Economic activity flattens, but outlook is optimistic
After ending 2025 on a strong note, the PayInc Economic Index, which reflects the value of monthly electronic transactions cleared through PayInc, moderated in January 2026. However, improving economic conditions and ongoing structural reforms continue to signal...
Global technology spending set to hit $5,6trn this year
Global technology spending is forecast to grow by 7,8% in 2026 to reach $5,6-trillion, up from $5,2-trillion in 2025. According to Forrester’s Global Tech Market Forecast, 2025 To 2030, despite US tariffs most countries will see similar economic growth in 2026...
SA traders urged to guard against deepfake scams
Last week, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued an urgent warning about sophisticated scams targeting traders. Fraudsters are now using deepfake videos to impersonate well-known business leaders, officials, and brokers to lure South Africans into fake...
Huawei to power SA’s first grid-forming system
Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa has been selected as the exclusive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner for the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project, a flagship initiative led by the Mzansi Energy...
Telco-powered credit score enables better access to finance
TransUnion Africa, in partnership with MTN and its digital platform business, Chenosis, has launched TransUnion Telco Data Score, a new credit scoring solution that uses mobile phone call data records to help South Africans with limited or no formal credit history...
Lenovo and F1 in AI pilot
Formula 1 and Lenovo have announced a successful trial of Lenovo’s AI-powered ThinkPad X9 Aura Edition laptop at the Event Technical Centre (ETC), showcasing the possibilities the new era of intelligent computing can have in motorsport operations. As part of a...
Tech helps reunite users with unclaimed benefits
An estimated R90 billion in unclaimed assets lies dormant across South Africa, belonging to millions of individuals who remain unaware that these funds are rightfully theirs. Since the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) brought the issue to light in its 2022...
FNB scoops brand accolades
FNB has been recognised as the top performing financial institution across three categories at the 15th Brand Africa 100 South Africa’s Best Brands awards, being named the Most Admired Financial Services Brand, Most Admired Banking Brand and Most Admired African Brand...
Proba-3 mission creates artificial solar eclipse
The European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission has unveiled its first images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere – the solar corona. The mission’s two satellites, able to fly as a single spacecraft thanks to a suite of onboard positioning technologies, have succeeded in...
Call to strengthen child online protection in Africa
The GSMA, in partnership with the mobile industry, is calling for strengthened collective action to protect children online across Africa. Building on insights from a high-level roundtable convened at the Ministerial Programme during MWC25 Barcelona, the GSMA has...
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MRI Software acquires TPN Group
Real estate software solutions provider MRI Software has announced the acquisition of Johannesburg-based TPN Group, a registered credit bureau serving the residential, commercial, and education markets in South Africa. TPN’s solution portfolio includes verification...
Loadshedding brings a glimmer of cybersecurity light
The Pan South African Language Board, in collaboration with Focal Point, announced this week that the South African word of the year is loadshedding. This comes as no surprise for a country that has been plagued by the dreaded rolling black outs throughout 2022, even...
Harvest Combined School will do more with Evotel free fibre
Harvest Combined School in Ladysmith, Kwazulu-Natal is an independent school founded and owned by the Harvest Educational Trust – a registered Non-Profit Organisation – and one of the schools receiving free fibre internet access from Fibre Network Operator (FNO),...
SLVA Cybersecurity, ContraForce partner on SecOps for SMEs
SLVA Cybersecurity, in collaboration with ContraForce, is bringing enterprise-scale cyber security to small and medium enterprises with 24/7 threat detection, actionable response plans, time-saving automation processes and more. SMEs today face the challenge of...
Cybersecurity key for an economic recovery that works for all
With citizens, governments, and businesses more dependent than ever on digital connectivity, one of the most pressing sectoral issues for this decade is cybersecurity. By Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: Middle East, Turkey and Africa for Dell Technologies While...
Digital security for the new entrepreneur
As South Africa’s entrepreneurial spirit blossoms, digital security is more important than ever, warns Steve Flynn, sales and marketing director at ESET Southern Africa. The pandemic fundamentally changed the working world forever. Not only are more employees working...
Why don’t BRICS relationships extend to the cyber realm?
While informal collectives of ‘friendly’ nations, like the BRICS group, have met several times to discuss ways of co-operating on the global state over the years, these friendships do often have their limits. This is evident where, whether by intention or omission,...
Evolving business environment makes security more complex
With South Africa ranked the sixth most affected country in the world when it comes to cybercrime, companies and consumers must do more to protect themselves from cyber-attacks. Most recently, a new piece of ransomware, which targets healthcare and education and has...
How vendors and attackers are still exploiting FUD
The statistics make for worrying reading. According to the Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2022, 97% of South African companies experienced an outage due to a cyberattack in the past 12 months. Of those, almost nine in 10 (86%) suffered a ransomware attack. By...
Are your Excel spreadsheets a cybersecurity risk?
The use of spreadsheets in accounting and finance departments has vastly improved data analysis and enabled fast and accurate reporting, computing and information storage. Life without them is almost unthinkable. However, danger lurks within and although the use of...
Senior. Net Full-stack Software Developer (CH1170)
Our client, a software consulting company, is looking for a talented Senior .Net Full-Stack Developer who is passionate about technology and delighting our clients, to join their dynamic Technical Consulting team.Our projects include developing custom software,...
IT Systems Administrator at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of IT Systems Administrator to administer, maintain and develop IT systems and services for SAAO and SALT, working closely with all stakeholders,...
Storage Systems Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
The Storage Engineer supports the design, implementation, management, and optimisation of enterprise storage systems that enable the Telescope technical and operational goals. This role ensures high availability, performance, and reliability of storage platforms to...
Systems Engineer III – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer III to join their Server and Storage - Operations team. This is a senior-level (L3) role responsible for engineering, automating, and optimising hybrid cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring deep...
Senior. Net Full-stack Software Developer (CH1170) – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client, a software consulting company, is looking for a talented Senior .Net Full-Stack Developer who is passionate about technology and delighting our clients, to join their dynamic Technical Consulting team.Our projects include developing custom software,...
IT Systems Administrator at NRF National Research Foundation – Northern Cape Sutherland
Postion Summary The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of IT Systems Administrator to administer, maintain and develop IT systems and services for SAAO and SALT, working closely with all stakeholders,...
Senior Systems Administrator at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary: SARAO seeks to appoint a Senior Systems Administrator to perform a role of ensuring ensuring high availability, performance, software product evaluation and testing on the computing environment including system configuration, troubleshooting, resource...
UI/UX Designer I (Contract)
Our client is looking for a creative and user-focused UI/UX Designer to join our team and help shape intuitive, engaging digital experiences. You'll be responsible for designing interfaces that communicate our brand effectively and enrich the customer journey across...
Java Full Stack Developer
Our client is looking for an experienced Full Stack Software Developer who is passionate about delivering high-quality software solutions. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in both front-end and back-end development, strong project delivery skills,...
Migration Lead Test Analyst
Purpose of the role:Anayze solution architecture and design documents including source to target, and detail design documents needed to plan test design activitiesTechnical SkillsTesting/Agile Tools: Jira, ZephyrRDBMS (Databases): MS SQL Server 2023Scripting...
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