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...

Salesforce recognises SA’s digital leaders

Salesforce the South African organisations using its platform and partner ecosystem to cut costs, accelerate sales cycles and improve operational performance. Across this year’s finalists in the 2025 Trailblazer Awards, companies report an average 35% saving in...

Global IT market on course for its best year since 1996

Worldwide spending on IT – including hardware, software and IT services - is on course to post an increase of 14% in 2025, representing the fastest year of growth since 1996 when the launch of Windows 95, expanding PC usage and Internet adoption were the primary...

These are the top schools in the Samsung STEM finals

Samsung reveals the top 10 schools progressing to the finals of the 2025 Solve For Tomorrow (SFT) competition, a programme designed to inspire Learners to use Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to tackle real-world challenges. This year’s Top 10...

Comms upgrade for Joburg police, emergency services

Hytera Communications South Africa has partnered with the Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) and Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) to improve communication across South Africa’s largest city. These public safety agencies previously...

HPE unveils AI-driven security, advanced data protection

At Black Hat USA this week, HPE announced an expansion of its cybersecurity, resiliency and compliance solutions that takes a multi-layered approach to protect enterprises through data, network and system security. HPE is advancing network security with a new SASE...

AI in Africa to top $16,5bn by 2030

Artificial intelligence (AI) – if deployed responsibly and inclusively – can unlock transformative outcomes across Africa’s major industries including agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and finance, according to Mastercard. The company’s latest white paper -...

OpenAI releases open source models

OpenAI has released two new open-weight AI reasoning models aimed at bringing AI development directly into the hands of developers, enthusiasts, enterprises, startups, and governments everywhere - across every industry and at every scale. The company is releasing...

Customer details compromised in Air France breach

Air France has been the victim of a cyberattack, and some customer details have been compromised. The airline has alerted its loyalty programme members that a fraudster gained limited access to a third-party system that is used by Air France, and some personal data...

Kaspersky partners with rugby players

Kaspersky has kicked off an ambassador campaign in South Africa by teaming up with rugby players Pieter-Steph Du Toit and RG Snyman. Titled Safer Together, the six-month exclusive partnership between Kaspersky and these South African rugby players aims to increase...

iStore celebrates 20 years in SA

This year marks two decades that iStore, South Africa’s dedicated Apple Premium Partner, has been operating in South Africa. “At iStore, we believe that technology should do more than function, that it should enrich lives. For 20 years, our purpose has been to make...

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Corporate teams can start the year with a bang

Having goals at the start of a new year is important. Of course, setting them is easy. However, achieving and maintaining them always prove to be difficult. Annemarie Lombard, founder, thought leader, workshop facilitator and Author at Sensory Intelligence Consulting,...

Top payment trends for 2024

Consumers will increasingly be demanding choices when it comes to payment options into 2024, with security being high on the agenda and offerings that will be keenly watched as potential growth engines. Rory Bosman, executive for sales and marketing at Ecentric...

Accessible fibre transforms the suburbs

Consistent and reliable connectivity remains a challenge for the suburbs. By David Coleman, chief product officer at Frogfoot Networks Sustained levels of loadshedding are affecting telecommunication company's service delivery and those who rely on mobile or LTE...

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

In a world where the unexpected has often reshaped history, "Black Swan" events are a stark reminder of our collective vulnerability to the unforeseeable. These events, defined by their rarity, severe impact, and the widespread post-event perception that they were...

Vertiv supports growing African telecoms industry

The telecommunications industry across Africa occupies a complex yet active space, with factors such as significant investment in sub-sea connectivity cables, increasing demand for data centres, and the rollout of terrestrial fibre broadband infrastructure gaining...

MTN achieves 98% network availability in Free State, Northern Cape

In MTN's Central Region, which includes the Free State, Northern Cape and parts of North West, network sites with resilience are now achieving above 98% network availability daily and improving from 92% network availability. This is the result of MTN's network...

Why 2024 will be the year of the AI assistant

Over the coming 12 months, generative AI will drive transformation across all industries, boosting efficiency and productivity. Tailoring and personalising customer interactions faster and at scale, workers are quickly realising the benefits. By Linda Saunders,...

AI vs humanity – a battle for identity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world. The last two decades have laid the infrastructure to give over 5-billion people access to digital services through smartphones and the Internet. By Timbo Drayson, CEO and co-Founder of OkHi This has primed the world...

Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?

At the recently concluded COP28 climate summit in Dubai, African financial and political leaders spoke extensively about the role of finance in shaping Africa's future, particularly regarding climate and the environment. By Funmi Dele-Giwa, general counsel & head...

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Managing projects / processes.Develop in Data Driven Programming languages such as Python and Big Data pipelines such as ETL, SQL etc.Strong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutions.Working...

Senior Software Engineer

My client based in Brackenfell is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience National Diploma or Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or similar...

Senior Systems Integration Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Seeking a Senior Systems Integration Engineer to deliver end-to-end Java-based system integration projects for key clients. Key Requirements Minimum 4-6 years' experience in Systems Integration or Software DevelopmentExtensive hands-on Java experience (C# and MVC a...

IT Technician – Kwazulu Natal – Gauteng Johannesburg

Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (On-site; occasional required travel to client sites) Reports To: Service Delivery Manager Salary Range: R25,000 – R30,000 per month (Based on technical qualification and capability) About the Employer We are a South African...

Front-End Developer (Senior) 1244 – Gauteng Pretoria

Managing projects / processes.Develop in Data Driven Programming languages such as Python and Big Data pipelines such as ETL, SQL etc.Strong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutions.Working...

Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Brackenfell

My client based in Brackenfell is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience National Diploma or Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or similar...

Embedded Systems Engineer

Seeking an Embedded Systems Engineer to contribute to the development of stable, maintainable, and flexible firmware systems. Key Requirements Minimum 5 years' work experience (or equivalent) in embedded software developmentAdvanced understanding of embedded firmware...

Software Developer – KZN at Ntice Search

An innovative and rapidly expanding Tech company, is inviting applications from qualified Software Developers to take up permanent roles at our Umhlangabased Company. We are looking for enthusiastic Software Developers(Intermediate and Senior) who will be responsible...

Angular Developer

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