King Air appeal tests Cape Town rules for hyperscale data centres
The suspended rezoning of land at King Air Industria for a proposed hyperscale data centre precinct has become a test of what evidence Cape Town should require before granting development rights to resource-intensive digital infrastructure. The outcome could shape how...
SA companies turn to digital tools for supply chain relief
Nine in 10 South African businesses say digital tools are helping them respond faster to supply chain disruption as more companies turn to technology to navigate an increasingly complex trading environment, according to Standard Chartered’s 2026 Future of Trade...
Half of SA workers are punished for cybersecurity mistakes
When a South African employee makes an honest cybersecurity mistake, the response inside their organisation is close to a coin flip, with just half of organisations responding with coaching or learning support. The other half either pairs that support with a formal...
Liquidations are down but businesses remain under pressure
The latest liquidation statistics released by Statistics South Africa show a welcome decline in business liquidations during July 2026, but the data should not be interpreted as a sign that financial pressures facing South African businesses have eased significantly....
Stablecoins storm toward $1trn
Stablecoins are turning into one of the biggest forces in global finance. This warning comes from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, as the total stablecoin market cap pushes toward an all-time high above $318-billion, led by Tether’s USDT at more than $184-billion and...
Users feel safer with in-app tools
Almost all active ride-hailing users surveyed by Ipsos said in-app safety features make them feel safer. However, when asked which individual features they find useful, only 42% selected the Emergency/SOS button, compared with 66% for real-time GPS tracking and 64%...
DHL-Absa partnership opens global trade opportunities for African SMEs
DHL and Absa Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand DHL's GoTrade programme across sub-Saharan Africa, formalising a strategic partnership that paves the way for the rollout of the DHL GoTrade programme across key markets in the region. By...
ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise
Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...
Businesses still battle to scale AI
Only 22% of organisations have successfully scaled AI across multiple business units or adopted an AI-first approach according to a survey by Gartner. Meanwhile, around 11% of organisations are entirely unaware of what their function spent on AI in 2025. A Gartner...
AI search empowers consumers under pricing pressure
While the rand has made some gains against the US dollar and there has been a 2,3% rise in retail trade, indicating a small but important jump in household and consumer spending, 72% of consumers remain under the financial whip thanks to the 7% repo rate, 10,5% prime...
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The hidden cost of cloud complexity (and what to do about it)
Cloud adoption in South Africa is accelerating. Budgets are being committed, environments are being built, and the channel is busier than it has been in years. Othelo Vieira, technical product manager lead at Cloud On Demand That is genuinely good news. But there is a...
Advancing a unified view of service delivery for the connected citizen
For many South Africans, interacting with government still involves repeating the same process over and over again. By Ntsako Baloyi, data and AI lead, and Varaidzo Mureriwa, MD within the Health & public service business at Accenture, South Africa Whether...
Data privacy in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept; it’s woven into the fabric of life today. And beyond just a technological revolution, AI is shaping up to be a test in trust. By Amenda Makhetha-Sebake, head of data privacy and protection at FirstRand Group...
Managed optical networks the backbone of enterprise connectivity
As enterprise digital transformation accelerates, a quieter but equally critical shift is taking place beneath the surface: the rapid evolution of network infrastructure. By Brett Van Rooyen, senior pre-sales engineer at NEC XON Driven by the rise of cloud computing,...
SA’s networks don’t have a hardware problem. They have a visibility problem
In most environments, when a network issue happens, the first instinct is to question the hardware. Is it the access point? The switch? The link? However, the underlying infrastructure is rarely the problem, writes Teresa Huysament, wireless BU executive at Duxbury...
Siloed fraud defence is no longer viable in the age of AI attackers
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority's (FSCA) call for a centralised anti-fraud hub at its 2026 conference reflects a timely recognition that South Africa's Financial Institutions (FIs) can’t successfully fight financial crime in isolation. By Bradley Elliott, CEO...
TrendAI and Anthropic advance AI-powered vulnerability detection and risk mitigation
TrendAI has announced a collaboration with Anthropic to support the expanded deployment of Claude Opus 4.7 for security research. Through this collaboration, organisations can reduce real-world risk faster: leveraging AI-accelerated threat intelligence to identify,...
Tableau unveils agentic analytics platform
Tableau is unveiling its Agentic Analytics Platform, unifying data, business logic, and metadata into a single, extensible platform. Tableau now enables AI agents to not just surface insights but take autonomous, trusted action across the enterprise–in any app, on any...
Why SA’s multi-million-rand ERP projects keep failing
Across South Africa, organisations are pouring billions into ERP platforms and large systems transformations. Retailers are rebuilding supply chains. Municipalities are digitising billing platforms. Banks are modernising core systems. Manufacturers are connecting...
Retail’s future is digital – but still physical
For years, retail strategy debates have asked whether online commerce will replace physical stores. Minesh Manga, executive: enterprise and retail at NEC XON, who has spent two decades working at the intersection of retail and technology, says that debate is...
Senior Specialist Business Analyst at reversidesoftwaresolutionspt – Gauteng Pretoria
Reverside is an established it services provider focusing on delivering high-quality software development, it resourcing, digital transformation, and systems support solutions. We are always looking for skilled professionals to join our growing team and contribute to...
Junior IT & Satellite Systems Technician – Remote Remote
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Intermediate Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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