Maker Economy could break SA’s youth deadlock
Almost half of South Africa’s young people remain shut out of work and education, despite ongoing efforts to reverse the trend. New Q3 2025 data by Statistics South Africa puts the not in employment, education, or training (NEET) rate for 15-34-year-olds at 42,7% –...
Fraud still rising as digital crime evolves
As the world marks International Fraud Awareness Week (16–22 November, 2025), Forvis Mazars South Africa warns that despite more sophisticated compliance systems, occupational fraud and corruption in sub-Saharan Africa remain at alarmingly high levels - and are...
SA’s car sales continue to increase
Despite fuel price increases hitting South Africans’ mobility budgets, they aren’t being deterred from buying new cars. According to data from naamsa | the Automotive Business Council, June’s new vehicle market grew for the ninth consecutive month to 47 294 vehicles,...
Denmark to grant citizens copyright over their own features
As artificial intelligence (AI) makes deepfakes easier to create – and more believable – Denmark plans to give citizens property rights over their own features and voices. If it’s passed, the law would give people some protection from digital identity theft. If people...
Stanford sues Xerox over PARC neglect
Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC) is the place where many of the most significant innovations of the 20th Century set the scene for modern computing. Among the many inventions that took place at the centre were the graphical user interface (GUI), Ethernet and...
Europe faces sharpest rise in mobile data costs
The rise of digital platforms, IoT and smartphones has fueled a sharp increase in mobile data spending. In 2025, end users worldwide are expected to spend $671-billion on mobile data, $30-billion more than last year. There are big regional differences: while Americans...
Customer experience BPO to hit $296,29bn
The global customer experience business process outsourcing market size is estimated to reach $296,29-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 12,8% from 2025 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. CX BPO involves the contracting of customer...
Almost half of agentic AI projects will fail
Over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, due to escalating costs, unclear business value or inadequate risk controls, according to Gartner. “Most agentic AI projects right now are early stage experiments or proof of concepts that are mostly...
Nokia slashes power consumption with Xeon 6
Intel and Nokia are expanding their long-standing and strategic collaboration to advance core network infrastructures with the deployment of Intel Xeon 6 processors with Efficient-cores (E-cores) in the Nokia NFVI v5.0 and Nokia Core Networks Applications. With better...
Manufacturing sentiment looks up
The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for June 2025 points to a tentative improvement in manufacturing sentiment. The seasonally adjusted PMI increased by 5.4 points to 48.5 in June, marking an eighth consecutive month in contractionary territory. This suggests...
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Dell grows GenAI portfolio
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Paratus goes live with Starlink in Zambia
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Africa warned natural resource-backed loans are a disaster
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly supported a call by the African Development Bank Group urging countries in Africa to stop borrowing loans backed by their natural resources. The IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva met last week with the president of the...
Training reduces the cyber risk
Providing your employees with quality, consistent, and interactive cyber awareness training can reduce your organisation's risk of cyberthreat by 70%. According to recent research, while many organisations invest in hardware and software applications to protect their...
CommunicationHub secures the home-buying process
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AI and green tech skills can help companies get to net zero
Over recent months, people around the world have been experiencing the impact of climate change first-hand. It's no surprise that we've seen an increased drive for businesses to meet growing expectations for environmental accountability. By Zuko Mdwaba, Salesforce...
Huawei launches commercial product portfolios
During HUAWEI CONNECT 2023, at the Commercial Market Summit: Join Hands with Partners to Accelerate Intelligence for SMEs, Huawei Datacom released three new product portfolios. High-Quality Smart Wards - Huawei Zero-Roaming Distributed Wi-Fi Solution uses Huawei's...
MTN CEO shares strategic vision
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SAP ABAP Developer (Advanced) 3237 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
General Role Tasks:Development and maintenance on platform/application. Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirements. Preparation of system/technical documentation (as per ISO standards). Ability and willingness to coach and give training...
Information Security Architect – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Exciting opportunity for a Group Security Architect to design, implement, and maintain secure architecture for cloud and hybrid IT systems. This role has a strong focus on Microsoft 365 and Azure platforms, while ensuring enterprise-wide security alignment with...
Production System Manager (DevOps) – Gauteng Moreleta Park
Step away from the ordinary and dive into the thrilling world of satellite data processing and Earth observation technologies! Apply for this exclusive opportunity in Pretoria East to work at the forefront of space technology!Note that this is a full time, on site...
Senior Support Engineer (Citrix) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeks a highly experienced Senior Support Engineer (Citrix) to provide a high level of support for user and infrastructure environments ensuring careful and optimal call management and efficiencies. You...
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ENVIRONMENT:ANALYSE basic user requirements, design, implement and support less complex technical systems as the next Analyst Programmer sought by a reputable Retail Group. You will develop simple technical specifications, interpret basic user requirements and...
Senior Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and maintain our enterprise network infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the performance, security and scalability of our network systems across multiple sites...
Senior Support Engineer (Citrix) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist seeks a highly experienced Senior Support Engineer (Citrix) to provide a high level of support for user and infrastructure environments ensuring careful and optimal call management and efficiencies. You...
Analyst Programmer (SQL) (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:ANALYSE basic user requirements, design, implement and support less complex technical systems as the next Analyst Programmer sought by a reputable Retail Group. You will develop simple technical specifications, interpret basic user requirements and...
Senior Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Centurion
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ENVIRONMENT:Our client, one of South Africa's fastest-growing FinTech brands, is committed to harnessing advanced technologies to deliver seamless experiences and measurable value for customers and stakeholders. They are seeking a Business Analyst, AI and Automation,...
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