Bigger businesses have bigger security blind spots
As organisations scale, their human-centric security governance appears to weaken, creating significant business risk. This is one of the findings from KnowBe4’s 2025 Africa Human Risk Management Report. Other key findings from a continent-wide study of business...
All IT work will involve AI by 2030 – the trick is to find value
By 2030, CIOs expect that 0% of IT work will be done by humans without AI, 75% will be done by humans augmented with AI, and 25% will be done by AI alone, according to a July 2025 survey of over 700 CIOs by Gartner. This means that organisations need to focus on a...
TSMC invests $165bn to make chips in the US
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced is expanding its investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the US by an additional $100-billion. Building on the company’s ongoing $65 billion investment in its advanced semiconductor...
Internet Society extends multi-year Meta partnership
The Internet Society - a global charitable organisation championing an open, globally connected, and secure Internet – has expanded its partnership with Meta with the launch of a new Connectivity Co-Funding Initiative. The initiative aims to scale up efforts to expand...
ITU coalition hits $73bn in connectivity pledges
ITU has announced new industry commitments to its Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition, which has reached $73-billion in pledges for universal, meaningful connectivity. The latest commitments, presented during Mobile World Congress 2025 (MWC25), reflect growing...
MTN announces Win Win Summer winners
MTN South Africa has announced the 10 grand prize winners of its Win Win Summer campaign. The campaign, which ran from 6 October 2024 to 6 February 2025, offered customers an opportunity to win a share of R75-million in prizes, including hourly 1GB data rewards, daily...
AI helps to protect endangered species across the globe
From Seattle to Cape Town, and everywhere around and between, AI is helping conserve the wild plants and animals that make up the intricate web of life on Earth. It’s critical work that sustains ecosystems and supports biodiversity at a time when the United...
Financial Ombud looks back on its first year
It’s been one year since the National Financial Ombud Scheme (NFO) was formed from the amalgamation of the Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS), the Credit Ombud (CO), the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance (OLTI), and the Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance (OSTI)....
AI could help counter money laundering
Using artificial intelligence (AI) technology in anti-money laundering (AML) processes has become critical for financial institutions as they work to comply with regulations and combat financial crime. Even so, a new AML technology study from SAS, featuring...
Banking data theft attacks on smartphones triple in 2024
The number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surged by 196% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a Kaspersky report “The mobile malware threat landscape in 2024” released at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona. Cybercriminals are shifting...
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KFC opens high-tech, high-touch restaurant in Pinelands
KFC South Africa has launched a new restaurant that not only ensures a better customer experience, but is also ultra-modern and features some of the latest restaurant technology. “There is no doubt that the restaurant business as we know it has changed and as we move...
A search for flexibility and meaning in the post-pandemic workplace
A fulfilled and thriving workforce is a goal for all progressive businesses. Post-pandemic, employers across the world are grappling with optimal staffing solutions for recovering businesses. By Johan Botes, partner and head of the employment and compensation practice...
Robots take up the cybersecurity fight
The massive surge in cybercrime, the ever-increasing number of threat vectors, and a critical skills shortage has left organisations feeling more vulnerable to cyberattacks than ever before. With exponentially more ransomware incidents being reported than there are...
5G adoption will help to equalise opportunities in Africa
The positive adoption of 5G technology has tremendous potential to affect African communities and economies in a positive manner. 5G networks – if correctly taken up and rolled out - will offer African businesses and individuals the critical infrastructure to fully...
Reversing the hidden risk of permission creep
Employees can collect a range of access rights to business systems throughout their tenure. It's a phenomenon called 'permission creep': one of the biggest cybersecurity risks for organisations today. Does the following scenario ring true? An employee starts at the...
Retailers using AI should be aware of privacy and cybercrime issues
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed to help shoppers make better choices, but retailers must be aware of their obligations under personal privacy and cyber crimes laws. By Wendy Tembedza, partner at Webber Wentzel The acceleration of the fourth industrial...
Fintechs set to transform cross-border payments in Africa
For centuries people have crossed borders to live, work, and trade. While cross-border payment systems are crucial for financial inclusion and growth in a globalised economy, cost and efficiency challenges remain, particularly in Africa. Mark Dankworth, President...
African innovators invited to enter HVAC Design Award
LG Electronics is partnering with The Society of Air-conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea (SAREK) to bring this year’s HVAC Design Award to life. The HVAC Design Award is a competitive platform that invites companies, designers, and consultants in the...
New non-executive director for Stanchion
Stanchion Payment Solutions has announced the appointment of Sandy Baker as an independent non-executive director of the company. Baker has more than 30 years’ experience in finance, corporate finance and governance in the fintech, biotech and impact investing...
Look again at security automation
The sheer scale and pace of today’s cyber threats could prove overwhelming for the security department, outpacing its resources. Hila Meller, BT Security, Global Head of Sales shares BT’s own learnings on the top five things to consider for your security automation...
Intermediate Software Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region
Join a hybrid work environment in Centurion as an Intermediate Software Developer focused on .NET, Azure DevOps, and Kubernetes solutions. Key Requirements Solid experience with .NET (C#) and related frameworksHands-on experience with Azure, Azure DevOps, and...
Applications Architect at Financial Intelligence Centre
JOB PURPOSE: To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Application Architecture domain establishment • Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture...
Business Analyst – 1857
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Full Stack Developer (Mobile-Focused)
Opportunity for a Full Stack Developer to build and maintain React Native mobile apps and ReactJS web portals in a fully in-office Johannesburg role. Key Requirements 3+ years full stack development with strong mobile focusProficient in React Native, ReactJS,...
Applications Architect at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
JOB PURPOSE: To design and maintain the enterprise-wide application architecture as guided by the EA standards, procedures and policies.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Application Architecture domain establishment • Interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture...
Business Analyst – 1857 – Gauteng Pretoria
Business Analyst with +/- 5 years' experience in gathering and analysing requirements impacting data-intensive applications / systems and building solutions to fulfil those requirements; SQL and Database experience and test management experience required for a...
Full Stack Developer (Mobile-Focused) – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Business Intelligence (BI) Developer
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Application Architect
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