Governments step in to support Gen Z in the job market
There is a widespread belief that Gen Z is somehow ill-equipped for the modern workplace: unambitious, disengaged, unwilling to put in the hours. It’s an easy headline, but it is the wrong conclusion to draw, writes Mark Dixon, founder and CEO of International...
Corporate phishing technique uses popular AI web development platform
Kaspersky has discovered that attackers have begun exploiting another legitimate service for malicious purposes – this time it is Tencent EdgeOne Pages, a platform for creating and hosting web applications. Attackers are misusing its capabilities to generate phishing...
I found my dragon – then they locked Excalibur back in the stone
By Barry Buck and Claude Opus 4.8 - Last week I confessed to pulling a Mythos-class sword from the stone and using it to trim my hedges — and promised that if the dragon ever came, it would find me well practised and the blade sharp. Reader, the dragon came. They...
What HR professionals gain from automation
Human resource people are concerned. As automation becomes more featured in modern digital technologies, many HR staff are asking the same question: Will automation replace me? Their fears are not unfounded. According to surveys conducted by Gartner, some companies...
AI, intellectual property, governance are boardroom priorities
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer something financial institutions are preparing for. It is already embedded in how decisions are made, how products are designed and how risk is managed. Whether through fraud detection, algorithmic trading, customer engagement...
From data breaches to director’s duties: connecting cyber and D&O liability
With the increasing prevalence of cyber breaches worldwide, it is essential for directors of companies to be aware of the personal liability risks they may face as a direct result of cyber breach. The regulatory environment places a heavy burden on directors which...
Businesses are overlooking one of their biggest profit levers
As South African businesses enter the second half of the year, many executives are once again facing the same uncomfortable reality: margins are tightening, costs continue to rise, and consumers remain under pressure. The instinctive response is often to cut budgets,...
SA’s digital wallet goldrush has a licensing problem
South Africa’s prepaid card and digital wallet market is valued at $13,5-billion as of 2026, with an anticipated compound annual growth rate of 11,9%, reaching $21,2-billion by 2030. By Paul Wenborn, product manager, and Yaaseen Sheik, company counsel at Ecentric...
Yuno partners with Onafriq to unlock pan-African payments
Global financial infrastructure platform Yuno has announced a strategic partnership with pan-African payments network Onafriq to bring Africa’s payments infrastructure to merchants worldwide. Through the integration, Yuno’s clients gain instant access to Onafriq’s...
SARS alert system helps taxpayers avoid mistakes
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has introduced several changes to this year’s Filing Season to make the process easier and smoother. The aim is to get it right the first time. One of the changes is a new declaration alert questionnaire to assist with...
Data Engineer
We are launching a major, Group-wide Data and Analytics transformation to build a modern, robust, and highly governed data ecosystem. To achieve this, we are looking for a heavy-hitting Senior Data Engineering Consultant to join us on a fixed-term contract.This isn't...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Edenburg
We are launching a major, Group-wide Data and Analytics transformation to build a modern, robust, and highly governed data ecosystem. To achieve this, we are looking for a heavy-hitting Senior Data Engineering Consultant to join us on a fixed-term contract.This isn't...