Tier 1/2 Desktop Support Technician
Position description:Our client is seeking a capable and customer-focused Tier 1/2 Desktop Support Technician to join their technical support team.The successful candidate will provide remote and onsite first- and second-line support to users across multiple client...
Tier 1/2 Desktop Support Technician – Western Cape Cape Town
Position description:Our client is seeking a capable and customer-focused Tier 1/2 Desktop Support Technician to join their technical support team.The successful candidate will provide remote and onsite first- and second-line support to users across multiple client...
Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA
As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...
What businesses must do about AARTO
The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act officially came into force in 62 municipalities on 1 July, and will extend to a further 151 municipalities later this year. The demerit point system will follow in 2027. For businesses operating...
ISPA wants Internet blocking to be part of a clear framework
ISPA has released a position paper on Internet blocking. It details the technical challenges inherent in requiring Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block end users from accessing Internet content while reminding all of us that we live in a democracy that respects...
Calls for intervention as cable crackdown halted
South Ocean Electric Wire (SOEW), the JSE-listed manufacturer of compliant low-voltage electrical cables, has expressed deep concern over the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) decision to halt its programme aimed at restricting substandard imports. This follows...
Visual prompt injection vulnerability bypasses AI guardrails
DeepKeep has discovered a new class of visual prompt injection vulnerability. Dubbed “InkJect” - a nod to the hidden “ink” within images used to inject malicious instructions – it affects leading visual language models (VLMs), including OpenAI's GPT-5.2, GPT-5.4 Mini...
June saw PMI decline
The seasonally adjusted PMI declined by 3.5 points to 47.3 in June, returning below the neutral 50-point mark after remaining in expansionary territory during April and May. The decline reflects softer demand conditions across the manufacturing sector, although easing...
Social enterprise wins innovation award
A South African social enterprise is showing that artificial intelligence (AI) can transform how society understands and solves complex social challenges. Khulisa Social Solutions has been named Best Social Impact Organisation 2026 – South Africa and received the...
African industries benefit from open source, domain-specific models and platforms
Enterprise leaders and developers can end up talking about AI in a very abstract way, using phrases like “unlock our true potential” or “give us valuable insights into our business”. It’s true, AI can do those things. But when it comes to actually following through,...
Built to be smarter: what it means to be AI-ready
There are many ways to tell the story of AI in South Africa and the technology’s impact on the local business landscape. But the story worth telling is one where that impact is felt by all. By Werner Joubert, commercial SYS business director (South Africa & SADC)...
Millions lost. No-one noticed
Walk into almost any business storeroom and you will probably find it. Stacks of old laptops. Boxes of monitors. Networking equipment gathering dust. Desktops sitting under desks. Forgotten chargers tangled in drawers. Most companies do not think of these items as...