Cape Town ranked as one of the best workcation cities
In its third annual Work from Anywhere Barometer, International Workplace Group (IWG) has named Tokyo as the world’s leading workcation city for 2025, overtaking strong competition from the likes of Rio de Janeiro and last year’s winner, Budapest. Cape Town features...
AI companies account for 40% of the most valuable unicorns
Over the past three years, the AI sector has produced more unicorns, companies valued at over one billion dollars, than any other industry, and that trend has continued into 2025. Of the 50 new companies that joined this prestigious list, 28 operate in the AI space....
Global wealth plummeted over the last decade
Global economic uncertainty, inflation, rising interest rates, trade issues, stock market fluctuation, demographic shifts, and technological changes have all had a major impact on global wealth growth, significantly slowing it down in the past decade compared to the...
SMEs urged to cultivate a culture of saving
South Africa is a land teeming with hustling entrepreneurs, and SMEs effectively do the heavy lifting in the economy. Many have bootstrapped their businesses by hand, learning the ins and outs of business through practical experience. Most local entrepreneurs don't...
Counting the cost as climate change drives marine species to new homes
A new study led by researchers at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Climate Risk Lab has revealed that climate change will continue to create opportunities for thousands of marine species to colonise new habitats, even if the world continues to rapidly reduce...
Hubble finds evidence for a rare black hole in Omega Centauri
Most known black holes are either extremely massive, like the supermassive black holes that lie at the cores of large galaxies, or relatively lightweight, with a mass of under 100-times that of the Sun. Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are scarce, however, and...
Japan enhances AI sovereignty with new supercomputer
Enhancing Japan's AI sovereignty and strengthening its research and development capabilities, Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) will integrate thousands of Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPUs into its AI Bridging Cloud...
European telcos drive sustainability as energy costs rise
European telecommunications companies are making significant strides toward a sustainable future, driven by a combination of economic pressures, regulatory requirements, and stakeholder expectations. According to the latest report from International Data Corporation...
E-waste to exceed 100m metric tons by 2030
The global e-waste management market will reach 101,3-million metric tons by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 6,6% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a recent report from Grand View Research. The rapid pace of technological advancements significantly drives the growth of the...
Boosting consent and collaboration is key to ethical ancient DNA research
In a paper recently published in a peer-reviewed journal, Communications Biology, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Yale University have argued for the implementation of informed proxy or relational autonomy consent in ancient human DNA research...
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Why retail credit is so important for the SA market
On 1 June 2020, South Africa moved to level three lockdown allowing more businesses to operate, essentially opening up the economy. By Jaco van Jaarsveldt, client decision analytics officer at Experian South Africa However, the Covid-19 crisis and lockdown in South...
Is company culture hindering your mobile workforce?
While the mobile workforce has long been possible in theory, thanks to the ready availability of cloud technologies, many enterprises have continued to operate in a more traditional manner. The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns around the globe have forced...
GetSet-4IR aims to scale access to digital skills training
Impact Amplifier, a social innovation accelerator and advisory firm, has launched GetSet-4IR, an initiative supported by Google.org. Through a series of ecosystem interventions, GetSet-4IR aims to address the shortage of digital skills in South Africa and bring youth...
Huawei unveils IdeaHub for sub-Saharan Africa
Huawei has launched an intelligent collaboration product called IdeaHub, that aims to drive enterprise collaboration in the in sub-Saharan Africa region. In this era of social distancing and remote working the need for digitisation has become more crucial amid the...
Before you restart your engines …
Ready ... Set ... Wait. Did you know that long periods of inactivity or improper cleaning of surfaces can wreak havoc on your printer? This is according to Xeros, which details how Covid-19 lockdown have caused many printers to sit idle in less than perfect...
Cisco offers free training for education continuity
Cisco is making available free training on ICT skills courses to students and citizens across the African continent. All students who successfully complete the courses will receive a certificate from Cisco. In the wake of multiple governments' response to the impact...
TPG and Goldman Sachs lead Infinidat’s new funding round
Infinidat has secured an additional investment round from its existing investors - TPG Growth, Goldman Sachs, Claridge Israel, Ion Crossover Partners and Moshe Yanai, founder of Infinidat. The company also announced enhancements to its leadership team with the...
Telcos zero-rate maths education programme for township youth
Major telecommunications companies MTN, Cell C and Rain have zero-rated an online maths education programme that features a combination of the recently revised curriculum with puzzles and problem-solving activities, competitions, games and weekly challenges to keep...
Keep IT costs down with managed data services
The arrival of Covid-19 and its impact on the economy threatens to undo the careful technology investments made by businesses. By Hemant Harie, MD of Gabsten Technologies Over the past decade, digital-centric and data-driven business environments have been gaining...
Aruba ESP is a cloud-native platform for the intelligent edge
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company has introduced Aruba ESP (Edge Services Platform), an AI-powered, cloud-native platform that predicts and resolves problems at the network edge before they happen. Built on AIOps, Zero Trust network security, and a Unified...
Scrum Master – Western Cape Cape Town
Key Duties and Responsibilities:Coordinate internal resources and external vendors to ensure smooth execution.Deliver projects on-time, within scope, and within budget.Define project scopes and objectives with stakeholder input.Develop and maintain detailed project...
Control Systems Integrator at One Technology Limited
Do you want the opportunity to develop control systems for some of the New Zealands greatest companies? Would you relish in the chance to tackle a problem a customer is having with their manufacturing process and come up with a solution using your passion for...
Java Analyst Developer
What will you do? Working in an agile team, you would be responsible to produce quality software according to business requirements. You need to assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems in development, testing and production environments....
Project Manager at Adapt IT
Introduction We are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Manager based in either Gauteng, Cape Town or KZN to assist with invoicing and correct administration of [URL Removed] all project phases are monitored, planned correctly and clients are engaged...
Control Systems Integrator at One Technology Limited – Remote Remote
Do you want the opportunity to develop control systems for some of the New Zealands greatest companies? Would you relish in the chance to tackle a problem a customer is having with their manufacturing process and come up with a solution using your passion for...
Java Analyst Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
What will you do? Working in an agile team, you would be responsible to produce quality software according to business requirements. You need to assist with the deployment and monitoring of the developed systems in development, testing and production environments....
Project Manager at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand
Introduction We are currently recruiting for an experienced Project Manager based in either Gauteng, Cape Town or KZN to assist with invoicing and correct administration of [URL Removed] all project phases are monitored, planned correctly and clients are engaged...
Senior Metadata Management Specialist
We are seeking an experienced x2 Senior Metadata Management Specialists to lead the development and implementation of robust metadata practices in support of the Enterprise Data Strategy. The objective of this role is to establish and maintain a centralized,...
SAP CRM Technical Consultant / Developer
Seeking an SAP CRM Technical Consultant to implement, customize, and maintain SAP CRM solutions with expertise in ABAP programming and integration with SAP ECC and S/4HANA. Key Requirements: Minimum 5 years' experience in SAP CRM developmentSAP CRM certification and...
Systems Engineer
Powering business continuity through smart infrastructure and proactive support.We are looking for a skilled and solutions-driven Systems Engineer to design, implement, and maintain reliable and secure IT infrastructure. This role involves managing servers, networks,...
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