Smart glasses redefine XR market
Global extended reality (XR) device shipments grew 44,4% year-over-year in 2025, driven primarily by rapid adoption of smart glasses, according to new data from the (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Augmented and Virtual Reality Headset Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly...
Small offices fall victim to Russian military compromise
Forest Blizzard, a threat actor linked to the Russian military, has been compromising insecure home and small-office Internet equipment like routers, then modifying their settings in ways that turn them into part of the actor’s malicious infrastructure. The threat...
Cell C Business rolls out SME connectivity strategy
Cell C has announced a new strategy to support South Africa’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The strengthened SME connectivity strategy follows extensive research into South Africa’s small and medium enterprise landscape. The study, conducted with research house...
More needs to be done on air pollution reporting
A deep-dive study on the pollution disclosure practices of publicly listed companies around the world finds that, while most acknowledge air pollution through their reporting, measurable emissions data and information on individual pollutants are uneven or lacking....
OpenAI adds AI guardrails to Pentagon contract
OpenAI has changed it terms and conditions for the Pentagon contract it won over rival Anthropic over the weekend. The artificial intelligence (AI) developer was awarded the contract when US president Donald Trum ordered that Anthropic’s solutions not be used in...
Digital, AI, crypto-led payments set to transform SA shopping
South African consumers are increasingly embracing innovative payment technologies such as digital wallets, artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency, according to new survey data from Visa. “While traditional payment methods continue to play an important role –...
Cassava Technologies launches Nvidia-powered autonomous network
Cassava Technologies has launched its Cassava Autonomous Network, an agentic solution designed to significantly improve network performance across Africa. The solution is the first African-ready, autonomous network designed to self-optimise mobile Radio Access...
Odine and Cell C plan AI-driven network quality enhancement
Odine and Cell C have signed a proof of concept (PoC) agreement to pioneer artificial intelligence (AI)-driven network quality enhancement technologies. The joint initiative aims to significantly improve network quality and deliver uninterrupted connectivity across...
Airlines record increased cargo, passenger numbers in January
African airlines saw increased numbers of both passengers and cargo during January 2026, but it is still unclear how numbers will be impacted by the ongoing conflict in the Gulf. International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest analyses of the passenger market,...
AMD and Meta to deploy 6 Gigawatts of GPUs
AMD and Meta have announced a 6-gigawatt agreement to power Meta’s next generation of AI infrastructure across multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs. This agreement expands on the companies’ existing strategic partnership and aligns roadmaps across silicon,...
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Datacentrix achieves Fortinet Expert Level
Datacentrix has become an Expert-level partner in South Africa within Fortinet’s Engage Partner Program. “The unified security architecture from Fortinet delivers a powerful message by consolidating information from a single vendor into one unified fabric, which...
Kaspersky debuts Notification Protection for Android
Kaspersky has announced a new feature in its mobile app for Android – Notification Protection. It is the anti-phishing tool for messengers’ and SMS notifications. When the feature is activated, Kaspersky for Android identifies and removes scam and suspicious links in...
Kinda Baydoun to lead Veeam’s EMEA partner organisation
Veeam Software has announced the appointment of Kinda Baydoun as the new lead for its EMEA partner organisation. Baydoun has led partner engagement across the Middle East, English-speaking Africa, and Eastern Europe and also played a key role in several EMEA-wide...
How to join the Ocsober trend
The growing trend of holistic wellness saw the rise of Dry January, encouraging cutting out alcohol to offset the indulgent festive season. This has now evolved to include Ocsober, where people commit to staying sober in October as a way to reset their bodies and...
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...
Principal Audio Systems Architect & DSP Expert – Western Cape Knysna
A leading advanced audio technology company focused on next-generation acoustic innovation is looking for an experienced Principal Audio Systems Architect & DSP Expert with strong experience in active noise cancellation (ANC), digital signal processing, spatial...
Application Specialist (Ghana)
We are recruiting for a French speaking Application Specialist to join a leading international medical technology organisation based in Accra, Ghana. This role supports hospitals and healthcare professionals across West and North Africa with advanced ventilation,...
Application Specialist (Ghana) – Remote Remote
We are recruiting for a French speaking Application Specialist to join a leading international medical technology organisation based in Accra, Ghana. This role supports hospitals and healthcare professionals across West and North Africa with advanced ventilation,...
Full Stack Developer
Leading investment management company seeks a skilled Full Stack Developer to join the specialist IT division to work on specialised in house development.We seek an experienced candidate with a completed BSc Honours and minimum 5 years relevant full stack development...
Full Stack Developer – Remote Remote
Leading investment management company seeks a skilled Full Stack Developer to join the specialist IT division to work on specialised in house development.We seek an experienced candidate with a completed BSc Honours and minimum 5 years relevant full stack development...
Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group
JOB DESCRIPTION Customer, Platforms and Insights TFG's mission is to be the leading fashion lifestyle retailer in Africa whilst growing its international footprint by providing innovative products, creative customer experiences and by leveraging its portfolio of...
Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group – Western Cape Cape Town
JOB DESCRIPTION Customer, Platforms and Insights TFG's mission is to be the leading fashion lifestyle retailer in Africa whilst growing its international footprint by providing innovative products, creative customer experiences and by leveraging its portfolio of...
Systems Engineer
Key Responsibilities: Ensuring delivered systems meet stakeholder needs through executing requirements engineering by defining, analysing and managing requirements, establishing and maintaining traceability and developing system and sub-system design-to...
Solutions Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg
A South African-based, cloud-first technology company specializing in voice, connectivity, and IT solutions for businesses, is seeking a Solutions Architect who will be responsible for defining the technical vision, designing scalable systems, and leading the...
Systems Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation – Western Cape Observatory
Postion Summary: The main purpose of the job is to work as part of a team executing the systems engineering on projects covering design, development, construction, integration, verification and commissioning of complicated systems, elements, subsystems and associated...
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