Business Analyst – Eastern Cape Gqebera
A company that operates as a local touchpoint for a major global freight forwarding and logistics network, helping local businesses manage the complex movement of goods across national and international borders, is seeking a Business Analyst / Product Owner to...
Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms
South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...
President Ntuli to leave HPE
By Kathy Gibson - President Ntuli has resigned as member of the board and MD of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) in South Africa. “We can confirm that, after 14 years with HPE, President Ntuli has decided to take a career break as he considers the next chapter of his...
PC market plunges by 20% as pull-in hangover, supply constraints bite
Worldwide PC shipments fell 20,1% year over year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary results from IDC Research (IDC), the second consecutive decline and a deeper one than the 3,8% drop in Q2. Shipments also slipped 9,1% sequentially, upending...
Education minister aims to widen matric focus
Education minister Siviwe Gwarube wants to move the nation’s focus away from the matric pass rate number to focus on a wider range of outcomes. She says the country has a “collective obsession” with the matric pass rate, and the quality of our basic education system...
Four priorities for CHROs in 2027
In 2027, CHROs will look to deliver the growth and productivity that CEOs are seeking while minimising risks to the organisation, according to Gartner. Mark Whittle, Vice President Analyst at Gartner, shared how leading organizations are approaching workforce skills...
Agencies look to keep the sky dark and quiet
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the International Astronomical Union’s Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky (IAU CPS) have signed an agreement at the International Astronautical Congress to strengthen cooperation and develop technical solutions to...
AI is no longer a standalone investment theme
While information and communications technology (ICT) accounted for the bulk (62,7%) of all southern African venture capital (VC) deals in 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning represented just 1,6% of deals as a standalone category. This figure,...
Etailers urged to act now to safeguard Black Friday payments
As peak trading approaches, payment processing failures at checkout continue to cost local e-commerce stores turnover. Data from payment provider Stitch shows that nearly one in four (25%) online card payment attempts in South Africa fails to complete. Capitec data...
Expert argues telecoms laws can’t restrict lawful gambling
Any attempt to restrict access to legally authorised gambling through telecommunications regulation, rather than gambling legislation, would raise serious legal concerns and could face a court challenge. This is according to Wayne Lurie, from Lurie Inc Attorneys, who...
What makes the perfect work PC? One that exactly fits your business
Twenty years ago, PC procurement was pretty straightforward. Business leaders would evaluate hardware specifications and then set off to compare vendors. This process was generally rooted in a single, simple transaction, one and done. By Werner Joubert, commercial SYS...
An SA perspective on AI chatbots and corporate liability
With the growing use of artificial intelligence and its integration into corporate systems, a key question arises: can a company be held responsible for misleading statements made by its AI chatbot to a customer? By Erwyn Durman, partner; Manno Manavhela, associate;...