Urgent reform needed to unlock SA’s startup potential
South Africa’s startup ecosystem is gaining ground, but it continues to fall behind global and regional peers on regulatory efficiency, capital formation, and access to international markets. This is according to a new report by SiMODiSA, in partnership with Allan...
Vodacom takes a majority stake in Safaricom
Strengthening its position in East Africa, Vodacom has acquired a further 20% stake in Safaricom for $2,1-billion (R35-billion) – increasing its shareholding in the group to 55%. The transaction sees Vodacom acquire a 15% stake from the Government of Kenya, and an...
Location data sharing raises privacy risks
Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...
Consumers say GenAI has made content quality worse
Forty-nine percent of US consumers agree that GenAI has made the quality of content available worse, according to a new survey by Gartner, with this rising to 57% among younger consumers including Gen Z and millennials. A Gartner survey of 307 US consumers conducted...
SA’s multi-billion rand telecom upgrades risk hitting an AI wall
Telecommunications operators across Africa are directing billions of rand into network upgrades, high-capacity fibre backhaul, and 5G rollouts. However, new research from Cloudera suggests that this heavy physical infrastructure build still sits on fragile data...
Urgent need to strengthen Africa’s trade and investment resilience
Africa’s trade landscape remains heavily dominated by export of raw materials, including agricultural products, oil, gas and minerals, while imports continue to be heavily skewed towards manufactured goods and machinery. This is the headline finding from “Africa’s...
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...
Seacom deploys a high-capacity Nairobi–Kampala route
Seacom has launched a new high-capacity terrestrial network route between Nairobi and Kampala, reinforcing one of East Africa’s most critical digital corridors. The new route connects key infrastructure hubs in Nairobi, Kisumu and Kampala, creating a more resilient...
Governments step in to support Gen Z in the job market
There is a widespread belief that Gen Z is somehow ill-equipped for the modern workplace: unambitious, disengaged, unwilling to put in the hours. It’s an easy headline, but it is the wrong conclusion to draw, writes Mark Dixon, founder and CEO of International...
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Datacentrix secures Agrimark Information Management Supplier Award
Datacentrix has been recognised as Agrimark’s Supplier of the Year for Information Management (IM), marking the third consecutive time the company has received this accolade. Agrimark, a subsidiary of the KAL Group, is a trusted one-stop shopping destination for a...
Huawei makes the case for AI-ready optical networks
As AI adoption accelerates, organisations are rethinking the network infrastructure required to support data-intensive workload. Against this backdrop, Huawei’s OptiX Club 2026, hosted in Johannesburg focused on the role of optical networks in enabling faster, smarter...
The unseen engine: How enterprise storage powers business innovation
In the pursuit of digital transformation, businesses often spotlight their cutting-edge applications, their multicloud strategies, or their latest AI models. By Murray Irvine, senior director: global specialty sales (GSS), CEEMETA at Dell Technologies Yet, behind each...
Sasol opens 2027 bursary applications
Sasol has opened applications for its bursary programme for the 2027 academic year, funding full-time undergraduate studies in engineering and science. Sasol is one of the country’s leading STEM employers, currently supporting around 300 students studying at South...
We need to rethink recruitment in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way organisations recruit talent. But while many businesses are experimenting with AI-powered CV screening, there’s a school of thought that says companies may be solving the wrong problem. In fact, the real...
Nedbank and high-profile partners in novel recruitment drive
Nedbank, in partnership with Otinga, OfferZen, Zindi, and Microsoft has opened registrations for the Nedbank Data Masters Challenge 2026, a national, high-performance data competition designed to identify and recruit South Africa’s most advanced data professionals....
LG partnership reaches 200-ton recycling milestone
As we celebrate Earth Day (tomorrow, 22 April), LG South Africa’s recycling partnership has seen nearly 200 tons of polystyrene – an amount equivalent to covering a rugby field in 2,7m of the waste material – recycled in Germiston, Gauteng. This is a major milestone...
Why AI trust now depends on resilient data foundations
South African organisations are moving quickly from AI experimentation to deployment, writes Rick Vanover, vice-president of product strategy at Veeam Software. The latest South African Generative AI Roadmap 2025 found that 67% of respondents reported current GenAI...
The voice bots with hearts …
What are the many AI voice bots that are about to start helping companies with customer engagement actually going to say? For all the hype and buzzwords around AI, what really counts is everything behind the voice writes Bruce von Maltitz, CEO of 1Stream. There’s a...
Is SA creating the entry-level roles the agentic AI era demands?
With all the speculation about AI eliminating entry-level jobs, it is no wonder young South Africans are anxious about launching their careers. By Ursula Fear, senior talent program manager at Salesforce This anxiety is entirely understandable. According to the latest...
Actuarial Data Scientist / Implementation Engineer
Want to sit right at the intersection of fintech, data engineering, and client strategy? On behalf of a leading financial technology company, we are seeking an Actuarial Data Scientist / Implementation Engineer. In this high-impact role, you will lead the deployment...
Actuarial Data Scientist / Implementation Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Want to sit right at the intersection of fintech, data engineering, and client strategy? On behalf of a leading financial technology company, we are seeking an Actuarial Data Scientist / Implementation Engineer. In this high-impact role, you will lead the deployment...
ServiceNow Developer
Job DescriptionWe are hiring a ServiceNow Developer to be responsible for designing, configuring, developing, and implementing HR Service Delivery (HRSD) capabilities within the ServiceNow platform to streamline our HR processes and enhance employee experiences. This...
ServiceNow Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Job DescriptionWe are hiring a ServiceNow Developer to be responsible for designing, configuring, developing, and implementing HR Service Delivery (HRSD) capabilities within the ServiceNow platform to streamline our HR processes and enhance employee experiences. This...
Web3 Accountant
A forward thinking company leading the charge in the Web3 domain is seeking passionate individuals to join an innovative team. If you are tech savvy and eager to dive into digital assets, blockchain, AI and beyond, this is your chance to be part of something ground...
Web3 Accountant – Western Cape Cape Town
A forward thinking company leading the charge in the Web3 domain is seeking passionate individuals to join an innovative team. If you are tech savvy and eager to dive into digital assets, blockchain, AI and beyond, this is your chance to be part of something ground...
System Engineer
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a System EngineerQualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 6+ years relevant experienceB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 4+ years relevant experienceM.Eng/M.Sc (Eng) with 3+ years relevant experiencePhD/D.Eng with 1+ years relevant...
SQL Developer
Ready to Take Your SQL Skills to the Next Level?We're working with a forward-thinking tech-driven company looking for a Mid-Level SQL Developer to join their growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative environment where your expertise...
System Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a System EngineerQualification:B.Tech (Eng) with 6+ years relevant experienceB.Eng/B.Sc (Eng) with 4+ years relevant experienceM.Eng/M.Sc (Eng) with 3+ years relevant experiencePhD/D.Eng with 1+ years relevant...
SQL Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Ready to Take Your SQL Skills to the Next Level?We're working with a forward-thinking tech-driven company looking for a Mid-Level SQL Developer to join their growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative environment where your expertise...
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