Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

The human impact of AI forces a redesign in how we work

We are living through one of the most significant transformations in the history of work, writes Aparna Nair, chief talent, leadership and culture officer at IBM. AI is reshaping roles, rewiring workflows, and redefining the nature of performance itself. Yet, a new...

IBM debuts sub-1nm chip in miniaturisation first

IBM has found a way to further miniaturise chips, with the introduction of the world’s first sub-1 nanometer (nm) chip technology, featuring a transistor architecture at the 0,7nm, or 7 angstrom node. The achievement marks a landmark moment for an industry facing the...

Intel, Cisco deliver first systems approach for AI workloads at the edge

Cisco and Intel have announced a first-of-its-kind integrated platform for distributed AI workloads. Powered by Intel Xeon 6 system-on-chip (SoC), the solution brings compute, networking, storage, and security closer to data generated at the edge for realtime AI...

Please Call Me case finally settled

Vodacom and  Kenneth Makate have finally settled the Please Call Me matter out of court. Vodacom has agreed to pay Makate an undisclosed amount. The case has been dragging on since 2018, when Makate sued the telco for compensation for the idea of the Please Call Me...

AI agents will make exploits quicker

By 2027, AI agents will reduce the time it takes to exploit account exposures by 50% according to Gartner. “Account takeover (ATO) remains a persistent attack vector because weak authentication credentials, such as passwords, are gathered by a variety of means...

IBM contributes AI projects to Linux Foundation

IBM is contributing three open-source projects - Docling, Data Prep Kit and BeeAI - to the Linux Foundation. “We're continuing our long history of contributing open-source projects to ensure that they're easy to consume and that it's easy for others - not just us - to...

Criminals target business-owned vehicles

Crime stats for quarter three (October to December 2024) demonstrate an encouraging decrease in most vehicle-related crimes, although the overall numbers are still high. There has been a notable increase in the carjacking of business-owned vehicles, according to...

Interpol operation nets 306 cybercrime arrests in Africa

Kaspersky contributed its threat intelligence data to an Interpol-led law enforcement action that aimed to disrupt cross-border criminal networks across the African region that cause significant harm to individuals and businesses. With seven participating countries in...

NTT Data debuts new agentic AI services

NTT Data has launched its Agentic AI Services for Hyperscaler AI Technologies, helping customers to adopt, build, manage and scale AI-powered agents to improve efficiencies, unlock innovation and enhance employee and customer experiences. The suite of services...

MTN’s Springbok sponsorship comes to an end

MTN’s sponsorship of the Springboks is ending after eight years. The Springboks are the reigning world champions, having won the Rugby World Cup (RWC) a record four times, two of those – in 2019 and 2023 – under the MTN sponsorship. “This has been the most...

NHI needs to be secured against cyberattacks

The centralised electronic health record (EHR) system, proposed as the cornerstone of South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI), is a critical step towards a more modern, digitised healthcare system. However, it also presents an unprecedented, national-scale...

Cassava to build Africa’s first AI factory in SA

Cassava Technologies plans to build Africa’s first AI factory — a powerful and secure data centre facility powered with Nvidia AI computing technology. The AI Factory is intended to give African businesses, governments and researchers access to AI computing capacity...

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Investment platform Altvest to secondary list on A2X

Altvest Capital, which listed on the Cape Town Stock Exchange (CTSE) in May, will also list its shares for trade on A2X Markets on 6 September. Companies listed on the CTSE are able to secondary list their shares on A2X and access both the retail and wholesale markets...

Vodacom launches VodaLend Cash Advance for underbanked customers

Vodacom Financial Services has launched VodaLend Cash Advance as part of the VodaLend financial services suite, which includes VodaLend Compare, Voucher Advance, and Airtime Advance. The new addition is geared towards underbanked consumers who need quick and...

Ecoteq launches new G&G brand into SA market

Anew player is challenging the status quo in the consumables and printer market in South Africa. The G&G brand is Ninestar Corporations longest standing brands since 2000. Ninestar has an express aim to become the third-biggest printer manufacturer in the world....

VMware launches next evolution of VMware Partner Connect

VMware has announced the next evolution of VMware Partner Connect, which will deliver a flexible framework to support partners' go-to-market with VMware, accelerate partner growth, and reward partners for the totality of their achievements and capabilities. Partner...

Digital tech has changed company payroll forever: now what?

Digital technology has revolutionised traditional processes and procedures across most industries. Significantly, the payroll discipline has been radically changed and the days of having someone specifically assigned to look after this critical area of the business...

Unify your edge with a Continuum Control Plane

The cloud is complex. It is no longer just a single, static destination but rather an operating model for innovation across the Cloud Continuum. To keep up with the innovation opportunities, distributed infrastructure environments, and applications and data that live...

TransUnion GCC Africa creates one job a day for 500 days

TransUnion's Global Capability Centre Africa (GCC Africa), a 100% virtual remote working centre that supports the global information and insights company's businesses worldwide, has employed one new person every day since its opening in March 2021, with more than 500...

Sharenting: avoid oversharing to limit online risk

Is our propensity for sharing every detail of our lives - and the lives of our kids - putting ourselves, our friends and family, and even our employers and colleagues at risk? Cybersecurity experts certainly think so, and have warned that cybercriminals could use...

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Senior Full Stack Developer

Exciting opportunity for a Senior Full Stack Developer to build and scale backend services powering cross-border remittances across Africa. Key Requirements 8+ years in full stack development, with a strong backend focusProficient in Node.js, TypeScript,...

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A consumer service management and rating platform offering wireless IoT solutions for customer feedback, surveys, and queue management systems is looking for a Network & IT Support Field Technician to join their team as they grow and expand their footprint. Their...

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