As cost pressures mount, consumers shift spend to essentials

South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion's Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many households remain under...

Memory and SSD shortage set to impact SA

The memory and SSD crisis is real – and it’s broader and faster‑moving than many in the IT industry expect. This is the stark warning from Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech, who recently returned from the Hong Kong electronics shows and a week of factory visits in China....

Your next smartphone could be powered by a recycled toaster

For the past 20 years, the consumer electronics playbook has been simple: make it smaller, make it faster, and seal it shut. Manufacturers utilised industrial adhesives, proprietary screws, and integrated designs to create sleek devices that were virtually impossible...

SA family businesses outperform global peers

In a time of uncertainty and rapid change, South African family businesses are showing exceptional resilience and growth – with many reporting double-digit sales growth in 2025. PwC’s South African Family Business Survey reveals what truly sets top-performing family...

AI forcing a talent squeeze in iGaming

As the South African iGaming and technology sectors mature, hiring practices are too - with companies on the hunt mainly for experienced technical staff while AI replaces traditional junior roles. This is according to new research from SoftSwiss and recruitment...

Trust in data and AI is in crisis

In an era where data and AI drive business success, organisations are more vulnerable than ever to data loss and outages. This is among the findings from Veeam Software’s latest Data Resilience survey of more than 4 000 C-Suite and senior IT leaders Organisations can...

Impact of Hormuz shipping disruptions starting to bite

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released a rapid analysis - Strait of Hormuz Disruptions – Implications for Global Trade and Development - examining the impact of the Middle East war between the US and Israel against Iran and the disruption to maritime traffic...

Top science and maths achievers selected for NSTF programme

The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) has announced this year’s group of 22 selected maths and science top performers studying in science-related courses. The NSTF Brilliants Programme is a unique annual programme that selects and recognises students for...

Vertiv, Lumentum, Coherent, EchoStar to join S&P 500

S&P Dow Jones Indices will make a number of changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600 indices. NAPCO Security Technologies will replace Alexander & Baldwin in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening...

Quantum computing helps to create never-before-seen molecule

An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterised a molecule unlike any previously known — one whose electrons travel through its structure in...

‘Lazy’ AI-built attacks still breaching current defences

HP’s latest Threat Insights Report says that attackers are using AI to scale and accelerate campaigns – with many of them prioritising cost, effort, and efficiency over quality – but despite being formulaic and low-effort, these AI-assisted attacks are slipping past...

Intel ups the ante in edge computing

Intel has launched the Intel Core processor Series 2 with P-cores - an industrial-ready platform engineered for mission-critical edge applications – as well as its latest Edge AI suite for Health & Life Sciences, providing validated reference pipelines and...

The end of queueing at Home Affairs?

The Department of Home Affairs has officially launched its new Digital Partnership Model with nine branches of Capitec Bank and Standard Bank now offering Smart IDs under its Online Verification Service – with another eight branches slated to go live by the end of the...

Anthropic files lawsuits against the Pentagon

Anthropic has sued the US Department of Defense, challenging the Pentagon’s decision to designate the AI company as a supply chain risk. The company has filed two lawsuits, accusing the Pentagon of using the designation to punish the company on ideological grounds....

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CASA Software reveals new features in Nexsan Unity NV-Series

IT leaders need storage that’s not only reliable, but also efficient, secure, and simple to manage. This is according to CASA Software adding that the latest updates to the Nexsan Unity NV-Series with release v7.3 meets all of these requirements. “These enhancements...

Digital adoption the foundation for customer experience

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Dear modern telcos, your legacy BSS could be holding you back

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Self-service analytics without governance is a ticking time bomb

Self-service analytics promises speed and scale, but without strong governance and data literacy, it can just as quickly produce misleading dashboards, policy breaches, and poor decisions. That is according to Nathi Dube, director: PBT Innovation at PBT Group, who...

Kazang, TymeBank expand access to working capital for tavern owners

Kazang, the prepaid value-added services (VAS) and card acquiring business within JSE-listed fintech Lesaka Technologies, has partnered with South Africa’s leading digital bank, TymeBank, to provide flexible working capital advances to licensed taverns and liquor...

Nokia and Airtel Madagascar aim to bridge the digital divide

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Access Bank outlines vision for the future of African banking

At the recent Bloomberg Africa Business Summit, some of the continent’s most influential banking leaders convened to address a defining question for Africa’s economic trajectory: How can the continent sustainably fund its own growth in an increasingly interconnected...

NEC XON connects Africa’s remote industries

Across Africa’s ports, mines and energy corridors, the race to modernise operations is being slowed by one persistent obstacle: unreliable connectivity. NEC XON’s new high-performance outdoor wireless solution aims to change that, combining satellite, wireless...

Vertiv unveils next-gen DC power system

Vertiv has introduced the Vertiv PowerDirect 7100 Energy, a hybrid-ready DC power system developed to enable telecom and edge operators to strengthen network reliability and accelerate energy transition strategies. The system delivers scalable power with intelligent...

The deepfake threat targeting SA banks

Financial crime losses in South Africa’s banking sector have dropped sharply, from R3,3-billion in 2023 to R2,7-billion in 2024, thanks to improved prevention and detection measures – but experts warn that these figures may be misleading. While overall losses have...

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Business Analyst - Call Centre Technical Replacement ProgrammeLocation: Cape Town (North) / 3 days onsite hybrid Employment Type: Independent ContractProgramme ContextThe Business Analyst will be assigned to a Call Centre technical replacement initiative spanning...

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Business Analyst at QES – Western Cape Bellville

Business Analyst - Call Centre Technical Replacement ProgrammeLocation: Cape Town (North) / 3 days onsite hybrid Employment Type: Independent ContractProgramme ContextThe Business Analyst will be assigned to a Call Centre technical replacement initiative spanning...

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Research Administrator (DBA) at Mancosa

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