Half of South Africans ‘politically homeless’ as local elections loom
As South Africa gears up for local government elections (no date set, but required by law to take place between 2 November 2026 and 31 January 2027), new Ipsos research reveals a nation grappling with political disconnection: nearly half (47%) of South Africans say no...
Kaspersky warns that Coruna is part of Operation Triangulation cyberespionage
Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) has conducted a code-level analysis of Coruna's exploits and determined that the kit is a direct, updated iteration of the framework that was at least partially used in the Operation Triangulation cyberespionage...
Power, cooling, AI demands push SA’s data centres to breaking point
As South Africa’s digital economy accelerates, traditional data centre infrastructure is increasingly seen as insufficient to meet the demands of AI growth, data sovereignty, and sustainability. Local market data shows rapid infrastructure growth, but rising energy...
Global recruiters set their sights on SA skills
International companies are increasingly looking to South Africa for new skilled employees. Pnet, South Africa’s leading online recruitment platform, has released its Pnet Job Market Trends Report for February, including an analysis of trends in international...
Economic tailwinds boost FMCG retail
South African consumers spent nearly R683,3-billion on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) through traditional and modern trade channels during 2025. This represents year-over-year value growth of 5,7%, with unit sales increasing by 6,7%, according to the State of the...
Google adds African languages to AI tools
Google has expanded its AI Overviews and AI Mode search tools to support 13 African languages in addition to English. The newly supported languages are Afrikaans (South Africa), Akan (Ghana), Amharic (Ethiopia), Hausa (Nigeria), Kinyarwanda (Rwanda), Afaan Oromoo...
Vodacom kicks of 2026 UN Global Compact SDG Innovation Accelerator
Vodacom has launched the 2026 cohort of the UN Global Compact SDG Innovation Accelerator, welcoming 98 young professionals from across Africa to develop commercially-viable business solutions aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “This...
Pentagon formalises Anthropic designation as supply chain risk
Anthropic has been official designate a supply chain risk to the US’s national security following its fall-out with the Pentagon last week. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, says the company received a letter from the Department of War on Wednesday (4 March), confirming...
Cassava debuts National Sovereign Cloud for African governments
Cassava Technologies has announced its National Sovereign Cloud (NSC) solution, designed to support African governments with secure, locally-governed digital infrastructure that enables the deployment of AI-enabled public services. The solution provides government...
Capitec aims to smooth client support with realtime AI system
Capitec has announced Pulse, an artificial intelligence (AI) capability that changes how clients experience support through its contact centre. For the first time, clients are assisted by contact centre agents who already know what issues to address at every...
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That Black Friday bargain might be a hard-to-spot AI scam
Black Friday has become a make-or-break moment in retail. By Richard Ford, group chief technology officer of Integrity360 With online sales climbing by over 30% during the four-day window from Black Friday to Cyber Monday when there are already over 1-billion...
redAcademy and Flash Group empower net-gen tech talent
redAcademy has partnered with Flash Group, a South African fintech company, to close the business’ critical senior tech talent gaps. redAcademy will work closely with Flash Group to help them develop the skills they need without putting any additional pressure on...
YouTube and Vumatel partner on fibre, connected TV pilot
YouTube and Vumatel have announced a joint pilot program aimed at tackling digital inequality in South African township homes by enabling affordable, high-speed fibre connectivity bundled with Smart TV streaming. The initiative, launching in previously Alexandra will...
SA businesses underestimate cyber risks
A figure of 2 113 cyber security threats a week sounds daunting enough but, according to experts, this may only be a fraction of the total number impacting South African companies. In a July 2025 report, Check Point Software Technologies revealed the 2 000-plus figure...
Paystack integrates with Xero via Stripe
Payment gateway Paystack has announced a new integration through Stripe with Xero, the global small business platform, to digitise invoicing and make it easier for small businesses to get paid and manage their cashflow. The integration embeds secure payment processing...
Westcon-Comstor signs up Cato Networks
Westcon-Comstor has signed an agreement with Cato Networks that enables partners to tap into the high-growth SASE market by leveraging Cato’s channel-friendly platform. The collaboration sees Westcon-Comstor become an authorised Cato Networks distributor in Benelux,...
Datacentrix is Hitachi Vantara’s New Partner of the Year
Datacentrix has been named as ‘New Partner of the Year’ by Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, at the organisation’s recent Africa Partner Day 2025. According to Pieter Engelbrecht, business unit...
Marketing drives Black Friday sales, but your phones drive customers away
You can’t control your courier, or your payment gateway or a lot of essential elements in your delivery process. Warren Hawkins, MD of Euphoria Telecom Your customers don't care whose fault it is - they just want to know what’s going on and that you are on it. The...
Treat Black Friday as a visibility moment, not a discount race
As the world prepares for another Black Friday (28 November), South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a golden opportunity to stand out from the big brand noise by offering more value-driven, authentic alternatives. This is according to Sudir Sahadeo,...
Skills development isn’t just a numbers game
The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) from Stats SA shows that South Africa’s unemployment rate increased by 1,7% from Q1 of 2025 rising to 33,2% in Q2. By Jessica Hawkey, MD of redAcademy This might not seem like a very big jump, but when you consider that this...
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER (12 MONTHS CONTRACT) – Gauteng Sandown
Role Summary To develop and optimize ERP and automation solutions across the Online Application System, Data Warehouse, BI/Analytics, and CRM platforms. Build and maintain high-performance software that supports business objectives and enhances operational efficiency....
Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0168 – Gauteng Pretoria
Design and develop complex SAP WM/EWM solutions to meet business requirements.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze requirements.Maintaining and optimising existing implemented warehouse management features.Perform system testing and support...
Senior Data Engineer (Spark & Python Specialist) – Remote
Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Engineer to join their Engineering team at the company. In this role, you will be a key technical contributor responsible for building, optimizing, and maintaining high-performance data processing engines. You will apply your...
Project Manager – (Fixed Term Contract – Wits RHI)
Background:The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa's health challengesIt is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public...
Solutions Architect (Senior) (0222)
Operate, maintain, and enhance the firewall rule management platform (commercial + custom-built components).Develop new platform components, integrations, and automation workflows (Python, APIs, database queries, etc.).Perform complex troubleshooting across...
Senior Data Engineer (Spark & Python Specialist) – Remote – Remote Remote
Our client is seeking a Senior Cloud Data Engineer to join their Engineering team at the company. In this role, you will be a key technical contributor responsible for building, optimizing, and maintaining high-performance data processing engines. You will apply your...
Project Manager – (Fixed Term Contract – Wits RHI) – Gauteng Hillbrow
Background:The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa's health challengesIt is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public...
Solutions Architect (Senior) (0222) – Gauteng Pretoria
Operate, maintain, and enhance the firewall rule management platform (commercial + custom-built components).Develop new platform components, integrations, and automation workflows (Python, APIs, database queries, etc.).Perform complex troubleshooting across...
Full Stack Developer (Senior) 1916
Responsible for 24/7 operations as your main focus which includes incident handling and resolution.Design, develop, and maintain applications using C# and .NET Core.Build and deploy cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.Develop and manage containerized...
Agile Master (Senior) 0327
Guiding teams on Agile/Scrum practices and value deliveryFacilitating workshops, discussions, and conflict resolutionImproving Agile maturity and ensuring continuous improvementSupporting self-organization and completion of tasks (“closing the loop”) Minimum...
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