Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

The shocking reality facing jobseekers

Of the 867 706 people who registered looking for entry-level work in retail, restaurants and quick-service outlets over a 13-month period, just 6 566 were appointed - approximately one in every 132 – and between them, they sent nearly five million applications. The...

Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest

The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...

MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

These are Gartner’s top strategic technology trends for 2027

Gartner has unveiled the top strategic technology trends it believes organisations need to explore in 2027. “The critical friction today is that AI systems operate in an architectural vacuum, generating software faster than humans can review it, creating unmanaged...

Avoid the hidden costs of AI agents

Cisco’s latest Splunk State of Observability 2026: Restoring Predictability in the AI Era report exposes a significant disconnect: the urgency to deploy AI agents is rapidly outpacing the ability to monitor them. This year’s research surveyed 2 050 ITOps and...

NASA develops batteries to power a return to the Moon

If you’ve ever had your car start sluggishly, or not at all, on a particularly frigid winter morning, you know standard batteries do not like extreme cold. That’s why NASA researchers are working to develop a battery that could function in the brutal cold of the...

AI-driven security within customer-controlled infrastructure

Building on its continued collaboration with Nvidia, Trend Micro says it is bringing the chip maker’s Nemotron open models into TrendAI Vision One for Sovereign and Private Cloud (SPC). The integration brings AI-assisted security operations into customer-controlled...

Cassava scales its AI offerings

As the AI boom continues apace, Cassava Technologies has expanded its AI Factory capabilities with Nvidia Nemotron open models, aimed at helping enterprises and service providers to grow and innovate with AI more effectively and affordably. Cassava is deploying Nvidia...

AI is changing leadership faster than organisations are adapting

AI is accelerating how quickly work gets done, but the leadership structures, skills, and safeguards needed to manage that speed are struggling to keep pace. A new report from The Conference Board highlights the challenges emerging for leaders as organisations...

Barcode scanners in cybersecurity threat to warehouse industry

As part of a security audit of a warehouse digital ecosystem, Kaspersky experts have discovered a new cyberattack vector via a widely used barcode scanner model that could expose e-commerce supply chains to cyberattacks. Modern warehouses are far more than simple...

10 000 developers gear up for the 2026 FNB App of the Year Hackathon

More than 10 000 developers have registered to participate in this year’s FNB App of the Year Hackathon, making it one of the biggest hackathons in South Africa. Taking place from Friday, 23 October to Sunday, 25 October 2026, the event will bring together developers...

Africa moves from AI ambition to action

AI has moved from potential to proven economic value and while ambition setting is near universal across economies, execution speed is the differentiator, according to Boston Consulting Group’s The AI Maturity Matrix 2026: AI Is Transforming How Economies Develop and...

AI governance in Africa must reflect the continent’s realities

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being deployed across Africa faster than some countries can introduce the regulatory frameworks needed to manage its risks and fully realise its benefits and, according to Vodacom, AI governance must reflect the continent’s unique...

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Credential protection the new foundation of cyber resilience

Identity protection must be integral to cyber resilience. Although organisations continue to invest heavily in data protection and backup strategies, most breaches begin with compromised credentials, often privileged Active Directory (AD) accounts that give attackers...

Know your rights: When work goes wrong, know where you stand

Most people do not expect to need legal advice to deal with their employer. Then a disciplinary notice lands in their inbox, a salary deduction appears on their payslip, or they are suddenly told that their employment is ending. Knowing your rights and where to get...

Why SA businesses must become intelligent enterprises

South African businesses have never been more digitised than they are today. For much of the past decade, migrating to the cloud and accelerating automation became more than transformation buzzwords; they became central to how organisations modernised operations,...

Pay transparency is a requirement and an opportunity

A pay-gap report may satisfy a compliance requirement, but it could also raise difficult questions that many organisations are not yet ready to answer. South African employers therefore need to be ready to explain not only what the numbers show, but the decisions and...

Owning the security tools is not the same as being secure

Most companies believe they are protected right up until they have been breached. So why do the tools create a false sense of safety, and what closes the gap between tools and actual security, asks Mohammed Pochee, cybersecurity product manager at Vox. There is a...

Supply chain attacks have become an industry of their own

Cybersecurity has traditionally focused on keeping attackers out. To protect their systems, organisations have invested heavily in firewalls, endpoint protection, identity controls, and monitoring. By CG Selva Ganesh, vice-president and CEO South Africa at In2IT...

Your supplier has a password. Your business has the problem

Your cyber security is only as strong as the people you've allowed through the door, and some of those people don't work for you. That is the uncomfortable reality of third-party risk. By John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2 Software Modern businesses depend on IT providers,...

When compliance gaps turn into expensive lessons

The latest regulatory action against a major financial institution, resulting in a R28 million administrative penalty for shortcomings under the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA), is a timely reminder that compliance cannot be treated as a once-off exercise. By...

Cyber resilience can strengthen SA’s sovereign AI ambitions

Cybersecurity Awareness Month gives businesses a timely opportunity to look beyond traditional cyber awareness and assess whether their AI environments are ready for real-world risk. As South Africa's sovereign AI ambitions accelerate, the core question is shifting...

Business Analyst – Western Cape Bellville

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...

Business Analyst

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...

Senior Java Developer (JHB Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge FinTech company seeks the coding expertise of a solutions-driven Senior Java Developer whose core role will be to lead entire CRM applications from planning and architecture through to deployment, with real influence over technical...

Senior Java Developer (JHB Onsite) – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge FinTech company seeks the coding expertise of a solutions-driven Senior Java Developer whose core role will be to lead entire CRM applications from planning and architecture through to deployment, with real influence over technical...

BI Developer

My client based in Cape Town, Constantia is currently looking for a BI Developer to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Gather, analyse and document business and reporting requirements from stakeholders.Design, develop and maintain...

BI Developer – Western Cape Constantia

My client based in Cape Town, Constantia is currently looking for a BI Developer to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Gather, analyse and document business and reporting requirements from stakeholders.Design, develop and maintain...

Senior Data Analyst

Have you built a dashboard that someone actually trusted enough to make a decision from?We're headhunting Data Analysts who know that a good dashboard is only as good as the data behind it.This isn't a role where you pull a report, make the charts look nice, and move...

Senior Data Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

Have you built a dashboard that someone actually trusted enough to make a decision from?We're headhunting Data Analysts who know that a good dashboard is only as good as the data behind it.This isn't a role where you pull a report, make the charts look nice, and move...

.NET Developer

My client based in Cape Town, Bellville is currently looking for a .NET Developer to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Design, develop, test and maintain scalable enterprise applications using C#, .NET and related Microsoft...

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