SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

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...

Global IT spend set to surge

The amount of money the business sector pours into IT devices, services, and solutions has exploded over the past five years and continues to rise even after the Covid-19 tech boom. With companies and organisations rushing to upgrade everything from automation and...

Government CIOs expect IT budgets to go up

Fifty-two percent of government CIOs (not including the US) expect their IT budgets to increase for AI and other key technologies in 2026, according to a survey by Gartner. This is despite overall budget pressures, with governments recognizing their transformational...

Temu speeds up local deliveries

Shoppers in South Africa can now receive their Temu orders in as little as one day thanks to the e-commerce platform’s new local warehouse dispatch option. The rollout of local fulfillment in South Africa is part of a broader effort by Temu to cut delivery times...

Global data centres face rising climate risks

Data centres - the critical infrastructure powering banking systems, cloud storage, emergency services, communications, and logistics - are facing sharply rising risks from climate change-driven extreme weather, according to a new report from physical climate risk...

Consumer hunt for value reshapes SA market

Driven by emerging markets, replacement cycles, and premium innovation, global tech and durables (T&D) sales will reach $1,29-trillion in the year ahead, according to NielsenIQ’s (NIQ) latest Consumer Tech Industry Trends 2025 report. The value of the Middle East...

Global trade up $300bn in first half of 2025

Global trade expanded by an estimated $300-billion in the first half of 2025, despite a slower pace of growth, according to the latest Global Trade Update from the UN Trade a,nd Development (UNCTAD). Global trade rose by about 15% in the first quarter, with growth...

Xerox buys Lexmark for $1,5bn

Xerox has completed its acquisition of Lexmark International from Ninestar Corporation, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda Investment Centre and says the transaction - valued at $1,5-billion inclusive of net debt and assumed liabilities - marks a significant...

IBM debuts next-gen Power11 servers

IBM has revealed IBM Power11, the next generation of IBM® Power servers. Redesigned with innovations across its processor, hardware architecture, and virtualisation software stack, Power11 is designed to deliver the availability, resiliency, performance, and...

A new take on change adoption by employees

Only one in three (32%) mid-to-senior level business leaders said that the last change they led achieved healthy change adoption by employees, according to a new survey by Gartner. Gartner defines healthy change adoption as the success elements that leaders can...

Musk’s proposed party accelerates Bitcoin’s political ascent

Elon Musk’s announcement that his proposed America Party will fully back Bitcoin marks a major leap in the digital asset’s political legitimacy - and directly builds on the momentum initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year. This is the view of Nigel...

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Ensure a robust return on your big data investment

In this digital age, big data is no longer just a trendy term. Businesses of all sizes are pouring resources into big data projects to make smarter decisions, deliver personalised customer experiences, and accelerate innovation. By Professor Yudhvir Seetharam; head of...

Unified commerce for customer-centric retail success

In the dynamic world of retail, understanding the evolving nature of the consumer journey is paramount. With increasing technological advancements and rising customer expectations, retailers need to be agile and responsive, ensuring their customers can seamlessly...

EV revolution creates partnering opportunities

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NetScout achieves AWS Security Competency

NetScout has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security Competency for its advanced NDR product, Omnis Cyber Intelligence (OCI), in the category of threat detection and response. As part of the assessment, AWS validated NetScout's technical proficiency and proven...

Kaspersky calls for responsible AI application, development, use

Kaspersky has presented its ethical principles for the development and use of systems employing artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML). As AI algorithms play an increasingly prominent role in cybersecurity, the principles set out in Kaspersky's...

Paratus sets up high-capacity fibre links from Mozambique to SA

Paratus has launched two cross-border fibre links to Mozambique, offering an alternative to the sub-sea cable by introducing resilience with two distinct routes into South Africa. One of the fibre links traverses Swaziland, and the other follows the Kamati Poort...

Do we need another cloud?

Amazon Web Services launched its cloud services in 2006, followed shortly by Microsoft's Azure offering in 2010. Three years later, the word 'hyperscaler' entered our lexicon - meaning large cloud service providers that can provide offerings such as computing and...

Business challenges where AI could be useful

The beginnings of AI can be traced back to the 1950s and while AI has been improving for several decades, compared to other technologies, such as telephony, home computing and the internet, progress on AI has been relatively slow. By Hans Roth, senior vice-president...

What is the business value of ChatGPT?

It is key for organisations to have line of sight into processes and procedures that clearly define employee use cases when it comes to ChatGPT, writes Lizaan Lewis, head of legal department at Altron Systems Integration. ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence...

Tips to help you survive Black Friday

Black Friday is quite possibly the most drama-filled time of the year, in-store that is. There was the woman who used her pants as a shopping trolley, and the individual who called the police over a sold-out TV #sorrywhat? It's a bit like a weird movie in an...

IBM DB2 Database Administrator/DB2 DBA/DB2 Engineer (contract)

Maintain and optimize DB2 databases to ensure high performance, availability, and security. Work closely with application and infrastructure teams to support critical business operations. Database Administration: Install, configure and upgrade DB2 database servers and...

Senior Software Engineer at 60 Degrees

THE OPPORTUNITY THAT AWAITS YOU: We've partnered with global payments house and fintech and is currently scaling across their product engineering team; the current need is for a seasoned Full Stack Engineer to build customer-facing payment experiences across...

SAP ABAP Consultant at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Do you dream in ABAP? Do you get a thrill from making RICEFW objects behave exactly the way you want? Do you enjoy the challenge of migrating old-school ECC6 code into the sleek world of S/4 HANA? If so, we're looking for you!We need a SAP ABAP Developer who's ready...

DevOps Engineer (DotNet) – 2290,1433

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SAP ABAP Consultant at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria

Do you dream in ABAP? Do you get a thrill from making RICEFW objects behave exactly the way you want? Do you enjoy the challenge of migrating old-school ECC6 code into the sleek world of S/4 HANA? If so, we're looking for you!We need a SAP ABAP Developer who's ready...

DevOps Engineer (DotNet) – 2290,1433 – Gauteng Pretoria

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Database Developer at Financial Intelligence Centre

The job purpose is to develop, maintain and test database solutions in line with FIC business requirements.• Analyse- and interpret of business requirements documents • Compile and review of technical design specification • Develop and maintain of database views,...

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