security strategy, write Parikshit Moitra, delivery centre head and regional partner director at TCS South Africa and...
Ignore employee burnout at your peril
Employee burnout is a serious challenge facing companies of all sizes in South Africa. As businesses navigate a competitive environment and difficult economic conditions, they are often pressured to “do more with less”. Unfortunately, this often results in employees...
Brace for the impact of a cybersecurity storm
Cybersecurity has emerged as a critical concern for businesses across the globe, and South Africa is no exception. By Kumar Vaibhav, lead senior solution architect: cyber security at In2IT The rapid evolution of technology has brought about unprecedented opportunities...
SAP adds collaboration to copilot Joule
SAP has unveiled AI features across a technology foundation that drives 87% of global commerce, putting its generative AI copilot Joule at the centre of a new way of doing business. At its annual SAP TechEd conference, SAP announced powerful new capabilities that...
How CIOs can achieve the benefits of sustainability
Gartner research shows that 50% of CIOs will have performance metrics tied to the sustainability of their IT operations by 2025 - and by 2027 25% of CIO compensation will be linked to their sustainable technology impact. This means that sustainability must now switch...
Tracker expands into supply chain with OKgo launch
In a move to bolster supply chain visibility for businesses in South Africa, Tracker has partnered with Roambee, a Silicon Valley company specialising in asset and shipment tracking and monitoring powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The new solution, named OKgo,...
Support vital as fewer employees carry greater burden
As companies across the world face RIF – reduction in force –through either hiring freezes or retrenchments, it is important to focus not only on the impact to those who are made redundant. Equally important is to consider those who are left behind - the so-called...
Peach Payments partners with Sukhiba for conversational commerce
Digital payments service provider Peach Payments has integrated with Kenya’s conversational commerce and CRM platform Sukhiba to offer its South African merchants a new sales channel and facilitate WhatsApp-based sales. Founded in 2021 by Ananth Raj Gudipati and...
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The Senior Information Security Engineer is a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing advanced security architectures across the company's hybrid infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments. This role drives security...
Intermediate Developer at Ability Executive Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We are looking for an intermediate to senior experienced Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining features for our web-based system, in close collaboration with an existing team, utilising a...
Back-End Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
Hey Backend Rockstar (or soon-to-be one)Want to code the future of mobility...We are hunting for a Back-End Developer who's ready to crank the volume on innovation, crush some serious Java + Quarkus code, and occasionally sneak in some Angular magic too. What's the...
Senior Information Security Engineer – Remote Remote
The Senior Information Security Engineer is a strategic technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing advanced security architectures across the company's hybrid infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments. This role drives security...
AI Developer (Azure)
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for an AI Developer (Azure) to join our financial services client based in Sandton on a hybrid contract role.What you will be...
Junior Applications Business Analyst LW
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document business requirements for application projects.Support the design and implementation of business solutions that meet client needs.Assist in preparing functional specifications, user stories, and process...
AI Developer (Azure) – Remote Remote
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for an AI Developer (Azure) to join our financial services client based in Sandton on a hybrid contract role.What you will be...
Junior Applications Business Analyst LW – Gauteng Centurion
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document business requirements for application projects.Support the design and implementation of business solutions that meet client needs.Assist in preparing functional specifications, user stories, and process...
Full Stack Developer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer to work on a critical enterprise web platform providing secure single sign-on and access to multiple business services. The role spans backend, frontend, cloud, and operational support, and requires strong technical...
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Configure, maintain and administer all systems related technology and infrastructure within branches and multiple data centres.Key Performance Areas-Plan and set up systems' infrastructure-Maintain high availability of systems' infrastructure-Maintain continuous...
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