Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI coding costs set to outstrip developer salaries

By 2028, AI coding costs will overtake the average developer’s salary due to rising large language model (LLM) token consumption and the shift to consumption-based licensing models, according to Gartner. AI tokens are the units of data processed by generative...

Real take-home pay falls to two-year low

South African salary earners remain under significant financial pressure as rising inflation, higher fuel costs and economic uncertainty continue to erode purchasing power. This is according to the latest PayInc Net Salary Index for May 2026, which tracks the monthly...

SA’s democracy can’t be taken for granted

As South Africa marks 30 years of constitutional democracy, leading legal scholars and public intellectuals have warned that the country’s democratic future will depend not only on the strength of the Constitution, but on accountable leadership, active citizenship,...

Structural shifts redefine how African markets work

The era of expansion-led growth in Africa is over, with the continent’s business leadership class pivoting from growth narrative to institutional proof, according to the latest IndustryTrends Report from TheBoardroom Africa. The report brings together insights from 30...

SA scale-ups grow faster than the broader economy

While South Africa’s economy is expected to grow by around 1% this year amid persistent unemployment, constrained investment conditions and uncertain geopolitics, a group of locally founded high-growth companies is expanding at more than 40 times that rate, creating...

CFOs must stop mistaking finance AI deployment for value creation

Finance functions are rapidly moving AI from experimentation into production, but many CFOs are still struggling to convert AI deployment into significant business value, according to Gartner. Marco Steecker, director analyst, research in the Gartner Finance practice,...

Data drives strong Telkom earnings

Telkom SA SOC has published strong financial results for the year ended 31 March 2026. Group revenue increased by 1,4% to R44 477-million, driven by robust data revenue growth of 7,6%. Data revenue now contributes 59,8% to total group revenue, up from 56.4% in the...

Vehicle sales defy headwinds to hit 12-year high

New vehicles sales in May reached 51 071 units, the highest monthly total recorded since May 2013 and representing a 12,8% increase over May 2025, according to naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. “Rising new vehicle sales in South Africa continue to confound...

SOC blind spot could miss threats

A new global Kaspersky Security Services report ‘Anatomy of a Cyber World’* reveals a blind spot in enterprise security operations centres (SOCs): while performance is typically measured by detection and response speed, organisations rarely assess whether they’re...

Resurgence of vulnerable whales in southeastern Atlantic

More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research led by the University of Cape Town (UCT) reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world’s two largest whale species – blue and fin - in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings, published in the...

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Gauteng schools recognised for environmental leadership

Gauteng schools took centre stage at the WESSA Eco-Schools Awards Ceremony in February, where educators, learners, partners and government representatives gathered to recognise measurable environmental action across the province. Hosted by WESSA (The Wildlife and...

Datacentrix is HPE SA’s Partner of the Year

Datacentrix received four awards at the recent Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) South Africa Partner Awards FY25, including the ‘FY25 Partner of the Year’ title. In addition, Datacentrix was named as Services Partner of the Year, Storage Partner of the Year and...

LIV Golf launches Fan Caddi withSalesforce’s Agentforce 360

LIV Golf and Salesforce have announced the launch of agentic golf companion Fan Caddie. Named “Chip,” the AI agent is built on Salesforce’s Agentforce 360. The proprietary technology built into LIV Golf’s app customises each fan’s journey to guide their experience and...

Axiz launches Graduate Programme

Distributor Axiz launched its 2026 Graduate Programme in collaboration with SUSE, with the aim of developing production-ready ICT professionals for the regional market. The 2026 cohort will begin a 12-month structured development cycle in mid-February, specifically...

Infobip completes RCS implementation for Bob Group

Infobip has completed what it believes to be South Africa’s first live Rich Communication Services (RCS) implementation, for Bob Group’s Ship Logic platform. The partnership aims to allow for richer, more secure, and cost-efficient interactions between merchants,...

First Capital Bank Botswana works with PayInc for cross-border payments

The Transactions Cleared on an Immediate Basis (TCIB) Cross-border Payments Scheme, operated by PayInc, is being used in collaboration with First Capital Bank (FCB) Botswana, to activate payments into Botswana. With the Botswana corridor now live, this partnership is...

Western Union expands digital remittance access with Sasai Fintech

Western Union and Sasai Fintech, a business of Cassava Technologies, have announced the launch of a new international money transfer mobile app tailored for South Africa’s consumers. The app is designed to meet the fast-evolving needs of an increasingly connected and...

Huawei targets industry challenges at Cloud Summit

The Huawei Cloud Summit, themed "Huawei Cloud: Solving Industry Challenges with AI", took place in Barcelona alongside Mobile World Congress. At the summit, Huawei Cloud unveiled its Industry AI Foundry, introduced the next-generation hybrid cloud offering Huawei...

Spinnaker Support and ARC launch software support business

Spinnaker Support, which provides third-party software support for enterprise Oracle, SAP and VMware, has entered the South African market in partnership with African Rainbow Capital (ARC). Teko Majoki, MD of Spinnaker South Africa, comments: “We are delighted to...

SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 2476

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.Executing the required changes...

Senior Data/AI Application Engineer (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding talents of a Senior Data/AI Application Engineer who is excited & passionate about the rapid shift toward AI-native development. You will own the full lifecycle — from engaging with...

Back-end developer – Gauteng Houghton Estate

Title: Back end developerWorking model: Fully on-siteLocation: SandtonSeeking a Back-End C# Developer strong in Azure Cloud services and with practical exposure to AI / LLM integrations. You will be responsible for building scalable APIs, microservices, and...

SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 2476 – Gauteng Pretoria

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.Executing the required changes...

NOC Engineer Tier 1 – Day Shift

2 to 3 years experience CCNA certifications a mustJob Purpose.Responsible for ensuring stability of the network and optimal customer satisfaction. Key Performance AreasCustomer Communication 30%Incident Logging 20%Incident Handling 20%Trouble shooting 20%Teamwork 10%...

Systems Administrator

Job SummaryConfigure, maintain and administer all systems related technology and infrastructure within our client Enterprise branches and multiple data centresKey Performance AreasPlan and set up systems' infrastructureMaintain high availability of systems'...

Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:Process engineering and optimisation:Analyse existing software development, delivery, and support processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and risks.Design and implement future-state processes aligned to modern digital and software...

NOC Engineer Tier 1 – Day Shift – Remote Remote

2 to 3 years experience CCNA certifications a mustJob Purpose.Responsible for ensuring stability of the network and optimal customer satisfaction. Key Performance AreasCustomer Communication 30%Incident Logging 20%Incident Handling 20%Trouble shooting 20%Teamwork 10%...

Systems Administrator – Gauteng Primrose

Job SummaryConfigure, maintain and administer all systems related technology and infrastructure within our client Enterprise branches and multiple data centresKey Performance AreasPlan and set up systems' infrastructureMaintain high availability of systems'...

Project Manager – Remote Remote

Key Responsibilities:Process engineering and optimisation:Analyse existing software development, delivery, and support processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and risks.Design and implement future-state processes aligned to modern digital and software...

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