Government defence spending impacts the Space Economy
Governments around the world made a global public investment of €119-billion in the space economy in 2025. This reflected a slight 3% decline from 2024, driven by US defence budget changes and flat NASA funding – despite European space budgets growing by 12% to...
A forged PhD reached a listed boardroom. How?
On 1 June 2026, the Financial Services Tribunal dismissed an application to overturn sanctions against a former independent non-executive director of a JSE-listed technology group. The Tribunal sided with the JSE, confirming a R500 000 fine and a 10-year...
Battle of the AI models hots up
Meta and OpenAI have both launched new artificial intelligence (AI) models. Meta Spark is said to be better at coding than the company’s last interation released in April, performing at levels close to the offerings from rival AI companies in writing, reasoning and...
Africa emerges as iGaming fraud hotspot
Africa has emerged as the global epicentre of iGaming fraud. According to Sumsub’s newly released iGaming Fraud Report 2026 the continent records the highest fraud rate of any region analysed worldwide. The findings highlight a rapidly evolving threat landscape in...
AI makes future workspace needs harder to predict
AI is accelerating the pace of business and forcing companies to rethink how much and what style of office space they need, opting for the benefits of flexible and decentralised workspace models. According to a new study of CEOs and CFOs from International Workplace...
Finding focus: A strategic approach to cybersecurity for small and medium companies
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) hold valuable data, serve as entry points into larger supply chains and often lack the defences of enterprise organisations. These facts alone make SMBs an attractive target for cyberattacks. Some of their top challenges...
Finance organisations on the lookout for digital talent
The promise of AI in the finance function - and challenges in obtaining the required digital talent - are driving leading CFOs to concentrate hiring efforts and development resources on employees with the necessary aptitude and attitude to meet the function’s digital...
Strongest start to new vehicle sales in 13 years
New vehicle sales in South Africa continued their strong start in 2026, with naamsa reporting 209 838 units sold in the first four months, 12,5% higher than the same period in 2025 (186 599 units) and the strongest January-April performance since 2013 (217 296 units)....
New degrees aim to plug digital skills gaps
The Academic Institute of Excellence (AIE) has launched three new Bachelor of Information Technology degrees at NQF Level 7, targeting the most critically understaffed disciplines in South Africa's rapidly expanding digital economy: Software Engineering, Network and...
LiveTwin uses AI to monitor Mpumalanga forests
Reama AI Technology, a deep-tech research and deployment lab focused on developing reliable and responsible artificial intelligence solutions for Africa's industrial sectors, has launched its LiveTwin pilot installation at a forestry plantation near Sabie, Mpumalanga....
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Low-carbon energy now critical infrastructure for Africa’s digital future
Coverage expansion across the continent has given rise to the acceleration of data driven services which are shaping Africa’s digital future. These include fintech services driving financial inclusion, e-health improving access to healthcare and education platforms...
Banks urged to reuse fraud data to fix broken dispute processes, rebuild trust in digital banking
Fraud dispute resolution is often manual and can take weeks. Research shows 73% of customers say their loyalty is heavily influenced by how fraud is handled. While customer satisfaction and retention may largely lie in the ambit of the CMO, a large part of the...
Optimising energy reliability for African manufacturing
Sub-Saharan Africa's infrastructure challenge is gradually evolving, with the Africa Infrastructure Development Index (AIDI) score increasing by 50% from 2003 to 2025. It has been a slow, uphill challenge, impacted by funding, governance, and legacy issues, and its...
Your attackers may already be inside
Most companies still approach cyber security as if attackers are trying to “break in”. That thinking is outdated, writes John Mc Loughlin, CEO of J2. Modern cyber criminals are not smashing through firewalls wearing hoodies in dark rooms. They are logging in through...
The risk when investors treat African energy as one market
The El Niño-linked drought that parched Southern Africa in 2024 emptied one of the most important pieces of energy infrastructure on the continent. By Vuyo Mafrika, head of global markets: client solutions – Africa regional offices at Absa; Chewe Chumanya, bank...
Metrofile launches docuForce
Metrofile has launched docuForce, a document management and workflow automation platform for businesses that need to bring order, security and compliance to operational documents. Brad Dallas, MD of Metrofile says: “As businesses continue to grapple with growing...
Africa technical webinars focus on BESS, energy resilience
Vertiv has launched its ‘Africa Critical Infrastructure’ webinar series for 2026. Designed for consulting engineers, technical partners and end users, the series opens with a technical session focused on battery energy storage systems (BESS) and their role in...
Duxbury expands Cambium cybersecurity portfolio
Duxbury Networking has introduced Cambium Networks’ NSE 4000 to its channel portfolio, providing partners with a cloud-managed security and SD-WAN platform for customers operating in increasingly distributed network environments. The NSE 4000 extends Cambium’s Network...
VMware partner reset is creating a more mature cloud market
While Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) ecosystem makes it clear that the era of cloud sprawl and loosely aligned infrastructure partnerships is ending, in its place, the market is moving toward a smaller, more focused ecosystem built around operational...
Kandua launches AI-powered home companion
Kandua, a wholly owned Santam subsidiary, has announced the launch of Jess, an artificial Intelligence (AI) powered home companion aimed at improving trust, safety and certainty in the home services sector. Jess is a conversational AI interface that brings to life the...
Senior C#. Net Developer (Blazor experience – Remote) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer to join a fast-paced, high-impact project building a modern, component-driven application using C#, .NET Core, and Blazor. This role requires strong full-stack capability, with a focus on clean architecture, reusable UI...
Data Scientist
Our client is a specialist analytics consultancy that partners with leading financial institutions to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions. With a strong focus on credit risk, AI, and advanced analytics, they offer the opportunity to work on complex, high-impact...
Mid-Level Full Stack Developer
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Data Scientist – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client is a specialist analytics consultancy that partners with leading financial institutions to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions. With a strong focus on credit risk, AI, and advanced analytics, they offer the opportunity to work on complex, high-impact...
Mid-Level Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Houghton Estate
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Application Support Engineer
Our client is seeking an Application Support Engineer to join their Business Process Management team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded professional who enjoys supporting enterprise applications, improving operational processes, and working on...
Mid-Level Full Stack Developer
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Application Support Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client is seeking an Application Support Engineer to join their Business Process Management team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded professional who enjoys supporting enterprise applications, improving operational processes, and working on...
Mid-Level Full Stack Developer – Eastern Cape Gqebera
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