With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Internet censorship affected 4,6bn people in 2025

2025 started with 47 ongoing Internet disruptions, while 81 new restrictions were imposed during the year, according to Surfshark’s internet shutdowns yearly recap. Government-imposed Internet shutdowns affected 4,6-billion people in 2025. Asia continues to lead the...

CNAPP set to $12,9bn by 2030

Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) market revenue is forecast to reach $12,9-billion by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 30% from 2025 to 2030. According to Dell’Oro research, the market’s trajectory is being shaped...

New head for Ericsson South Africa

Sandile Dhlomo has been appointed head of Ericsson South Africa and a member of the company’s West and Southern Africa leadership team. With over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and digital industry - and having held several senior roles in the...

Views on US economy improve, but concerns remain

Business executives have a slightly improved view of the economy but continue to be wary of inflation and tariff impacts. This is according to the third-quarter AICPA and CIMA Economic Outlook Survey that polls CEOs, chief financial officers, controllers and other...

The increasing influence of AI on ESG strategies

Companies are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, according to new research from GlobalData. This integration of AI into ESG practices is transforming how organisations approach...

Global regulators endorse blueprint for future digital ecosystems

At the Global Symposium for Regulators this week in Riyadh, telecommunications regulators from around the world have endorsed guidelines to help them build digital ecosystems for essential national services like healthcare, education, and finance. The GSR-25 Best...

Salt Typhoon exposes millions of users’ details

It’s believed that information on every US citizen, and millions of others around the world, have been exposed in a long-standing nation-state attack. The National Security Agency (NSA) and other US and foreign organisations have released a joint Cybersecurity...

Draft tax bill hides a ‘stealth tax’ in unit trust investments

For millions of South Africans, a unit trust or a portfolio of a Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) is one of the pillars of their financial future, serving as a vehicle for retirement savings, children's education funds, and long-term wealth creation. By Joon Chong,...

Smarter school admissions platform unveiled

The upgraded Online Admissions platform for the 2026 school year, developed by Vodacom Business with the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE), has proved to be smarter and simpler, providing a more transparent admissions experience for both parents and department...

South Africans not confident about GNU directions

South Africans remain deeply pessimistic about their country's direction, with 80% saying South Africa is on the wrong track according to Ipsos' latest "What Worries the World1" study. This represents a return to pre-election pessimism levels, despite an initial surge...

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Alviva Group companies complete enterprise voice services rollout

Several Group companies within Alviva Holdings, one of Africa's largest providers of information and communication technology products and services, have transformed their business communications with enterprise voice services from eNetworks, a wholly-owned...

Keep your business safe and sound when using AI tools

Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools can be a real boost for business - but, just as with any powerful tool, there's a flip side. It's crucial to keep an eye on how these new tools might expose your business to risks. These technologies offer opportunities for...

Infobip and Nokia partner on API platforms

Infobip and Nokia have announced a partnering agreement that will enable the global developer community to leverage both companies' application programmable interface (API) platforms in order to build a wider array of telco network-powered applications faster for...

Uncertainty around QCTO transition

A pivotal shift for South Africa's Skills Development sector, the recent announcement of a three-year extension to the S12H tax incentive, has sparked both relief and renewed uncertainty for companies. However, it has also brought some pressing questions to the fore...

Navigating the new era of low-code and no-code software development

Just 10 or 15 years ago, launching a new ecommerce business built for high transaction volumes and robust security was a complex undertaking. By Morgan Goddard, software development executive at +OneX If you wanted a scalable site with customised functionality,...

Public sector digitalisation could drive government excellence

A lot has been spoken about businesses benefiting from cloud technology. By Andrew Bourne, regional manager: Africa at Zoho The same technology can also bring about a digital revolution in the public sector. While digitalisation efforts in various spaces, such as...

How mid-market merchants can manage payment security

While the majority of people may not think twice about how they pay for their goods, ever-evolving retail payments, both in person and virtually, keep many CIOs awake at night worrying about where the next attack will come from and how best to mitigate against it. By...

NAPAfrica debuts network time protocol (NTP) service

NAPAfrica will offer clients a network time protocol (NTP) service using Adtran's Oscilloquartz synchronisation technology to offer enterprise clients highly accurate, secure, and reliable time-as-a-service (TaaS), enabling organisations to meet stringent timing...

Westcon-Comstor broadens Palo Alto Networks offering

Westcon-Comstor has broadened its relationship with Palo Alto Networks through an agreement designed to accelerate channel partners' AWS Marketplace growth. The collaboration sees partners gain the ability to transact Palo Alto Networks software products and serve...

Salesforce UX/UI Designer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Summary of roleAs a senior UX/UI Designer at the Company, you will contribute to the creation and delivery of user-centered digital products. You will own and lead assigned features and lead and support more junior designers, in collaboration with the current design...

Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Our Pretoria based client is looking for a Fullstack Developer for a permanent role. The candidate might need to travel to Malawi as they are expanding in Africa.Key aspects of a full-stack developer's role: Front-end development: Working with technologies like HTML,...

Software Developer – Senior (.Net) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client, a specialised IT firm, partners with organisations to tackle substantial enterprise-level business, system, or project challenges. Their approach combines a proactive "start-now" philosophy with agile development and just-in-time design...

IT System Administrator at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture...

Digital Implementation Specialist (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions, empowering financial professionals to enhance data-driven decisions. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team worldwide. Serving...

Configuration Analyst (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client: Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions, empowering financial professionals to enhance data-driven decisions. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team worldwide. Serving...

Senior Data Analyst

Develop and maintain BI/reporting solutions for global IT operations.Turn network data into actionable insights for decision-making.Collect and analyse data from CMDBs, databases, and monitoring tools.Build, migrate, and improve reporting platforms and data...

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