IT spend will breach $7trn for the first time in 2027

Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $7,35-trillion in 2027, up 15% from 2026, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. “Collectively, the market forces are reinforcing spend around AI infrastructure, AI-enabled cloud platforms, and advanced software...

As African CEOs embrace AI, ROI is still elusive

By Kathy Gibson - African companies are in the middle of learning and adopting artificial intelligence (AI), and adapting to the changes it brings. But they are also looking beyond adoption at how to measure value from their AI investments, says Ladi Asuni, partner...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Last-minute Black Friday tips for smaller merchants

Less than six weeks’ out from Black Friday, bigger retailers probably have their systems locked down and nobody wants to start rebuilding a checkout - but some of the things that cost merchants sales don’t require a total rebuild to fix. The Online Retail in South...

What Gen Z expects from the future of technology 

Yesterday (14 October 2026) was International E-Waste Day, and Kaspersky is highlighting an emerging paradox in Gen Z’s behaviour: while Gen Z is the most digitally immersed generation, it also leads in awareness of technology’s environmental impact. Indeed, one in...

AMD reaches for the stars with new processors

AMD has started sampling with early access customers of the AMD Versal AI Core XQRVC1902 adaptive SoC in an enhanced space-grade package – designed to support space missions for 15 years – and which will be Class Y qualified for the highest level of reliability...

Huawei and Qualcomm seal patent licence agreement

Huawei and Qualcomm have agreed on a multi-year, broad patent licence agreement that includes cross licences to the companies’ patent portfolios across a range of technology fields - including 5G, compute, AI, and networking - together with Qualcomm’s purchase of...

Top five actions CISOs should be taking now

Gartner has identified five actions that chief information security officers (CISOs) should take by the end of 2026 to combat accelerating technological disruption. “AI-augmented cyberattacks, AI safety debates, and emerging quantum computing risks create persistent...

Finalists selected for this year’s Google for Startups Accelerator

After whitling down 1 057 applications, Google has announced the 15 startups selected for its third cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa. The programme offers local founders a three-month period of equity-free funding, Google's AI tools, and...

FNB expands alternative investments with crypto assets

FNB has launched Crypto Investing through its banking platform. Sizwe Nxedlana, CEO of FNB and RMB Private Banking and Wealth Management, comments: “FNB customers will now have access and exposure to crypto assets, with the ability to trade a set of curated coins, as...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

CFOs must take a more disciplined approach to finance AI investment

As finance AI adoption moves beyond experimentation, CFOs must take a more disciplined approach to managing their portfolios, according to Gartner. Finance leaders are implementing this more disciplined approach by setting realistic time-to-value expectations,...

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NetScout closes critical CDN security gap

NetScout has enhanced its Arbor Edge Defense (AED) solution that helps enterprises maintain the availability of revenue-generating and mission-critical applications against sophisticated DDoS attacks that evade or bypass content delivery network (CDN) DDoS defences....

Cloudera Anywhere Cloud launches for the agentic AI era

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SANDisk NAS SSDs power high-endurance storage

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Nedbank pilots Client Connect Zone

Although South Africans have embraced digital banking at an unprecedented pace, new customer insights suggest convenience is no longer defined solely by mobile apps or online platforms. Increasingly, customers want banking to fit naturally into their daily lives...

MiRO to distribute Tarana’s G1 platform in SA

MiRO has been appointed to distribute Tarana’s next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) solution in South Africa. G1, billed as the world’s first ngFWA solution, has been deployed by more than 300 operators worldwide to deliver reliable broadband to hundreds of...

Climb partners with Utimaco

Climb Channel Solutions South Africa has expanded its long-term investment in South Africa with the signing of a distribution partnership with Utimaco, a global provider of IT security solutions. The partnership will also cover the rest of Africa, Indian Ocean Islands...

Nutanix and ChronoScale partner on enterprise AI adoption

Nutanix has announced a strategic partnership with ChronoScale Holdings to jointly deliver enterprise-ready AI infrastructure and help accelerate adoption of AI services across global markets. The partnership brings together complementary capabilities enterprise...

Paratus Uganda first to market with Starlink service

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About the roleAs a Data Analyst, you will be supporting the LTSA team and Localization team, working with Engineering, Parts, ITR, Commercial and Sales to consolidate data on list of parts to be priced. Generate various dashboards for easy reporting. Building a...

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About the roleAs a Data Analyst, you will be supporting the LTSA team and Localization team, working with Engineering, Parts, ITR, Commercial and Sales to consolidate data on list of parts to be priced. Generate various dashboards for easy reporting. Building a...

Data Scientist at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town

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Project Manager IT at QES

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Project Manager IT at QES – Western Cape Woodstock

Project Manager - Business Intelligence & Data Analytics(Independent Contract) Cape Town based4 Days in officeIndependent Contract Role OverviewMy client, based in Woodstock, Cape Town, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver projects within...

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