How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Vehicle crime risk on the decline, says Tracker

Vehicle crime remains a harsh reality in South Africa, but the risk faced by motorists today is significantly lower than it was three decades ago, according to Tracker, which says its historical crime data points to a decline in vehicle theft and hijackings from 4% in...

Kaspersky helps Interpol make a dent in African cybercrime

Kaspersky has helped Interpol arrest 1 462 suspects and recover $105-million during the international law enforcement agency’s Serengeti III operations in Africa. The third edition of Operation Serengeti took place from 29 June to 31 August and, in the law enforcement...

Binance joins the fight against scams in Africa

Binance is working with police across Africa to catch the criminals behind online scams. By showing investigators where money goes after a scam, Binance is helping to turn reports from victims into real arrests. Scams often start with a simple message such as an...

SA moves to modernise outdated legal services

South Africans could soon find it easier to access everyday legal services - with proposed regulations paving the way for affidavits to be commissioned remotely and signed electronically, replacing rules that have governed oaths and affirmations for more than 50...

Vodacom expects earnings growth

Vodacom has issued a trading statement for the interim results period ended 30 September 2026. The group expects to report strong headline earnings per share (HEPS) growth, which are expected to be consistent with Vodacom’s medium-term growth ambitions. Shareholders...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

There are blind spots in SA’s enterprise software supply chains

While autonomous AI agents are rapidly moving into enterprise production - with 99% of surveyed South African businesses already deploying agents in production - a critical gap persists between perceived governance and actual operational visibility, according to a new...

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The mid-career reset: Why 40-somethings are returning to study

The linear career path is dead. For generations, the trajectory was predictable: study, graduate, land an entry-level job, climb the corporate ladder, and eventually retire. Today, rapid technological shifts, artificial intelligence, and shifting workplace dynamics...

The case for friction in the age of automation

Businesses have always focused on removing friction from their processes, with faster approvals, quicker responses and more automated decisions being key markers of efficiency. By Professor Yudhvir Seetharam, chief analytics officer at FNB Commercial More recently, AI...

Peer pressure works on AI agents

In July 2026, AI agents being tested by OpenAI broke out of their test environment and into Hugging Face’s production systems. Hundreds of them had found a way to leave notes for each other in a shared software cache, turned it into a makeshift message board, and...

Why are we still fighting yesterday’s fraud?

For years, organisations treated fraud as a transaction problem: identify a suspicious payment, compromised account or fraudulent application and stop it before money leaves the system. By Amritha Reddy, senior director of fraud product management at TransUnion Africa...

SA businesses are building with AI faster than they can secure it

AI is making it possible for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to build customer-facing software without a traditional development team. As more business owners use the technology to create booking systems, customer portals and online stores, securing the...

The AI disclosure gap: Are insureds telling insurers enough?

The pattern of commercial innovation in business is familiar: adopt new technology, discover its exposures, and then look to the insurance market to respond. AI has not altered this trend, but what is different is that the insurance may already be in place, write...

VAT modernisation the next test of SA’s digital readiness

For many South African businesses, VAT still feels like a deadline-driven administrative cycle: collect invoices, reconcile the numbers, submit the return and wait to see whether SARS has questions. By Yolandi Esterhuizen, director of global compliance: product...

Credential protection the new foundation of cyber resilience

Identity protection must be integral to cyber resilience. Although organisations continue to invest heavily in data protection and backup strategies, most breaches begin with compromised credentials, often privileged Active Directory (AD) accounts that give attackers...

Know your rights: When work goes wrong, know where you stand

Most people do not expect to need legal advice to deal with their employer. Then a disciplinary notice lands in their inbox, a salary deduction appears on their payslip, or they are suddenly told that their employment is ending. Knowing your rights and where to get...

IT Support technician – Gauteng Primrose

A well established company in the IT industry based in the East Rand is looking for a IT support technicianMinimum RequirementsAt least 2 years of relevant IT support experience.A+ and N+ certifications would be highly advantageous.Practical knowledge of computer...

3 x Business Systems Analyst

Process Management:Analyse CARF policy, legislative, regulatory, and operational requirements and assess their impact on business processes and systems.Elicit, validate, document, and manage business, data, functional, and non-functional requirements across the CARF...

3 x Business Systems Analyst – Gauteng Centurion

Process Management:Analyse CARF policy, legislative, regulatory, and operational requirements and assess their impact on business processes and systems.Elicit, validate, document, and manage business, data, functional, and non-functional requirements across the CARF...

AI Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Are you ready to design and deploy AI solutions that actually make a difference? Join our team as an AI Developer and help shape how organisations adopt copilots, AI agents, and generative AI using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and Copilot Studio. You'll turn...

AI Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Rivonia

Are you ready to design and deploy AI solutions that actually make a difference? Join our team as an AI Developer and help shape how organisations adopt copilots, AI agents, and generative AI using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and Copilot Studio. You'll turn...

Data Analyst

?? Data Analyst Are you passionate about turning data into meaningful insights that drive business decisions? Our client is looking for a Data Analyst to join their team and play a key role in shaping performance.What You'll Be DoingAnalyse customer, content, platform...

Data Analyst – Gauteng Braamfontein

?? Data Analyst Are you passionate about turning data into meaningful insights that drive business decisions? Our client is looking for a Data Analyst to join their team and play a key role in shaping performance.What You'll Be DoingAnalyse customer, content, platform...

SAP Functional Consultant (Expert) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Are you an SAP expert who loves solving complex business challenges, fine-tuning systems and making technology work smarter? We're looking for an experienced SAP Functional Consultant (Expert) to join a dynamic global IT team, helping shape and support...

Senior 5G Systems Engineer

Department: Network Engineering / TechnologyReporting structure: GM: Network SystemsJob purpose: Our client is seeking a Senior 5G Systems Engineer to lead the deployment, integration, and operationalsupport of Private 5G Standalone (5G SA) enterprise solutions....

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