Veeam streamlines African distribution
Kathy Gibson reports from the Veeam ProPartner Summit 2026 – Veeam has finalised the consolidation of its distribution landscape in Africa. As part of this updated model, Veeam has onboarded Mitsumi Distribution as a new distributor for East and West Africa, while...
SA’s Saucecode garners global awards
South African company Saucecode has been gathering global awards for its home-grown Roboteur automation platform, which is deployed in enterprises as varied as Nedbank, Johannesburg Stock Exchange and Cine Centre. CIOReview Magazine Europe recently awarded Saucecode...
The $600bn wake-up call on system downtime
The aggregate cost of unplanned downtime for Global 2000 companies has surged to $600-billion annually – a 50% increase in just two years – according to new research from Cisco subsidiary, Splunk. In partnership with Oxford Economics, the Splunk study – The Hidden...
Messi tops Ronaldo in 2026 World Cup password breach data
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just weeks away, new research from Specops, an Outpost24 company, finds that Lionel Messi outranks Cristiano Ronaldo by a clear margin in one of the more unexpected matchups of the year: their frequency of appearance in breached password...
Africa’s digital and health planning shifts into high gear
The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has shifted its new Digital and Health Action Pathways into a higher gear in order to accelerate the continent’s economic transformation by identifying and driving solutions to problems that slow progress. Convening on the...
How a potential rate hike could shift SA’s financial landscape
As the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) prepares for its upcoming announcement on Thursday around the repo rate, the domestic financial sector finds itself at a critical crossroads. While the early months of the year sparked optimism...
Minister responds to reports of UIF system glitch
Recent reports have pointed to issues with the UIF Online system, where an old version of the system is said to still be live, misleading users into believing their claims are being processed when they are not. Nomakhosazana Met, minister of employment and labour,...
How smart glasses are rewriting the rules of consent
EssilorLuxottica and Meta sold more than 7-million Ray-Ban and Oakley-branded smart glasses in 2025. The sales of these intelligent wearables increased almost threefold from 2023 and moved the category to mainstream. In 2023, global smart glasses shipments increased...
NFC relay attacks on smartphones surge 188%
There has been an 188% surge in the number of NFC-based attacks on Android smartphones in the first four months of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to Kaspersky telemetry. From January to April this year, Kaspersky cybersecurity solutions blocked...
Fintech’s biggest shift isn’t AI, it’s deployment speed
Fintech is seeing a fundamental shift, and it has very little to do with new products, platforms, or even innovation. It’s far more structural than that, writes Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings. Across the industry, organisations are trying to compress software...
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Why AI won’t replace human judgment in credit risk and hiring
Over the coming year, artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly redefining both the credit and hiring sectors in South Africa, reshaping how opportunity is created and accessed. Research published in the SA Journal of Human Resource Management shows that more than...
Why digital trust matters for African SMEs
For years, security for SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa meant metal grilles and alarm systems. Today, the most significant risks are invisible and growing faster than most businesses realise, writes Andrew Bourne, regional head of Zoho South Africa. Artificial...
Towards a renewable future in SA and beyond
As South Africa continues to confront the dual pressures of energy insecurity and climate commitments, the transition to alternative energy sources has never been more urgent. With abundant solar irradiation, strong wind corridors and growing interest in green...
The golden age of software developers, again
By Barry Buck - Remember when everyone was going to be replaced by AI? When LinkedIn influencers declared that learning to code was a waste of time because ChatGPT could do it all? Yeah. About that. Software engineering hiring is climbing again. Not despite AI –...
Why cybersecurity awareness is failing, and what to fix first
South African businesses are investing heavily in cybersecurity technology. Detection tools are becoming more sophisticated, monitoring is more advanced, and response capabilities are faster. Yet most breaches still begin with a human error, writes Charmé van der...
AI adoption succeeds or fails on skills, not software
When organisations talk about “deploying AI”, they often mean very different things. Calwyn Baldwin, team lead: automation at Obsidian Systems For some, it is hosting a model on-premises. For others, it is enabling tools like Claude or Gemini across the workforce. In...
AI highlights where graduates are struggling in the workplace
South African companies are investing heavily in automation. Even though the software is working and reporting is faster, execution still stalls. For instance, a client escalates a query, and nobody wants to take the call. Or a hiring decision drags on for weeks. Even...
Mentoring won’t stop women from leaving tech
International Women’s Day 2026 asked us to ‘Give to Gain’, but tech leaders are often giving the wrong thing. While the industry is obsessed with 1-to-1 mentoring, over 50% of women still quit by mid-career. They aren't leaving because they lack skills – far from it....
Africa can build sovereign AI without slowing innovation
AI is forcing tough decisions across Africa. Conversations about the technology are becoming more concrete and more consequential as ambition meets the realities of data control and national capability. By President Ntuli, MD of HPE South Africa What was once framed...
Yazi raises first institutional round from 3 Capital Ventures
Yazi, an AI-native research platform built on WhatsApp, has closed its first institutional funding round led by 3 Capital Ventures (3CV), the South African early-stage venture firm that spun out of Allan Gray. The investment will be used to accelerate product...
Integration Architect: Admin Applications
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBThe Integration Architect: Administrative Applications is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure integration solutions across all non-clinical systems within Mediclinic. This includes administrative, bespoke,...
Integration Architect: Admin Applications – Western Cape Stellenbosch
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBThe Integration Architect: Administrative Applications is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable and secure integration solutions across all non-clinical systems within Mediclinic. This includes administrative, bespoke,...
Integration Architect: Clinical Applications
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBTo design, implement, and maintain robust clinical integration architectures enabling seamless data exchange across internal systems and external health partners. This role ensures the secure, scalable, and standards-compliant integration of...
Integration Architect: Clinical Applications – Western Cape Stellenbosch
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOBTo design, implement, and maintain robust clinical integration architectures enabling seamless data exchange across internal systems and external health partners. This role ensures the secure, scalable, and standards-compliant integration of...
SAP Commerce Developer – Java at Datonomy Solutions
We are looking for an experienced SAP Commerce Developer (Java) to join a high-performing digital and e-commerce technology team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the design, development, enhancement, and support of enterprise-scale online commerce...
SAP Commerce Developer – Java at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Brackenfell
We are looking for an experienced SAP Commerce Developer (Java) to join a high-performing digital and e-commerce technology team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the design, development, enhancement, and support of enterprise-scale online commerce...
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A leading engineering and industrial solutions company specializing in power transmission and gearbox technologies, is currently seeking a Product Application Engineer to join their dynamic Gearboxes team in Parkhaven.ResponsibilitiesAssist in achieving or exceeding...
Specialist: Developer – M-Sure
Our client, a global leader within the automotive industry, providing mobility solutions, vehicle products and services are seeking to appoint a Specialist: Developer to join their dynamic team within the IT/Software Development Division. Responsible for the design,...
Product Application Engineer – Gauteng Boksburg
A leading engineering and industrial solutions company specializing in power transmission and gearbox technologies, is currently seeking a Product Application Engineer to join their dynamic Gearboxes team in Parkhaven.ResponsibilitiesAssist in achieving or exceeding...
Specialist: Developer – M-Sure – Gauteng Primrose
Our client, a global leader within the automotive industry, providing mobility solutions, vehicle products and services are seeking to appoint a Specialist: Developer to join their dynamic team within the IT/Software Development Division. Responsible for the design,...
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