SA the top African target for digital fraud

South Africa had the highest rate of suspected digital fraud among the African countries analysed in a new study, with 3% of transactions involving consumers in South Africa being suspected of digital fraud during 2025 – slightly below the global average of 3,8%. In...

Nvidia and Microsoft reinvent Windows PCs for personal AI

Nvidia yesterday unveiled Nvidia RTX Spark, a new superchip that it says reinvents Windows PCs for the era of personal AI agents, offering a new class of computer that moves from tool to teammate. Designed for AI, creating and gaming, RTX Spark brings Nvidia...

Between geopolitics and AI, global economic outlook hangs in balance

The global economic outlook has deteriorated sharply in recent weeks, according to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economists’ Outlook. Nearly nine in 10 chief economists surveyed expect global growth to weaken over the next 12 months, reversing...

Same job, different province, different pay

New jobs data shows significant variances in how much professionals in different parts of South Africa can earn based on regional, labour market dynamics. This is according to Pnet’s May 2026 Job Market Trends Report, which includes an exploration of how salary ranges...

Canal+ to finalise MultiChoice acquisition

The Canal+ offer to acquire Multichoice shares expired on Friday (10 October), with the offer being accepted by shareholders of 92,54% of the outstanding shares. Together with the MultiChoice shares that were already held by Canal+ prior to, these acceptances will...

SA gearing up to lead Africa’s space industry

By 2026, Africa’s space industry is projected to be worth $22,6-billion - and South Africa is gearing up to be at the forefront of this growth creating thousands of jobs, driving innovation, and boosting the national economy. This was the message from Nomfaneko Majaja...

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...

Attack as a service trend targets SMEs

The dark web is rife with listings offering to target SMEs - especially law and accounting firms - by exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities, selling stolen credentials and performing ransomware as a service (RaaS) attacks. This is according to a recent investigation by...

Free file conversion tools carry malware risks

In the first 10 months of 2024, Kaspersky detected and blocked 111-million web-based threats across Africa. Web-based threats encompass a broad range of cyber risks that may trigger harmful events or actions via the Internet. According to Kaspersky experts, one such...

Airline passenger demand increases

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2025 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), was up 10% compared to January 2024. Total capacity, measured in...

SA’s working class is still growing

South Africa’s working class – households earning between R8 000 and R22 000 per month – has expanded significantly despite the country’s ongoing economic struggles. This is according to The Majority Report 2025, published by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT)...

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AWS helps Blue Pearl to reinvent skills matching

A couple of years ago, developing a whole new IT contracting business model, and getting it up and running in a few short months, would have been impossible. Not to the mention the labour and investment that would have been involved in constantly updating, expanding...

Are you getting value from your security investments?

If you have a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Cybersecurity has a similar issue: every problem can appear as an isolated situation requiring a point solution. Yet this approach devalues cybersecurity investments considerably and leaves a lot of money on the...

Consumers enforce their rights against online retailers

A sharp increase in consumer complaints about online shopping in 2020-21 reflects many retailers' inability to cope with the surge in demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, write Wendy Tembedza, partner, and Qaasim Ganey, candidate attorney from Webber Wentzel. The...

New approach to ESD needed for localisation to succeed

Localisation and the development of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) are key to the growth of African economies, including South Africa's. President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the country's post-Covid economic reconstruction plan includes a big...

Cyber-wellness means being cyber-aware

The ongoing stress of the global pandemic, war, inflation and global uncertainty has made it difficult for people to manage everyday decision-making. As a recent survey by the APA found, one third of people have such high stress levels that they are battling to decide...

Is change imminent in the SA telco landscape?

Cell C's financial complexities and rollercoaster-style ups and downs have been part of South African conversations for years. Now, however, as the embattled telco enters the last half of 2022, strategic moves and smart decisions have shifted the company's axis....

Tech sector gender gap is widening

Female representation in the technology sector is dropping; how can the world reverse this trend to gain the immense value that women bring to the digital table asks Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen, CMO at BCX. The business of women in tech, as they say in Swahili, is amara -...

DataProphet closes $10m investment

DataProphet, an AI-as-a-service (AIaaS) for manufacturing innovator, has announced the completion of its $10-million Series A funding round. Knife Capital led the round, joined by South Africa's IDC and Norican - the world's largest metal surface preparation and...

Evolution of the total guest experience in hospitality

There's a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt that says: 'True hospitality consists of giving the best of yourself to your guests'. It's a sentiment that surely resonates with everyone in the hospitality industry, whether you welcome guests to your hotel, restaurant, or...

Data strategy is key to success in financial services

Even though concepts such as DevOps and MLOps have gained support in recent years, FinOps is a relatively new discipline that has yet to become generally practised. And yet, its potential to enhance financial services through a reinvented data strategy is significant....

Junior Project Manager – Gauteng Centurion

A well-established business is seeking to appoint Junior Project ManagerTo plan, execute and finalize projects for the organization within the predetermined time frames , using the Project Management methodology under close guidance by the Project Manager or PMO...

Database Administrator at Financial Intelligence Centre

JOB PURPOSETo conduct day-to-day database operation of the organization's and its compliant with relevant regulations, and optimising it for better performanceKEY PERFORMANCE AREAS• User Support - provide support to users who may encounter issues emanating from the...

Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Role:Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities:Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications.Researching problems and...

Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our international client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees (in SA) many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their...

Front End Developer – 0240

A client in the automobile industry is looking for a Front End Developer Hybrid Role: Menlyn/Midrand/Roslyn/Home OfficeESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Front End: Java, Angular framework, HTML, CSS, JavaScript or similarGood understanding of frameworks and libraries like...

IT Technician

Job Description: IT TechnicianJob Title: IT TechnicianDepartment: ITReports to: IT ManagerLocation: KZN RegionThe IT Technician will serve as the first point of contact for all IT-related issues, providingtechnical support to end users within the organization. The...

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