Tech drives down baggage mishandling rates by 23%
SITA’s latest Baggage IT Insights Report shows mishandled baggage rates have fallen below pre-pandemic rates even as passenger volumes hit record highs – tumbling 23% - and a clear indication that digital transformation efforts are taking hold. The bigger story,...
IBM, Red Hat, Deloitte strengthen software supply chain trust
Deloitte, IBM and Red Hat have announced a collaboration to help protect the software supply chain against increasingly automated cyber threats. Deloitte joins the initiative as an integration collaborator for Lightwell, bringing its broader secured software supply...
DJI Enterprise expands SA ecosystem
Kathy Gibson reports - Drone manufacturer DJI Enterprise is strengthening its South African presence and focus, having set up a local presence, appointed a master distributor and named its first official resellers. Lethu Buthelezi will head up DJI Enterprise’s South...
SpaceX drops $60bn to buy Cursor
Hot on the heels of its hugely successful initial public offering (IPO) last week, SpaceX has exercised its option to acquire Cursor for a $60-billion all-stock deal. Cursor is a start-up that offers an AI-powered code editor and software development. According to...
Location data sharing raises privacy risks
Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...
Consumers say GenAI has made content quality worse
Forty-nine percent of US consumers agree that GenAI has made the quality of content available worse, according to a new survey by Gartner, with this rising to 57% among younger consumers including Gen Z and millennials. A Gartner survey of 307 US consumers conducted...
SA’s multi-billion rand telecom upgrades risk hitting an AI wall
Telecommunications operators across Africa are directing billions of rand into network upgrades, high-capacity fibre backhaul, and 5G rollouts. However, new research from Cloudera suggests that this heavy physical infrastructure build still sits on fragile data...
Urgent need to strengthen Africa’s trade and investment resilience
Africa’s trade landscape remains heavily dominated by export of raw materials, including agricultural products, oil, gas and minerals, while imports continue to be heavily skewed towards manufactured goods and machinery. This is the headline finding from “Africa’s...
Securing agentic AI boosts network security market
The global network security market eclipsed $7-billion in 1Q 2026 - up 14% percent year-over-year – according to Dell’Oro Group. Growth remained resilient, but the stronger market signal was policy-plane expansion as enterprises increased investment in architectures...
Online sales push malls to offer more
South Africans are visiting shopping malls less frequently than they used to, staying for shorter periods and their trips are more deliberate. With online shopping and lifestyle changes fuelling South Africa’s changing shopping habits, shopping malls are reimagining...
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Santam migrates insurance platform to the cloud
Short-term insurer Santam has become what it believes to be the first company on the continent to officially moved its core insurance platform to the cloud. The move marks a significant milestone in Santam’s digital transformation, after two and a half years of...
Epson debuts LifeStudio projectors and EcoTank printers
Epson has launched new Lifestudio projector series, next-generation EcoTank printers for home and business, and the Epson Creative Corner online platform. “At Epson, we recognise that our customers lead dynamic lives and demand technology that seamlessly adapts to...
AICPA and CIMA launch AI Accelerator Skills Program
The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA and CIMA), today announced the launch of the AI Accelerator Skills Program, training designed to prepare accounting and finance professionals to lead confidently in an artificial intelligence...
Workers’ Day reminder for SMEs: growth plans must include people
As South Africa marks Workers’ Day, SME funder Lula is encouraging business owners to think differently about growth: not only in terms of stock, systems or equipment, but also in terms of the people needed to deliver on that growth. For many small and medium-sized...
Honoring the resilience of SA’s workforce
As the country readies for Workers' Day, Siyasanga Kashe, executive member solutions at Momentum Corporate, reflects on the often-overlooked reality of South Africa’s employed workforce, and the growing pressure carried by those whose income must stretch far beyond a...
Pace Digitek partners with NEC XON to scale BESS solutions
Pace Digitek, together with its subsidiary Lineage Power (LPPL) has announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partnership with NEC XON, South Africa. Under this partnership, NEC XON will market, distribute and deploy the company’s product portfolio, including...
Big mad in clown world
By Barry Buck - A friend put it best over coffee this week: the world is a literal meme. Every serious story now reads like a cartoon. Two of the richest men alive are in a three-week trial over whether one of them “stole” a charity. The South African government...
In 2026, self-service is redefining telco customer experience
According to PwC’s 2025 Customer Experience Survey, more than half (52%) of consumers have abandoned a brand due to a bad experience with its products or services, and nearly a third (29%) have done so because of poor customer experience, either online or in-person....
The entry-level roles that open career doors for graduates
Now that you’ve graduated from tertiary education, you are no doubt looking forward to landing your dream job, writes Nolundi Matomane, talent acquisition manager at Pnet. But your excitement might be balanced with anxiety about how quickly you will be able to find a...
Why most digital transformation projects fail – and it’s not because of budget
As South African businesses continue to invest in digital transformation to improve efficiency and remain competitive, a growing number of these initiatives are falling short of expectations. While budget constraints are often blamed, the real issue lies elsewhere,...
SAP Functional Consultant (Expert) 1427 – Gauteng Pretoria
Primary function to support SAP EWM incl. Operations Support.Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support...
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My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst (WMS) to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Develop and define the Business Analysis approach and strategy for project delivery.Facilitate workshops,...
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A legal insurance and legal services organization is looking to appoint a BI Specialist who will be responsible for reporting, data analysis, dashboard development, and ad hoc data requests across the business. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing...
Systems & Communications Administrator – Gauteng Pretoria
Are you looking for broader exposure than a traditional life-insurance administration post? In this role, you will be at the centre of systems support, client communication, monthly scheme close-offs and technical coordination with developers.Join an established,...
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SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 0451
Interface Monitoring: IDOC and RFC's processing.Receiving, troubleshooting, resolving and closing Operational and Maintenance tickets within defined SLA's (Service Level Agreements).Create and maintain Solution Guides.Ensure Knowledge Transfer within team.Interaction...
SAP Technical Consultant (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
The product customs team assures the sustainable design and delivery of customs and foreign trade processes and IT solutions within the actual and constantly changing legal requirements in the EU and Rest of World.Within a complex multi-project environment, the...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 0451 – Gauteng Pretoria
Interface Monitoring: IDOC and RFC's processing.Receiving, troubleshooting, resolving and closing Operational and Maintenance tickets within defined SLA's (Service Level Agreements).Create and maintain Solution Guides.Ensure Knowledge Transfer within team.Interaction...
SAP Technical Consultant (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
The product customs team assures the sustainable design and delivery of customs and foreign trade processes and IT solutions within the actual and constantly changing legal requirements in the EU and Rest of World.Within a complex multi-project environment, the...
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