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...

Users embrace a more secure digital life

Around the world, more people are taking control of their digital security. A recent Kaspersky study shows that cybersecurity solutions have become increasingly popular, with the number of users globally exceeding 90% among surveyed participants in 2025. This...

Apple to drive big growth in foldable smartphones

Worldwide foldable smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 10% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 20,6-million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The new foldable iPhone from Apple, alongside Samsung’s...

Crypto exchange scrums down with Stormers

VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, VALR, has signed an exclusive multi-year partnership with the DHL Stormers as the “Official Crypto Exchange Partner” of the Western Cape’s premier rugby team. Effective 1 September 1, the three-year agreement...

SA investors turn to gold for stability

Although South African investors have historically lagged behind their global peers when it comes to adopting alternative investments in the wake of global economic uncertainty, they are quickly rethinking traditional strategies. “With the local currency under...

Google debuts AI Mode in Search in Africa

Google has launched AI Mode in Search for users in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria - introducing a new era of AI-powered search that is more intuitive, comprehensive, and helpful. AI Mode helps users tackle complex, multi-part questions with more intuitive responses,...

AU endorses efforts to change the world map

The African Union (AU) has endorsed a campaign to use a map that represents Africa more accurately than the traditional Mercator map that is mostly used today. The currently-used map was drawn up in the 16th century by catographer Gerardus Mercator, and inaccurately...

AI and it’s role in empowering Africans

AI alone isn’t transformative. Real change happens when empowered people can access, trust, learn and adopt AI technology. By Francine Katsoudas, executive vice-president and chief people, policy and purpose officer at Cisco The most profound convergence of human...

Looking to unite Africa’s innovators

Young Entrepreneurs South Africa (YESA) is set to host the first G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance Summit (G20 YEA) 2025 in South Africa from 18 to 22 September at the Sandton Convention Centre. The summit will bring together over 600 delegates from all G20 countries...

AI supercharges insider threats

Insider threats have overtaken external attacks as the top security concern among organisations – with AI accelerating the shift, according to new research from Exabeam. The company’s latest report - From Human to Hybrid: How AI and the Analytics Gap Are Fueling...

Webb discovers a new moon orbiting Uranus

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, a team led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the planet’s known satellite family to 29. The detection was made during a Webb observation on 2 February...

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Almost half of SA SMEs are vulnerable to attacks

Millions of companies have been left vulnerable in the wake of the South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission's (CIPC) recent cybersecurity breach which saw personal information being unlawfully accessed and exposed. A statement released by the...

Navigating healthcare uncertainty across Africa

While Africa continues to face challenges around healthcare accessibility and cost, there are glimmers of hope on the digital horizon, writes Rodney Taylor, MD of Guardian Eye. Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to become home to one in three people by the end of the...

How tax automation could boost the digital economy

Pundits often say that digital technology can grow GDP and raise living standards. There is merit to these claims, writes George Karageorgiades, director and cofounder of PaySpace. A 2022 paper published by Chinese researchers in the Frontiers in Public Health journal...

Reinventing the workforce in the age of GenAI

Generative AI (GenAI) has burst onto the scene. It appeared fast and is evolving even faster. It's impact on value chains will fundamentally transform the nature of work, reshaping how businesses deliver value and better experiences for employees and customers. By...

CIPC hack could have serious consequences for SA organisations

The South African Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) holds the registration details of companies, co-operatives and intellectual property rights within a vast database that comprises ID numbers, addresses, contact information and more. It has also...

Veeam recognises top African partners

Veeam Software has announced the winners of the 2023 Veeam ProPartner Awards in Africa, celebrating the achievements and dedication of Veeam Value-Added Resellers (VAR) and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners. The award winners have successfully...

Avanti Communications appoints sales director

Avanti Communications has announced the appointment of Chris van Rooyen as its new sales director. Reporting to senior vice-president of sales and South Africa country manager, Gamze Aydin, Van Rooyen will be tasked with new business development and taking Avanti's...

Ransomware attacks are a growing threat for Kenyan businesses

Businesses in Kenya are growing increasingly concerned about being targeted by cyber threats, especially ransomware attacks, which are growing in both frequency and sophistication and can have devastating effects on organisations. By David Mugo, senior solution...

How microgrids could alleviate load shedding

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa recently announced that South Africans experienced 600 hours less load shedding over the past three months than they did in the same period last year. But, while this has been welcomed, the threat of load shedding still...

Fintechs help drive financial inclusion across sub-Saharan Africa

As the Southern African Development Community (SADC) sees growth in fintech operators, it will become easier and safer for people to send money back home, writes Nikki Kettles, executive of licences and payments regulation at Mukuru. With half of Africans migrating to...

Senior IT Operations Specialist – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Lead the charge in IT operations, where your technical expertise powers business continuity. Is this you? You're calm under pressure, analytical, and solutions-driven. Whether you're tackling network downtime or optimising infrastructure performance, you thrive on...

Software Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Our client, a South African company that provides a supply chain optimization platform for the fruit industry are on the look out for a Software Engineer to join their dynamic team based in Paarl, Western Cape. This role offers the chance to design, develop, and...

Sales and Application Specialist Laboratory Western Cape

CLIENT AND IDEAL CANDIDATEA well-known and well-established Medical Technology (Diagnostics, Equipment, Devices, Consumables) Distributor across well over 20 therapeutic focus areas. The Client is looking for a strong candidate with a solid Clinical background in...

Mid-Level Data Analyst (Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, the UK's most awarded and fastest-growing next-gen Telco/VoIP provider for small businesses is looking for a mid-level Data Analyst to own dashboarding and analytics across the business. Must have strong SQL experience – able to write complex...

Software Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Paarl

Our client, a South African company that provides a supply chain optimization platform for the fruit industry are on the look out for a Software Engineer to join their dynamic team based in Paarl, Western Cape. This role offers the chance to design, develop, and...

Mid-Level Data Analyst (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, the UK's most awarded and fastest-growing next-gen Telco/VoIP provider for small businesses is looking for a mid-level Data Analyst to own dashboarding and analytics across the business. Must have strong SQL experience – able to write complex...

Junior Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Our client, a South African company that provides a supply chain optimization platform for the fruit industry are seeking a Junior Data Engineer to join our growing team based in Paarl, Western Cape. This is an exciting chance to work on real-world data projects in...

Full Stack Web Developer at IT Career Switch

About the Role Must be fluent in English We're looking for a Full Stack Web Developer who's confident working independently, someone who can design, build, and launch an entire website from the ground up.You'll be a one-person development team responsible for creating...

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