Securing agentic AI boosts network security market
The global network security market eclipsed $7-billion in 1Q 2026 - up 14% percent year-over-year – according to Dell’Oro Group. Growth remained resilient, but the stronger market signal was policy-plane expansion as enterprises increased investment in architectures...
Online sales push malls to offer more
South Africans are visiting shopping malls less frequently than they used to, staying for shorter periods and their trips are more deliberate. With online shopping and lifestyle changes fuelling South Africa’s changing shopping habits, shopping malls are reimagining...
How long can the gold rally last?
Gold – which has jumped around 15% this year – is on an impressive run, but there are legitimate concerns about whether the momentum can last much longer. The warning from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, comes as the precious metal hits $5 500 this week amid...
Step out for Flip Flop Day 2026
South Africans are encouraged to put their best foot forward for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer as Flip Flop Day 2026 returns on Friday, 20 February 2026. Led by CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa, Flip Flop Day is a national fundraising and...
Frogfoot expands its KZN footprint with Mitsol acquisition
Frogfoot has expanded its footprint in KwaZulu-Natal with the acquisition of fibre assets that were built and operated by Mitsol. The transition brings another 19 000 homes on to the Frogfoot network. “Mitsol is a meaningful acquisition for us,” says Richard Henn,...
IT distribution revenues hit record $24,3bn
Sales through the IT distribution channel increased 6% year over year to $24,3-billion in Q4 2025, marking the strongest quarter on record for North American distribution, according to the IDC North America Distribution Tracker (NADT), powered by GTDC. The record Q4...
SA is turning to AI for learning, work and opportunity
A new report from Google and Ipsos shows that South African users are not only embracing artificial intelligence (AI), but increasingly using it as a practical tool for learning, work and major life decisions. The study, “Our Life with AI: Helpfulness in the hands of...
AI platforms lean towards region-specific infrastructure
By 2027, 35% of countries will be locked into region-specific AI platforms using proprietary contextual data, according to Gartner, which also predicts that platform lock-in will rise from 5% to 35% by 2027. “Countries with digital sovereignty goals are increasing...
Financial strategies to help CFOs achieve efficient growth
Amid ongoing economic volatility, and rising cost pressures, chief financial officers (CFOs) should evaluate four financial strategies to drive efficient growth. A Gartner analysis of more than 1 500 companies across the S&P 500, S&P 400, and S&P 600 has...
Nvidia launches open, accelerated weather models and tools
AI weather and climate prediction is more accessible than ever for scientists, startups, developers, enterprises and government agencies worldwide. At the American Meteorological Society’s Annual Meeting, Nvidia this week unveiled a new Nvidia Earth-2 family of open...
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Can AI help change how businesses view customer service emails?
Three hundred and sixty-two billion. That's roughly how many emails are sent every day globally. Despite numerous apps promising to replace email over the years, that number is set to keep growing, reaching 392,5-billion by 2026. That's because, for all its flaws,...
The use of drones in precision farming takes off in SA
The use of drones in agriculture is becoming increasingly common as these unmanned aircraft are proving to be a valuable tool used in precision farming - a technique involving the analysis and consideration of several factors to determine the correct inputs for...
Navigating financial crime and regulatory challenges in cross-border transactions
According to McKinsey research, cross-border payments are a major revenue driver for payments companies and banks, representing worldwide flows of around $150-trillion a year. Remittances offer particularly attractive opportunities for money launderers, terrorist...
Africa reaches important milestones on its data centre journey
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Africa's data centre market is attracting significant interest from foreign direct investment (FDI) and subsequent institutional investors. For one, the continent plays an important role in data centre developers' efforts to meet...
Why your bank isn’t up to the task of sending money offshore
South African banks love to promote their tech credentials. They'll incorporate any awards they win for innovation or tech integration into their marketing materials and race each other to introduce new app features. By Harry Scherzer, CEO of FutureForex For the most...
Digital communications empowers African SMEs
The African small business landscape is brimming with potential. From active markets to innovative entrepreneurs, the continent represents a vibrant hub of economic activity. Yet, in this dynamic environment, standing out and reaching customers can be a challenge,...
AI helps finance teams work smarter
Artificial intelligence (AI) deployment in financial systems is driving finance teams to work smarter and consequently enhancing business efficiencies. Gary Govender, strategic business development manager at Alnet Technologies, highlights the pivotal role of...
Could automation be the answer to SA’s infrastructure woes?
With South Africans last having experienced load shedding on 26 March, many are cautiously optimistic that the country has started turning the corner on its infrastructure woes. But the reality is they're far from over. In early June, for example, the country's four...
Huawei aims to train 150 000 more in Sub-Saharan Africa
On 28 June, Huawei announced a new plan to train an additional 150 000 people in sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. The plan comes on top of the ICT leader's initial goal to equip over 100 000 people in the region with digital skills by 2025. Huawei has...
Xinghe Intelligent Network bridges the transition from the Digital Era to the Intelligent Era
"Intelligent technologies are fast approaching, driving us to constantly innovate networking technologies so as to better embrace business changes.” That was the message from Leon Wang, President of Huawei’s Data Communication Product Line during his keynote at Huawei...
Senior Data Technologist – Gauteng Centurion
Job PurposeTo scope, source, integrate and analyse complex financial, statistical and visual/spatial data to deliver high-quality forensic evidence in support of organisational and law enforcement objectives. The role includes technical leadership, oversight of...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 2312 – Gauteng Pretoria
SAP SD Configuration and Support.Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint document.Setting up the organization structure for Sales and Distribution, and perform all relevant...
Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region
My client based in Woodstock is currently looking for a Business Analyst (SAP S/4HANA) to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Certified Business Analyst with 8+ years' BA experienceProven Retail industry...
Senior Back-End Software Developer (Ruby on Rails API) (JHB/Stellenbosch)
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN, implement, and maintain the core business logic, APIs, and data storage systems of web applications of a dynamic AgriTech company seeking your coding expertise to be its next Senior Back-End Software Developer. Your focus will be on developing...
Data Engineer (Senior) 1462
Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and performant data pipelines and ETL processes to support analytics and ML use-cases.Develop data models and data warehouses / lakes that support reporting, analytics and machine learning needs.Implement and operate data...
Power BI Data Analyst – Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:A start-up, agricultural software company building solutions to optimise the value chain, while offering a business-to-business service, is seeking a Data Analyst to synthesize strategies for their clients (growers and buyers) by leveraging data management...
Mid-Senior Full Stack Developer (C#, ASP.NET, MSSQL) (CPT Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:A leader in Conversational Analytics seeks the coding expertise of a highly driven Mid-Senior Full Stack Developer with 7-10 years of professional Software Development experience. You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects which will...
Senior Back-End Software Developer (Ruby on Rails API) (JHB/Stellenbosch) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN, implement, and maintain the core business logic, APIs, and data storage systems of web applications of a dynamic AgriTech company seeking your coding expertise to be its next Senior Back-End Software Developer. Your focus will be on developing...
Data Engineer (Senior) 1462 – Gauteng Pretoria
Design, build and maintain scalable, secure and performant data pipelines and ETL processes to support analytics and ML use-cases.Develop data models and data warehouses / lakes that support reporting, analytics and machine learning needs.Implement and operate data...
Power BI Data Analyst – Stellenbosch – Western Cape Stellenbosch
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