AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Microsoft, Viasat to deliver access to underserved communities

Microsoft and Viasat has announced a new partnership to help deliver Internet access to 10-million people around the world, including 5-million in Africa. Viasat is the first satellite partner to work with Microsoft’s Airban Initiative. The two companies will deepen...

Digital wallet payments on the increase

FNB has revealed that its individual and business customers continue to demonstrate impressive adoption of digital payments, with over R21-billion in payments made using FNB Pay-supported digital wallets over the previous 12 months, a year-on-year increase of 293%. In...

Collaborating to create #balanceforbetter

Each year on 8 March, International Women's Day, I get invited to attend events that celebrate and discuss gender diversity in the workplace, writes Anna Curzon, chief product and partner officer at Xero. They're often rich with intelligent discussions about women and...

Take a Girl Child to Work initiative expands, goes digital

Cell C's Take a Girl Child to Work Day initiative introduces a new digital support platform this year, and extends to grade 8 and 9 learners for the first time. Take a Girl Child to Work Day has been running for the last 17 years. It is regarded as one of South...

Teachers urged to enter ICT in Education competition

The nonprofit Digital Education Institute (DEI) has issued a call for the country's teachers to enter the 2019 ISPA SuperTeacher of the Year Competition. Registration for one of South Africa's longest-running annual ICT (Information & Communication Technologies)...

Alviva aims for growth through re-invention

Alviva Holdings is entering into new market areas with its acquisitions, and is particularly excited about the addition of artificial intelligence (AI) developer Merlynn Intelligence Technologies. The group is also planning to rapidly increase its broad-based black...

New online bank from Sasfin, Hello Paisa

Sasfin and Hello Paisa have launched a new mobile banking initiative aimed at the previously unbanked or underserved market. Supported by Sasfin's banking platforms and infrastructure, Hello Paisa's digital banking offering comprises an adaptable ecosystem of...

Last chance to vote in Channelwise Awards survey

Today is the last day for reseller partners to vote in the Channelwise Awards, that recognise and salute the cream of our industry. Voting will close at midnight tonight (7 March 2019), after which votes will be tallied and audited, with the industry awards taking...

Government IT workers must prepare for new roles in future

Gartner predicts that by 2023, 50% of the roles that government CIOs will oversee do not exist in government IT today. The recent Gartner CIO survey shows that the transition to digital government is gaining momentum. It found that 53% of digital initiatives in...

What Gen Z graduates want from their work

Serving a purpose and alignment with values as more important than salary when Generation Z graduates choose where they want to work. Almost half (49%) of respondents in global research from Aurecon ranked 'serving a purpose and leaving a positive legacy for future...

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Purpose of the JobTo perform functional and non-functional testing for the implementation of: - successful business solutions (new and changed applications / functionality), - defect fixes, - system enhancements, - end-to-end, systems integration and regression...

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Our client, an International Mining Company, has a contract vacancy, for a Senior Business Analyst with Data Management skills.A business /data analyst with prior experience of mining operations and the related business processes and supporting IT Systems. The key...

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