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Is South Africa's IT skills shortage hindering digital transformation?

South Africa faces a critical IT skills shortage, threatening its digital transformation and economic growth, with a deficit of 20 000 to 70 000 qualified professionals in key areas like cybersecurity and AI, prompting the need for urgent solutions to bridge this gap

Sunday Independent Opinion
Mohammed Sayed|Published

Cybercrime in South Africa surges as awareness grows

Discover how the KnowBe4 African Cybersecurity & Awareness Report 2025 reveals a troubling rise in cybercrime in South Africa, with over R1 billion lost in 2023

Sunday Independent News
Sizwe Dlamini|Published

Elon Musk says X hit by major cyberattack

Elon Musk said X was hit by a major cyberattack on Monday as outages plagued users of the platform once known as Twitter.

Tech Mobile Apps
AFP|Published

Youth unemployment crisis worsens as AI redefines global labour markets

Global AI job growth signals opportunity, but South Africa’s education and labour systems leavemany matriculants unprepared for the future of work.

News South Africa
Dominic Naidoo|Published

Experts warn of cybersecurity risks in RedNote, the new TikTok alternative

As TikTok faces potential bans in the US, users are flocking to RedNote, a Chinese-owned app that raises serious cybersecurity and privacy concerns

Tech Mobile Apps
Xolile Mtembu|Published