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Memory and SDD shortage set to impact SA

Apr 20, 2026

The memory and SSD crisis is real – and it’s broader and faster‑moving than many in the IT industry expect. This is the stark warning from Craig Nowitz, CEO of Syntech, who recently returned from the Hong Kong electronics shows and a week of factory visits in China....

CompTIA poll aims to better understand Africa’s training needs

Apr 17, 2026

In an age of constantly-changing technology innovations, CompTIA, the leading global provider of vendor-neutral training and certification products, is running a short survey to gauge how African organisations are tackling their training and certification...

Gitex unveils expansion into Kenya

Apr 17, 2026

As Kenya invests heavily in key economic growth and national resilience drivers, from digital infrastructure and AI factories to hyperscale data centres and green industrialisation, the country is set for increased international attention following the announcement of...

EC wants Google to share search engine data

Apr 17, 2026

The European Commission has sent preliminary findings to Google outlining proposed measures to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Under these proposed measures, Google should allow third party search engines to access search data, such as ranking, query, click...

AI, data centres, memflation to drive chip growth over $1,3-trillion

Apr 17, 2026

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to exceed $1,3-trillion in 2026, exhibiting the highest growth in the last two decades, according to Gartner. “Amid high demand for AI processing, data centre networking and power, and memory price inflation (memflation), the...

PC market enters volatile year with positive growth

Apr 17, 2026

Global PC shipments grew 2,5% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2026, reaching 65,6-million units, according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Despite deteriorating...

Global trade is growing, but fragility rises

Apr 17, 2026

Global trade grew by $2,5-trillion in 2025, increasing by about 7,5% to a record of $35-trillion, according to the latest edition of the Global Trade Update from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Trade in goods drove most of the...

Supply chains, built to be efficient, were also built to break

Apr 17, 2026

The convergence of physical and digital supply chain risks demands a new strategy, writes Pushpinder Singh, partner and global practice leader: supply chain transformation and offerings at the IBM Institute for Business Value. Just last week, fresh strikes in the...

Applications open for Samsung EEIP campaign

Apr 17, 2026

Samsung, in collaboration with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), is running an Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) Service Centre campaign – an extension of last year’s initiative and a call encouraging more suitable,...

SoftwareOne retains VMware by Broadcom Pinnacle Partner status

Apr 17, 2026

SoftwareOne has confirmed that it continues as a VMware by Broadcom Pinnacle Partner, the highest tier in the VMware partner program. Following Broadcom’s restructuring of the VMware business and partner ecosystem, the partner status designation now applies to a...

Customer data exposed in Standard Bank and Liberty breaches

Apr 2, 2026

Both Standard Bank and subsidiary Liberty been hit by data breaches that have compromised customer information. A letter to Standard Bank customers from Kabelo Makeke, head of personal and private banking at Standard Bank, reads: “We are writing to let you know about...

RS South Africa is Arduino Uno Q SBS master distributor

Apr 2, 2026

RS South Africa has been named Master Distributor for the Arduino UNO Q. This appointment follows RS’s recognition at the Arduino Partner Conference in Milan, where it received two prestigious awards: the Industrial Trailblazer Award, for driving adoption of Arduino...

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