Time for SA to wake up and smell the AI paradox
South Africa can lead Africa in governing wireless as critical infrastructure, but first we need to face up to harsh facts: 83% is the staggering number of SA organisations that have experienced a wireless security incident in the past year alone. This is the view of...
Firewalls spark strong growth in network security
The worldwide Network Security market reached nearly $8-billion in 2Q 2026, up 18% YoY - with firewall growth accelerating from 9% percent in 1Q 2026 to 18% in the second quarter as enterprises moved ahead with targeted lifecycle refreshes, capacity additions, branch...
South Africans being forced into debt for daily essentials
South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis continues to deepen, with rising reliance on credit driving nearly a third of South Africans to borrow from informal lenders - often just for household essentials – according to Wonga’s annual credit utilisation survey. Surveying 4...
Rise in ransomware targeting ICS systems
In Q2 of 2026, the percentage of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers on which malicious objects were blocked continued to decrease but, at the same time, the percentage of these computers targeted by ransomware increased across almost every global region. This...
More women are moving beyond first-time homeownership
For the first time in a decade, repeat home buyers now outnumber first-time buyers among South African women applying for home loans, says FNB, signalling a significant shift from first-time homeownership to long-term property ownership and wealth creation. New FNB...
Musk gets highest Ukraine award for Starlink access
Elon Musk has been awarded one of Ukraine’s highest honours for Starlink’s role in the Ukraine war. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Musk the Order of Freedom for his “outstanding personal merits” in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening...
Meta settles lawsuit alleging child harm
Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to settle a court case alleging that its platforms harm children for up to $18-billion, and will implement daily time limits, overnight lockouts and stronger parental controls. Meta will pay $12-billion over 10 years, with...
July sees lift in real net salaries
South African salary earners saw a further modest improvement in nominal net salaries in July 2026, although ongoing economic pressures continue to constrain salary growth and household purchasing power. This is according to the latest PayInc Net Salary Index, which...
Women urged to seize the AI opportunity
Kathy Gibson reports - Artificial intelligence (AI) is more than an exciting new technology – it has the potential to be a game-changer for women entrepreneurs. Christina Naidoo, chief operating officer of Huawei SA, tells delegates at the Huawei Women in Tech...
AI dominates the corporate risk landscape
AI-enabled discovery of cyber vulnerabilities emerged as the most critical emerging risk facing organisations worldwide in the second quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk Report series compiles insights and perspectives from...
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Classroom AI is here: Now schools need the rules to govern it
The question is no longer whether artificial intelligence belongs in South African classrooms. It is already there, formally through approved school platforms, and informally through learner usage and teacher experimentation. By Willem Kitshoff, CEO of d6 The real...
How ‘TikTok Brain’ is breaking legacy security training
Between doom-scrolling, rapid-fire Slack notifications, and algorithmic video feeds, the average employee is trapped in an aggressive, highly engineered dopamine loop. By Anna Collard, CISO advisor and senior vice-president: content strategist at KnowBe4 Because of...
Securing the enterprise software fabric: A blueprint for open source
Lately, headlines dominated by AI-driven zero-day vulnerabilities have raised a question: Is open source software becoming too risky for the enterprise? By Chris Wright, chief technology officer and senior vice-president: global engineering at Red Hat With open source...
Integration, not innovation, is the real digital challenge for governments
Across Africa, governments are investing heavily in digital transformation to improve citizen services, modernise operations, and expand access through cloud, AI, and digital platforms. Yet despite significant progress, many public sector organisations continue to...
What rising electricity tariffs and slow grid reform mean for supply chains
South Africa may have largely moved beyond the sustained phases of loadshedding that defined recent years, but energy costs continue to climb. In March 2026, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approved electricity tariff increases of 8,76% for Eskom...
Australia’s free electricity shows potential for decentralised batteries
While South Africans are being forced to endure yet another cycle of skyrocketing electricity tariffs and other bureaucratic hurdles, news broke that Australians in some parts of the country will be getting free electricity from next month. And those that aren’t...
Modular edge data centres are powering Africa’s digital leap
With Africa’s digital economy stretching far beyond its metros, the traditional model of sprawling data‑centre campuses is no longer adequate. The continent needs infrastructure capable of spanning the distance. By David Borchardt, head of architecture and design at...
A look inside the shockingly efficient business models of cyber cartels
The enduring cultural image of the cybercriminal is an unexpectedly persistent myth. For a long time now, pop culture has depicted the threat adversary as a lone, anti-social hacker operating from a dark bedroom, driven by mischief or vague ideological grievances. By...
AI-powered scams and identity attacks the top cyber threats
Cyberlogic warns that organisations must turn employees into a "human firewall" as cybercriminals increasingly target people instead of technology. As organisations continue investing heavily in cybersecurity technologies, attackers are shifting their focus away from...
Banks do not need more AI ambition. They need AI that they can govern
Banks are no longer discussing artificial intelligence (AI) as a distant possibility. It is already moving into analytics, risk, fraud, customer engagement, operations, and decision support. By Craig Stephens, advisory business solutions manager at SAS Africa The real...
Senior BI / Power BI Developer – Contract – Onsite – Sandton
ENVIRONMENT:Own the end-to-end design and development of sophisticated Power BI dashboards and management information solutions for the Licence to Operate programme. This is not simply a dashboard-building role. The individual must be sufficiently senior to engage...
Senior BI / Power BI Developer – Contract – Onsite – Sandton – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:Own the end-to-end design and development of sophisticated Power BI dashboards and management information solutions for the Licence to Operate programme. This is not simply a dashboard-building role. The individual must be sufficiently senior to engage...
Integration Architect – Administrative Applications
Our client is seeking an experienced Integration Architect to play a pivotal role in designing and governing enterprise integration solutions across a diverse portfolio of administrative and business-critical applications. This opportunity is ideal for a strategic...
Integration Architect – Administrative Applications – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Our client is seeking an experienced Integration Architect to play a pivotal role in designing and governing enterprise integration solutions across a diverse portfolio of administrative and business-critical applications. This opportunity is ideal for a strategic...
Senior Software Engineer – Embedded & Industrial Systems
An excellent opportunity has become available for a highly skilled Software Engineer with a passion for legacy system transformation and embedded software development. Our client is looking for a technically strong professional who can bridge the gap between existing...
Senior Software Engineer – Embedded & Industrial Systems – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
An excellent opportunity has become available for a highly skilled Software Engineer with a passion for legacy system transformation and embedded software development. Our client is looking for a technically strong professional who can bridge the gap between existing...
Mid to Senior Java Developer at MSP
Our client is seeking a skilled Mid to Senior Java Developer to join their Pretoria-based team. This hybrid opportunity is ideal for experienced developers who combine strong Java development expertise with solid Angular capabilities. Key Responsibilities Develop,...
Mid to Senior Java Developer at MSP – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client is seeking a skilled Mid to Senior Java Developer to join their Pretoria-based team. This hybrid opportunity is ideal for experienced developers who combine strong Java development expertise with solid Angular capabilities. Key Responsibilities Develop,...
Java Backend Developer
We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer with deep Telecommunications OSS/BSS expertise to design, develop, and maintain large-scale, mission-critical digital platforms. The successful candidate will play a key role in building and enhancing customer,...
Java Backend Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
We are seeking an experienced Senior Java Developer with deep Telecommunications OSS/BSS expertise to design, develop, and maintain large-scale, mission-critical digital platforms. The successful candidate will play a key role in building and enhancing customer,...
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