AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

Southern Africa faces ongoing DDoS attack onslaught

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks continue to plague South African businesses, with a more than 60% jump in incidents tracked over the first half of 2025 when compared to the last six months of 2024. This is according to NetScout’s latest global threat...

This is when you are most vulnerable to digital fraud

The rate of suspected digital fraud was the highest in the consumer lifecycle at account login for South Africa, with 2,6% of those types of transaction attempts when the consumer was in the country being suspected of digital fraud in the first half (H1) of 2025. This...

As threats escalate, need for cyber insurance grows

As digital infrastructure becomes crucial to business operations, failing to protect these systems can lead to catastrophic consequences. This is among the findings from a KnowBe4 research paper titled “Cyber Insurance and Security: Meeting the Rising Threat”, which...

Protect your credentials, ISPA tells AfriNIC members

ISPA, South Africa’s official internet Industry Representative Body, calls upon its members to exercise heightened vigilance regarding the security of their AfriNIC (The African Network Information Centre) credentials. The latter is Africa’s Regional Internet Registry...

New MacBook Air available for pre-order

Customers can now place their pre-orders for the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air, equipped with the M4 chip, and the Mac Studio, powered by the M4 Max and M3 Ultra, at iStore. The latest MacBook Air features the M4 chip and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities,...

Navigation communications are working on the Moon

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on 3 March 2025 when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface.  The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar...

High prevalence of critical illness in African hospitals

One in eight hospital in-patients (12,5%) are critically ill in Africa, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in collaboration with international partners. Of these, one in five (21%) die within seven days, compared to 2,7% of...

Microsoft adds R5,4bn to R20bn data centre investment

Kathy Gibson reports – Microsoft has committed to invest an additional R5,4-billion in its South African cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) data centres. At the same time, the company has significantly expanded its skills development programme in the country....

How to build an AI economy

Kathy Gibson reports – Artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping up to be as big a world-changer as the general-purpose technologies (GPTs) that triggered the previous Industrial Revolutions. That’s the word from Brad Smith, co-chair and president of Microsoft, speaking...

Microsoft promises additional skills development

Kathy Gibson reports – Microsoft has upped the ante on its skills development commitment. Just weeks ago the company announced its intention to bring artificial intelligence skills to 1-million South Africans. “You can think of this as a broad effort,” says Brad...

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Public sector should aim to digitally empower employees

Mention digital transformation in the public sector and most people's minds will go straight to consumer-facing digital products and services. By Greg Gatherer, account manager at Liferay Africa That's completely understandable too. Most people's frustrations with the...

Managing cloud costs should be an always-on attack

We've all grown accustomed to hearing about the cloud and how it has changed businesses, delivering new efficiencies and capabilities for the fourth industrial revolution. Two years into the pandemic, we can also safely assume that most companies have made at least...

Why mining analytics is important

More than ever, it is critical to model the financial impact of strategic projects in mining organisations. Being able to understand, in real-time, how a decision can impact the mine at an operational level and then analyse the cost per activity provides the foresight...

Act now: data breaches in SA are on the rise

Almost nine in 10 organisations in South Africa have suffered a ransomware attack, with a third of the data unable to be recovered. By Chris Norton, regional director: Africa at Veeam Software High-profile data breaches always grab the headlines, but often the damage...

Breaking energy utilisation with 5G

From self-driving cars, which communicate with one another; remote healthcare, which treats patients from the comfort of their homes; to an immersive virtual and augmented reality, which lets users experience learning and gaming in an entirely new way, 5G comes with a...

Fibre: the new utility

There is no dispute that the need for fibre infrastructure is becoming a necessity for all households across South Africa. Whilst major metropoles already have extensive fibre laid - reaching most of the residents in these large cities - the smaller provincial towns...

ESG: tick-box exercise or a true risk differentiator?

Although not new, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues have become a key focus in the last 18-24 months, in part driven by growing awareness of environmental and equity and inclusion issues, as well as the health and wellness impacts of Covid-19. The...

Software Engineer / Developer (Ref: 24146) – Gauteng The Willows

Overview An established solar group is seeking a Junior to Mid-Level Software Engineer/Developer to join their innovative team. This role is ideal for a passionate and driven individual who enjoys working with diverse technologies in the renewable energy sector. Key...

Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria

We are looking for a Java Developer with experience in building high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications. It is preferred that the individual be skilled in Angular and Native android development as the team is cross skilled and multi-functional. We are...

Power BI Specialist

Power BI Specialist with expertise in developing interactive dashboards, complex data models, and insightful analytics solutions. The successful candidate will have a strong grasp of data visualisation best practices and the ability to work with multiple data sources....

Senior SQL Developer – 6 month contract

Our client seeking an experienced Senior SQL Developer to design, develop, and optimise high-performance database solutions. The ideal candidate will have technical expertise in SQL Server, complex stored procedures, and database performance tuning, with a proven...

Senior iOS Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for an iOS developer with experience in designing, building, and maintaining iOS applications. It is preferred that the individual be skilled in Swift and iOS development as the team is cross skilled and multi-functional. Your duties may include...

Power BI Specialist – Gauteng Sandown

Power BI Specialist with expertise in developing interactive dashboards, complex data models, and insightful analytics solutions. The successful candidate will have a strong grasp of data visualisation best practices and the ability to work with multiple data sources....

Senior SQL Developer – 6 month contract – Gauteng Houghton Estate

Our client seeking an experienced Senior SQL Developer to design, develop, and optimise high-performance database solutions. The ideal candidate will have technical expertise in SQL Server, complex stored procedures, and database performance tuning, with a proven...

Senior Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to lead business and system analysis activities, specializing in aligning technology solutions to business needs. This role will focus on translating complex functional and non-functional business requirements into...

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