SA skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

South Africa faces a persistent disconnect between the talent available in the labour market and the qualifications that employers are seeking, according to the latest Pnet Job Market Trends Report for April. Around half (54%) of job adverts posted in the last 12...

SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

Middle East conflict raises food input costs

While developments around the conflict in the Middle East remain unpredictable, the South African agricultural value chain is already being confronted with rising input costs, disrupted trade flow and heightened logistical risk. Loffie Brandt, sector executive for...

Africa Data Centres enhances Gauteng campuses

Africa Data Centres is boosting the connectivity of its Midrand and Samrand campuses in partnership with Oni-Tel Fibre Networks which will deliver high-speed, low-latency services through its Infinity fibre interconnection platform. Purpose-built for data centre...

SA companies face more and deadlier attacks

Globally, the time between a network intrusion and data theft has dropped to around 72 minutes, down from 285 minutes in 2024. For South African organisations, which recorded a 60% rise in data breaches in the first half of 2025 alone, that shrinking window is fast...

Nvidia founder unpacks the five-layer AI stack

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, describes the artificial intelligence (AI) landscape as a five-layer stack, with each layer vital to the successful operation of the whole. AI is one of the most powerful forces shaping the world today. It is not a clever app or a single...

Record revenue for global server market

The server market reached a record $125,3-illion dollars in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2025, fueled by the accelerated AI Infrastructure investment path that keep outpacing any geopolitical tensions, according to the International Data Corporation’s...

AI the key driving force for TMT deal activity in 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the central force reshaping mergers and acquisitions in the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector. Global deal value surged 76% in 2025 to $903-billion, with AI-related transactions alone reaching $117-billion. What was...

KadNap botnet has infected 14 000 devices

The Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen has discovered malware, KadNap, that conscripts edge devices into a botnet that proxies malicious traffic. Since August 2025, the team has been monitoring the growth of this network, which is now above 14 000 infected devices....

The clock is ticking for Europe to seize AI leadership

Europe has more artificial intelligence (AI) users than the US. It matches the US for AI talent, and produces as many AI startups every year. And yet, when the world tells the story of AI, Europe barely gets a mention. That is the central paradox of a new report,...

Cisco ekes out WiFi 7 lead in 2025

Cisco’s aggressive WiFi 7 pricing strategy has allowed the company to eke out first place in Indoor AP WiFi 7 revenue share, just ahead of Huawei, according to a new Dell’Oro report. “Cisco’s WiFi 7 adoption has been faster than any of their prior WLAN technology...

SA’s next gen scientists set for Tunisia science festival

Research projects by local young scientists that address real-world challenges in education systems, aviation engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) will be on display at this year’s International Festival of Engineering Science and Technology in Tunisia...

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SAP drives a business AI revolution

New AI-driven capabilities in the SAP Build solution will empower developers to move from idea to impact with speed and confidence as AI transforms the nature of professional work. The company has also pledged to equip 12-million people worldwide with AI-ready skills...

Tarsus leads Acer Africa incentive campaign

Acer Africa has announced a new partnership initiative with distributor Tarsus to accelerate reseller growth and reward high-performing partners heading into the 2025 festive trading period. Running from 31 October to 28 November 2025, the campaign offers qualifying...

Building trust, accelerating growth: securing Africa’s GenAI future

Generative AI has become the new frontier of workplace productivity, efficiently rewriting emails, analysing data, recording meetings, and automating complex tasks. This powerful technology is being adopted rapidly across the continent. By Linda Saunders, country...

Securing AI agents through smarter ID management

The conversation about artificial intelligence in South Africa has shifted rapidly over the past year. By Boland Lithebe, security lead for Accenture, Africa What was once the stuff of conferences and pilot projects is now quietly embedding itself in boardrooms and...

Smart cities must be human cities: Why data needs a heartbeat

Urban October sent a clear message to governments to build people-centred smart cities where technology, data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are leveraged to improve daily life and help communities recover from shocks. This global day highlights...

Smart solutions at the edge will transform SME operations

Artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing are converging on many of the devices you will commonly find on a small business’s premises, such as point-of-sale systems, security cameras and even delivery vehicles. By Christo Wessels,...

Why attack surface management must look both inside and out

Attack surface management (ASM) has grown exponentially in recent years, evolving into a recognised market category that equips businesses with the strategies and visibility needed to protect their digital assets. By Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at...

Cybercriminals exploit our best intentions

Cybercriminals are not only using fear and urgency to exploit their victims.  Positive emotions – such as empathy, curiosity, and a desire to help – are also being exploited. This is the warning from Anna Collard, senior vice-president: content strategy and CISO...

Multi-cloud AI security: finding order in the chaos

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how organisations innovate, serve customers, and operate at scale. By Avinash Gupta, head of Centre of Excellence at In2IT Technologies But when these workloads stretch across multiple cloud providers, complexity rises...

How to enable sustainable tourism

Africa’s Eden Tourism Association (Africa’s Eden), in partnership with JLL and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), unveiled a strategic roadmap to accelerate sustainable tourism growth across four countries in southern Africa. The findings are based on...

Full Stack Developer (Advanced) 1223 – Gauteng Pretoria

Job DescriptionDesign, Development and maintenance on Vision & Sound Analytics platform.Develop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirementsReview code of team members in line with quality and delivery requirementsAbility and willingness to...

IT Project Manager at Reverside – Gauteng Gauteng

Reverside is an established IT services provider delivering high-quality Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We partner with leading organisations to deliver innovative technology solutions and drive measurable...

SAP Technical Consultant (Senior) 3375

Job DescriptionSAP MM ConfigurationUnderstand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint documentSetting up the organization structure of Materials Management and perform all relevant...

IT Specialist (End User Support)

Join a trusted legal firm in Pretoria East where your role will be vital to maintaining smooth, reliable IT systems that enable uninterrupted professional legal operations and ensure efficient user productivity.Job Purpose:To provide first-line technical support to...

SAP Technical Consultant (Chief Expert) 0379

Job DescriptionGather and elicit detailed business requirements directly from stakeholders and subject matter expertsAnalyse current AS IS processes and design TO BE processes and functional specificationsTranslate business needs into solution concepts, configuration...

SAP Technical Consultant (Senior) 3375 – Gauteng Pretoria

Job DescriptionSAP MM ConfigurationUnderstand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for Business Blueprint documentSetting up the organization structure of Materials Management and perform all relevant...

IT Specialist (End User Support) – Gauteng Pretoria

Join a trusted legal firm in Pretoria East where your role will be vital to maintaining smooth, reliable IT systems that enable uninterrupted professional legal operations and ensure efficient user productivity.Job Purpose:To provide first-line technical support to...

SAP Technical Consultant (Chief Expert) 0379 – Gauteng Pretoria

Job DescriptionGather and elicit detailed business requirements directly from stakeholders and subject matter expertsAnalyse current AS IS processes and design TO BE processes and functional specificationsTranslate business needs into solution concepts, configuration...

Junior Data Scientist (12 Months Contract – Wits Health Consortium)

Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...

Data Engineer (Senior) 1223

Job DescriptionData Engineers are responsible for building and maintaining Big Data Pipelines using our clients Data Platforms.Data Engineers are custodians of data and must ensure that data is shared in line with the informationclassification requirements on a...

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