Growth holds steady, but global pressure slows momentum
South Africa’s economy remains on a recovery path in 2026 but rising global pressures and cost dynamics are slowing momentum and reshaping the outlook for the months ahead. PwC’s latest mid-year economic update shows that while domestic conditions have improved...
Tech drives down baggage mishandling rates by 23%
SITA’s latest Baggage IT Insights Report shows mishandled baggage rates have fallen below pre-pandemic rates even as passenger volumes hit record highs – tumbling 23% - and a clear indication that digital transformation efforts are taking hold. The bigger story,...
MTN partners with Wakanda to support spaza shops
MTN South Africa has partnered with Wakanda through the Digital Innovation for Modernising the Independent Economy (DIME) initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which aims to empower township entrepreneurs through practical digital solutions,...
SA the top African target for digital fraud
South Africa had the highest rate of suspected digital fraud among the African countries analysed in a new study, with 3% of transactions involving consumers in South Africa being suspected of digital fraud during 2025 – slightly below the global average of 3,8%. In...
Cybersecurity hiring stalls as IT leaders face corporate pushback
The cybersecurity skills gap challenges persist in a high-stakes landscape where cybercriminals weaponise AI and IT professionals lack the profiency to use AI defensively, according to Fortinet’s 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report. The latest study reveals...
SA’s democracy can’t be taken for granted
As South Africa marks 30 years of constitutional democracy, leading legal scholars and public intellectuals have warned that the country’s democratic future will depend not only on the strength of the Constitution, but on accountable leadership, active citizenship,...
Structural shifts redefine how African markets work
The era of expansion-led growth in Africa is over, with the continent’s business leadership class pivoting from growth narrative to institutional proof, according to the latest IndustryTrends Report from TheBoardroom Africa. The report brings together insights from 30...
SA scale-ups grow faster than the broader economy
While South Africa’s economy is expected to grow by around 1% this year amid persistent unemployment, constrained investment conditions and uncertain geopolitics, a group of locally founded high-growth companies is expanding at more than 40 times that rate, creating...
CFOs must stop mistaking finance AI deployment for value creation
Finance functions are rapidly moving AI from experimentation into production, but many CFOs are still struggling to convert AI deployment into significant business value, according to Gartner. Marco Steecker, director analyst, research in the Gartner Finance practice,...
Data drives strong Telkom earnings
Telkom SA SOC has published strong financial results for the year ended 31 March 2026. Group revenue increased by 1,4% to R44 477-million, driven by robust data revenue growth of 7,6%. Data revenue now contributes 59,8% to total group revenue, up from 56.4% in the...
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Strategic leadership appointments at Veeam
Veeam Software has announced a boost to its EMEA channel strategy with the appointment of three new leaders: Nick McAlister as channel director UKI; Charbel Zreiby as channel director EMEA East; and Roman Brandl as enterprise channel director EMEA. “Veeam is setting a...
Skills, entrepreneurship crucial to unlocking youth opportunity
South Africa’s labour market is expected to show only modest change when the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) results are released tomorrow (17 February 2026) – and behind the headline numbers, many young people are still struggling to access work and...
FMD and AGOA: Farm workers are the ultimate gatekeepers of SA’s R80bn recovery
South Africa is currently walking a high-stakes tightrope. As we enter February 2026, the agricultural sector faces a perfect storm where domestic animal health emergencies and international trade politics have become inextricably linked. By Merel van der Lei, CEO of...
How to spot and avoid cyber scams during the 2026 Winter Competitions
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games are in full swing, captivating sports fans worldwide. However, the Games also serve as an opportunity for scammers to strike with different kinds of cyber fraud. Kaspersky has identified some of the key scams targeting fans right now –...
Warning signs that SA is facing a silent battery crisis
South Africa may be heading into a new energy crisis, one that has nothing to do with Eskom. According to Revov, thousands of degraded batteries imported during the load shedding boom are now entering the market, and consumers are paying the price. During the height...
Digital innovations reshape the future of mining in Africa
Africa’s mining sector is stepping into a new era, driven by the accelerating pace of digital transformation. By Johan Coetzee, strategy and consulting lead for resources at Accenture, Africa From autonomous vehicles and robotics to AI-powered analytics and drone...
The AI workforce is here, but who is governing it?
For every human employee in the average enterprise, there are now 82 machine identities - including AI agents, bots and automated systems - operating across the network. These “digital workers” never log off. They access data, trigger actions and make decisions at...
Information governance moves from back office to boardroom priority
As organisations face mounting regulatory, cyber and operational risk, information governance has moved from a back-office function to a boardroom priority that directly affects trust, resilience and decision-making. The shift highlights how governing information as a...
2026: The year IoT becomes core infrastructure
For much of the past decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) has been discussed in terms of devices: sensors, trackers, cameras, terminals. How many are deployed, how clever they are, how much data they generate. But, according to Ross Hickey, CEO and founder, Trinity,...
Africa’s energy supply gap defines commercial opportunity
Nearly 600-million people across Africa still lack access to electricity, with electrification progress barely keeping pace with population growth and leaving the continent far from universal access targets. Achieving full access will require electricity-access...
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Intermediate Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Your role will be to develop code ensuring that it meets the defined criteria for software testing, and produce software builds for loading onto target hardware from software source code within system development and producing integration test specifications as per...
Intermediate Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Your role will be to develop code ensuring that it meets the defined criteria for software testing, and produce software builds for loading onto target hardware from software source code within system development and producing integration test specifications as per...
IT Systems Engineer at Mancosa
IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.IT Systems EngineerJOB PURPOSE The System Engineer will...
IT Systems Engineer at Mancosa – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal
IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.IT Systems EngineerJOB PURPOSE The System Engineer will...
Senior Full Stack Software Developer (Azure, Data Bricks, Python) (CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:A global Marketing Agency seeks the coding expertise of a Senior Full Stack Software Developer to provide technical leadership and guidance, improve development processes, and deliver high-quality software features on time, in line with company performance...
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