Young programmers shine at Programming Olympiad
Frederick (Erik) Senekal, from Hoerskool Menlopark, has taken the gold medal at this year’s South African Programming Olympiad. The story to his final triumph this year is one of patience and persistence. Erik first took part in the Olympiad in Grade 5 in 2019 and...
Goodall apologises to NTT, agrees to pay back R208m
Jason Goodall, former CEO of NTT and the Dimension Data Group, has admitted wrongdoing in the sale of the Johannesburg Campus in 2019, and will pay back about R208,6-million. His admission comes as NTT is proceeding against Goodall and other former executives Jeremy...
Inflation expectations cause for optimism
The Bureau of Economic Research at Stellenbosch University has released its third-quarter survey on inflation expectations and, writes Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services, it was quite encouraging. First, the overall survey results showed unchanged...
Building more agile and productive organisations
More flexible ways of working could unlock billions of rands in productivity gains by helping businesses attract and retain talent, and protect critical knowledge, according to new economic modelling from Arup and International Workplace Group (IWG). As businesses...
Trailblazing SA schools urged to apply for $1-million prize
Applications for the second annual $1-million Global Schools Prize are now open and South African schools which are reimagining education for the future are being encouraged to apply. Founded by renowned education pioneer and philanthropist Sunny Varkey, the Global...
Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools
The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...
A once-off view of your attack surface is no longer enough
South African organisations are trying to secure environments that change by the hour, while AI is reducing the time between vulnerability discovery and exploitation. Arctic Wolf’s Andre den Hond and Jason Oehley explain why security teams need to know what they have...
Microsoft sets out humanist AI code
Microsoft has added its voice to calls for responsible AI that remains under human control. On Monday (14 September 2026), the company made its draft Humanist AI Code of Conduct public, setting out behavioural boundaries for its in-house Microsoft AI (MAI) models. The...
Kenya court blocks Vodacom’s purchase of Safaricom shares
The High Court of Kenya has blocked Vodacom’s acquisition of a further 20% share in Safaricom. Vodacom had agreed to buy 15% of Safaricom from the government of Kenya and 5% from Vodafone International Holdings via Vodafone Kenya. This was greenlighted on 26 June...
Branch refresh and expanding AI security drive SASE market
The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market reached $3,5-billion in 2Q 2026 and extended its run of growth above 20% year-over-year to a fifth consecutive quarter, according to Dell’Oro Group. Underneath the headline, however, the composition of growth changed...
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SA is losing billions in security own-goals
South Africa's costly data breaches are potentially knocking at least 1,81% off its annual GDP, representing a series of avoidable own-goals. That’s according to Cube ICT Solutions, which notes the average cost of a data breach is R44-million in South Africa,...
SoftwareOne and Plat4mation partner on ServiceNow
SoftwareOne and Plat4mation have announced a strategic partnership to deliver an integrated approach to ServiceNow, combining licensing, implementation and governed asset management into a single, cohesive strategy for customers across a broad range of industries and...
Will SA’s pay gap rules improve fairness?
South African companies are preparing to comply with new Companies Act requirements requiring the disclosure of pay gap ratios between the highest and lowest earners. While widely welcomed as a step towards greater transparency, Martin Hopkins, master reward...
Cloud on Demand to distribute enterprise-grade threat detection
Enterprise-grade threat detection, long the preserve of large organisations with substantial security budgets, is becoming available to South Africa's smaller businesses through the technology channel. Cloud On Demand has signed a distribution agreement with...
ManageEngine launches developer ecosystem
ManageEngine has launched a partner-developer ecosystem through its ManageEngine Marketplace, where enterprises can discover and deploy extensions and AI agents for ManageEngine platforms, including integrations, add-ons, and plugins. As South African organisations...
Schneider Electric’s Alliance Programme turns SIs into trusted technology partners
System Integrators (SIs) across Africa are under increasing pressure to grow beyond completing one-off PLC, SCADA or hardware integration projects and deliver continuous performance, reliability and efficiency gains for end users. By Oriel Soupen, channel marketing...
Vertiv increases manufacturing capacity
Vertiv has opened its manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, expanding the company’s manufacturing footprint to support growing demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across Asia, including Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia, and New Zealand....
AI is secretly disenfranchising the youth who use it ‘best’
In 1976, South Africa’s youth took to the streets to claim educational agency and the hard-won right to self-determination. Fifty years later, our young digital natives face a quieter, subtler crisis: the gradual surrender of that very critical reasoning and agency to...
Uncertainty versus apathy: The Gen Z initiative paradox
Employers are firing Gen Z employees within months of hiring them. According to a survey undertaken by Intelligent.com, the reason comes down to initiative – 50% of the 966 companies surveyed said Gen Z lacked motivation. By Insaaf Daniels, marketing and people...
The insight economy is over: AI commoditised consulting advice
For decades, the consulting industry sold two things: access to benchmarked intelligence, and access to bright, relentlessly hardworking talent. Clients paid premium rates to know what their competitors were doing and to borrow the brainpower to figure out how to...
AI & Data Specialist
Fully Remote WorkingRequirements:Experience in data architecture, data engineering, and AI/ML deployments.Strong experience with OCI Data Science, Oracle AI Services, or equivalent enterprise cloud data platforms.Hands-on OCI experience is mandatory.Fully Remote...
.Net Fullstack Developer
Great developers don't just ship code. Build scalable .NET solutions that solve realbusiness problems and make an impact. Is this you?You're an experienced developer who cares about clean code, smart architecture and getting things right. Curious by nature and...
AI & Data Specialist – Remote Remote
Fully Remote WorkingRequirements:Experience in data architecture, data engineering, and AI/ML deployments.Strong experience with OCI Data Science, Oracle AI Services, or equivalent enterprise cloud data platforms.Hands-on OCI experience is mandatory.Fully Remote...
.Net Fullstack Developer – Gauteng Bryanston
Great developers don't just ship code. Build scalable .NET solutions that solve realbusiness problems and make an impact. Is this you?You're an experienced developer who cares about clean code, smart architecture and getting things right. Curious by nature and...
OCI Network Administrator
Fully Remote WorkingRequirement:Deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing OCI networking.Strong hands-on experience with VCNs, VPN/IPSec, DRGs, Load Balancing, NSGs, Security Lists, and Hub-Spoke architecture.Hands-on OCI experience is mandatory.Fully...
OCI Network Administrator – Remote Remote
Fully Remote WorkingRequirement:Deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing OCI networking.Strong hands-on experience with VCNs, VPN/IPSec, DRGs, Load Balancing, NSGs, Security Lists, and Hub-Spoke architecture.Hands-on OCI experience is mandatory.Fully...
Information Systems Engineer
Purpose of the role:The Information Systems Engineer is responsible for analysing, designing, and optimizing business systems and processes within the property fund environment. This role bridges the gap between business operations (finance, property management,...
Information Systems Engineer – Remote Remote
Purpose of the role:The Information Systems Engineer is responsible for analysing, designing, and optimizing business systems and processes within the property fund environment. This role bridges the gap between business operations (finance, property management,...
IT Helpdesk Technician
An independent financial services provider based in Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), South Africa, offering a full spectrum of wealth management, insurance, and advisory solutions, is seeking a IT Helpdesk Technician who will provide first-line (L1) helpdesk support and...
AI Automation Engineer – Payments at Datonomy Solutions
The bank is building a next-generation AI Payments Engineering capability to design and deliver an AI-native Payments Operating System. The AI Automation Engineer will combine AI engineering, systems integration and production automation to transform high-effort,...
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