Vehicle sales continue strong
New vehicle sales continue to surge in South Africa despite global and regional conflicts, local floods and droughts. The March figure of 58 060 vehicles reflects a 17,3% improvement over March 2025. Brandon Cohen, chairperson of the National Automobile Dealers’...
Intel delivers open, scalable AI performance
MLCommons released its latest MLPerf Inference v6.0 benchmarks, showcasing results across four key benchmarks for Intel’s GPU Systems. Intel’s AI systems featured Intel Xeon 6 CPUs and Intel Arc Pro B70 graphics, demonstrating accessible AI workload solutions across...
Africans are online, but not necessarily secure
Most adults across seven African countries access the Internet frequently - but many remain unfamiliar with digital security measures and practice them inconsistently if at all. This is according to an Afrobarometer telephone survey that polled users in Angola, Benin,...
Pentagon signs OpenAI as Anthropic deadline passes
The US Department of War has ended negotiations with Anthropic over artificial intelligence (AI) safety rails, named the company a supply chain risk and signed a contract with OpenAI instead. Anthropic, negotiating a $200-million contract, insisted on guidelines to...
Routed shifts to evoila Africa
Local cloud provider Routed, acquired by German multinational evoila, is officially now operating as evoila Africa, marking a significant shift in the continent’s VMware cloud landscape. Andrew Cruise, evoila Africa MD, says that the move follows sweeping changes to...
Memory shortage to ravage smartphone sales
Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12,9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1,1-billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This decline will bring the smartphone market to its lowest...
Ericsson and Intel accelerate the path to commercial AI-native 6G
Ericsson and Intel are collaborating to help accelerate ecosystem readiness for seamless transition to AI-native 6G deployments and use cases. The collaboration – an extension of a decades’ long relationship – was announced at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026. It...
AMD expands Ryzen AI 400 Series portfolio
At Mobile World Congress 2026, AMD announced an expanded Ryzen AI portfolio with the launch of the AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series and Ryzen AI PRO 400 Series desktop processors. The new processors deliver powerful on-device AI acceleration and next-generation performance,...
Nvidia collaborates with telcos to build 6G on open, secure AI-native platforms
Nvidia has announced a commitment — together with Booz Allen, BT Group, Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, MITRE, Nokia, OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation, ODC, SK Telecom, SoftBank and T-Mobile — to build the next generation of wireless networks on AI-native, open, secure...
Anthropic holds out for assurances from the Pentagon
The US Department of War has offered some guarantees to Anthropic regarding the use of irs AI systems – but Anthropic is holding out for more ahead of a deadline this afternoon (17h01 EST; midnight South African time). The deadline for Anthropic to accede to Pentagon...
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Dell Technologies powers smarter, faster, more secure private clouds
Dell Technologies has announces significant private cloud infrastructure advancements to help customers manage both traditional and modern workloads with greater speed, efficiency and security. Many IT teams struggle to handle the demands of both traditional and...
PMC agreement helps to future-proof the national grid
Mzansi Energy Consortium is making grid-forming technology central to its new 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Palabora Mining Company (PMC). The Marula Green Power project will be South Africa’s first grid-forming renewable energy facility, combining...
Exabeam delivers configurable peer benchmarking
Exabeam has announced security posture benchmarking for proactive security within Exabeam Nova, a core agentic AI component of the New-Scale Security Operations Platform. For the first time, security leaders can anonymously compare their security posture against...
Slack powers secure, context-aware AI apps, agents
Thousands of companies are racing to build agents, but most run into the same obstacle: how to make them actually useful in the day-to-day flow of work. Agents run on data, but what makes them powerful is context, and the richest context comes from conversations....
Acer SA helps consumers upgrade to Windows 11
With Microsoft ending official support for Windows 10 in October 2025, Acer South Africa is making it easier than ever for consumers to upgrade with a dedicated Windows 11 “Make the Switch” promotion, available now viahttps://za-offers.acer.com/windows-11/Acer ZA...
Emtel partners with NEC XON
Mauritian telecommunications provider Emtel has announced a strategic partnership with NEC XON, an ICT systems integrator in Africa, to modernise and strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities in response to the increasingly complex global threat landscape. NEC XON...
Qlik showcases practical strategies for transforming data, analytics, AI
Qlik continued its global Qlik AI Reality Tour recently in Johannesburg, representing the Africa leg of this annual series of business presentations to an audience of C-Suite executives and AI decision makers. “Last year’s discussion addressed AI hype; this year it’s...
Acer ramps up sustainability goals
Acer is set to achieve an ambitious goal in reducing CO₂ emissions in its supply chain, going from -274 tonnes in 2023 to a target of -2 470 tonnes by the end of 2025. The result will be achieved through a mix of innovative solutions: electric transport, certified...
How to get the best out of employees
In business, figurative sticks and stones may break no bones, but a few kind words can make a big difference, writes Dr Preeya Daya, academic director of Achievement Awards Group. Profit is the lifeblood of business, and influencing employee behaviour is central to...
AI-powered chatbots could boost West Africa’s fragmented public service delivery
The public sector in West Africa, much like in other parts of the world, is grappling with deep-rooted challenges. From rigid bureaucracies to outdated systems, the very institutions tasked with serving citizens often find themselves trapped in structures that stifle...
Business Process Analyst at GEMS
IntroductionThe position of Business Process Analyst is vacant. The Business Process Analyst will report directly to the Business Process Manager and forms part of the Office of the Chief Operations Officer Division. The position is based at GEMS Head Office in...
Senior Hybrid Azure Cloud Engineer (Hybrid work) KZN (TB) – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga
Main job functions: Recruiting an expert who thrives in dynamic, hybrid cloud environments. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of implementing and monitoring cloud- native business applications running on orchestrated container platforms in hybrid cloud...
Data Warehouse Analyst – Gauteng Centurion
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Data Warehouse Analyst to join our financial services client based in Centurion.What you will be doing: Requirements Gathering:...
Business Process Analyst at GEMS – Gauteng Pretoria
IntroductionThe position of Business Process Analyst is vacant. The Business Process Analyst will report directly to the Business Process Manager and forms part of the Office of the Chief Operations Officer Division. The position is based at GEMS Head Office in...
Senior Hybrid Azure Cloud Engineer (Hybrid work) Cape Town (TB)
Main job functions: Recruiting an expert who thrives in dynamic, hybrid cloud environments. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of implementing and monitoring cloud- native business applications running on orchestrated container platforms in hybrid cloud...
Senior Data Warehouse Developer
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior Data Warehouse Developer to join our financial services client based in Centurion.What you will be doing:Design,...
Senior Software Engineer
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field,...
Senior Hybrid Azure Cloud Engineer (Hybrid work) Cape Town (TB) – Western Cape Cape Town
Main job functions: Recruiting an expert who thrives in dynamic, hybrid cloud environments. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of implementing and monitoring cloud- native business applications running on orchestrated container platforms in hybrid cloud...
Senior Data Warehouse Developer – Gauteng Centurion
Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Senior Data Warehouse Developer to join our financial services client based in Centurion.What you will be doing:Design,...
Senior Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis. IT / FINANCE Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field,...
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