Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

In November Voyager 1 will reach an incredible 1 light-day from Earth

Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Blockchain venture funding gains traction in Africa

Africa's blockchain industry is entering a new phase of economic relevance. This is according to the fifth edition of the CV VC African Blockchain Report, published in association with Absa Group. Blockchain accounts for 5,3% of all African funding Pan-African led...

Corporate redefinition demands versatile C-suite leaders

Rapid market change, technological disruption, and economic pressures are causing South African companies to no longer be content with incremental improvements to their core operations. To unlock new avenues for growth, businesses are increasingly diversifying by...

Nvidia valuation fears grow

As expected, Nvidia’s latest earnings were strong, but investors are increasingly questioning whether the chip giant’s towering valuation can continue to withstand pressure from bond markets and elevated yields, says Nigel Green, CEO of global financial advisory...

Meta helps local businesses generate greater revenue

South Africa's R495-billion digital economy could grow to R874,5-billion by 2035, according to new research from Public First conducted on behalf of Meta, with AI set to add a further R528-billion to GDP over the next decade. The "Meta's Impact in South Africa" report...

AI will create more jobs than it eliminates

Beginning in 2028, AI will create more jobs than it eliminates, and therefore robust internal talent pipelines will be critical to meet talent demand, according to Gartner. “AI is ultimately going to result in more job gains than losses, but in the process it’s going...

Varsity will never be the same …

An innovative new academic study warns that higher education institutions worldwide must urgently reinvent teaching, learning, and curriculum delivery or risk becoming obsolete in the face of rapidly evolving student expectations and technological disruption. The...

China is leading the AI Supercycle

China isn’t waiting. As the global AI industry shifts from infrastructure build-out to enterprise application at scale, China is already running - and the gap with most other markets is widening. That was the signal at IDC Directions 2026 in Beijing, where more than...

Employee disengagement: Warning for SA companies and staff

A major new Gallup report has found that global employee engagement has fallen to 20% in 2025 - the lowest level in recent years and the first time it has declined for two consecutive years. For South African companies, this global trend is particularly relevant....

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...

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Infrastructure boom, liability boom …

South Africa is entering an ambitious new phase of infrastructure investment, with the government having committed R1-trillion to development over the next three years and President Cyril Ramaphosa calling on the private sector to quadruple that figure to R4-trillion....

Automation, digitalisation, AI key drivers for modernising power grids

In 2025 alone, more than 10 major power outages disrupted electricity supplies worldwide, affecting over 1,2-billion people. Ensuring system stability has remained a top priority for global power companies. Stability is not their only concern, however; the drive...

Industry standards and regulations elevate SMS

In an age where true attention has become one of the scarcest commodities in customer engagement, the decades-old SMS channel continues to command exceptionally high open rates and high perceived importance. It’s largely thanks to tight regulations and industry...

Modern telcos should approach AI in BSS with caution and care

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a strategic enabler across all industries, writes Damian Burnett, sales director at VAS-X. Whether it’s apps that suggest content based on user behaviour, systems that automatically optimise service performance, or dashboards...

Is your payroll system holding back global hiring?

Your developers are in India. Your designers log in from Estonia. Your project managers are based in South Africa. For many businesses, this isn’t an exception; it’s the new normal. Remote work and digital collaboration have made it possible to build teams anywhere...

By adding resilience, Unifrutti strengthens SA’s food supply chain

As an industry worth more than R53-billion annually, South Africa’s fresh-produce sector faces constant pressure to keep produce in peak condition from farm to shelf. From harvesting and packaging to cold-chain shipping and final delivery, each step must be executed...

NetScout enables 5G observability

NetScout Systems has announced how its 5G observability solutions give Communications Service Providers (CSPs) end-to-end visibility into 5G Standalone network slices. With 5G slicing supporting always-on high-performance services for immersive gaming, large-scale...

How South African businesses can unlock ROI from investment into AI

Artificial intelligence has reached a tipping point. Globally, the AI market is expected to surpass $1,8-trillion by 2030, with generative AI alone attracting nearly $34-billion in private investment this year. Companies across sectors are racing to embed AI into...

Lombard and Credeq pioneer Gemini Enterprise

Lombard and Credeq are among the first companies in Africa to successfully deploy Gemini Enterprise, Google’s newest enterprise-grade AI enabler service, collaborating with Synthesis and Google Cloud Africa. “This is a brand-new enterprise offering from Google, and we...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

The role supports the IT Governance function (2nd Line of Defense) covering DIRECT/ENABLE/CONTROL within Identity & Access Management. This includes policies and regulations, artefacts, processes and architecture, digitalisation and AI, data and performance, risk...

Full Stack Developer (Advanced) 2201

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.Executing the required changes...

Full Stack Developer (Advanced) 2201 – Gauteng Pretoria

Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.Executing the required changes...

Oracle PL/SQL Developer

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an Oracle PL/SQL Developer to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software...

Senior IT Technician

About the RoleAn established Managed Services Provider (MSP) is seeking a hands-on Senior IT Technician to join its technical team. This role is ideal for an experienced IT professional who enjoys working across multiple client environments, solving complex technical...

Oracle PL/SQL Developer – Western Cape Parow Industrial

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for an Oracle PL/SQL Developer to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Relevant 3-year tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software...

Senior IT Technician – Eastern Cape Gqebera

About the RoleAn established Managed Services Provider (MSP) is seeking a hands-on Senior IT Technician to join its technical team. This role is ideal for an experienced IT professional who enjoys working across multiple client environments, solving complex technical...

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