Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

The human impact of AI forces a redesign in how we work

We are living through one of the most significant transformations in the history of work, writes Aparna Nair, chief talent, leadership and culture officer at IBM. AI is reshaping roles, rewiring workflows, and redefining the nature of performance itself. Yet, a new...

OpenAI releases open source models

OpenAI has released two new open-weight AI reasoning models aimed at bringing AI development directly into the hands of developers, enthusiasts, enterprises, startups, and governments everywhere - across every industry and at every scale. The company is releasing...

Customer details compromised in Air France breach

Air France has been the victim of a cyberattack, and some customer details have been compromised. The airline has alerted its loyalty programme members that a fraudster gained limited access to a third-party system that is used by Air France, and some personal data...

IBM, Intel collaborate to drive AI innovation

IBM and Intel are collaborating to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud by early next year to help more cost effectively scale enterprise AI and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency. This collaboration will also enable...

GenAI a key theme in companies’ discussions

Companies across various sectors are incorporating next-generation AI capabilities into their solutions, with GenAI standing out as a primary focus of technological innovation, reveals the Company Filings Analytics Database of research group GlobalData. The company’s...

Sluggish demand pushes Absa PMI back to contractionary territory

After the encouraging uptick in July, the seasonally adjusted PMI dropped significantly by 8.8 points to 43.6 in August, down from 52.4 in July. This decline underscores the challenges the sector faces amid ongoing political uncertainty, high but slowing inflation,...

Intel raises the bar for AI performance on Xeon processors

In the latest MLCommons AI performance benchmark suite – MLPerf Inference v4.1 - Intel submitted results across six MLPerf benchmarks for 5th Gen Xeon Scalable processors and, for the first time, its Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores). Intel Xeon 6...

IBM unlocks capabilities for enterprise-scale AI

IBM has revealed architecture details for the upcoming IBM Telum II Processor and IBM Spyre Accelerator -  new technologies designed to significantly scale processing capacity across next generation IBM Z mainframe systems and help accelerate the use of traditional AI...

Nvidia Blackwell sets new standard for GenAI in MLPerf benchmarks

As enterprises race to adopt generative AI and bring new services to market, the demands on data centre infrastructure have never been greater – training large language models (LLMs) is one challenge, but delivering LLM-powered realtime services is another. In the...

Gold Fields migrates SAP environments to AWS

Gold Fields has migrated its end-to-end SAP and treasury systems to AWS as part of its digital transformation strategy. The collaboration has enabled Gold Fields to modernise technology infrastructure, while enabling AWS’s analytics, machine learning (ML), and...

R50bn in Sanral tenders in the market

 The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is currently evaluating 96 tenders worth R35-billion, while 86 contracts worth R15-billion have already been awarded since the start of the 2024/25 financial year on 1 April 2024. The tenders currently in evaluation...

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Closing the digtial divide reaches urgent levels

There is growing appreciation of financial inclusion and its role in economic development. Tied closely to this is the role of mobile money and its contribution to promoting financial inclusion and development. According to Clayton Hayward, CEO and co-founder of...

Trust-defined CX will dominate 2021

Gaining brand trust has taken on a much deeper meaning since the Covid-19 pandemic ordeal when consumers experienced firsthand which companies could provide evidence of their legitimate concern for customers. It has become very clear that trust goes way beyond just...

Comstor is Cisco’s top distributor in sub-Saharan Africa

Cisco has awarded Comstor its 2020 Cisco Distributor of the Year for Sub-Saharan Africa at the vendor's annual Partner Summit Awards for the region. As one of the longest standing Cisco distributors across the region, Comstor supports its partnership through ongoing...

Global gaming PC shipments set for 25% growth

As one of the few sectors that have been booming amid the coronavirus outbreak, the video games industry has witnessed a significant jump in gaming equipment sales this year. With millions of people spending more time indoors and online amid the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Citrix appoints new regional director

Matthew McKay has been appointed as the new regional director for sub-Saharan Africa at Citrix. “Matthew brings great technology experience combined with a proven record leading teams at major international organisations,” says Amir Sohrabi, area vice-president for...

New global CEO for NTT

Abhijit Dubey will succeed Jason Goodall as global CEO for NTT Ltd.  Abhijit takes the role following over 20 years with global advisory firm McKinsey & Company. Goodall, current global CEO of NTT, comments: “We are looking forward to welcoming Abhijit to the NTT...

Top tips for shopping online this festive season

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on all aspects of our lives. As people adopt and adhere to social distancing practices, many have turned to online shopping. According to a recent Mastercard study, South Africa has seen a surge of online shoppers,...

Fujitsu expands PrimeFlex Portfolio with Microsoft Azure Stack HCI

Fujitsu has introduced PrimeFlex for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. Designed to harness the now generally available Azure Stack HCI operating system's capabilities, this pre-configured hardware and software solution enables organisations to modernise their on-premises...

Prepare for a flexible work future in 2021

A year ago, not much about the way we worked had really changed in decades. Most companies still organized work around major hubs in large cities and their workforce was comprised of local talent that commuted to the office every day, regardless of the type of work...

Covid is a catalyst for cloud

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has flipped the traditional 'at-the-office 9-5' convention on its head and today many businesses are facilitating the work-from-home model - which has also served as a catalyst for increased cloud adoption and services implementation,...

Technology Consultant – JHB West Rand – Gauteng Johannesburg

Leading medical supplier requires an Technology Consultant for the Johannesburg West Rand Area.Develop & understand how to maintain and develop current business and seeking new business.Sales and Marketing of all products in the designated range.Attending theatre...

Intermediate Mobile Developer (ITC-27) – Gauteng Centurion

We are looking for an experienced Mobile Developer with strong Flutter skills and a solid understanding of mobile application integration. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of both standalone and integrated mobile applications within a...

Python Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Python Developer to join their development team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and high-performance backend systems. You will play a key role in...

Solutions Architect – Gauteng Sandton

Solutions Architect - 12 Month ContractSolutions Architect - 12 Month ContractKey Responsibilities1. Solution DesignAnalyze business needs and translate them into robust and scalable technical solutions.Design and architect end-to-end solutions, with a focus on ERP...

Senior Frontend Developer (ITC-16)

Our esteemed client in Centurion is urgently looking for a Senior Front-End Developer for a 3-year hybrid contract Position:Duties and ResponsibilitiesDevelopment of responsive applications using Angular front-end framework. Integration experience into 3rd party...

Data Technologist at Financial Intelligence Centre

JOB PURPOSE Source, gather, scope and map of statistical and visual/spatial information to respond to the operational data needs of the organisation. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Data Engagement and Requirements Analysis • Engage with business teams to understand project...

DevOps Engineer

My client based in Durbanville (Claremont) is currently looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join them on a permanent basis. IT / Finance Responsibilities Deploying, automating, maintaining, monitoring and managing Rocketseed production systems, to ensure the...

Junior JavaScript Developer (ITC-26)

We are seeking a motivated Junior JavaScript Developer with a passion for full-stack development and a willingness to grow in a dynamic financial services environment. The successful candidate will contribute to front-end and integration development, while learning...

Intermediate Java Developer (ITC-21)

We are looking for a highly skilled Intermediate Java Developer to join a dynamic team working on robust, scalable solutions in a financial services environment. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of modern Java development, integration technologies,...

Tester (Intermediate) (ITC-50)

We are seeking an experienced Intermediate Tester to join our team on a contract basis. With 5–8 years of hands-on QA experience, the ideal candidate will bring strong test design and execution skills across manual and automated environments, and a solid understanding...

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