SA students shine in Tashkent Olympiad
South Africa's national programming team has returned home with four awards from the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The team brought home one Bronze medal and three Honourable Mention certificates, a strong showing...
Nvidia to buy Hugging Face in $12,9bn deal
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,93-billion. “Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide,” says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a post announcing the...
How to stay safe on X Money
X Money, a core part of Elon Musk’s mission to turn X into an “everything app” has just launched. Scammers are likely already preparing social engineering campaigns to trap users. Under the X Money rules of engagement, only Premium Plus subscribers are eligible for up...
Chinese brands dominate in EV growth
Electronic vehicle (EV) adoption is maturing into a structural trend rather than a short-term reaction. This is the headline finding from a new OLX study, “The Great Acceleration: East Meets Electric”, which examines consumer demand for electric vehicles across five...
Taxpayers advises to declare cypto assets before SARS connects the dots
Significant local and international developments in the crypto asset taxation environment require taxpayers to tread with caution when submitting their tax returns for the 2026 Filing Season. South Africa adopted the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), effective...
Vodacom, UJ, AWS aim to grow SA’s AI talent pipeline
Vodacom has partnered with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to help address South Africa’s growing demand for job-ready artificial intelligence (AI) and data science skills. The partnership brings industry, academia...
Apple regains position as world’s most valuable company
Apple is once again the most valuable company in the world, as Nvidia stocks dropped. It’s been two years since Apple ceded the title first to Microsoft, then to Nvidia. The margin by which Apple took the title is extremely narrow and will probably slip within days....
Chinese startup unveils powerful open AI model
A Chinese firm has launched an open-weight artificial intelligence (AI) model said to be equivalent to Anthropic’s Claude Fable. Kimi K3 is a 2,8-trillion parameter model from Moonshot AI that is particularly suited to advanced reasoning and long-horizon coding....
Worried about water security? A UCT lecture not to be missed …
By 2050, 60% of global economic growth and 70% of global population growth are expected to occur in the Global South - with Africa playing a significant role in driving these changes. But this increase in population and economic activity affects how water and other...
Tech leaders clash over open source AI
US technology leaders have come out in support of open source artificial intelligence (AI) models, as some AI heavyweights urge the state to restrict access. Microsoft, Nvidia, Meta, Palantir and IBM are among those in the open source camp, while vendors like OpenAI...
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Next Gen Infraco switches on Ghana’s 5G backbone
Ghana’s wholesale 4G and 5G operator Next Gen Infraco (NGIC)has commenced full commercial operations, marking a significant milestone in the country’s digital development agenda. NGIC has received formal confirmation from the National Communications Authority (NCA)...
Red Hat, Telenor AI Factory add scale, sovereignty, control to production AI
Telenor has chosen Red Hat’s cloud-native and AI platforms to power its sovereign AI factory, powered by Nvidia. The latest Telenor AI Factory offering provides high performance hardware and innovative AI models while maintaining national control over data and...
FNB Business strengthens Speedpoint offerings
FNB has announced changes to Speedpoint, positioning it around practical business needs such as certainty, simplicity, predictable settlement and tools that support day-to-day operations. A clearer pricing structure for Speedpoint has been introduced, aimed at helping...
New CEO for Bob
Bob, a South African digital commerce company that integrates marketplace, payments, shipping and collection services under one brand, has appointed Anita Erasmus as CEO-designate, effective 1 March 2026. Erasmus will serve in this capacity for a six-month transition...
Takealot earns four ISO certifications
Takealot has become what it believes to be one of the first retailers globally to simultaneously hold four major ISO certifications through an Integrated Management System. The achievement independently verifies that the teams and processes behind every Takealot...
Huawei exceeds ITU Partner2Connect pledge target
Huawei has provided digital connectivity to 170-million people in remote areas across more than 80 countries, surpassing its pledge to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Partner2Connect (P2C) Digital Coalition. The announcement was made by Yang Chaobin,...
We are raising AI users, not AI-literate thinkers
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in daily life, from search engines to smart tools and automated platforms. However, most education systems still treat AI as optional rather than foundational. Without deliberate AI literacy, children risk becoming passive...
Is this the calm before the cyberstorm?
No one enters the cybersecurity sector expecting serenity. The pace is relentless, and the stakes are high. By Brendan Widlake, regional director of Veeam Software South Africa According to the World Economic Forum, the weekly number of cyberattacks has more than...
Hisense leads global TV shipments for 100-inch+ and laser TVs
According to Omdia’s full-year 2025 global shipment data, Hisense ranked number one worldwide in the 100-inch-and-above TV segment for three consecutive years (2023–2025), with global shipment share reaching 57,1% in 2025. Hisense also maintained its top position in...
Duxbury wins exclusive SA distribution of Milesight
Duxbury Networking has been appointed the exclusive distributor of Milesight surveillance solutions in South Africa, expanding its surveillance portfolio with a platform designed to deliver AI-driven analytics, rapid deployment, and open integration for modern...
Senior Java Developer
Are you a Senior Java Developer who thrives on building scalable, high-performance enterprise applications?An established organisation within the financial services sector is looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer to join its technology team on a 12-month...
Scrum Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead Unleash high-performing teams. Crush impediments. Deliver transformation that matters.Role SummaryWe're looking for a dynamic Scrum Master / Project Manager who doesn't just facilitate Agile — they ignite it. You'll be the energetic...
Senior Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg North
Are you a Senior Java Developer who thrives on building scalable, high-performance enterprise applications?An established organisation within the financial services sector is looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer to join its technology team on a 12-month...
Scrum Master at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead Unleash high-performing teams. Crush impediments. Deliver transformation that matters.Role SummaryWe're looking for a dynamic Scrum Master / Project Manager who doesn't just facilitate Agile — they ignite it. You'll be the energetic...
National Technical Manager
Description/Synopsis:A leading organisation within the heavy equipment and engineering sector is seeking an experienced National Technical Manager to lead its national technical operations across mobile cranes and generator solutions. This is a strategic leadership...
National Technical Manager – Gauteng Kensington
Description/Synopsis:A leading organisation within the heavy equipment and engineering sector is seeking an experienced National Technical Manager to lead its national technical operations across mobile cranes and generator solutions. This is a strategic leadership...
Java Developer
New 12 month contract role available - Java Developer - Sandton -Senior level role - with 10+ years' experience as Developer - Please indicate clearly on your CV project assignments, Including a description of the tasks performed and their specific roles and...
Java Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg North
New 12 month contract role available - Java Developer - Sandton -Senior level role - with 10+ years' experience as Developer - Please indicate clearly on your CV project assignments, Including a description of the tasks performed and their specific roles and...
C# Back End Developer
Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in .NET development with strong C# expertise Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker and YAML Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure and exposure to GCP or on-prem deployments Strong database...
C# Back End Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Qualifications 5+ years of professional experience in .NET development with strong C# expertise Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker and YAML Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure and exposure to GCP or on-prem deployments Strong database...
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