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...

Data centres turn to oceans and space as energy demand soars

The growing popularity of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and digital applications is driving unprecedented demand for computing power, placing huge pressure on traditional land-based data centres. To alleviate some of this pressure and meet the needs of...

Business leaders believe AI can accelerate climate goals

Business leaders have voiced support for artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool to accelerate, rather than hinder, climate progress. KPMG surveyed than 1 200 senior executives from major companies spanning a variety of industries across 20 countries for the report:...

Could Bitcoin hit $125k this week?

Bitcoin is on track to reach $125 000 in the coming days. This is the prediction from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, who says support from US President Trump, sweeping regulatory moves in Washington, and accelerating institutional demand are converging to drive the...

How ISPA’s take-down process can protect learners

With school holidays in full-swing, the official internet industry representative body (IRB) ISPA is removing an average of three to four problematic websites from the local Internet every week. Online scammers target different age groups for different types of scams,...

Lillian Barnard takes new regional role

Microsoft has announced that Lillian Barnard has stepped into a new leadership role as chief of enterprise partner solutions, Microsoft Middle East and Africa (MEA). In this role, Barnard will focus on advancing Microsoft’s mission through its partner ecosystem. “Our...

AARTO jumps to December 2025

After years of delays and false starts and additional doubt created by recent fake news, many South Africans may have pushed preparation for the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act aside. The implementation date has now amended to December...

Old Mutual warns about WhatsApp investment scam

Old Mutual has issued a warning about a sophisticated investment scam circulating on social media and messaging platforms such as WhatsApp. The scam falsely uses the company’s logo as well as names and images of real employees, including senior executives and the Old...

Google buys in AI skills for $2,4bn

Windsurf and Google have entered into a $2,4-billion agreement that will help to deepen Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) expertise. As part of the agreement, Varun Mohan, the chief executive of Windsurf, and Douglas Chen, a co-founder, together with some members...

How emergency vaccines cut infectious disease deaths

Researchers at Burnet Institute, in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, have provided the world’s first ever look at the historical impact of emergency vaccination efforts on public health and global health security, with a comprehensive study of 210...

End users will spend $14,2bn on GenAI models this year

Worldwide end-user spending on generative AI (GenAI) models is projected to total $14,2-billion in 2025, according to Gartner. End-user spending on specialised GenAI models, which include domain-specific language models (DSLMs), is estimated to total $1,1-billion this...

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Investing in education is investing in our future

There's a widely quoted statistic that many are familiar with - that Africa has the youngest population in the world, with 70% of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30. The United Nations rightly comments that such a high number of young people is an opportunity for...

Open Text names iOCO 2023 Partner of the Year

OpenText has named iOCO as its 2023 Partner of the Year for overall contribution to OpenText Digital Operations Management and Cybersecurity Business. Nathalie Ing Gussmann, OpenText channel manager for cybersecurity, says the award was given for iOCO's total license...

Alnet Technologies Partners with AllCloud

Alnet Technologies has partnered with AllCloud to introduce AllCloud's Unified Lending Technology, a loan origination and loan management system. Alnet Technologies specialises in innovative software solutions for the financial services industry and is well-positioned...

HP integrates solutions, services in one partner program

HP Inc has launched HP Amplify for All, an initiative which integrates all HP solutions and services including Poly, Teradici and HyperX into the HP Amplify Program, offering one unified global platform for partner engagement. Going live on 1 November 2023, the newly...

BCX named most valuable partner by Alibaba Cloud META

BCX received the "Most Valuable Partner" award at the Alibaba Cloud Middle East, Turkey & Africa Partner gala event. The award was for BCX's achievements in the field, including its commitment to promoting Alibaba Cloud solutions and products. BCX has played a...

Insurance coverage for global events

Events such as the Covid pandemic and rising levels of cybercrime are encouraging insurers to revisit their policy wording to exclude certain events, write Sandra Sithole, partner, and Dr Ninakhulu Ntsanwisi, associate from Webber Wentzel. Over the past three years,...

New player aims to disrupt residential power supply market

Vivica Group, which brings together local brands such as Vox, Frogfoot, Everlytic and Braintree into the same group as start-ups like Guardian Eye, Armata, Qwerti and HYPA, has launched Stage Zero, a power utility provider that aims overhaul how South African...

Private 5G exceeds expectations in Comsol mining PoC

Comsol, working with Ericsson and multiple other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), has completed a private 5G proof of concept (PoC) for an international mining group. The initial deployment exceeded expectations around latency, quality of service and...

Tight cash flow management increases retail’s competitive edge

Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business and that includes retailers. But in this sector, cash flow management is especially challenging because retailers are dealing with razor-thin margins, seasonal fluctuations, volatile prices, inventory management, aggressive...

Intermediate .NET Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Our client is looking for an Intermediate .NET Developer for a fully in Office role based in Pretoria. Key Requirements 3+/- years' experience.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed].NETC#Blazor/BlazoriseEntity FrameworkMSSQLShould you meet the requirements for this position,...

Senior ICT Technician – Centurion

OVERVIEW:A market leader in cutting-edge Telecommunications is seeking a skilled and proactive ICT Technician to join their team in Centurion. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with firewalls, telephony systems, and networking infrastructure. This role...

SAP Basis Consultant (ESS/MSS) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

This is a remote position. SAP ESS/MSS Basis Consultant Job Overview The consultant will provide technical and functional support and maintenance services for SAP R/3 ECC6 EHP7 and SAP S/4 HANA systems, focusing on Employee Self-Service (ESS) and Manager Self-Service...

Lead / Senior Application Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in designing, developing, and maintaining innovative applications and systems that drive our business forward. As a technical leader,...

DevOps Engineer – 1628

DevOps EngineerESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Experience in configuration/development of IT Observability solutionsDeep knowledge/understanding of OpenTelemetry framework, open-source technologies like Grafana (Tempo, Loki, Mimir), Prometheus and Nagios as monitoring...

Embedded Software Engineer

Our client is looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer based in CPT, with expertise in C/C++ or Assembly programming. Key Requirements 5+ years' experience overall.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed]C/C++AssemblyJavaGoWindows OSOODShould you meet the requirements for...

Senior ICT Technician – Centurion – Gauteng Centurion

OVERVIEW:A market leader in cutting-edge Telecommunications is seeking a skilled and proactive ICT Technician to join their team in Centurion. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with firewalls, telephony systems, and networking infrastructure. This role...

DevOps Engineer – 1628 – Gauteng Pretoria

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