Infrastructure key as AI evolves
Kathy Gibson reports – Not only is artificial intelligence (AI) already a widespread phenomenon, it is rapidly maturing into its second age. The first era put the power of AI at every user’s fingertips; the second era is where agentic AI will be employed to perform...
Are you ready to run the AI race?
Kathy Gibson reports – The AI race is on – and organisations need to ask whether they are ready. This is the question posed by Smangele Nkosi, GM of Cisco Southern Africa, speaking to delegates at Cisco Connect Southern Africa 2025 in Kyalami. “The digital landscape...
Women entrepreneurs, business owners poised for growth
South African women are embracing entrepreneurship with growing confidence and determination, with 57% identifying as entrepreneurs — surpassing the regional average of 51% across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA). With 71% of women interested in...
Hybrid work fast tracks female career progression and parity
New research by International Workplace Group demonstrates that hybrid work is a key driver in accelerating gender parity and supporting women’s career progression. Over two-thirds (71%) report that hybrid work with companies empowering their employees to work across...
These are 2025’s top cybersecurity trends
Gartner has announced the top cybersecurity trends for 2025, influenced by generative AI (GenAI) evolution, digital decentralising, supply chain interdependencies, regulatory change, endemic talent shortages and a constantly evolving threat landscape. Alex Michaels,...
How long until we see gender parity?
Globally, women currently hold just 34% of senior leadership positions, up 0.5 percentage points from 2024, according to the 2025 Grant Thornton Women in Business report. At this pace, we’ll not see gender parity in senior management roles in mid-market companies...
Air cargo demand rises in January
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for January 2025 global air cargo markets showing that total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), rose by 3,2% compared to January 2024 levels (3,6% for international operations) for an 18th...
Global fintech investment hits a seven-year low
2024 was another difficult year for fintech, with just $95,6-billion of investment globally across 4 639 deals. Both global fintech investment and the number of deals fell to levels not seen since 2017, according to the Pulse of Fintech H2’24, a bi-annual report...
FNB, Standard share top spot for customer experience
FNB and Standard Bank have been named joint winners of the inaugural Customer Experience (CE) Index for the consumer banking industry for 2024. Developed and managed by Professor Adré Schreuder, head of the industry Chair in Customer Experience at the University of...
RCS sees five-fold adoption increase in 2024
Adoption of Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging has rocketed, according to Infobip’s latest Messaging Trends Report. Infobip analysed more than 530-billion interactions on its platform between businesses and consumers in 2024 to identify the latest global...
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Digital PayGo debuts PayGo SME-in-a-Box
Zambia-based fintech company Digital PayGo has launched PayGo SME-in-a-Box, a new mobile payments solution powered by Mastercard that will enable SMEs to safely make and receive digital payments through various digital channels. The low-cost, bundled digital offering...
R5bn injection brings fibre to SA communities
Standard Bank Group has successfully finalised a R5-billion debt finance package for MetroFibre Networx, supporting its continued fibreoptic data network rollout across South Africa. The financing will be used to expand MetroFibre’s world-class fibre connectivity into...
Machine vision key to unleashing automation’s full potential
Businesses across the globe are dealing with daily financial and political uncertainty, set against a backdrop of pandemic recovery. By Eric Tyree, senior vice-president: AI and Innovation, SS&C Blue Prism Optimising processes and systems with advanced automation...
The growing costs of cybercrime
Modern enterprises face an onslaught of cyberattacks from many quarters and must not only be prepared to contend with the direct costs of potential breaches, but also with spiralling indirect costs, such as compliance fines and reputational damage. By Simeon Tassev,...
Rebuilding telecoms for digitally-driven, integrated operations
Despite telecommunications being considered a building block for a digitally transformed world, many operators and businesses in the sector struggle to modernise their legacy applications effectively. By Heman Kassan, chief commercial officer of Technodyn These have...
GK Africa partners with WeThinkCode_ for homegrown development team
Global companies are supporting intricate tech in diverse parts of the world and stand to benefit from sourcing region-specific developers in places like South Africa. Tapping into the brightest technical resources starts with creating local opportunities and...
MiX Telematics helps carve a path for future coders
MiX Telematics has partnered with a consortium that teaches learners throughout Africa basic coding skills with a game that doesn’t require prior knowledge or access to computers. In what is believed to be a first of its kind for the African region, over 5 000...
Storage-as-a-service is enhanced and optimised with AIOps
Organisations today have realised the relevance of adopting a hybrid cloud strategy as issues such as data sovereignty, privacy, compliance and more, can result in the requirement for a hybrid cloud strategy. By Hayden Sadler, country manager at Infinidat...
Check your email, you may have been auto-assessed by SARS
The annual tax season commenced on 1 July and is in full swing. For most taxpayers, this time of the year is usually associated with a considerable amount of stress as they deal with the pressure of having to file returns by a deadline and then worry about whether and...
Westcon-Comstor to host Imagine Botswana 2022
Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa will host Imagine Botswana 2022 event in Gaborone on 17 August 2022, with the theme The Software-Centric Business Evolution. The event will be supported by a line-up of vendors and will close off with a series of channel awards. "We...
Project Manager (Intermediate) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client provides cutting edge, cloud-based solutions to major banks, retailers, insurers and telcos, allowing them to process payments with ease. You will work with industry-leading experts and be involved in solving everyday payment problems that...
Support Technician (Longdale JHB)
Key ObjectivesTo assist the IT Team with Information & Communication Technology for the company.Inherent Job RequirementsGrade 12 / Matric / NQF level 4 essential3 Year degree in Computer Science / Information System would be advantageousUp to 2 years of...
Senior IT System Administrator (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Financial Services provider with a mission to help under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success is looking for a strong technical Senior IT System Administrator to join its team. You will be responsible...
Software Developer (Java & Delphi) – Gauteng Irene
An established and innovative technology company based in Irene, Gauteng is seeking a highly skilled Software Developer (Java & Delphi) to join their Software Development Department. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team working on...
Project Manager (Intermediate) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Our client provides cutting edge, cloud-based solutions to major banks, retailers, insurers and telcos, allowing them to process payments with ease. You will work with industry-leading experts and be involved in solving everyday payment problems that...
Support Technician (Longdale JHB) – Gauteng Johannesburg
Key ObjectivesTo assist the IT Team with Information & Communication Technology for the company.Inherent Job RequirementsGrade 12 / Matric / NQF level 4 essential3 Year degree in Computer Science / Information System would be advantageousUp to 2 years of...
Senior IT System Administrator (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton
ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Financial Services provider with a mission to help under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success is looking for a strong technical Senior IT System Administrator to join its team. You will be responsible...
IT DevOps Engineer
Job Title: Senior Azure DevOps Engineer (Terraform & IaC) We are looking for a true Azure expert to join our elite team. This is not a junior role. We are seeking a seasoned engineer who can lead the charge in building and managing complex Azure environments using...
Project Manager (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client provides cutting edge, cloud-based solutions to major banks, retailers, insurers and telcos, allowing them to process payments with ease. You will work with industry-leading experts and be involved in solving everyday payment problems that...
Software Engineer (Advanced) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Join a Global Leader in the Motor Industry as a Software Engineer (Advanced)!Are you ready to take your career to the next level by working on mission-critical systems within a cutting-edge IT environment? Our client in the Motor Industry is seeking a highly skilled...
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