How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Xiaomi poised to make its mark in SA

By Mark Davison – It may be a relative newcomer to the South African market and still not a household name, but under new South African country manager – Tianshi Lv – Xiaomi is dead set on changing that perception. At the launch last night of the Redmi Note 17 Series...

Africa urged to start executing on aviation potential

Africa must move decisively from ambition and talk to execution if aviation is to fulfil its potential as a catalyst for intra-African trade, tourism and economic growth. This was the warning from Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) CEO Aaron Munetsi,...

Africa’s future will not be defined by technology alone

Africa’s future will not be determined by technology alone, according to PwC’s African Futures 2027: New and Native report. The organisations that will create sustainable competitive advantage in the decade ahead will be those that successfully combine innovation with...

Ink tank the only bright spot in the printer market

Worldwide hardcopy peripherals shipments continued to contract, declining by 7% YoY to 17,2-million shipments in the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest release of IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. Value of shipments in the second...

The $3,5-trillion opportunity in closing the digital literacy gap

More than one in three (38%) people in the world today remain offline despite being covered by mobile broadband - with a lack of digital literacy skills among the key barriers, according to new research from GSMA Intelligence. The new report – Bridging the Divide:...

Eskom Expo showcases youth innovation

Ideas inspired by everyday life, challenges in local communities and questions raised in classrooms are about to reach one of South Africa’s biggest platforms for scientific talent, as young scientists from across the country prepare to showcase their research at the...

Young scientists at work on SA’s water challenges

Emerging researchers and technologies from around the country are on display at The Academy of Science of South Africa’s Annual Young Scientist Conference, currently underway at iYunivesithi Walter Sisulu’s Mthatha Campus under the theme: “Assuring Sustainable Water...

Local car buyers becoming more discerning

Despite continued fuel price pressure, rising living costs, and ongoing strain on household finances South Africans continue to prioritise vehicle ownership, according to TransUnion’s Q2 2026 Mobility Insights Report. The latest research states that new passenger...

Stokvels’ use of technology does not erode its traditions

Technology, so often blamed for eroding culture, can be a powerful tool for cultural survival when communities control it on their own terms, according to a new University of Cape Town (UCT) PhD study in Information Systems. Authored by Pitso Tsibolane, a senior...

Lawyers must shape AI, not simply adopt it

Artificial intelligence is no longer a future consideration for the legal profession - it is fast becoming an everyday tool for lawyers, compliance officers and regulators, forcing organisations to decide not whether to adopt it, but how to use it responsibly while...

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The risk at the edge of SA’s agriculture supply chain

Agriculture has become agritech. Over the past few years, technology has eased into everything from yield monitors to climate monitoring to soil sensors and irrigation, writes Lucas Molefe, cybersecurity expert at ESET Southern Africa. Precision agriculture practices,...

Vertiv infrastructure underpins Paratus Nambia’s network

Vertiv is powering Namibia’s first private mobile network built on LTE and 5G technologies for pan-African telecommunications and network services provider Paratus. The deployment marks a major milestone in the country’s digital evolution and Paratus Namibia’s...

Kwik Payments goes live with ACI

Global payments company ACI Worldwide has announced that Kwik Payments, a South Africa-based payments service provider (PSP), has successfully gone live on the ACI Payments Orchestration Platform. The partnership represents a pivotal milestone in ACI’s expansion...

Boards urged to strengthen checks on director appointments

Recent years have seen a number of high-profile cases where questions have emerged regarding the qualifications, conduct or suitability of individuals occupying positions of trust. While each case is unique, they highlight an important governance lesson: organisations...

Mulilo move forward on Hartebeesfontein BESS financial close

Mulilo has successfully reached financial close on the Hartebeesfontein Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project, a 77 MW/308 MWh facility located near Klerksdorp in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality, North West Province. This is Mulilo’s second renewable...

Synack and Wolfpack Information Risk bring Sara AI Pentesting to SA

AI and human penetration testing platform Synack is expanding its partnership with South African cybersecurity firm Wolfpack Information Risk to bring Sara AI Pentesting to local organisations. Sara AI Pentesting, powered by the Synack Autonomous Red Agent, combines...

Navigating the frontier of agentic AI

Every year at Cisco Live US I spend time with the people who keep the world running, writes Jeetu Patel, president and chief product officer at Cisco. The IT teams behind hospitals, power grids, banks, airlines, and governments. The operators who get paged at 2am. The...

TCO is not about cheaper compute but about delivering fewer surprises

In almost every boardroom conversation in southern Africa, the cloud is framed as a cost discussion. Questions like whether it is cheaper or more efficient are common. Those are valid concerns. But they are not the questions that determine whether a cloud strategy...

Dell rewrites the rules of storage modernisation, performance

Dell Technologies has introduced Dell PowerStore Elite, a new class of modern storage platform that delivers breakthrough performance and efficiency through software-driven innovation and a fully refreshed hardware platform. PowerStore Elite supports block, file,...

Power Platform Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Our client is seeking a Power Platform Developer to design, develop and maintain business-critical applications and automated workflows. This role is ideal for a hands-on developer with proven production experience across Power Apps, Power Automate and Power BI, who...

Project Manager – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Project Manager to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans covering scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources and...

Salesforce Software Engineer

Qualifications Minimum 5 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience. Salesforce Platform Developer I certification is required; candidates actively working towards Platform Developer II will be viewed favourably. Proven experience with Apex, Lightning Web...

Senior/Lead .NET Developer

Qualifications Proven experience in senior or technical lead roles developing and supporting Microsoft stack applications. Strong hands-on experience with C#, Microsoft .NET Framework and ASP.NET web applications. Deep knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server 2014, T-SQL,...

Salesforce Software Engineer – Gauteng Bryanston

Qualifications Minimum 5 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience. Salesforce Platform Developer I certification is required; candidates actively working towards Platform Developer II will be viewed favourably. Proven experience with Apex, Lightning Web...

Senior/Lead .NET Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Qualifications Proven experience in senior or technical lead roles developing and supporting Microsoft stack applications. Strong hands-on experience with C#, Microsoft .NET Framework and ASP.NET web applications. Deep knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server 2014, T-SQL,...

Data Security Specialist

Qualifications Proven experience with data security, DLP, IAM, encryption, and security monitoring. Hands-on experience with SIEM, vulnerability management, and incident response. Strong understanding of data governance, risk management, and secure data handling...

Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are recruiting a Business Analyst to analyse how the organisation is designed, assess business models and their integration with technology, and support strategic planning, operating-model analysis, process definition and design, and technical analysis.Key...

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