The growing importance of AI sovereignty

A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed organisations remain locked into AI systems they cannot easily change - reinforcing the growing importance of AI...

The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

Location data sharing raises privacy risks

Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...

Massive sales, profit growth for Nvidia

Nvidia has reported massive growth for the most recent quarter, with sales up 69% from the comparative period last year to $44,1-billion. Net income was up 26% to $18.78 billion. On 9 April 2025, Nvidia was informed by the US government that a license is required for...

Historic achievement for UP graduate

Mongiwa Hazel Ntuli,  just 17 years old, has graduated with a degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Pretoria, making her one of the youngest graduates in the university’s history. Originally from Rosettenville in Johannesburg, Ntuli demonstrated an...

Startup innovation shapes tech landscape

In the ever-evolving landscape of tech innovation, practical and customer-centric solutions take centre stage - from AI-driven medical diagnostics to streamlined IT management platforms enhancing operational efficiency, the focus is on solutions that directly impact...

Immunisation saves millions of African lives

An estimated 51,2-million lives have been saved through vaccines in the African region over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of life are lived, a new report by World Health Organization (WHO) finds. These achievements...

Deposit Insurance protects banking customers

The Corporation for Deposit Insurance (CODI) now aligns South Africa with the rest of the G20, guaranteeing cash deposits of up to R100 000 per qualifying depositor in the event of a bank collapse. The Reserve Bank estimates that the R100 000 cap means that more than...

SA enterprises are embracing GenAI

Kathy Gibson reports – South Africa’s largest enterprises are well on the way on their generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) journeys. This is according to the South African Generative AI Roadmap for 2024 survey by World Wide Worx, commissioned by Dell...

Identity cyberattacks on the rise in MEA

There is a global identity crisis emerging as cybercriminals double down on exploiting user identities to compromise enterprises worldwide, according to IBM's latest 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, and the MEA (Middle East and Africa) region is no exception....

Healthcare organisations under pressure to modernise IT

Hybrid multicloud adoption is surging among healthcare organisations as the majority are significantly increasing investments in IT modernisation, according to the sixth annual global Healthcare Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) report from Nutanix. The report reveals that...

MTN, Investec, Electrum bring PayShap to MoMo

MTN South Africa, in collaboration with Investec and Electrum, has introduced the PayShap solution on its MoMo platform, offering users an instant, cost-effective payment system. MoMo is the first non-banking player to offer PayShap . "We are thrilled to pioneer the...

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Infosource acquires Harvey Spencer Associates

Infosource, a document hardware market research firm, has acquired Harvey Spencer Associates (HSA), a worldwide capture software market analyst. The result is an analyst firm that covers the breadth of the document hardware and software markets worldwide. “We have a...

Black Friday 2019 was anything but black

As an organisation that focuses on the digital payments journey, using technology and innovation to enhance the overall customer experience, Transaction Junction relishes the huge retail trading period that starts with Black Friday and ends with Christmas. A maturing...

Welcome to a new customer experience world

As business heads into 2020, the way customer experience is managed will irrevocably change. By Paul McIntyre, CX executive at Elingo Ushering in this new era will be technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) which have already impacted...

Crypto can save retailers in card transaction fees

By 7am on Black Friday 2019, Superbalist had nearly 20 000 orders on its site – only a fraction of the total transactions completed over the entire weekend leading up to Cyber Monday – costing over R10 000 in payment processing fees. For sister company Takealot, which...

VMware leads in hyperconverged infrastructure

VMware has been positioned furthest on the completeness of vision axis in Gartner’s’s November 2019 Magic Quadrant for Hyperconverged Infrastructure. According to Gartner, a Gartner Magic Quadrant is “a culmination of research in a specific market, giving you a...

How Azure helps Reckitt Benckiser unlock the power of data

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) makes a wide range of popular consumer health, hygiene, and home products. To empower its staff to make data-based decisions, RB replaced its existing business intelligence (BI) solution with Microsoft Power BI and Azure. RB is a global consumer...

Paratus bridges Africa from East to West

Paratus, a telecoms operator with operational offices in six African countries, says it is the first telecoms operator to bridge Africa from East to West. The company has implemented additional routes for redundancy and is in the process of an aggressive rollout plan,...

Multi-million rand investment for GotBot AI

African tech startup Gotbot AI has received a significant investment boost to the value of R2,5-million from venture capital firm, Capacitech. The first such investment of its kind for Gotbot AI will mean the company's co-founders Nick Argyros and Chris Green, along...

Why untaken annual leave can cost you

Everything you read about employee performance makes the connection between happy, healthy people and a happy, health bottom line. This is no secret, writes By Greg Morris, CEO of Sebata Holdings. But there is one very explicit connection between your company's...

2020 application trends, opportunities and challenges

Without wheeling out all the usual clichés, 2019 has been another whirlwind of disruptive innovation and opportunity - with plenty of challenges to tackle and circumvent along the way. By Vincent Lavergne, regional vice-president: system engineering at F5 Networks The...

Technical Support Manager (Northern Cape) – Northern Cape Kathu

Technical Support & Site Manager (based in Kathu)You will provide essential technical and safety support to both on-site services and workshop teams, ensuring timely and successful job execution.Key Responsibilities:Build and maintain strong client relationships...

Senior Business Analyst (Finance) (CH1085) – Western Cape Kuils River

Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a Senior Business Analyst. The Senior Business Analyst will be in charge of gathering the company's business requirements, assessing the impact of those changes, capturing, analysing and documenting...

Full Stack Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region

My client is looking for a full stack developer in the LAMP stack to join a dynamic, fast-growing team managing internal development projects. Key Requirements At least 5 years' hands-on experience with vanilla HTML5 & CSS3, Bootstrap, SASS, LESS.Tailwind or...

Intermediate Web Developer – Remote Remote

As an Intermediate Developer you will be required to write and test code for various applications, ensuring it meets the required standards and functions correctly, beyond the basics of coding to take on more complex tasks and responsibilities.Key Responsibilities:-...

Senior Business Analyst and IT Vendor Administrator

Our Client is looking to hire a Senior Business Analyst and IT Vendor Administrator who will handle business and technical requirements, manage IT vendor relationships, and ensure seamless integration of business applications and IT services. This position serves as a...

Application Architect

Are you a tech visionary with a passion for designing enterprise-wide application architectures?Do you have expertise in TOGAF, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and large-scale solution development? Duties & Responsibilities Establish and maintain...

BI & Reporting Analyst (CH1110)

Our client, Franchisee for a well-known Fast-food brand, is looking for a BI & Reporting Analyst to join their team.Required Skills:Bachelor's degree or National Diploma (Commerce or IT) from an accredited university or college2+ years' Data mining experience2+...

Commercial Analyst

Reports to: Head of MerchandisingTeam: MerchandisingWork Arrangement: Hybrid (Monday to Thursday in-office, Friday work-from-home)Company OverviewOur client is a leading e-commerce business that curates and optimizes online deals for maximum revenue impact. The...

Application Architect – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Are you a tech visionary with a passion for designing enterprise-wide application architectures?Do you have expertise in TOGAF, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and large-scale solution development? Duties & Responsibilities Establish and maintain...

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