Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

Finalists for Verto Awards 2025 announced

Financial technology company Verto has announced the list of companies that made it to the final stage of its Verto Awards 2025. Started on 6 February, applications were open to early-stage startups that have been operating for about two years in South Africa,...

New cloud platform looks to transform global air traffic

Air traffic control (ATC) authorities around the world continue to face challenges with messaging systems that are limited in their capabilities, operationally demanding, and slow to adapt to modern needs making it harder to coordinate across borders and keep pace...

Gaming PCs surge ahead, hitting $62bn in 2025

While global PC sales have struggled over the past two years, weighed down by post-pandemic slowdowns, inflation, component shortages, and market saturation, the gaming PC sector saw stable growth. In 2024, gamers worldwide spent over $59-billion on gaming desktop PCs...

What business travellers’ requests reveal about travel’s future

The business travel industry is growing, with 52% of companies planning to increase travel budgets in 2025, according to GBTA research. But it’s not just the number of trips increasing - it’s the expectations that come with them. Travellers want their work trips to...

Cyber Week sees rise in interactive communications

Infobip has reported record-breaking communications interactions during Cyber Week, underscoring the rising importance of Rich Communication Services (RCS) and conversational experiences. The platform recorded 11,6-billion communications interactions between Friday,...

Moderate Q3 decline for Ethernet switches

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $10.8 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24), a 7,9% year-over-year (YoY) decline. Despite the annual drop, the market grew 6,6% from the second to the third quarters of 2024. The total worldwide enterprise...

These are the trends impacting infrastructure and operations

Gartner has highlighted the six trends that will have a significant impact on infrastructure and operations (I&O) for 2025 . “These trends give the opportunity for I&O leaders to identify future skills requirements and seek insights to help meet implementation...

Opportunities and challenges for quantum comms

Quantum communication has seen some big announcements in 2024, with smartphone markets and data centres turning to the technology for secure and robust data security that can be trusted. IDTechEx’s report, “Quantum Communication Market 2024-2034: Technology, Trends,...

Alice & Bob aim for 100 logical qubits by 2030

Alice & Bob has launched a white paper outlining a clear path to achieving useful quantum computing through its cat qubit technology, which promises to deliver high-fidelity logical qubits while using significantly fewer hardware and energy resources compared to...

xAI raises $6bn in funding

Elon Musk’s xAI has closed  its Series C funding round of $6-billion with participation from key investors including A16Z, Blackrock, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Kingdom Holdings, Lightspeed, MGX, Morgan Stanley OIA, QIA, Sequoia Capital, Valor Equity...

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Digital transformation is key to any business’ success

As the world adapts to the realities of Covid-19, industries and businesses need to have a firm grasp on digital transformation to compete. Not only does it exist to solve business problems, eliminating complexity through technology, but it also reduces unnecessary...

Learn, unlearn, relearn – the real digital skills of tomorrow

Digital skills are often touted as the answer to many of the employment and innovation challenges we face in the world today. By SizweSihle Dlamini, customer experience director of Hoorah Digital But what do we mean when we talk about the digital skills that will...

Datacentres: Africa’s future is bright

The world's major datacentres have been typically centralised at several key points across the globe like Virginia in US, London in the UK and in others such as Japan, Hong Kong China, and Singapore. Together, these datacentre locations account for a substantial share...

Unlocking the future of connectivity with WiFi 6E

The pandemic has caused rapid acceleration of digital transformation initiatives across sectors, and with it a host of new connectivity challenges that have yet to be solved. By Mandy Duncan, Aruba country manager: South Africa As of January 2021, within South Africa,...

Performance-based remuneration unlocks workforce potential

South Africa's labour force and economy are in a crisis of low growth and productivity. By Jeff Ryan, MD of AWCape According to Mike Schussler, an economist, industrial employment is currently at the same level as it was in 1969. With the unrest in July and renewed...

The high cost of phishing

Is your business safe right now? Are you sure there isn't malicious software lurking on your system, waiting for the next backup before it sweeps through your systems like wildfire? The realistic answer is no. Cybercrime is smart, innovative, and agile. Cybercriminals...

How savvy shoppers can ward off the cyber grinch

With millions of shoppers scrambling for online deals and quick purchases -- often while multitasking during work hours -- they see a gift-wrapped invitation to a holiday party. By Conrad Steyn, chief technology officer at Cisco South Africa But savvy shoppers can...

Smart homes can help to cut electricity usage

Containing climate change to a 1,5 degree rise in temperatures this century requires action from everyone. And, with South Africa the 12th largest emitter of greenhouse gases worldwide, it's time for us to do more to reduce our personal carbon footprints. This is...

Fintech could fast track financial inclusion in Africa

The State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 by the World Bank Group showed an unprecedented surge in economic inclusion programmes worldwide. Survey data showed that inclusion programmes were underway in at least 75 countries reaching approximately 20-million...

Dell, AWS help protect customer data from ransomware attacks

Dell Technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are bringing Dell's cyber recovery vault to the AWS Marketplace with the launch of Dell EMC PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for AWS. Through the AWS Marketplace, customers can easily purchase and deploy an air-gapped cyber...

CNC Machine Operator, Setter & Programmer

A dynamic manufacturing organization based in the East Rand is looking to employ a CNC Programmer / Setter with 3 – 5 years' experience in a similar roleMinimum RequirementsMatricFormal Trade as a Fitter & Turner, Millwright or Toolmaker (Advantageous)Valid...

Business Analyst (Intermediate Level) (CH1147)

Our client, in the Payments and Lending (Credit) industry, has an opening for Business Analysts (Intermediate Level) to join their team.Are you a team player that enjoys working with developers, testers, and stakeholders from the business?Do you appreciate taking the...

Senior PHP Developer (Hybrid) (PTA)

ENVIRONMENT:Join a High-Impact Development Team Working on Scalable, Modern Web Platforms. They are an experienced Laravel Developer to join their core engineering team working on a national-scale emergency response dispatch platform used across mobile and web...

CNC Machine Operator, Setter & Programmer – Gauteng Gauteng

A dynamic manufacturing organization based in the East Rand is looking to employ a CNC Programmer / Setter with 3 – 5 years' experience in a similar roleMinimum RequirementsMatricFormal Trade as a Fitter & Turner, Millwright or Toolmaker (Advantageous)Valid...

Senior PHP Developer (Hybrid) (PTA) – Gauteng Pretoria

ENVIRONMENT:Join a High-Impact Development Team Working on Scalable, Modern Web Platforms. They are an experienced Laravel Developer to join their core engineering team working on a national-scale emergency response dispatch platform used across mobile and web...

Junior Data Scientist (Sustainability) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...

Lead Engineer: Enterprise Security Architect

Brief DescriptionThe main purpose for this role is to manage the security architecture domain and landscape, develop reverence content and ensure the application thereof in the critical and operational environments are compliant with best practise posture for the...

Shopify Implementation Specialist – JHB

ENVIRONMENT:A Johannesburg-based website design company is seeking a highly skilled Shopify Implementation Specialist with a strong technical foundation and a sharp eye for detail. The ideal candidate will be capable of building fully configured Shopify sites from the...

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