With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Musk becomes first half-trillionaire

Elon Musk set a new wealth record when he became the first person with a net worth of half-a-trillion dollars. The achievement was short-lived, but for a few hours on Wednesday Musk was worth an incredible $500,1-billion. This dropped to $499-billion later in the...

Cybercrime costs telecommunications billions

South Africa’s telecommunications sector is staring down a cybercrime storm that is costing billions of rand every year. As October marks Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Communications Risk Information Centre (COMRiC) has issued a sharp warning: fraudsters are...

Subdued manufacturing impacts PMI

The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for February 2025 highlights continued challenges for South Africa's manufacturing sector. The seasonally-adjusted Absa PMI declined slightly by 0.6 points to 44.7 in February, remaining in contractionary territory for the...

Cashless pilot delivers benefits for taxis

Waxd Solution, in partnership with Botransa, has launched its cashless Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) System project in Swartruggens. "Going cashless is a crucial step in modernising our transport system and ensuring the safety of both drivers and commuters,”...

Looking forward to a property market upswing

South Africa’s residential property market has started to recover after an incredibly difficult year. “In 2024, typical for pre-election uncertainty, people held off large capital acquisitions such as buying a house,” says Renier Kriek, MD of Sentinel Homes. Potential...

Nokia to set up a cellular network on the Moon

Nokia plans to set up a cellular communications network on the Moon. This is one of the outcomes that the new Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission hopes to accomplish. Carrying NASA instruments as part of the agency’s CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign,...

All-female crew for Blue Origin flight

Blue Origins’ next New Shepard flight will feature an all-female crew of Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen, Gayle King, Kerianne Flynn, Katy Perry and Lauren Sánchez. This mission will be the 11th human flight for the New Shepard program and the 31st in its history. To date,...

Consumers are more security-savvy about digital payments

A new study commissioned by Visa reveals a rise in consumer awareness and proactive security measures for digital payments across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA). The ninth annual Stay Secure study, which surveyed 5 800 adults across 17...

OpenAI releases GPT-4.5 preview for developers

OpenAI has released a research preview of GPT‑4.5, which is says is a step forward in scaling up pre-training and post-training. The new preview is available to Pro users and developers worldwide. By scaling unsupervised learning, GPT‑4.5 improves its ability to...

Global initiative aims to improve submarine cable resilience

Governments, industry executives and international organizations have expressed support for strengthening the world's vital undersea network of telecommunications cables at the International Submarine Cable Resilience Summit in Abuja, Nigeria. The concluding Summit...

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Vodacom’s Emergency Service app empowers deaf community

September is Deaf Awareness Month. It's a chance to raise awareness about the challenges that South Africa's four million deaf and hard-of-hearing people continue to face. As a country, great strides have been made to foster a more deaf-inclusive society: sign...

Open source the building block for tech innovation

Open source is by no means a new technology, but it has matured over the past 30 plus years and with the latest wave of digital transformation, its role has become increasingly prominent. By Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise architect and head of advisory services at...

Secure employee buy-in for office return

It is a fact that Covid-related disruption to the workplace has given rise to a hybrid work model, a flexible arrangement whereby staff are allowed to work some of the time at home and some of the time at the office. But, as markets adjust to the post-Covid era, many...

Common Facebook Marketplace scams and how to avoid them

Last year, Facebook Marketplace passed 1-billion global users. With this, it has become a giant in the consumer-to-consumer commerce space, allowing individual Facebook users to buy and sell seamlessly. Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET South Africa shares critical...

Technology is today’s crystal ball for businesses

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently forecast that growth of the global economy will slow to 3,2% this year, down from 6,1% in 2021, and to an even lower 2,9% in 2023. This can be attributed to lasting effects of the pandemic, fallouts from the...

BCX, Alibaba Cloud forge partnership

BCX and Alibaba Cloud have formed a partnership to bring the best-in-class cloud technologies to local businesses in South Africa to drive local digitalisation. The two parties signed an exclusive distribution contract today to grant BCX exclusive rights and authority...

Loadshedding and its impact on gate motors

Electric gate motors in homes, complexes and business parks are being compromised by the frequency of load shedding. Gate motors using a lead acid battery, which is the most common gate motor battery in South Africa, are not capable of being completely discharged and...

Understanding cybersecurity in the post-pandemic era

Prior to the Covid pandemic, employees would access data from within the office environment through a secure, centralised on-premises network. By Ian Engelbrecht, system engineering manager at Veeam Africa As remote and hybrid work became the norm, the attack surface...

Rebooked app offers students relief from high book prices

For thousands of local university students, financial challenges become hard choices when they need to buy expensive textbooks. Sacrifices, including food, must be made to get the specialised textbooks needed to continue studying. For a student from Molteno in the...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Senior Full Stack Developer (Java + Angular) – Join a High-Impact Team in the Motor IndustryLocation: Midrand / Menlyn / Rosslyn / HybridWork Type: Flexible Hours | Onsite & Remote Citizenship: SA citizens/residents preferred | Valid work permits consideredAre you...

Project Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About the Role:As a Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in steering the successful execution of software development projects through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will be responsible for meticulous project planning, resource...

Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...

Business Analyst – 2457 – Gauteng Pretoria

A client in the automobile industry is looking for a Business Analyst Hybrid Role: Menlyn/Midrand/Roslyn/Home OfficeESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Solution design involving all stakeholders (Business/Developers/UI/QA)Participate in stand-up's and meet with end users...

AI Specialist

Our client is seeking an experienced and driven AI Specialist. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in artificial intelligence.Responsibilities Develop AI models to improve business operations.Integrate AI solutions into existing systems.Work with data...

AI Specialist – Gauteng Centurion

Our client is seeking an experienced and driven AI Specialist. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in artificial intelligence.Responsibilities Develop AI models to improve business operations.Integrate AI solutions into existing systems.Work with data...

IT Technician

Our client looking for a talented IT Technician to join our team. As an IT Technician, you will be responsible for providing technical support and assistance to our staff.ResponsibilitiesProvide technical support for hardware, software, and networks.Install and...

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