The golden age of software developers, again

By Barry Buck – Remember when everyone was going to be replaced by AI? When LinkedIn influencers declared that learning to code was a waste of time because ChatGPT could do it all? Yeah. About that. Software engineering hiring is climbing again. Not despite AI –...

AI adoption succeeds or fails on skills, not software

When organisations talk about “deploying AI”, they often mean very different things. Calwyn Baldwin, team lead: automation at Obsidian Systems For some, it is hosting a model on-premises. For others, it is enabling tools like Claude or Gemini across the workforce. In...

Humans need to be in the AI driving seat

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being hailed as the next frontier in business efficiency, but for Varsha Ramjugath, product owner at e4, one thing is clear: AI can only ever be a copilot, not the driver. “AI is a powerful tool to support us, but it is not a...

SA’s IoT uptake shows encouraging signs

South Africa leads the world in daily internet usage as users here spend an average of nine and a half hours online, We Are Social said last year. This bodes well for the country’s Internet of Things (IoT) rollout, says LNX Solutions, a custom IT solutions firm that...

Winning companies are investing in people alongside AI

If 2025 was the year we woke up to the sheer speed of technological change, 2026 is the year we stopped staring at the waves and started learning to swim. By Rowen Pillai, co-founder and CEO of LeanTechnovations In my work across sectors, from finance to industrial...
What digital sovereignty really means in a fragmented world

What digital sovereignty really means in a fragmented world

In today’s climate of geopolitical uncertainty and technological competition, it is both natural and necessary for nations to seek greater control over their digital futures. The real issue is not whether countries should pursue digital sovereignty in critical...