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...

Industry calls for urgent action on illegal online gambling

The South African Bookmakers’ Association (SABA) has warned that illegal online gambling continues to go unchecked - accounting for approximately 62% of all online gambling activity in the country – and posing a major threat to consumers, legitimate operators, and the...

The effects of cyber risk on SMBs

As digital threats become more frequent and sophisticated – and SMBs become more targeted - Aon South Africa’s latest SMB Cyber Risk Report highlights the growing cyberthreats faced by these organisations. “The report delves into the many facets of cyber risk and what...

RAG becoming key for deploying GenAI applications

Gartner predicts that organisations will develop 80% of generative AI (GenAI) business applications on their existing data management platforms by 2028 – reducing the complexity and time required to deliver these applications by 50%. “Building GenAI business...

IoT, HPC and cloud access driving digital twins growth

The global digital twins market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35,6% from $5-billion in 2019 to $154-billion by 2030, according to forecasts from GlobalData. Digital twins are increasingly transforming industries such as manufacturing,...

Enterprises double down on network security

Global Network Security revenue reached $6,2-billion in 1Q 2025, expanding 12% year-on-year, according to new research from Dell’Oro Group. The application security and delivery (AS&D) submarket - encompassing Web Application Firewalls (WAF) and Application...

Pick n Pay customers divert 1m plastic items from landfill

Pick n Pay is celebrating an environmental milestone: its Reverse Vending Machines (RVM) customer recycling initiative has now diverted over 1,1-million plastic and packaging recyclable items from landfill. Since launching the pilot in 2018, the RVM initiative has...

Is Bitcoin a safer bet than gold?

As gold prices hover near record highs, driven by insatiable central bank demand, a striking new global poll by deVere Group reveals that 73% of investors aged 24 to 45 now favour Bitcoin over the precious metal as a long-term investment. The survey of 730 clients...

Young workers drive growth in earned wage access

Data from Paymenow reveals that young people are leading the adoption of earned wage access (EWA). The number of active users of the Paymenow platform aged 18 to 33 grew by 132% over the past year, significantly outpacing the platform’s 73% growth among older users....

The devastating impact of cyberattacks on industrial companies

The majority of industrial organisations estimate their financial losses caused by cyberattacks at over $1-million - while almost one in four report losses exceeding $5-million and, for some, it surpasses $10-million, according to a joint study conducted by Kaspersky...

Ocean economy faces pressure, fragmentation

The latest Global Trade Update from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) examines the ocean economy - a vital driver of global trade now under growing pressure from environmental and geopolitical shocks. New analysis reveals that ocean-based sectors such as shipping,...

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NoPBX enables app-based switchboard creation

The latest version of the South African-developed NoPBX app now enables a 100% smartphone app-based PBX sign-up experience. "For the first time, corporates and SMEs alike can create their own cellular-based hosted switchboard using just a smartphone app. No web-based...

Handling a crisis must be part of a modern leader’s skillset

Modern leaders face unprecedented challenges. In an environment of widespread global political instability, with a backdrop of new ways of working, changing customer expectations and broad economic uncertainty, leaders today are being tested on many fronts. By Peter...

Embedded finance in the age of e-commerce

The African online e-commerce market has grown rapidly in recent years and is estimated to be worth approximately $40-billion - a figure that will likely increase by 66% by 2027. Consumers value the convenience, time savings, and discounts online shopping can provide,...

What is needed for lasting organisational change

If organisations want to compete and thrive in today's fast-paced and ever-evolving business landscape - change is not only inevitable but essential. Change strategies are crucial in various scenarios, including when an organisation suffers from market disruptions,...

Personalised, proficient customer service will safeguard jobs

No matter where you look, someone, somewhere is discussing artificial intelligence right now. As exciting as the technology is, it is understandable that workers around the world are worried. AI presents a very real threat to jobs, with PwC forecasting that 44% of...

Loadshedding drives convergence of IT and facilities

IT and facilities have typically worked in isolation in the past, each managing their own areas with little overlap or interaction. By Tamara Wittstock and Stephen Richards from Silver Moon IT However, as technology has evolved, the lines between the two have begun to...

SA doesn’t need faster internet

When Ray Kurzweil coined the phrase 'the second half of the chessboard', I don't think he foresaw it being used to describe the technology quandary we find ourselves in today. By Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access Provider's Association (WAPA) If you're not...

A step-by-step guide to the multicloud

Over the past decade, cloud offerings have evolved significantly, transforming the way medium-sized businesses (MBs) operate. Cloud computing has made it possible for MBs to access enterprise-level technology and infrastructure without the high costs traditionally...

Why zero trust helps unlock security resilience

Speaking to many CISOs, it's clear that many security executives view zero trust as a journey that can be difficult to start, and one that even makes identifying successful outcomes a challenge. Simultaneously, the topic of security resilience has risen up the C-level...

Ensuring security in the AI gold rush

The business world has also been caught up in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) fever, with discussions taking place in boardrooms and C-suites about how to leverage AI tools. By Kate Mollett, senior director of Commvault Africa Employees in many companies are...

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Lead Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Our client in the beverage industry is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Data Engineer to head up their data engineering function. This individual will be responsible for driving the design, development, and optimization of data pipelines, ensuring data...

Data Analyst

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