Routed shifts to evoila Africa
Local cloud provider Routed, acquired by German multinational evoila, is officially now operating as evoila Africa, marking a significant shift in the continent’s VMware cloud landscape. Andrew Cruise, evoila Africa MD, says that the move follows sweeping changes to...
Memory shortage to ravage smartphone sales
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12,9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1,1-billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This decline will bring the smartphone market to its lowest...
SA firms still resilient on sustainability
South African companies are extremely optimistic about making investments in sustainability initiatives over the next year, according to Grant Thornton’s latest sustainability report - Scaling sustainability: How the mid-market is future-proofing growth. In fact, at a...
Geopolitics reshaping global STI collaboration
Rising geopolitical tensions and security concerns about emerging critical technologies are reshaping international co-operation in science, technology, and innovation (STI), according to a new OECD report. The OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2025,...
Resellers: Make your voice heard
Voting has officially opened for the South African IT distribution channel’s most prestigious awards – the Channelwise Awards 2025 – where resellers and partners get the chance to rate and reward their top distributors and vendors. “Over the years, the Channelwise...
Business success at risk as high-performing culture eroded
Key measures of high-performing organisations - including net promoter score (NPS) and enterprise and network performance - have been on the decline since 2022, according to Gartner. A survey of 18 000 global workers found that between 3Q22 and 2Q25, the percentage of...
Amazon to shed 14 000 jobs
As it invests more in robotics and automation, Amazon is streamlining its workforce and shedding about 14 000 jobs. Writing to employees, Beth Galetti, senior vice-president of people experience and technology at Amazon, explains that the company recognises importance...
OpenAI restructures to for-profit organisation
ChatGPT developer OpenAI is shifting its business model to become a for-profit company. The move will allow it raise additional funding. In a blog post, Bret Taylor, chair of the OpenAI board of directors, says OpenAI has completed its recapitalization and simplified...
Kenya again tops DDoS threat list in East Africa
Kenya is once more the East African country with the most distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks during the first half of 2025 - ranked third overall on the continent behind South Africa and Morocco – according to NetScout’s latest threat intelligence report....
Google adds AI skilling support
Google has announced $2,85-million (R49-million) funding through Google.org to support AI skills development, education, online safety and cybersecurity in South Africa. The funding builds on Google’s AI skilling work announced earlier this year and focuses on...
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Shift to omnichannel payments drives efficiency, enhances CX
Even as more retailers turn to setting up online storefronts to extend their presence and cater to shoppers looking for convenience, the majority of South Africans still prefer to shop at physical stores, and retailers are looking for a solution that gives them a...
Are there cracks in the hybrid working model?
Hybrid working is no longer a trend; it has become a way of working for many organisations and employees. "But, as with the adoption of any new course of operation, there are always issues and learnings along the way," says Vuyiseka Ntshuntshe from Bizmod. Many...
The digitisation of payments in SA’s agribusiness
South Africa's digital payments landscape has evolved significantly in recent years and currently consists of various payment methods such as debit, credit and fleet transactions; authenticated collections (DebiCheck); contactless payments; electronic funds transfer...
AI in iGaming: The fine line between innovation and responsibility
OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT on November 30, 2022 was an inflection point for the technology industry. In an instant, artificial intelligence (AI) was transformed from something that the person in the street knew of mostly through science-fiction films and books into a...
Veeam integrates with Splunk
Veeam Software has announced a Splunk extension that allows Veeam Data Platform customers to monitor the health and security status of their Veeam backup infrastructure using Splunk capabilities. Free for enterprises with Veeam Data Platform Advanced or Premium...
BDO partners with KnowBe4
BDO South Africa has a strategic partnership with security awareness training and simulated phishing platform provider KnowBe4. The cybercrime landscape is alarming with criminals using increasingly sophisticated tactics that pose a constant and significant risk to...
Cofinity partners with African data centre providers
Cofinity Group (CGI) has announced strategic channel partnership agreements with Africa data centre providers including PAIX Data Centres, Rack Centre, Raxio, and Digital Realty which includes Digital Realty's African entities; iColo, Teraco and Digital Realty...
NTT Data unveils ultralight Edge AI platform
NTT Data has unveiled its new Edge AI platform to accelerate IT/OT convergence by bringing AI processing to the edge. By processing data when and where it is generated and unifying diverse IoT devices, systems and data, the fully managed solution enables real-time...
Generating watts from waste
As the demand for energy-intensive recycling of various electronic waste streams grows, the Desco Electronic Recyclers' is quickly transitioning to green energy. The green energy initiative is part of its broader mission to lead the recycling industry toward...
AI simplifies global payroll for businesses and professionals
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising global payroll management, making it more efficient and accurate - not only for businesses but also payroll professionals. AI isn't replacing payroll professionals; it's empowering them, says Desmond Struwig, CEO of CRS...
Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of key technology projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This role owns the planning, execution, monitoring, and control of...
Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
The Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of key technology projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This role owns the planning, execution, monitoring, and control of...
Senior Java EE Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with 7+ years of hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise...
Senior Java EE Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with 7+ years of hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise...
Senior Python Developer (AWS/Azure) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Python Developer with strong cloud engineering expertise across AWS and/or Azure. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of hands-on Python development experience, deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, and a proven...
Senior Python Developer (AWS/Azure) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Python Developer with strong cloud engineering expertise across AWS and/or Azure. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of hands-on Python development experience, deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, and a proven...
Backend Integration Developer
There is a demand to support the Oracle business community with Organisation as a backfill resource. To provide functional support to Organisation ERP system users on assigned modules with focus on testing, business analysis, system setup and configuration.To take...
Backend Integration Developer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
There is a demand to support the Oracle business community with Organisation as a backfill resource. To provide functional support to Organisation ERP system users on assigned modules with focus on testing, business analysis, system setup and configuration.To take...
Buying Categories – Data Analyst at Food Lovers Market – Head Office
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Food Lover's Market Retail division consists of almost 100 Food Lover's Market stores in sub-Saharan Africa, which includes six Food Lover's Eateries. The retail division also includes 32 Diamond Discount Liquors and Market Liquors stores,...
Buying Categories – Data Analyst at Food Lovers Market – Head Office – Western Cape Brackenfell
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Food Lover's Market Retail division consists of almost 100 Food Lover's Market stores in sub-Saharan Africa, which includes six Food Lover's Eateries. The retail division also includes 32 Diamond Discount Liquors and Market Liquors stores,...
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