Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

How technology is changing decision-making in mining

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and particularly AI, is no longer a pipedream in South African mining - technology is already influencing how decisions are made, how risks are managed, and how value is created. It’s a critical period for the local mining...

AMD launches full-stack compute for agentic AI

AMD has launched its next-generation AI infrastructure and physical AI portfolio, led by AMD Helios rackscale solutions now in production and set to be be deployed by at gigawatt scale. At its Advancing AI 2026 event yesterday, AMD chair and CEO Dr Lisa Su said: “The...

Does SA have what it takes to stay off the FATF greylist?

On 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force removed South Africa from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, 32 months after being placed there in February 2023. The reforms that got it off the list were real: new legislation, better beneficial...

AI investments a priority as capital spending stalls

Chief financial officers (CFOs) are entering the second half of 2025 facing a mix of cost pressures, policy shifts and geopolitical risks, resulting in 37% of finance leaders already pausing some capital spending, according to a survey by Gartner. “This survey of...

PC shipments are up amid tariff concerns

Counterpoint Research’s preliminary estimates from its PC service indicate that the global PC shipment market grew 8,4% YoY in Q2 2025, marking the highest YoY increase since 2022 when pandemic-driven demand lifted the market. The Q2 growth was mainly driven by the...

New board for WASPA

The Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA), an independent self-regulatory body for mobile application and service providers in South Africa, has announced the appointment of its new board for the upcoming year. The announcement also coincides...

Chang’e brings back samples from the dark side of the Moon

A Chinese craft carrying samples of material from the dark side of the Moon has touched down on Earth. Chang'e 6 is a lunar lander and sample return mission that landed on the far side of the Moon within the South Pole Aitken Basin. It launched on 3 May 2024 on a Long...

AI could be key to achieving global connectivity

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to help bring online the 2,6-billion people still not connected to the Internet, according to The State of Broadband 2024 from the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. The first part of the Broadband Commission...

Audit anxiety signals digital shortfalls

Just one in four IT decision-makers (ITDMs) feels very confident in the lead-up to an audit - with respondents to new research from Canon Europe highlighting concerns over their organisations' information and data management processes. The results of the survey of 1...

WeWork Global emerges from Chapter 11

WeWork Global has successfully completed the restructuring of its wholly-owned portfolio and emerged from Chapter 11 in the US. WeWork South Africa, which is 100% independently owned, operates separately from WeWork in the US and Canada and was not affected by the...

Africa an attractive investment destination for Japan

Africa presents a compelling investment destination for Japanese firms, with high growth potential and the African Development Bank's strong support to manage risks. This is among the conclusion by African Development Bank Group leaders at the Japan-Africa Business...

The world’s favourite social media

A new survey has crowned Instagram as the world's favourite social media platform - garnering twice as many votes as TikTok with 16,5% of the vote, according to Stocklytics.com. "Meta's dedicated investment in enhancing its social media platforms appears to be...

Young professionals take to farming

Despite not traditionally being considered a "cool" profession, an increasing number of South Africa's youth are becoming farmers, and many are not only surviving but thriving in this crucial economic sector. Statistics South Africa recently revealed that youth...

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Hyundai’s Vest Exoskeleton wins Red Dot Design Award

The Hyundai Motor Group's latest exoskeleton wearable robot, the Vest Exoskeleton (VEX), has won the Product Design category (Innovative Product field) at the Red Dot Design Awards. The VEX was developed in line with Hyundai Motor Group's commitment to the health and...

Securicom debuts advanced threat detection solution

Securicom continues to add to its cyber threat-busting arsenal. New to its end-to-end range of IT security services is Securicom Monitor Detect Alert (MDA), an advanced network threat detection and alert platform. Suitable for organisations of all shapes and sizes,...

Risk, resilience and Covid-19

South Africa made it to 5 March 2020 before our first official confirmed case of Covid-19 was announced by Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, write Vanessa Thurlwell of Mondial Risk and Business Consultants and Craig Kent, head of risk management at Aon South Africa. The...

Next-gen DCIM vital for resilient edge infrastructure

As the demand for data storage and edge computing grows, reliable and efficient computing and storage sites become increasingly important. However, the management of these sites presents a challenge as these smaller, local edge computing sites - typically one to four...

Shared risk massively opens up Africa’s solar energy opportunities

There is now a zero-risk, zero-cost way to establish renewable energy in Africa. Advanced delivery models and mature global providers have encouraged financiers to provide innovative solutions that don't even require companies to pay a deposit. By Wessel Wessels, head...

New CIO for e4

Fintech software specialist e4 has announced the appointment of Fikile Sibiya as its CIO. Sibiya will oversee the vision, leadership, development and implementation of IT initiatives for the company. "Central to my new role will be aligning core technology decisions...

Constant payroll crises a sure sign you’ve outgrown your software

Processing your company's payroll should be a breeze, but if your payroll department is living from one crisis to the next, chances are good you've either outgrown your HR and payroll software, your solution provider, or both. This is the word from Ian McAlister, GM...

Aptronics reaches top VMware partner status

Aptronics has achieved VMware Principal Partner Status. The Principal Partner status was recently announced by VMware within its newly launched VMware Partner Connect programme, offering a simplified and flexible mechanism by which partners can engage with the...

Have your security on lockdown over the lockdown

As the hard reality of the Covid-19 hits us, businesses have had no other alternative but to instruct employees to stay home and work remotely, resulting in a global shift on how the economy, daily life and human interaction unfolds over the next few weeks. By Henda...

JSE and TMS launch virtual AGMs

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has partnered with The Meeting Specialist (TMS) to launch the first virtual AGMs in South Africa to enable clients to engage with shareholders while the country is faced with tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. As an essential...

UI/UX Designer (CH1104) – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client, a leader in the media industry, is looking for a UI/UX Designer to join their dynamic and fast-paced team, where technology, content, and innovation shape South Africa's top digital, print, and ecommerce platforms.The client's team of engineers, data...

Junior IT Helpdesk Support – Western Cape Cape Town

We are seeking a proactive and customer-focused Junior IT Helpdesk Support professional to join our IT team. For this role, we require someone who is great at organising, providing assistance, communicating, following up and resolving tickets. The successful candidate...

Junior Server Engineer

iOCO Infrastructure Services invites you to explore possibilities. We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Junior Server Engineer with expertise in Configuring and managing servers of mainly MS operating systems and related tasks in Azure.What you'll...

Senior Cloud Data Engineer (CH1103)

Our client, a leader in the media industry, is looking for Senior Cloud Data Engineer to join their dynamic and fast-paced team, where technology, content, and innovation shape South Africa's top digital, print, and ecommerce platforms.The client's team of engineers,...

Financial Systems Functional Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Job Description:The purpose of this role is to ensure that efficient, cost-effective business solutions and processes are in place to address business needs/requirements within the financial services sector. The role facilitates effective and competitive business...

Junior Server Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

iOCO Infrastructure Services invites you to explore possibilities. We are seeking a dynamic and results-driven Junior Server Engineer with expertise in Configuring and managing servers of mainly MS operating systems and related tasks in Azure.What you'll...

Senior Cloud Data Engineer (CH1103) – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client, a leader in the media industry, is looking for Senior Cloud Data Engineer to join their dynamic and fast-paced team, where technology, content, and innovation shape South Africa's top digital, print, and ecommerce platforms.The client's team of engineers,...

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