Over-reliance on AI set to drive poor decision-making
As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) rapidly reshapes work, especially for less experienced employees, Gartner predicts that by 2030, 30% of enterprises will face declining decision-making quality due to an overreliance on AI. Chief human resources officers...
New sea snail discovered in the Great African Seaforest
After nearly a decade of taxonomic puzzle-solving, a team of scientists from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Biological Sciences, Sea Change Project, the University of Tokyo and Stellenbosch University has unveiled a remarkable discovery: a parasitic...
AI companies account for 40% of the most valuable unicorns
Over the past three years, the AI sector has produced more unicorns, companies valued at over one billion dollars, than any other industry, and that trend has continued into 2025. Of the 50 new companies that joined this prestigious list, 28 operate in the AI space....
Tariffs are rising: We must build resilience now
There has been a noticeable shift in global trade, and while it might feel distant, it is already knocking on South Africa’s door. Tariffs are climbing again, fast, and hard, writes Goitseona Raseroka, supply chain lead for Accenture, Africa. Our research shows that...
How AI can help solve SA’s water crisis
South Africa is facing a growing water crisis. Climate change, ageing infrastructure, pollution, and unequal access are putting intense pressure on the country’s water systems. By Dr Lester Goldman, CEO of The Water Institute of Southern Africa, and Dr Dr Ashton...
Crypto scammers target victims via Google Forms
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new wave of scam attacks that use Google Forms to target crypto users. Knowing the email address of the potential victim, the attackers send a scam email through Google Forms, which is designed to appear as a notification from a...
MetroFibre opens Steeledale store
MetroFibre has opened its fifth Fibre Experience store in Steeledale, South of Johannesburg, marking another milestone in it bid to make high-speed fibre connectivity accessible to underserved communities. The new Steeledale store opened on 25 July 2025 joins...
Sophos and Phishield debut cybersecurity, insurance partnership
Sophos has entered into an exclusive partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, where the partnership offers an integrated cyber protection (from Sophos) and insurance solution (from Phishield) to businesses across sub-Saharan Africa. The...
How to deliver growth as executive confidence dips
Executive leaders are tempered in their optimism about economic growth and their own organisation’s top-line growth, with the Gartner Executive Confidence Barometer totaling just49.8 out of 100 in the second quarter of 2025. Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a...
Intel streamlines operations as it sets a new course
Intel aims to reduce its global workforce by about 15% by the end of this year, through workforce reductions and attrition. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, says the goal is to end up with about 75 000 employees. A large portion of the workforce reductions have already taken...
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Inaugural Gitex Africa sells-out,
The cross-continent support of the global tech community has culminated in a sold-out Gitex Africa 2023, with an expansion phase now underway as construction ramps up of a purpose-built venue in Marrakech Morocco. The inaugural Gitex Africa will make its debut from 31...
Contactable partners to fight ID fraud in Africa
Identity fraud is on the rise in Africa. According to the survey conducted by FICO a prominent analytics software company, in 2022, every seventh person experienced an identity fraud incident in South Africa. This factor, and a growing demand for online services,...
Xbox Game Studios Game Camp comes to Africa
Microsoft, through its Africa Transformation Office (ATO), has announced its planned Xbox Game Studios Game Camp Africa, a two-day conference to recognise and celebrate all game creators across more than 50 diverse countries and regions. The conference will run from...
Nclose listed among Africa’s fastest growing companies
South African cyber security specialist Nclose has been named among the Financial Times 100 Fastest Growing Companies in Africa for 2023. Nclose was listed at number 41, among leading enterprises from across the continent. The ranking, now in its second year, is based...
Anywhere, anytime storage and backup with Dell Technologies
Digitalisation is driving a continued data explosion as organisations generate, store, and access more data than ever before. This, in turn, is leading to new challenges as they grapple with how to store that data, keep it safe, and ensure it is available when...
Businesses must keep up with sophisticated cybercriminals
It would be fair to suggest that most people are tired of hearing about cybersecurity - not because they don't see a need for it, but because they accept that cybercrime is a serious issue and a massive risk to their businesses (and personal digital lives) and they've...
Align Technology opens in SA
Align Technology, a global medical device company that designs, manufactures and sells the Invisalign system of clear aligners, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software for digital orthodontics and restorative dentistry, has launched direct operations in...
Retailers must invest in customer satisfaction
Online retail in South Africa has hit a major milestone, eclipsing R50-billion in annual sales during 2022. Research from World Wide Worx records a 40% increase in the total number of South Africans shopping online since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Yet many...
Changing workplace trends add to cybersecurity risk
While most of us are glad to see the back of the Covid pandemic and its myriad of lockdowns and restrictions, many organisations are now having to deal with the repercussions, including a heightened risk of cybercrime due to changing workplace dynamics. That's...
Datacentrix appointed as strategic GRGBanking partner
GRGBanking, a solutions provider founded in Guangzhou, China, has named Datacentrix as its new local partner for South Africa. GRGBanking provides holistic hardware and software products and solutions to the financial services market, including ATMs, VTMs (Virtual...
Support Technician – Umhlanga – Durban at Ntice Search
An ISP specializing in providing INTERNET, VOICE and HOSTING Solutions, is seeking a permanent opportunity for a skilled and experienced Support Technician, based in Umhlanga, Durban.Duties and Responsibilities:Answering support phone calls and emailsManaging a...
Senior Business Analyst (Retail) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Job SummaryThe Senior Business Analyst (BA) is responsible for identifying business needs, analyzing requirements, and proposing solutions that deliver value within the retail sector. This role plays a critical part in bridging the gap between business stakeholders...
Support Technician – Umhlanga – Durban at Ntice Search – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga
An ISP specializing in providing INTERNET, VOICE and HOSTING Solutions, is seeking a permanent opportunity for a skilled and experienced Support Technician, based in Umhlanga, Durban.Duties and Responsibilities:Answering support phone calls and emailsManaging a...
Senior Business Analyst (Retail) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Job SummaryThe Senior Business Analyst (BA) is responsible for identifying business needs, analyzing requirements, and proposing solutions that deliver value within the retail sector. This role plays a critical part in bridging the gap between business stakeholders...
Senior. Net Full-stack Software Developer (CH1170)
Our client, a software consulting company, is looking for a talented Senior .Net Full-Stack Developer who is passionate about technology and delighting our clients, to join their dynamic Technical Consulting team.Our projects include developing custom software,...
SQL Developer/Analyst (Contract) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a pivotal role in enhancing clients reporting experience by gathering business requirements and generating detailed specifications to implementing robust solutions and resolving queries as the next SQL Developer/Analyst wanted by an Independent Asset...
Senior Node.js Developer
Skills:Experienced in leading IT Teams 10+ years of production experience with Node.js in serverless environments 5+ years automated testing experience (unit tests, end-to-end tests) 5+ years hands-on AWS serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS) Experience...
Senior. Net Full-stack Software Developer (CH1170) – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client, a software consulting company, is looking for a talented Senior .Net Full-Stack Developer who is passionate about technology and delighting our clients, to join their dynamic Technical Consulting team.Our projects include developing custom software,...
SQL Developer/Analyst (Contract) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a pivotal role in enhancing clients reporting experience by gathering business requirements and generating detailed specifications to implementing robust solutions and resolving queries as the next SQL Developer/Analyst wanted by an Independent Asset...
Senior Node.js Developer – Gauteng Pretoria
Skills:Experienced in leading IT Teams 10+ years of production experience with Node.js in serverless environments 5+ years automated testing experience (unit tests, end-to-end tests) 5+ years hands-on AWS serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS) Experience...
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