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, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Data visibility gap grows as AI deployments surge ahead

New research from Veeam® Software shows a growing data disconnect across EMEA organisations. While 99% of enterprise decision-makers agree that data sovereignty is critical, at the organisational level, the majority (72,5%) are actively deprioritising it in favor of...

The biggest credit crisis in SA is not debt. It is access

Every year, millions of credit applications are declined by the formal financial sector. Behind every declined application is a person trying to solve a real-life problem: paying school fees, repairing a vehicle, covering a medical emergency, purchasing stock for a...

Salaries fall as inflation and economic pressures intensify

South Africa’s salary earners came under renewed pressure in April 2026 as weakening earnings growth, rising inflation and growing economic uncertainty weighed on household finances. This is according to the latest PayInc Net Salary Index, which tracks the average...

AI adoption creates critical cloud security gaps

There is a growing disconnect between rapid AI adoption and security readiness. This is the headline finding from Check Point Software Technologies’ 2026 Cloud Security Report: Enter the AI Era. The report reveals a critical shift from the cloud "blind spots" of 2025...

The hidden costs of the AI boom

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms industries and drives global innovation, a leading local researcher has warned that the growing demand for AI-driven data centres is creating significant environmental, social and political challenges that often go...

Growing shift to unified security systems across Africa

There is a growing shift across Africa towards modern, connected security infrastructure, according to new research from Genetec. The company says that findings from its State of Physical Security survey point to rising demand for unified security platforms that...

Uniform governance across AI agents will lead to their failure

Applying uniform governance to all AI agents, regardless of their autonomy level and scope, can lead to enterprise AI agent failure, says Gartner – and failures are most likely to occur when organisations fail to distinguish between an agent’s ability to act, and the...

Intel debuts hybrid agentic AI solution

Intel has introduced SuperClaw, a hybrid agentic AI solution designed for AI PCs, agent computers and edge devices. Built by Intel’s AI Super Builder team, SuperClaw gives enterprises a practical path to scale intelligent agents without accepting the usual tradeoffs...

AMD marks milestone with new ‘Venice’ chip

AMD has announced that its next-generation AMD EPYC processor, codenamed “Venice”, is ramping production in Taiwan on TSMC’s advanced 2nm process technology - with future plans to ramp production at TSMC’s Arizona fabrication facility. The company says that this...

Children get switched on to AI

With Internet penetration in South Africa high, and children accessing digital platforms at increasingly younger ages, digital safety has become a key concern for families. Global research from Kaspersky highlights a shift in children’s online behaviour, with growing...

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Global instability raises the bar for fintech delivery 

South Africa’s fintech industry is navigating an unusual paradox. Charl Kleynhans, Altron Fintech senior manager: implementations  Locally, most systems hum along smoothly – banks are stable, regulators are predictable, and digital adoption continues. Having proven...

Red Hat build of Podman Desktop debuts

The "works on my machine" problem has been a thorn in the side of IT since the dawn of distributed development workflows. By James Labocki, senior director: product management at Red Hat As organisations accelerate their shift to cloud-native practices, a critical gap...

Obsidian Systems partners with BlueFlag Security

South African organisations are building more software than ever before. What many of them are not doing is securing the identities and pipelines that build it. Obsidian Systems has announced a strategic reseller and implementation partnership with BlueFlag Security,...

Solid8 Technologies announces Ping distributorship

South African cyber security specialist Solid8 Technologies has partnered with identity software provider Ping Identity. Simone Santana, MD of Solid8 Technologies, says identity is at the core of every great digital experience and the key to digital transformation....

Building Africa’s talent pipeline for the next fintech wave 

Africa’s financial technology (fintech) story has, to date, been largely defined by access. By Pivendren Naik, tech lead at Sanlam Fintech Over the past decade, the continent has made extraordinary progress in getting people connected, banked and transacting...

Cybersecurity awareness is a behavioural discipline, not an IT project

An employee receives an email from a Gmail address asking for payslips. It feels routine, and without hesitation, the attachment is sent. Or the employee can pause, verify the sender, and confirm the request. This is just one of many similar moments that determine...

Unilever and Google Cloud partner on consumer goods

Unilever and Google Cloud today announced a five-year partnership to accelerate Unilever's business transformation through its use of Google Cloud’s advanced AI, data, platform and next-generation marketing capabilities. The partnership will help drive growth and...

Winning companies are investing in people alongside AI

If 2025 was the year we woke up to the sheer speed of technological change, 2026 is the year we stopped staring at the waves and started learning to swim. By Rowen Pillai, co-founder and CEO of LeanTechnovations In my work across sectors, from finance to industrial...

Why telcos must become techcos

For years, we’ve been talking about the transformation happening across the telecoms space. As part of this evolution, the industry’s big players are moving beyond being providers of voice and data services to become full-fledged technology companies, writes Damian...

Junior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) (CPT)

ENVIRONMENT:A thriving Managed Service Provider is looking for a strong technical Junior SQL Database Administrator (DBA) with 2-3 years' relevant experience to join its team. You will design, implement, maintain, and optimize database systems. This role is critical...

DevOps Engineer – 12-Month Contract (Renewable)

Our client, a leading retail company, is currently seeking to employ a highly skilled DevOps Engineer to join their high-performing technology team supporting a large-scale retail environment. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing,...

CNC Programmer , Operator & Setter

A dynamic manufacturing organization based in the East Rand is looking to employ a CNC Programmer / Setter with extensive experience working on lathe machinery and 5 years' experience in a similar role.Minimum RequirementsMatricFormal Trade as a Fitter & Turner,...

Linux Administrator at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

The Junior Automation Engineer is a developing subject matter expert, responsible for researching, developing, designing, and building automated systems and/or applications that are implemented to perform a variety of tasks reducing the need for human intervention in...

CNC Programmer , Operator & Setter – Gauteng Gauteng

A dynamic manufacturing organization based in the East Rand is looking to employ a CNC Programmer / Setter with extensive experience working on lathe machinery and 5 years' experience in a similar role.Minimum RequirementsMatricFormal Trade as a Fitter & Turner,...

DevOps Engineer

Role Purpose We are seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join a high-performing technology team supporting a large-scale retail environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and supporting software delivery...

Scrum Master

My client based in Cape Town (North) is currently looking for a Scrum Master to join them on a permanent basis (4 day in office) About the RoleAn exciting opportunity awaits an experienced Scrum Master to join a dynamic software development environment. You'll play a...

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