Record soil moisture, dam levels could soften El Niño impact
While the return of El Niño conditions is expected to increase climate risks for South African agriculture during the 2026/27 summer production season, the sector is entering the cycle from one of its strongest starting positions in recent years. “El Niño is typically...
Memory shortage drives external enterprise revenue up
The worldwide external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market continued its sharp acceleration in the second quarter of 2026, reaching $10,3-billion in vendor revenue, a 33,6% year-over-year increase, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage...
Nvidia and MediaTek build AI edge-to-cloud platforms
Nvidia and MediaTek have announced a deepening of their longstanding collaboration to build the next generations of AI computing platforms — spanning AI infrastructure, local AI computing and automotive. As part of the expanded collaboration, MediaTek will adopt the...
Vodacom challenge collects 2,2 tonnes of e-waste
Gauteng recorded the highest participation in Vodacom South Africa's Turn Your E-Waste into Rewards Challenge, demonstrating that South Africans are willing to embrace responsible e-waste recycling when it is made simple, convenient and rewarding. Delivered in...
Grid automation market to reach $65,5bn by 2033
The global grid automation market is expected to reach $65,5-billion by 2033 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of 5,7% from 2026 to 2033, according to Grand View Research. Growing electricity demand, aging grid infrastructure, increasing integration of renewable...
Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending
South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...
SMBs targeted in enterprise-level attacks
The illusion that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) can fly under the radar of cybercriminals is becoming obsolete. Kaspersky warns that attackers are deploying the same methods against smaller businesses as they do against large enterprises. To help strengthen...
Drop in factory activity drives PMI down
The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI declined from 46.8 to 45.8 in August, marking its lowest reading so far in 2026 and a fourth consecutive month-on-month decline. The deterioration was driven by a sharp fall in factory activity and a renewed weakening in new orders,...
Why the rise of model routing is a bet against permanence
Recently, Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter at a reported $8-billion. Just last week Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub, for $12,9-billion. Different headlines, but they reflect the same broader shift. The value in AI is...
Call for a constitutional approach to regulating AI
South Africa needs to move beyond its longstanding “wait-and-see” approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and establish a binding, constitutional framework that protects human rights while allowing technological innovation to continue. This is according to...
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When the office is everywhere, so are the risks
The modern workplace extends beyond traditional office walls. It now exists in coffee shops, spare bedrooms, airport lounges, and co-working spaces. By Amritesh Anand, vice-president and MD: technology services group at In2IT Technologies Hybrid and remote work have...
African cities need intelligence, not just smart city infrastructure
I am less interested in whether a city can call itself smart than whether it can act intelligently when something goes wrong, writes Reshaad Sha, executive chairman of Sentiv. Too many smart city conversations still begin with the visible symbols of progress, for...
Connect security, privacy, AI governance to reduce information risk
Information security, privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) governance are often treated as separate disciplines. But, in practice, they are closely linked. By Ryan Boyes, senior security administrator at Galix AI systems rely on information, which often includes...
Threat detection is only useful when action is built in
In a Security Operations Centre (SOC), detection is measured by what happens after an alert appears on a screen. By Timothy Smith, director: sales at DigitalShield Many organisations now have tools that identify suspicious activity across endpoints, email, identity,...
What the TrendAI/Anthropic partnership means for SA
I've sat through a lot of cybersecurity announcements. Most of them follow the same script: Two vendors shake hands. A press release goes out. Yet very little on the ground changes. I understand why people tune out, writes Gareth Redelinghuys, country MD at TrendAI...
Your IT team doesn’t need another dashboard. It needs breathing room
I do not think most IT teams need another dashboard, writes Michael Currie, director at The Cloud Crew. Many mid-market IT teams already have enough places to look. The real pressure starts after the dashboard lights up. Someone still has to decide whether the alert...
Your cloud strategy may be weakening the business
The biggest mistake CIOs make about cloud is believing that adoption equals modernisation. By Helen Kruger, MD of Troye It does not, in many cases cloud has simply given them a more expensive, more fragmented and harder to manage version of the infrastructure problems...
(A)I rest my case: AI and the future of online dispute resolution
If there is one thing organisations know well, it is that disputes are expensive. By Garth Duncan, partner; Brittany Leroni, senior associate; and Razina Mahomed, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The expense extends beyond legal fees, to management time, damaged...
What it will take to secure the foundation of digital education?
If the future of South Africa is shaped by the opportunities we create for young people today, then the promise of a digital education and the opportunities it provides is one of our most important and urgent endeavours. So too is the digital security of Gen Alpha’s...
The youth unemployment crisis is also a digital skills crisis
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis cannot be solved without closing a parallel, faster-moving gap- - digital and AI fluency. The country’s youth unemployment rate stood at 60,9% among 15 to 24 year-olds in the first quarter of 2026 - one of the highest rates in...
Project Manager (Intermediate)
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development followed by a successful transition into project management. The role will ideally be Cape Town based.PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE: Project Planning and Execution: Develop project plans,...
Specialist Analyst
To assist the department in ensuring that the approved authorised Financial Services Providers (FSPs) and their Compliance Officers comply with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) legislationJOB DESCRIPTION Analyse annual financial statements and...
Project Manager (Intermediate) – Western Cape Cape Town
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development followed by a successful transition into project management. The role will ideally be Cape Town based.PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE: Project Planning and Execution: Develop project plans,...
Specialist Analyst – Gauteng Gauteng
To assist the department in ensuring that the approved authorised Financial Services Providers (FSPs) and their Compliance Officers comply with the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services (FAIS) legislationJOB DESCRIPTION Analyse annual financial statements and...
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Qualifications 10+ years of experience in COBOL application development and support. Proven experience with VSAM file processing and Micro Focus Server Express (COBOL V5.1). Strong SQL development and optimization experience. Hands-on experience with Power9 UNIX and...
Power Platform Developer
Our client is seeking a Power Platform Developer to design, develop and maintain business-critical applications and automated workflows. This role is ideal for a hands-on developer with proven production experience across Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI, who...
Project Manager
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Project Manager to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans covering scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources and...
COBOL Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Qualifications 10+ years of experience in COBOL application development and support. Proven experience with VSAM file processing and Micro Focus Server Express (COBOL V5.1). Strong SQL development and optimization experience. Hands-on experience with Power9 UNIX and...
Power Platform Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Our client is seeking a Power Platform Developer to design, develop and maintain business-critical applications and automated workflows. This role is ideal for a hands-on developer with proven production experience across Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI, who...
Project Manager – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Project Manager to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans covering scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources and...
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