Tariffs take a toll on SME exports
South African exports to the US have dropped 46% since April 2025, with small direct-to-consumer (D2C) businesses hit hardest. This is according to the SME Export Index, launched today by South African international shipping platform TUNL. The SME Export Index is...
Digital identity market to hit $80bn
The digital identity market will grow from $51-billion in 2025 to $80- billion in 2030, representing a growth rate of 56%. This is according to a new study by global tech strategist Juniper Research, which highlights two main drivers of this growth: tightening...
Summit to examine the impacts of online fraud
South Africans have become accustomed to the narrative that fraud surrounds them, and the fraud landscape is growing significantly as the country attempts to break its bonds of low economic growth. “The public is often unaware of how sophisticated criminals are and...
4Sight Holdings acquires HR specialist XFour Group
Global artificial intelligence (AI) technology group 4Sight Holdings has announced its acquisition of XFour, a fast-growing human resource (HR) and payroll technology services provider, in a deal worth over R40-million. Founded in 2017 by Clark Fourie, Jaco Smit and...
Nexalus, Intel partner on cooling
Hidden out of plain sight, small, suitcase-sized boxes perched high on transmission towers are responsible for every cellphone call, video and text, every second, every day. Crammed inside each box, an orchestra of Intel-based communications equipment – GPU, CPU,...
Nvidia Blackwell boosts water cooling efficiency
Traditionally, data centres have relied on air cooling — where mechanical chillers circulate chilled air to absorb heat from servers, helping them maintain optimal conditions. But, as AI models increase in size, and the use of AI reasoning models rises, maintaining...
Vertiv, iGenius, Nvidia to deploy Colosseum AI supercomputer
Vertiv is collaborating with Nvidia and iGenius to deploy Colosseum, one of the world’s largest Nvidia DGX AI supercomputers with Nvidia Grace Blackwell Superchips. Set to deploy in 2025 in Italy, Colosseum will be a first-of-its-kind sovereign AI data centre for...
African Space Agency launches in Cairo
The African Space Agency (AfSA) has officially launched. AfSA is the second regional space agency after the European Space Agency (ESA) and has been in development since 2015, with the African Union Commission adopting an African space policy and strategy in 2016....
WAPAloza 2025 spotlights ‘wireless without limits’
The Wireless Access Providers Association (WAPA) announces that its WAPAloza event for the wireless, fibre and satellite connectivity ecosystem is schedule to take place on 23 to 25 June at the Misty Hills Hotel and Conference Centre in Muldersdrift, Johannesburg....
Interledger opens grant applications for Higher Education
The Interledger Foundation, a US-based non-profit organisation fostering global digital financial inclusion through Open Payments, has opened its 2025 NextGen Higher Education programme, with applications for grants of up to $50 000 (about R950,000) accepted until 3...
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Change management best practice for cloud transformation success
Companies are in a race to achieve new digital capabilities as ongoing economic disruption and a changing business landscape drive the need for rapid innovation. African organisations are accelerating their adoption of cloud solutions to drive greater efficiency,...
Pinnacle reaches 30 year milestone
From an imaginative spark at a family gathering to one of the country’s top distributors, Pinnacle has certainly reached the apex of the South African channel as, this year, it celebrates its 30th anniversary in the industry. “I wasn’t there,” smiles the current CEO...
New specialist storage distributor champions SMEs
On 1 March a new distributor opened its doors. Data Storage Distribution (DSD) is addressing a gap it sees in the market for a dedicated storage distributor. In an uncertain economic climate, and a market where consolidation is playing out, DSD believes it can thrive...
Exclusive Networks Africa facilitates local growth opportunities despite channel challenges
There is no doubt that the international economy is experiencing a myriad of challenges currently, and South Africa is additionally able to add in its own unique factors on top of the existing world-wide upheaval. Nonetheless, the local ICT sector showed positive...
Your (perpetual) digital journey
According to Gartner' s IT automation trends for 2022 ,40% of all enterprise workloads will be deployed in cloud infrastructure and platform services, up from 20% in 2020. By Johan Potgieter, cluster industrial software lead at Schneider Electric Moreover, notes the...
New opportunities for long term insurers
The rapid adoption of technology has disrupted traditional business models, with many institutions forced to digitise faster than anticipated. The Covid-19 pandemic also played a key role in accelerating the adoption of technology over face-to-face interaction. By...
Will AI replace software developers?
Since its launch in November last year, the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has had a massive impact in just a few short months. Already, some schools have banned it as students quickly employed the bot to take shortcuts in their schoolwork, while debates rage...
Boost customer lifetime value with innovative CX
The past few years have seen a growth in the adoption of digital customer engagement channels by organisations, as digital engagement provides them with valuable data on customer behaviour, which enables them to optimise their marketing strategies and product...
Public sector must respond to online threats in real time
Despite its various structural challenges, the South African economy continues to grow. Over time, this resilience and further potential for growth has attracted the attention of global cyber criminals. In this article, Trellix SA country lead Carlo Bolzonello argues...
Payshap to spur chat commerce but pricing complexity will impact uptake
South Africa's long awaited and highly anticipated rapid payment programme (RPP), PayShap, offers huge potential to boost digital payments and, when used in conjunction with technologies such as chat commerce, could serve as a real game changer for businesses. But the...
Telematics Developer (George) – Western Cape George
ENVIRONMENT:Are you a hands-on Python developer with a passion for turning data into powerful, real-time insights? Do you thrive in an agile environment where you can prototype, build, and deploy tools that directly impact business and customer outcomes? Our client is...
Developer (Security & Automation) – Gauteng Turffontein
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Senior PHP Developer (JHB Remote)
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Systems Engineer at Datonomy Solutions
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Graduate: Software Developer at The Foschini Group
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Graduate: Software Developer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
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Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at The Foschini Group
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Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Parow East
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IT Cybersecurity Engineer (DBN Hybrid) – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
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