African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Network security spend set to double

The worldwide network security spend - including firewall, SSE, traditional SWG appliance, WAF, and ADC segments - is projected to be on a steady upswing through 2029, according to Dell’Oro Group. Total network security revenue spanning physical appliances, software,...

Multi-vendor security adds to experts’ angst

The majority of companies (78%) surveyed in South Africa and in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa (META) region rely on multi-vendor ecosystems - despite such fragmented security solutions leading to operational and financial strains, according to research from...

RCS messaging enjoys growing significance

Rich Communication Services (RCS) traffic will quadruple over the next five years, according to a new whitepaper commissioned by global communications platform Infobip. Data from tech analyst Omdia shows RCS application to person (A2P) and person to person (P2P)...

Android continues market share growth

Android and iOS have been battling market dominance for more than a decade, and their constant rivalry has driven innovation and improved user experiences in the smartphone segment. Although both platforms introduced innovative features with each new version, outdoing...

Data centre demand prompts new cooling solutions

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly increased the demand for data processing capabilities and capacity, leading to the expansion of data centres globally. As these facilities operate continuously, their energy-intensive equipment are...

UCT converts waste to energy and water

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER) is working on a project that breaks down waste and converts it to an energy source for cooking or to produce water that can later be used to irrigate on-campus vegetable gardens....

Data privacy breaches costing insurance industry

Cyber claims have continued their upward trend over the past year - driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, according to Allianz Commercial’s annual cyber risk outlook. The frequency of large cyber claims (>€1-million) in the first six...

Financial inclusion demands better digital safety

Digital fraud cost South African consumers more than R740-million in 2022 alone, highlighting an urgent need for stronger digital safety measures to ensure true financial inclusion. And, as digital payments grow in popularity, so does the threat of fraud. The Southern...

Eskom price hikes could jeopardise renewable energy gains

The recent proposal by Eskom for a 44% increase in electricity prices starting April 2025 could pose a significant challenge to South Africa's energy market reform - particularly impacting renewable energy adoption and integration. As the country celebrates over 150...

Africa on the cusp of a gas revolution but …

The pipeline of gas projects being developed in Africa has never been stronger but, if the continent is to be competitive in an extremely dynamic international gas market, it must ensure that it offers value. This means shaping an offer that meets the financial and...

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A collaborative model for security

Successfully co-sourcing security infrastructure involves overcoming key barriers to establish a strong relationship based on shared responsibility, writes Tris Morgan, director of global advisory at BT. Following the disruption of 2020, it's important that security...

Why do companies struggle with digital self service?

Digital self service should be a no-brainer for any organisation operating in today's business environment. It is, after all, what customers want. By Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of Clevva Research shows that more than two-thirds of customers prefer self-service over...

Why colocation is stepping stone to the cloud

Driven by the ongoing global pandemic as well as long-standing loadshedding concerns, increasing numbers of South African organisations have had to enable remote working. By Barry Kemp, head of managed IT at Vox While moving to the cloud is often presented as the...

Designing architecture for holistic integration

The past few years have seen shifts in infrastructure and development models across organisations that are moving away from legacy approaches towards more holistic and integrated development, ops, and investment. As McKinsey points out, the C-Suite, tired of feeling...

Celebrating 22 years with Esquire

Esquire is sharing its 22nd birthday cheer with its reseller partners, promoting a wide range of products. Many successful IT businesses started in a garage, but Esquire had its beginnings on the dining room table of their family home when brothers Mahomed Cassim and...

Product security is critical to cyber security

By Herman Kannenberg, Head of Legal Affairs and Cyber Security, Huawei South Africa - If you follow the news, you'll have noticed that there has been a significant uptick in the number of cybersecurity-related articles and stories lately. This is because cyber-attacks...

NBC Olympics selects Dell storage for Tokyo games

NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Dell Technologies to provide high performance storage systems for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, taking take place in Tokyo. NBC Olympics will use the Dell EMC PowerScale family of...

Sidestep the embolism, deliver true customer service

Most companies have invested in some form of digital customer experience toolkit or technology solution to gain deeper understanding, improve processes, and streamline engagements. Most have looked at chatbots, analytics, and integration to translate customer...

Choose chat channels wisely or risk losing customers’ trust

Effective cross-generational communication with customers requires an excellent omnichannel strategy and chat is fast becoming the cornerstone for brands around the globe. But chat channels still carry a degree of security hesitancy that companies will need to...

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This is a remote position.About our client:Our client develops and supports software and data solutions across a variety of industries. They want you to get ahead of the market and stay there. They offer a combination of plug and play products that can be integrated...

SAP ABAP Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

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SAP ABAP Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria

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JOB PURPOSE Source, gather, scope and map of statistical and visual/spatial information to respond to the operational data needs of the organisation. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Data Engagement and Requirements Analysis • Engage with business teams to understand project...

Senior Support Engineer (VMware) (CPT)

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