Interest rates on hold, but consumers are under pressure
Following yesterday’s decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the latest data from TransUnion points to a consumer environment that remains fragile, with many households continuing to navigate mounting financial pressure. While...
Telkom introduces TrailblazeHER
Telkom FutureMakers has launched TrailblazeHER, a three-month Women-in-Tech Enablement Accelerator designed to scale black women-owned technology enterprises within the digital economy. The programme will support 10 black women-owned suppliers within Telkom’s value...
Adobe settles lawsuit over cancellation penalities
Adobe has settled a lawsuit against its early cancellation penalties, agreeing to pay a $75-million fine and provide another $75-million in free services to customers. US authorities said the software company, which offers its products only on a subscription basis,...
Solid growth for ESS market
The external OEM enterprise storage systems (ESS) market showed a solid performance in the fourth quarter of 2025 reaching $9,7-billion in vendor revenue led by positive growth from top vendors and across most of the regions, according to IDC’s latest Worldwide...
The main malware threats to SA
Spyware attacks in South Africa increased 117% YoY making it the biggest malware threat in the local market, according to Kaspersky, with password stealers running a close second – growing 116% YoY. Exploit attacks were detected 20% more often in South Africa, while...
WEF outlines investible opportunities that deliver returns
More than 50 investible opportunities could turn capital flows into lucrative nature-positive business practices and contribute up to $10,1-trillion in annual business revenues and cost savings by 2030, according to a new World Economic Forum report launched today....
SA is closing five power stations. How do other countries compare?
A Compare the Market analysis of countries across the world finds that some countries are not ready for renewables, while others are closing more power stations than they’re building. South Africa is closing five coal-fired power plants by 2040, with a plan to rely on...
SA companies face more and deadlier attacks
Globally, the time between a network intrusion and data theft has dropped to around 72 minutes, down from 285 minutes in 2024. For South African organisations, which recorded a 60% rise in data breaches in the first half of 2025 alone, that shrinking window is fast...
Nvidia founder unpacks the five-layer AI stack
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, describes the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape as a five-layer stack, with each layer vital to the successful operation of the whole. AI is one of the most powerful forces shaping the world today. It is not a clever app or a single...
Record revenue for global server market
The server market reached a record $125,3-illion dollars in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2025, fueled by the accelerated AI Infrastructure investment path that keep outpacing any geopolitical tensions, according to the International Data Corporation’s...
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What to expect from crypto in 2026
The first weeks of 2026 have delivered a strong signal about the crypto year ahead. Crypto markets have broadly rallied, with many assets showing price jumps of more than 10% over seven days. By Christo de Wit, country manager at Luno Bitcoin climbed above $95 000...
Equipping the youth in today’s job market
Young people make up more than half of the world’s population and are widely recognised as a driving force behind innovation and social change. Yet in South Africa, they remain the most excluded from opportunity. Nowhere is this more visible than in the moment after...
Mesh vs repeaters vs extenders: what’s the difference?
You can have a blazing-fast fibre line and still struggle with buffering, laggy Zoom calls, or “no signal” in the back bedroom. That’s because fibre is only the internet pipe coming into your home - what really determines your day-to-day experience is how well that...
How do we define a smart city in SA?
In recent years, the term “smart city” has become a buzzword attached to various developments across the country. By Morag Evans, CEO of Databuild But what does it really mean? Contrary to popular belief, a smart city is not defined by how much technology has been...
How to future-proof the human developer
As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continue to reshape industries, one question dominates the conversation: Will AI take my job? At Dariel Software, the question is different. The company believes it’s not about if AI will change the developer’s...
Cash buyers lose, opex wins, as PC price inflation arrives
PC prices are expected to rise as component supply tightens and manufacturers shift their focus toward higher‑margin, AI‑capable devices. This puts immediate pressure on IT budgets that are already strained. For many organisations, the challenge is no longer just...
‘I have nothing to hide’ is the most comfortable lie in cybersecurity
International Data Privacy Day (28 January) usually brings a wave of advice about passwords and privacy settings. Most of us tune it out. We fall back on the comfortable, dangerous cop-out: "I am boring. I have nothing to hide." Richard Ford, chief technology officer...
A smarter way to cool homes this summer
With summer temperatures climbing, South African households face a familiar dilemma: how to stay cool without the electricity bill skyrocketing. For many, the default strategy is to run the air conditioner at full blast until the room is freezing, then switch it off...
TCL deepens partnership with Arsenal
TCL has announced Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka as its brand ambassador. TCL recently teamed up with Arsenal and Bukayo Saka with the launch of ‘Inspire Greatness, Together’, a new campaign that celebrates how football brings people together through moments on and off the...
Amazon brings image-based shopping to SA
Amazon has launched Amazon Lens in South Africa, bringing its visual shopping tool to more customers seeking a faster, easier way to shop online. Amazon Lens lets customers shop using images, screenshots, scanning a barcode, or the live camera in the app. Tens of...
SAP Technical Consultant (Senior) 3372 – Gauteng Pretoria
Coordination between development and support environmentsAssisting with the business casePlanning and monitoringEliciting requirementsRequirements organisationTranslating and simplifying requirementsRequirements management and communicationRequirements...
Senior Data Engineer (Spark & Python Specialist)
An award-winning privacy-preserving data collaboration platform that enables companies to analyze and collaborate on consumer data to gain insights, build predictive models, and monetize data without sharing the raw data or compromising consumer privacy, is seeking a...
Agile Product Owner (Investment Platform)
Purpose of the RoleThe Agile Product Owner is responsible for defining, prioritising, and drives cross-functional collaboration to deliver business value efficiently and effectively by managing the product backlog, driving the product vision, and ensuring strong...
Senior Data Engineer (Spark & Python Specialist) – Gauteng Johannesburg
An award-winning privacy-preserving data collaboration platform that enables companies to analyze and collaborate on consumer data to gain insights, build predictive models, and monetize data without sharing the raw data or compromising consumer privacy, is seeking a...
Agile Product Owner (Investment Platform) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Purpose of the RoleThe Agile Product Owner is responsible for defining, prioritising, and drives cross-functional collaboration to deliver business value efficiently and effectively by managing the product backlog, driving the product vision, and ensuring strong...
Full Stack Developer (Entry) 2556
Job DescriptionConduct with the feature team members, system analysis, design, development and testing for their assigned technical products or applications within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model.Maintain and develop, deploy, and operate frontend and...
Full Stack Developer (Entry) 2556 – Gauteng Pretoria
Job DescriptionConduct with the feature team members, system analysis, design, development and testing for their assigned technical products or applications within the context of an agile/DevOps delivery model.Maintain and develop, deploy, and operate frontend and...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 3231
Job DescriptionFair knowledge across all SAP modulesInitial focus on master data.Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging.The following functional skills are essential:Documentation of as-is and...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 3231 – Gauteng Pretoria
Job DescriptionFair knowledge across all SAP modulesInitial focus on master data.Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging.The following functional skills are essential:Documentation of as-is and...
Junior Software Developer
Our client, a leading BPO company based in Durban, is looking to fill the position of Junior Software Developer (.Net / Java). Purpose of the Role:My client is looking for a Junior Software Developer with strong Java (Spring Boot) skills and some exposure to .NET to...
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