Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

The human impact of AI forces a redesign in how we work

We are living through one of the most significant transformations in the history of work, writes Aparna Nair, chief talent, leadership and culture officer at IBM. AI is reshaping roles, rewiring workflows, and redefining the nature of performance itself. Yet, a new...

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...

Call for financial architecture reform in Africa

The African Development Bank Group’s board of governors has endorsed president Dr Sidi Ould Tah’s mandate to implement the bank’s Four Cardinal Points strategic vision to accelerate the reform of African’s financial architecture. The governors called on Dr Ould Tah to...

TSMC uses Nvidia for design and manufacture

Top semiconductor manufacturer TSMC using Nvidia accelerated computing and AI to advance semiconductor design and manufacturing. As chips move to more advanced nodes, bringing them from design to high-volume production has become one of the world’s most complex...

Nvidia debuts deskside AI computer

Nvidia today announced Nvidia DGX Station for Windows, a powerful deskside AI supercomputer designed to build, run and connect always-on AI agents to Windows applications and workflows, capable of running frontier AI models of up to 1 trillion parameters locally....

Nvidia releases open source agent tools and skills for physical AI

Nvidia yesterday announced a major collection of open source physical AI skills and tools that help developers turn complex robotics, autonomous vehicle (AV), vision AI and industrial digital twin workflows into agent-executable tasks — reducing the costs, time and...

Sophos sets up SA entity

Sophos has set up Sophos South Africa, a local legal entity designed to strengthen Sophos’ operations in South Africa and support the company’s continued growth across sub-Saharan Africa. Local organisations are facing a more complex threat landscape driven by...

Between geopolitics and AI, global economic outlook hangs in balance

The global economic outlook has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists’ Outlook. Nearly nine in 10 chief economists surveyed expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months, reversing...

Africa’s growth holds firm amid global turbulence

Africa’s economies are projected to grow at 4,2% in 2026, moderating slightly from 4,4% in 2025, before rebounding to 4,4% in 2027. The findings of the 2026 African Economic Outlook from the African Development Bank Group underscore the continent's continued...

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West African banks are at a crossroads

Banks in West Africa face a critical infrastructure choice in their digital transformation between cloud, colocation or on-premises storage, as data sovereignty laws are reshaping banking infrastructure. By Oluwamuyiwa Akinmejiwa, end user business leader at Schneider...

From pipeline to pipe dream: South Africa’s mathematics crisis

Only one in three matriculants took pure Mathematics in 2025. For a country where STEM skills are officially classified as critical - and where the National Development Plan targets 450 000 university-ready maths and science students by 2030 - that number should alarm...

Intellehub, TASEZ sign MoU for skills development in Tshwane

Intellehub People Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ) to collaborate on skills development initiatives aimed at strengthening Tshwane’s automotive industry. The agreement establishes a...

Vibe coders are like doctors

By Barry Buck - Apple quietly blocked updates for popular vibe coding apps like Replit this week, locking the peasants out of the walled garden. The king doesn’t want commoners building apps on apps installed from his kingdom – which makes you wonder why they bothered...

Westcon brings Infoblox platform to SA

Kathy Gibson reports - Westcon has introduced Infoblox to the South African market, and will make it available through its network of reseller partners. Justin Olivier, sales manager: SADC at Infoblox, explains that Infoblox’s core message is to simplify and secure...

Kaspersky and AFRIPOL conduct joint cybersecurity training

As part of a joint initiative with AFRIPOL, Kaspersky provided cybersecurity training courses for law enforcement representatives from 23 African countries, unpacking the fundamentals of Security Operations Center (SOC) activities and advanced threat hunting...

Lauren Potgieter is new country manager for Infobip SA

Lauren Potgieter has been appointed as country manager for Infobip South Africa. Potgieter brings over 26 years of experience across business process management, customer experience, and global operations. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and...

Recognising supply chain excellence amid global disruption

At a time when global supply chains are facing extraordinary disruption, the 2026 Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards (ASCEA) will recognise and celebrate organisations across Africa that are demonstrating resilience, innovation and leadership in navigating an...

Ricoh SA bets on partner-led distribution in evolving print market

The office print market has been changing for more than a decade. Declining print volumes, hybrid work and the shift to digital document workflows have forced manufacturers to rethink how they operate. Increasingly, vendors are moving away from direct sales toward...

Full Stack Developer (React)

Are you a Full Stack Developer with strong React and .NET core experience, based in Durban? Do you want to be part of an organisation that sees the value in their true assets - their people. Join a team of like-minded devs and be rewarded with challenging work and a...

Full Stack Developer (React) – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga Rocks

Are you a Full Stack Developer with strong React and .NET core experience, based in Durban? Do you want to be part of an organisation that sees the value in their true assets - their people. Join a team of like-minded devs and be rewarded with challenging work and a...

Senior Business Analyst

My client based in Bellville is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst Lead to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science,...

Actuarial Data Analyst

Job summary:Assess the financial impact of potential risks using statistics, financial theories and mathematics. Estimate probabilities of the success of certain business decisions, forecast trends, projecting the probability and costs of potential negative events,...

Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Bellville is currently looking for a Senior Business Analyst Lead to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science,...

Actuarial Data Analyst – Gauteng Primrose

Job summary:Assess the financial impact of potential risks using statistics, financial theories and mathematics. Estimate probabilities of the success of certain business decisions, forecast trends, projecting the probability and costs of potential negative events,...

System Analyst

The Systems Analyst is responsible for analysing, designing, configuring, and supporting enterprise systems within a complex IT landscape. The role bridges business requirements and technical implementation by translating operational needs into system specifications,...

Actuarial Data Analyst

Assess the financial impact of potential risks using statistics, financial theories and mathematics. Estimate probabilities of the success of certain business decisions, forecast trends, projecting the probability and costs of potential negative events, such as...

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