IBM, Red Hat patch old open source vulnerabilities
IBM and Red Hat has alerted users that Lightwell has identified and remediated more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used Java libraries. The companies also announced the general availability of Lightwell Clearinghouse which allows enterprise...
Young programmers shine at Programming Olympiad
Frederick (Erik) Senekal, from Hoerskool Menlopark, has taken the gold medal at this year’s South African Programming Olympiad. The story to his final triumph this year is one of patience and persistence. Erik first took part in the Olympiad in Grade 5 in 2019 and...
Food loss begins long before the household bin
South Africa’s food-loss challenge does not begin only when a household discards groceries or a restaurant clears a plate. It often begins much earlier, in production, processing, warehouses, and distribution networks, where suitable stock can lose value before it...
Coalition calls for rethink on new crypto regulations
A new taskforce representing regulated crypto platforms and members of the public, is trying to get National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank to reconsider their proposed draft regulations. Catastrophe (Crypto Asset Taskforce for Advancing Sound,...
Kaspersky reveals how the worst cyber incidents hit SMBs
In its latest global survey of SMBs, Kaspersky has highlighted the motives of threat actors, warned about the damaging consequences of cyberattacks, and underscored the growing need for advanced and purpose-built protection. According to a poll of IT and IT security...
Crypto market cap rises after milestone August rally
Total cryptocurrency market capitalisation rose 17,6% to $2,7-trillion in August driven by the strongest ETF month of 2026, according to Binance Research’s Monthly Market Insights, September 2026. Spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $3,52-billion, a step change from July's...
SMEs urged to capitalise on domestic tourism opportunities
This Tourism Month (September), and as South Africans explore destinations closer to home, new opportunities for businesses that can anticipate and meet the changing expectations of local travellers abound. While international arrivals remain an important contributor...
Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off
In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...
Digital skills provide pathways to employment
South Africa's youth unemployment crisis deepened in the second quarter of 2026, with youth unemployment rising to 47,4%, according to Statistics South Africa. Graduate unemployment also reached 12,4%, highlighting a growing challenge for the country: ensuring that...
Cable imports are up – but prices have collapsed
South Africa imported 32 943 tonnes of electrical cable in the year to June 2026, up from 23 091 tonnes two years earlier, a 43% surge - but customs value barely moved. The average landed price fell from R156 636 a tonne to R112 086 a tonne, a drop of 28%. This is a...
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PayJustNow debuts on Peach Payments’ POS device
PayJustNow is available on the Peach Payments Digit Pro POS device. Anine de Kock, head of partnerships at Peach Payments, says: “The solution announced today offers easy PayJustNow integration into existing Peach Payments POS terminals for merchants.” This is...
NEC XON strengthens Africa wireless portfolio
NEC XON has reinforced its position in the wireless connectivity market through a strategic distribution partnership with Mimosa Networks, enabling the delivery of fixed wireless access and backhaul solutions across Africa. “Mimosa has become a key part of our...
Ecentric debuts own integrated payment offering
Ecentric has launched of POSPay, a semi-white-label payment enablement solution that allows South Africa’s till vendors to offer payment services under their own brand. Through POSPay, till vendors integrate once into Ecentric’s certified acquiring and processing...
Nutanix signs sub-Saharan Africa MoU with Datamellon
Nutanix has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Datamellon, formalising a strategic collaboration with a born-in-the-cloud partner in sub-Saharan Africa. The two companies aim to support organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa as they modernise...
Huawei Code4Mzansi helps young developers build for SA’s real economy
South Africa's emerging developers are building close to the ground, with many of the strongest solutions at the inaugural Huawei Code4Mzansi finals focused on the systems people use every day: township retail, healthcare, energy, agriculture, payments and the...
Shared infrastructure is becoming critical to Africa’s digital future
With African countries placing greater emphasis on trade, ecommerce and financial inclusion, attention is increasingly shifting towards the unseen systems quietly powering economic activity behind the scenes. Behind every payment, remittance and cross-border...
Dell delivers production-ready agentic AI
Dell Technologies has introduced Dell Deskside Agentic AI, a new addition to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA that gives workgroups the ability to deploy and scale agentic AI workflows locally without the cost, latency and data sovereignty constraints of cloud-only...
Horizen debuts consumer-grade NB-IoT tracker for portable assets
In the first nine months of the 2025/2026 financial year, the South African Police Service (SAPS) recorded more than 77 000 vehicle-related theft cases, including 22 726 thefts of motor vehicles and motorcycles and 54 838 cases of theft from motor vehicles. Behind...
RMA launches digital claims platform
Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) has launched e‑CARE, a digital claims platform designed to modernise the organisation’s service delivery, streamline claims processing and enhance the experience of injured workers, employers, healthcare providers and internal teams. e‑CARE...
Trust is infrastructure. And Africa’s fintech reckoning proves it
For most of the past decade, African fintech was a land grab. Valuations rewarded user numbers, interfaces got flashier, and “disruption” was the pitch that attracted capital investment. From the outside, it was clear the model was running hotter than it could...
Intermediate Java Developer (Contract)
A South African IT consulting and software development company that builds digital products, offering custom software engineering, providing user-centered design (UX/UI), and supplying outsourced tech teams to corporate and startup clients, is seeking a Intermediate...
Senior Software Developer (Angular & Java)
Our client, a leading organization within the Banking and Financial Services sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer (Angular & Java) to join their dynamic technology team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Full Stack...
Intermediate Java Developer (Contract) – Gauteng Centurion
A South African IT consulting and software development company that builds digital products, offering custom software engineering, providing user-centered design (UX/UI), and supplying outsourced tech teams to corporate and startup clients, is seeking a Intermediate...
Senior Software Developer (Angular & Java) – Gauteng Braamfontein
Our client, a leading organization within the Banking and Financial Services sector, is seeking an experienced Senior Software Developer (Angular & Java) to join their dynamic technology team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Full Stack...
Support Technician – Vredenburg
Job Title: L1 Technician This contract role is based in Vredenburg Key ResponsibilitiesProvide first-line support for hardware, software, and network-related issues.Log, track, and manage incidents and service requests through the ticketing system.Troubleshoot and...
Data Engineer (Expert) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We're looking for an Expert Data Engineer who can navigate comfortably between SAP BW, HANA, AWS, Python, SQL and modern data engineering.You'll be working on the Volume & Capacity Management and QMT Frontdesk product, supporting areas such as: Capacity Management...
Support Technician – Vredenburg – Western Cape Vredenburg
Job Title: L1 Technician This contract role is based in Vredenburg Key ResponsibilitiesProvide first-line support for hardware, software, and network-related issues.Log, track, and manage incidents and service requests through the ticketing system.Troubleshoot and...
Data Engineer (Expert) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We're looking for an Expert Data Engineer who can navigate comfortably between SAP BW, HANA, AWS, Python, SQL and modern data engineering.You'll be working on the Volume & Capacity Management and QMT Frontdesk product, supporting areas such as: Capacity Management...
Back-End Developer(Node.js/AWS) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Ready to build the technology behind the future of intelligent, connected mobility and energy management?We're looking for an experienced Back-End Developer who loves building scalable cloud solutions, solving complex technical problems and working with modern...
SAP Technical Consultant (Basis) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Ready to kick-start your career in SAP Basis and enterprise technology? This is your opportunity to join a global IT environment where you'll work on systems that keep complex Aftersales Parts Logistics and Warehouse operations running across international...
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