Huawei shakes up AI with new server architecture
Kathy Gibson reports from AI Expo Africa in Sandton – Huawei is launching a new AI infrastructure the will offer a scalable platform for organisations of all sizes. Clinton George, solution architect at Huawei SAT computing, marketing and solutions sales department,...
AI innovation moves at speed
Kathy Gibson reports from AI Expo Africa in Sandton – The speed at which the artificial intelligence (AI) market is moving is unprecedented in the technology space. Keith Jones, co-founder of tech accelerator SW7, comments that the quality and content of conversations...
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...
Enterprises forced to redesign AI projects due to token costs and governance demands
The rules of enterprise AI are changing as rising costs, governance demands, and sovereignty requirements reshape how and where organisations run AI, according to a new report from Cloudera. The company’s The State of Enterprise AI 2026: The New Rules of Scale report...
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...
Your saved password could be part of SA’s ransomware problem
A ransom note is the last thing an attacker leaves on a South African network - and before it appears, someone has usually signed in with a stolen password or got in through a router that missed its updates. The attacker likely spent days or weeks finding the data...
Worldwide insolvencies on the rise, but SA resilience bucks trend
Global business insolvencies will rise by 5% in 2026 and 1% in 2027 (6% in 2025) - marking five consecutive years of increases - according to Allianz Trade’s latest Insolvency Report. Given the uncertain geopolitical and macroeconomic environment, the peak in...
Three actions HR must take to realise growth from AI
Three-quarters of board members expect AI will deliver value in the form of productivity and cost savings, however, 97% of organisations are unable to achieve desired cost savings through productivity alone, according to Gartner. “Thirty-eight percent of companies are...
Cyber resilience key for protecting business data
Kathy Gibson reports from Synology Open Day in Cape Town – Cyber resilience is the new buzzword in the enterprise space, with cybersecurity joining backup and restore to fully protect business data on all fronts. Mirian Lin, account manager at Synology, explains that...
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Why SA businesses must become intelligent enterprises
South African businesses have never been more digitised than they are today. For much of the past decade, migrating to the cloud and accelerating automation became more than transformation buzzwords; they became central to how organisations modernised operations,...
Pay transparency is a requirement and an opportunity
A pay-gap report may satisfy a compliance requirement, but it could also raise difficult questions that many organisations are not yet ready to answer. South African employers therefore need to be ready to explain not only what the numbers show, but the decisions and...
Owning the security tools is not the same as being secure
Most companies believe they are protected right up until they have been breached. So why do the tools create a false sense of safety, and what closes the gap between tools and actual security, asks Mohammed Pochee, cybersecurity product manager at Vox. There is a...
Supply chain attacks have become an industry of their own
Cybersecurity has traditionally focused on keeping attackers out. To protect their systems, organisations have invested heavily in firewalls, endpoint protection, identity controls, and monitoring. By CG Selva Ganesh, vice-president and CEO South Africa at In2IT...
Your supplier has a password. Your business has the problem
Your cyber security is only as strong as the people you've allowed through the door, and some of those people don't work for you. That is the uncomfortable reality of third-party risk. By John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software Modern businesses depend on IT providers,...
There’s a widening gap between Zero Trust strategy and implementation
South African organisations are under growing pressure to digitise, innovate and compete in a more connected economy. Yet every new cloud workload, SaaS application and remote connection has the potential to expand the attack surface, writes Mandy Duncan, country...
When compliance gaps turn into expensive lessons
The latest regulatory action against a major financial institution, resulting in a R28 million administrative penalty for shortcomings under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA), is a timely reminder that compliance cannot be treated as a once-off exercise. By...
Cyber resilience can strengthen SA’s sovereign AI ambitions
Cybersecurity Awareness Month gives businesses a timely opportunity to look beyond traditional cyber awareness and assess whether their AI environments are ready for real-world risk. As South Africa's sovereign AI ambitions accelerate, the core question is shifting...
Your APIs were never built for this reader
Enterprises love to call themselves API-first. Almost none of them are ready for what's about to start calling those APIs. Eighty-two percent of organisations now describe themselves as API-first, according to Postman's 2025 State of the API Report. It's a comfortable...
The AI is inside: Securing the business in the age of autonomous AI
South Africa, according to the Microsoft Global AI Diffusion monitor, is leading the continent in generative AI adoption with 23,1% of the working-age population actively using AI in their daily activities. Companies have introduced AI into daily operations rapidly,...
Senior 5G Systems Engineer – Gauteng Centurion
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....
Senior ISP Core Network Engineer
Department: Network Engineering / TechnologyReporting structure: GM: Network SystemsJob purpose: Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior ISP Core Network Engineer with a minimum of 10 yearsof hands-on technical expertise to manage and optimize their core...
Senior ISP Core Network Engineer – Gauteng Centurion
Department: Network Engineering / TechnologyReporting structure: GM: Network SystemsJob purpose: Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior ISP Core Network Engineer with a minimum of 10 yearsof hands-on technical expertise to manage and optimize their core...
Senior Solutions Architect
We are seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and supportable technology solutions within a complex enterprise healthcare environment. This role will play a critical part in defining and evolving solution...
Senior Solutions Architect
We are seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and supportable technology solutions within a complex enterprise healthcare environment. This role will play a critical part in defining and evolving solution...
Senior Solutions Architect – Gauteng Braamfontein
We are seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and supportable technology solutions within a complex enterprise healthcare environment. This role will play a critical part in defining and evolving solution...
Senior Solutions Architect – Gauteng Braamfontein
We are seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and supportable technology solutions within a complex enterprise healthcare environment. This role will play a critical part in defining and evolving solution...
Senior Software Engineer
Role: Senior Software Engineer / Senior .NET Developer (Contract) Location: Cape Town, hybrid; preference for candidates based in Cape Town Contract: Initial 12 months Experience: 8-10 years software development; at least 5 years hands-on with Microsoft .NET...
Network Security Engineer at Ntice Sourcing Solutions (Pty) Ltd.
Our client is seeking an experienced Network Security Engineer with strong hands-on expertise in Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, FortiOS and enterprise network securityThis role is suited to a technically strong engineer who can troubleshoot complex network and security...
Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Role: Senior Software Engineer / Senior .NET Developer (Contract) Location: Cape Town, hybrid; preference for candidates based in Cape Town Contract: Initial 12 months Experience: 8-10 years software development; at least 5 years hands-on with Microsoft .NET...
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