20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

AI-first enterprises will win big if they do it right

Kathy Gibson reports - Enterprises that are reshaping and reinventing business domains around artificial intelligence (AI) are on track to experience great return on investment (ROI) and become more competitive. But there is a currently a big disconnect between AI...

AI leaders join call for a slowdown in new developments

The call for a global slowdown on artificial intelligence (AI) development is gaining traction, with the leaders of the some of the world’s largest AI companies adding their voices. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dr Dario Amodei penned an essay calling for AI companies to...

Jem secures $8,4m Series A to scale workforce management

Jem, the WhatsApp-based workforce management platform for deskless teams, has raised an $8,4-million Series A funding round led by global fintech investor Quona Capital. The investment will support Jem’s ongoing growth from an HR and benefits provider into a...

Industrialisation high on the SADC Summit agenda

Southern African leaders have agreed that industrialisation is key to the region’s success. Concluding the 46th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held over the weekend in eThekwini, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said that, while it is important to...

Young South Africans buy fewer cars

The number of buyers' under-35 of new and used cars in South Africa has dropped over the last 10 years - relative to those over-35 - as stagnant personal income, high levels of youth unemployment, and rising living costs have squeezed disposable income. Increased...

Japan, Nvidia launch world’s first national AI infrastructure

Nvidia is working with Noetra Corporation – and Japan’s AI and industry leaders - to launch an Nvidia Vera Rubin AI factory with 13 750 Nvidia Vera CPUs and 27 500 Nvidia Rubin GPUs for national physical AI, marking a world first and strengthening the country’s AI...

Premium-Class travel now the way to fly

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its latest World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) which show that Premium-Class travel is now on the up and showing strong growth. Updated annually, WATS provides data related to demand, supply, and...

New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

AI crosses from assistant to operator in cyberattacks

There has been a decisive shift in cyberattacks over the past 12 months: artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from assisting attackers to operating attacks, according to Check Point’s Annual AI Security Report 2026. Where AI once helped criminals prepare, it now...

Four core pillars underpin successful enterprise AI adoption

Despite substantial investment and strategic focus on AI over nearly four years, most enterprises are still in the early phases of AI adoption and have yet to realise meaningful value from the technology, according to GlobalData. AI has been the hottest enterprise...

SA has a STEM education crisis

South Africa’s declining performance in STEM education has become a pressing concern - and global benchmarks consistently ranking the nation poorly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics highlight systemic challenges that demand urgent attention. This...

Cape Town supports controversial rezoning for new data centre

The City of Cape Town has paved the way for the construction of an Equinix hyperscaler data centre at King Air Industria (KAI) estate. The city’s Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) has passed an application to rezone the estate from Mixed Use to General Industrial....

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Vertiv brings converged physical infrastructure to Nvidia AI factories

Vertiv announced its role in advancing converged physical infrastructure designs for the Nvidia Vera Rubin DSX AI factory reference design and the Nvidia Omniverse DSX Blueprint. As AI factories scale in density, complexity, and power demand, operators are under...

Ask your telecoms provider these 10 things before you sign up

The criteria for choosing a communication partner have shifted. While the pressure of loadshedding has eased, businesses are now navigating a new set of infrastructure challenges - from water scarcity and freight bottlenecks to a surge in sophisticated, AI-driven...

iTOO partners with Munich Re on AI performance insurance

iTOO Special Risks, in partnership with global reinsurer Munich Re, has announced the launch of aiSure, a pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) performance insurance solution in the South African market. The product, developed by Munich Re, is the first of its kind...

Skynamo acquired by Klipboard

Skynamo has joined Klipboard, a global provider of vertically-focused business management software. The move strengthens Skynamo’s ability to support complex sales and operational environments for nearly 1 000 businesses every day across sub-Saharan Africa, the UK and...

How the risk landscape is evolving

When a single port disruption can delay food deliveries across provinces, or a cyber incident can ripple from head office systems to independent retailers overnight, governance stops being a boardroom discussion and becomes an operational reality. By Phumlani Dyini,...

Microsoft 365 security is a ticking time bomb

Across boardrooms and IT departments, a dangerous assumption continues to grow that because data resides in Microsoft 365 and Azure it is automatically secure, writes John Mc Loughlin CEO of J2 This belief is fundamentally flawed and creates a false sense of...

Nutanix Agentic AI unlocks enterprise AI factory potential

Nutanix has announced the Nutanix Agentic AI solution, a full software stack purpose-built to help customers accelerate adoption of Agentic AI for business transformation. With the shift to Agentic AI, enterprise adoption has hit a tipping point where the barrier to...

Technical Specialist – CPT – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A leading Cloud Solutions company is on the hunt for highly skilled and customer-focused Technical Specialist to join their Professional Services team. This is more than a support role; you will be the technical architect and trusted advisor for their...

IT Systems Administrator (JHB Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:A reputable Sporting Group seeks a highly technical IT Systems Administrator whose core role will entail being responsible for the server environment of an organization. You will ensure daily that they are running efficiently by performing upgrades and...

Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer (JHB/Stellenbosch)

ENVIRONMENT:A cutting-edge AgriTech company seeks the technical expertise of a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer to help manage the cloud infrastructure that powers its SaaS platform for the Agricultural sector. Working closely with the Development and Data teams, you will...

Service Desk Analyst (ITIL Foundation, ITSM, HEAT) (CPT Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:LOG all relevant incident/service request details, provide 1st Line investigation and diagnosis while keeping users informed of progress as the next Service Desk Analyst wanted by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. Applicants must have...

Security Engineer – Contract / Hybrid – Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:A medical Institution is looking for a Security Engineer who will be responsible for day-to-day operation, monitoring, and maintenance of security platforms and ensure coverage, configuration, compliance, and effective alert handling across all security...

Software Developer (Frontend Focused) (CH1246) (REMOTE)

Our client develops cloud-based software solutions that automate accounting, payroll, compliance and financial workflows for SMEs. They are looking for an experienced Developer with a strong front-end focus who is comfortable working across modern web interfaces,...

IT Systems Administrator (JHB Hybrid) – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:A reputable Sporting Group seeks a highly technical IT Systems Administrator whose core role will entail being responsible for the server environment of an organization. You will ensure daily that they are running efficiently by performing upgrades and...

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