How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

NTT Data and Cursor in strategic alliance

Looking to strengthen its engineering and delivery model, NTT Data has announced a strategic partnership with Cursor - one of the world’s leading multi-model platforms and which was recently acquired by SpaceX. The collaboration marks a strategic advancement in NTT...

Scammers as keyed up as players for this World Cup

The soccer World Cup 2026 kicked off on June 11 and alongside it the number of scammers attempting to exploit fan excitement has also increased, says Kaspersky, noting that at least 336 unique domains mimicking official World Cup resources have been detected. In...

Fairness trumps other concerns for gamers

Public conversations about Web3 gaming often focus on token volatility, speculation and market cycles. Player behaviour, however, points in a different direction. According to survey data collected and analyzed by the 51 Games studio team from more than 12 000 Web3...

IBM adds agentic AI to autonomous storage

IBM has launched the next generation of IBM FlashSystem, co-run by agentic AI, ushering in a new era of autonomous storage. By enhancing FlashSystem’s existing AI capabilities with agentic AI, IBM is redefining resilience through sustained protection, autonomous...

Saudi’s Humain ploughs $3bn into xAI

Saudi Arabia’s Humain has announced a $3-billion strategic investment in xAI as part of the company’s Series E financing round. The investment was made ahead of xAI’s acquisition by SpaceX in early February. With this transaction, Humain became a significant minority...

Blackwell Ultra delivers better performance, cost savings

The Nvidia Blackwell platform has been widely adopted by leading inference providers such as Baseten, DeepInfra, Fireworks AI and Together AI to reduce cost per token by up to 10x. Now, the Nvidia Blackwell Ultra platform is taking this momentum further for agentic...

Araxi to acquire Pay@ in R1bn deal

Araxi has agreed to acquire the controlling stake in Pay@ Group for R1-billion. Pay@ is ab end-to-end provider of integrated B2B payments solutions with B2C capabilities, with over 9 000 retailer locations, 150 000 mobile point-of-sale (POS) payment points, millions...

MTN to buy out tower operator

In a $2,2-billion transaction, the MTN group has agreed to acquire the 75,3% of tower operator IHS shares that it doesn’t already own, with particular focus on the company’s African operations. The all-cash transaction will be funded from IHS cash balances and MTN...

These are the roles that top the pay rankings in SA

If you wanted to know which jobs offer the best pay in South Africa, wonder no longer. Pnet’s 2026 Salary Guide reveals that the three roles that attract the highest compensation are, in order: chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) and executive...

AI, resilience, growth key for financial services CEOa

Financial services leaders across Africa are entering 2026 with renewed confidence, placing artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, regulatory resilience and strategic growth at the centre of their transformation agendas. This is the headline finding from KPMG’s...

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Skills to combat threat-laden landscape in short supply

South African organisations are at risk. As cyber threats escalate in frequency and sophistication, new research reveals an alarmingly high rate of security incidents over the past year, with experts pointing to a lack of awareness and qualified professionals as key...

Print smart, stay secure

Businesses face an ever-increasing array of security challenges today and as they adopt new technologies to stay competitive, the need for robust security measures has never been more critical. Printers, often overlooked in cybersecurity strategies, are particularly...

Agriculture dips after strong Q1

Following a surprise robust quarterly growth of 13,5% in Q1, agriculture reversed course as widely expected and fell by 2,1% q/q in Q2 of 2024 with a -0,1-percentage point contribution to overall GDP. By Paul Makube, senior agricultural economist at FNB Commercial...

Traditional learning methods fall short

South African classrooms today are more diverse than ever before, and the need for personalised learning journeys is greater than ever before. To ensure that each student reaches their full potential within these diverse environments, the adoption of adaptive learning...

CHOC, Core bring learning program to hospitals

CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation SA and Core, a distributor of Apple, DJI and Nintendo, have partnered to introduce the iSchoolAfrica iPad Learning Programme to four hospital schools in Gauteng, including the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital School situated inside the...

5G FWA to catalyse growth in Africa’s digital economy

According to the Facts and Figures 2023 report, just 37% of Africa’s population uses the Internet, representing a digital divide for hundreds of millions of people. Only a tiny fraction of the continent’s people have access to a high-speed broadband connection at...

Check Point Software unveils MSSP portal for partners

Check Point Software Technologies has unveiled its innovative Portal designed for both managed security service providers (MSSPs) and distributors. According to Canalys, the global MSSP market is projected to grow by 14,2% annually, driven by increasing cyber threats...

Sales incentive app aims to drive channel growth

Achievement Awards Group has launched performXP, a mobile app designed to transform sales incentives for channel and distribution partners. performXP was developed in South Africa by Achievement Awards Group, and integrates sales incentives, communication, performance...

Security in a rapidly-changing landscape

Allianz Commercial South Africa, in partnership with Cox Yeats hosted a hybrid panel discussion that brought together industry experts to delve into the pressing issue of cybercrime. The panel discussion, moderated by Mongezi Mpahlwa, partner at Cox Yeats, included...

Mastercard, Smile ID accelerate merchant onboarding in Africa

Mastercard has teamed up with Smile ID, a leading African digital Know Your Customer (KYC) provider, to streamline the merchant onboarding process for businesses in Nigeria and across Africa. The collaboration will see Mastercard provide Smile ID with its Merchant...

Senior Project Manager at Takora

Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor of Science Degree or a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Civil Engineering.Must have 10+ years of experience in industrial, mining, or water sector projects.Must...

Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

This is a remote position.We are seeking a Senior Java Developer with strong backend and data engineering expertise to design, develop, and optimize scalable data-driven solutions within an AWS cloud environment. The ideal candidate will have deep Java experience,...

Senior Project Manager at Takora – Gauteng Honeydew

Applicants must have the following requirements: Must have a Bachelor of Science Degree or a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Civil Engineering.Must have 10+ years of experience in industrial, mining, or water sector projects.Must...

Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Soweto

This is a remote position.We are seeking a Senior Java Developer with strong backend and data engineering expertise to design, develop, and optimize scalable data-driven solutions within an AWS cloud environment. The ideal candidate will have deep Java experience,...

Senior C# Backend Developer

A leading South African bookmaker providing licensed online and retail sports betting, horse racing, and casino games, is seeking a Senior C# Backend Developer who will lead cross-product integrations and end-to-end development (Backend, Frontend, and APIs) using...

Java Developer

Build the future of secure digital payments in a high-impact contract role. Is this you? You're a solutions-driven developer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges. Analytical and detail-oriented, you take pride in writing secure, high-quality code. You...

Senior C# Backend Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

A leading South African bookmaker providing licensed online and retail sports betting, horse racing, and casino games, is seeking a Senior C# Backend Developer who will lead cross-product integrations and end-to-end development (Backend, Frontend, and APIs) using...

Java Developer – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Build the future of secure digital payments in a high-impact contract role. Is this you? You're a solutions-driven developer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges. Analytical and detail-oriented, you take pride in writing secure, high-quality code. You...

BI Developer (Power BI, SQL & Data Integration)

Business Intelligence & Reporting:Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and analytics solutions supporting HR, finance, and manufacturing use cases, including workforce analytics, headcount, turnover, and departmental reporting. Develop KPI-driven...

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