Small increase in unemployment for Q3
The official unemployment rate was 33,7% in the third quarter of 2026, according to the quarterly Labour Force Survey for the third quarter of 2026. There was an increase of 101 000 in the number of employed persons to 16,8-million, and the number of unemployed...
Partnering adds value in an AI-first world
Kathy Gibson reports from Sage Future for Partners in Amsterdam – ERP software partners are under immense pressure to change the way they do business. “We are at an inflexion point in the mid-market,” says Pieter Bensch, MD and executive vice-president: UK, Ireland...
Sage outlines blueprint for partner growth
Kathy Gibson reports from Sage Future for Partners in Amsterdam – Mid-market customers are under pressure to modernise their businesses using technologies like cloud and AI. This is driving Sage to reimagine what it can be and should be for its customers and partners,...
SMEs need to integrate digital payments with business ops to reap benefits
SMEs in South Africa have largely moved beyond the first stage of digital payment adoption, but a productivity gap remains, according to Visa in its latest Pay and Get Paid 2026 report. The new report says the vast majority of surveyed SMEs in South Africa actively...
AMD builds the classical foundation for quantum’s future
A new codesign platform for quantum error correction from IBM, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and AMD colocates IBM quantum computers with ORNL's Umbra High-Performance Computing system. Umbra is composed of AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs and 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs....
Nvidia CEO Huang affair could hand investors a rare buying opportunity
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair, which has already wiped billions off the world’s most important AI company, is likely to be seized on by savvy investors as a rare chance to buy into the chip giant at a discount, says Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. Green’s...
US data centre fears underscore the need for SA investment
The AI and Big Tech rout in the US last week, fuelled by concerns that the Democrats’ victory in the congressional mid-term elections could threaten much-needed data centre development, comes amid growing investor scrutiny of the financial viability of the global...
The hacking tools being used against enterprise infrastructure
Recent statistics compiled from detection alerts within Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack (KATA) reveal the hacking tools most often used for lateral movement across enterprise infrastructures. Investigations into cyber-espionage groups show that attackers increasingly...
What the Binance hack tells us about how crypto really works
Now that the dust is settling around the Binance hack we can start to make sense of what happened, writes Dr Wiehann Olivier, partner and global co-head of digital assets at Forvis Mazars. And the story is more revealing than the headline that $6,4-billion of...
AI’s effect on customer service headcount
Despite widespread expectations that AI will significantly reduce customer service headcount, a Gartner survey of 275 service and support leaders has found that only 21% said their organisations had reduced human agent headcount because of AI. Among organisations that...
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When a youth employment incentive becomes a tax risk
South Africa has, for more than a decade, used a combination of tax and policy measures to encourage employers to create opportunities for young people. By Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), the Youth Employment Service (YES),...
Private cloud, data sovereignty, cost shape infrastructure decisions in Africa
For much of the past decade, the advice to African organisations was to put as much as they could into the public cloud, and many did. When the large global providers opened data centres in South Africa, that became easier still. Businesses now want to know where each...
The real value of batteries lies not in storage, but in flexibility
South Africa’s energy transition is no longer judged only by how many megawatts of clean capacity are added to the grid. What’s equally important now is how effectively the energy being generated matches demand. By Ian Burger, MD of SOLA Group Batteries offer a proven...
You can’t change culture without changing how the business works
Organisations talk about culture constantly, yet it can still be hard to pin down. We measure it through employee surveys, engagement scores and experience data. We compare teams, track whether scores are moving up or down and look at external benchmarks to understand...
Africa’s youth can reshape the future of energy
Arica’s next generation has a vital role to play in shaping the continent’s energy future through fresh thinking, innovation and technical skills. This holds true in a time when the continent’s grid continues to evolve with the advent of distributed and decentralised...
Before an AI agent gets authority, make it pass a failure test
A customer-service AI agent handles a refund correctly during a demonstration. It finds the order, checks the policy and prepares the payment. Dr Pierre Le Roux, MD of MOYO The result looks convincing. But what happens if the customer submits the same request twice,...
The future success of mining will be shaped by intelligence, not scale
For over 140 years, South African mining has been a story of extraordinary scale. The Witwatersrand Basin alone has yielded more than 1,6-billion ounces of gold, helping establish South Africa as one of the world's great mining nations. By Saleh Al-Nemer, regional...
The hidden productivity tax sitting inside your business
South African businesses could be losing millions of rands a year to a cost that rarely appears on their financial statements: the time employees waste working around technology that was supposed to make them more productive. By Glen Lumley, CEO of Learning Curve...
Turn disability inclusion into real careers
Disability Rights Awareness Month runs from 3 November to 3 December. It is a time to talk about dignity and inclusion. For South African employers, it should also be a time to act. The numbers are stark. Unemployment among persons with disabilities is estimated at...
AI investment needs a more informed boardroom
Artificial intelligence has moved onto the board agenda faster than many boards have developed the skills to oversee it. The issue for boards is no longer simply whether their organisations should invest in AI, but whether they have sufficient literacy to distinguish...
Junior C# Developer
A leading forward freight and logistics company is looking for a Junior C# Developer based in Port Elizabeth, EC. Summary: The primary purpose of this role is to be a great developer. You will form part of a larger development team and will regularly engage with your...
Junior C# Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
A leading forward freight and logistics company is looking for a Junior C# Developer based in Port Elizabeth, EC. Summary: The primary purpose of this role is to be a great developer. You will form part of a larger development team and will regularly engage with your...
Business Systems Analyst x 3
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Business Systems Analyst x 3 – Gauteng Centurion
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Senior Software Engineer (.NET, C#, Blazor, AI Engineering) Join a forward-thinking technology environment where you'll build intelligent, AI-powered software solutions, combining modern software engineering with responsible AI implementation. To be successful, you'll...
Software Engineer (.NET | C# | Blazor | AI) – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Senior Software Engineer (.NET, C#, Blazor, AI Engineering) Join a forward-thinking technology environment where you'll build intelligent, AI-powered software solutions, combining modern software engineering with responsible AI implementation. To be successful, you'll...
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My client based in Tygerfalls, Cape Town is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join their team on a fixed term contract. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Lead requirements elicitation workshops, interviews, and analysis sessions with key business...
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Desktop Support Technician – T1 (Onsite – Bellville) – Western Cape Bellville
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is seeking an IT Support Technician to provide day-to-day technical support, maintain IT infrastructure and ensure the smooth operation of hardware, software and network systems. The successful candidate will assist with troubleshooting, system...
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