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...

What China’s latest five-year plan means to the world

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan aims to help shape the country’s next phase of development, with priorities spanning innovation, domestic consumption, industrial upgrading, green energy and continued opening to the global economy. This is according to speakers at the...

Investec in SA first with Copilot rollout

Investec has rolled out Microsoft Copilot to its 8 000 colleagues across the group, becoming the first organisation in South Africa to publicly announce a full-workforce deployment of Microsoft Copilot. Spanning Investec's operations across South Africa, the UK and...

The ‘grey swan’ risks threatening global digital stability

As digital systems become more interconnected and dependent on invisible technical foundations, new categories of cyber risks are emerging beyond traditional malware, ransomware, and disruption. In new analysis, Alexander Gostev, chief technology expert at Kaspersky,...

Chip crisis could scuttle the AI boom

A deepening shortage of memory chips is rapidly evolving into a legitimate risk for investors with portfolios heavily exposed to AI, tech, consumer electronics, and the automotive sectors warns a leading financial advisory group. “This is a potential profit shock...

SA urged to act quickly as geopolitical pressures mount

Kathy Gibson reports – Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the stark advice from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC,...

Digital infrastructure build must dovetail with jobs growth

President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in his State of the Nation address to boost South Africa’s ailing water infrastructure as Gauteng residents protested this week over taps running dry. There were also undertakings to deploy soldiers in gangster-ridden areas and...

Influencers talk up OpenClaw

OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot and Clawdbot) has become a focal point in influencer discussions on X during February 2026, says GlobalData, and is being described as a “digital exocortex” that extends human capability through autonomous task execution. But while praised...

Securing the R1trn for critical infrastructure from cyber threats

Digitisation of South Africa's green shoots requires a shift toward seeing digital security as critical national infrastructure. This is the word from Fortinet following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address, which committed over R1-trillion to...

Applications open for the Cleantech Innovation Challenge 2026

For South Africa, the quest for energy, climate and economic development grows more urgent by the year. For provinces, this path of progress is perilous in various ways as mines endure job losses, green energy projects wrestle with grid constraints, farms lay at the...

These are the networks that will keep Artemis II connected

NASA’s Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the Moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voice, images, video, and vital mission data must traverse thousands of miles,...

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Interlink the supply chain with blockchain technology

Blockchain technology goes by many names; game-changer, disruptive, futuristic and impenetrable. Names all well-deserved and valid, writes y Johan Potgieter, cluster industrial software lead at Schneider Electric. Initially associated with cryptocurrency, blockchain...

Turn data into insights with AI

Data is the raw material of the generative AI age. At Dell Technologies, we understand that any successful GenAI model needs accurate data in its foundation to produce relevant output. Just as chemists work to turn basic elements into something new, organisations are...

SA is having silent tech waste crisis

South Africans might not realise it, but we are sitting on value when it comes to our old electronics. And by discarding unwanted technology, we are part of a silent e-waste crisis affecting our country and the world, writes Colin Williamson, CEO of Regener8 Group....

Leverage AI for resilience in data security

As the digital world races forward, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have become crucial tools for organisations to safeguard their data. By Modeen Malick, principal systems engineer at Commvault The reality is that bad actors are leveraging the...

Intelligent dispatching can save businesses money

In the months leading up to August, more than 750 South African businesses closed their doors and went into liquidation. While that represents a decrease in closures from the same period last year, it illustrates how fragile business can be, particularly in an economy...

Look out for matric warning signs

With matric final exams only weeks away, it's natural to feel the pressure, regardless of your level of preparation. For most students, the next few weeks will be filled with revision, mostly dotting the i's and crossing the t's as they prepare to write the final...

The rise of hybrid cooling in African AI and HPC

The future of IT thermal management is here - and it's a hybrid of air and liquid cooling technologies, writes Jonathan Duncan, technical director for Africa at Vertiv. Enterprises across the globe are adopting high-performance computing (HPC) for artificial...

Address mining challenges by digging into cyber risks beyond IT

Despite the mining industry's operational technology (OT) systems being vulnerable to cyberattacks, many decision-makers still see these threats as purely an IT issue, even though a breach could potentially disrupt mining operations. By Iniel Dreyer, MD of Data...

How AI can support a growing digital infrastructure

South Africa's need for digital infrastructure is growing. Digital transformation and digitisation trends are reliant on the rollout of infrastructure, including, most notably, data centres, writes Sienna Cana, global enterprise segment marketing manager at Axis...

Sage Intacct expands African footprint

Sage has launched Sage Intacct in Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini. Sage Intacct helps to empower financial teams from repetitive tasks, with key features and benefits including: * Making Informed Decisions: Finance teams will gain clear insights into their financial...

Agile Master (Senior) 3351

Organize and facilitate key Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.Provide guidance and support to the team members on Agile principles and practices, helping them to understand and implement Agile methodologies...

Senior iOS Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior iOS Developer to join our mobile development team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in iOS application development and a deep understanding of mobile architecture and design. You will be responsible for the...

Senior iOS Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior iOS Developer to join our mobile development team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in iOS application development and a deep understanding of mobile architecture and design. You will be responsible for the...

BI Developer – Gauteng Centurion

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a BI Developer to join our client based in Centurion for a hybrid role.What you will be doing:Design, develop, and deliver...

Senior Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Are you ready to build the data backbone behind one of the world's most iconic alcohol brands? Our client a global powerhouse in brewing, manufacturing, and distribution is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join their high-impact AME Analytics Hub and help shape...

AI Developer (Azure)

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for an AI Developer (Azure) to join our financial services client based in Sandton on a hybrid contract role.What you will be...

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