Cable imports are up – but prices have collapsed
South Africa imported 32 943 tonnes of electrical cable in the year to June 2026, up from 23 091 tonnes two years earlier, a 43% surge - but customs value barely moved. The average landed price fell from R156 636 a tonne to R112 086 a tonne, a drop of 28%. This is a...
NASA rocket peers into radio-disrupting clouds
High above Earth, thin veils of metallic haze drift through the edge of space. Known as sporadic E layers, these high-altitude “clouds” form from the vaporized dust of burnt-up meteors, earning their name from the unpredictable way they emerge and then dissipate. Now,...
Red Hat’s asago aims to automate AI safety, governance
Red Hat has set up asago, an open source community project intended to automate how AI governance policies become product-ready, safely-deployed AI systems. Asago connects the fragmented steps, tools and requirements of engineer and compliance teams, to create an...
Treasury, SARB invite comments on cross-border crypto oversight
National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have invited interested parties to submit written comments on the draft Crypto Assets Manual for cross-border activities. This is part of broader effort by Treasury and the SARB to strengthen the oversight of...
Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa
Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...
Sales leaders risk AI agent sprawl
By 2028, AI agents will outnumber sellers by 10 times, yet fewer than 40% of sellers will say AI agents have improved productivity, according to Gartner. “Sales organisations are moving quickly toward a future where AI agents are embedded across the commercial...
Mixed outlook for July PMI
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined marginally from 47.3 to 46.8 in July, signalling another month of contraction. However, the headline decline arguably overstates the weakness in manufacturing conditions. Domestic demand improved,...
Telkom reports revenue, subscriber growth
Telkom SA has reported improvements in revenue and subscribers for the first quarter ended 30 June 2026. Group data revenue increased by 8,8% to R6 922 million, contributing 62,4% to total revenue, driven by an 11,4% rise in mobile data revenue, and a 4% growth in...
Air cargo demand strengthens in June
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest analysis of the state of the air cargo industry, based on capacity and traffic data collected by region worldwide during June 2026 compared with the same month in 2025, has been released. Key highlights from...
Researchers achieve quantum advantage
IBM and researchers from the University of Chicago have announced a demonstration in quantum computing that achieves the fundamental criteria for quantum advantage: performing computations beyond the reach of leading classical simulation methods while providing trust...
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Digital transformation begins with a mindset
South African businesses continue to invest in digital platforms, automation, analytics and AI, writes Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus. Yet many still struggle to convert that investment into sustained performance. Too often, technology changes, but operating...
Africa’s opportunity to shape the future of human-centred AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping economies, industries, and public institutions worldwide. Yet the global conversation about AI still tends to follow the familiar narrative that the Global South lags while the most advanced economies race ahead,...
The chip shortage is quietly destabilising your balance sheet
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The essential tech trends for African SMEs
In 2026, African small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) will be defined by their digital capabilities, writes Dumi Moyo, marketing director at SAP Africa. Foundational capabilities such as cloud, business AI, and ERP running on clean-core data strategies will be...
Why the new 3% disability employment target matters
South Africa’s updated employment equity framework has raised the bar for disability inclusion in the workplace, and rightly so. By Anton Visser, group chief operating officer at SA Business School For too long, people living with disabilities have remained excluded...
Lenovo accelerates production-ready enterprise AI with Nvidia
At Nvidia GTC, Lenovo unveiled new Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage with Nvidia solutions designed to accelerate AI adoption, reduce time-to-first-token (TTFT), and deliver measurable business results across personal, enterprise, and cloud environments. This next phase of...
Organisations fail to prepare adequately for cyberattacks
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Senior Software Engineer (React) (Cape Town – Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
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