PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Huawei to power SA’s first grid-forming system

Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa has been selected as the exclusive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner for the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project, a flagship initiative led by the Mzansi Energy...

Telco-powered credit score enables better access to finance

TransUnion Africa, in partnership with MTN and its digital platform business, Chenosis, has launched TransUnion Telco Data Score, a new credit scoring solution that uses mobile phone call data records to help South Africans with limited or no formal credit history...

Careto APT resurfaces after 10-year hiatus

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered two new malicious campaigns operated by the notorious Careto Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, marking their first activity since 2013. Demonstrating a remarkably high level of sophistication, the actors conducted two complex...

Greener digital content needed for Net Zero goals

Websites and digital content can increase organisations' carbon emissions and hamper efforts to achieve Net Zero status. This is the view of Andri Johnston, digital sustainability lead at Cambridge University Press & Assessment, who was addressing a webinar on...

April sees significant malware shifts for Africa

Cybersecurity threats loom large in Africa, with a Normalized Risk Index of 95.4, Zimbabwe leads the pack - ranking second as the most attacked country globally, followed closely by Ethiopia at 92.6 (third) and Kenya at 69.4 (10th). These rankings, from Check Point...

SA banks look to consortiums for help with APP fraud

Financial fraud resulting from social engineering scams, remains one of the biggest concerns for South African banks, with authorised push payment (APP) fraud and vishing topping the list of threats keeping fraud professionals up at night. As banking leaders look to...

Vaccine drive aims to reach 100m African children in 2024

Amid an increase in global measles outbreaks and mortalities, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance is working with governments, communities and partners to reach up to 100-million children with Measles and Rubella Vaccines in 2024 through catch-up and follow-up campaigns. This...

Aurora supercomputer ranks fastest for AI

Intel, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and Hewlett Packard Entrerprise (HPE), has announced that the Aurora supercomputer has broken the exascale barrier at 1.012 exaflops and is the fastest AI system in the world dedicated to AI for open science -...

Nvidia Grace Hopper powers new supercomputers

Nvidia has announced nine new supercomputers worldwide are using Nvidia Grace Hopper Superchips to speed scientific research and discovery. Combined, the systems deliver 200 exaflops, or 200-quintillion calculations per second, of energy-efficient AI processing power....

OpenAI enhances ChatGPT with GPT-4o

OpenAI has launched its new flagship model, GPT-4o, which will roll out more intelligence and advanced tools to ChatGPT for free. GPT-4o provides GPT-4-level intelligence but is much faster and improves on its capabilities across text, voice, and vision. It is also...

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Ricoh digital MFP wins BLI award

Ricoh has picked up the BLI Winter Pick award from Keypoint Intelligence - Buyer's Lab for its IM C300 A4, colour, intelligent multi-function printer (MFP). BLI Picks twice-yearly recognise office equipment and products that stand out among the competition and Ricoh's...

Sony demos creative entertainment at CES

Sony is exhibiting at the CES 2020 being held in Las Vegas this week. Sony's president and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, speaking at a press conference ahead of the exhibition's public opening, comments: "Creativity is a powerful driving force that moves Sony forward. When...

Sophos adds MTR service

Sophos has announced the availability of Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR), a fully managed threat hunting, detection and response service. The resellable service provides organizations with a dedicated 24/7 security team to neutralise the most sophisticated and...

The winners of Kaspersky’s Secur’IT Cup are …

Kaspersky has announced the winners of its international competition for students - Secur'IT Cup 2019. A team of students from the Russian National Research Nuclear University MEPhI was named at the final event, which took place at the Kaspersky Academy Partner's...

Dynabook debuts lightest 13,3-inch notebook

Dynabook Europe has announced the Portégé X30L-G, the world's lightest 13,3-inch fully-featured business laptop with Intel 10th generation processors. Designed for portability - weighing just 870g - it includes features to enhance connectivity, performance, security...

DJI launches Zenmuse XT S camera

Civilian drone and aerial imaging technology company DJI has introduced a new thermal imaging camera, the Zenmuse XT S, for DJI's Matrice 200 Series drones. The camera features an infrared thermal imaging sensor with high thermal sensitivity and resolutions for clear...

A story of innovation and tenacity

One of the more exciting young companies on the block is SauceCode, which is already shaking up the workplace market with its Tistro remote monitoring solution, and will soon start making waves with its forward-thinking developments in robotic process automation and...

Nutanix attains Canalys Champion Status in 2019

Nutanix has achieved Champion status in the 2019 Canalys EMEA Channel Leadership Matrix and is the highest-ranked hyperconverged infrastructure company in channel management throughout EMEA, according to the study. The Leadership Matrix is based on 12 months of...

Reporting strategy: turning data into insight

Accessing data to deliver the insights required for effective decision-making is a fundamental business skill in the digital age. By Kate McFarlane, head of data and analytics at Decision Inc UK Underpinning this is a corporate reporting strategy that links the...

A fast future with 5G

With 5G set to continue disrupting the tech landscape and enable the likes of smart cities, smart infrastructure and smart IoT, Lenovo has launched a 5G PC -bringing 5G connectivity to a premium computing experience beyond smartphone technology. The Yoga 5G is an...

CX Specialist at Resourgenix – KwaZulu-Natal Umhlanga

CX Specialist Own the Customer Journey & Drive NPS & CSAT Excellence!Are you passionate about customer experience and thrive on using data-driven insights to shape and enhance brand perception? We're looking for a CX Specialist to take charge of the entire...

Senior Systems Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre

The purpose of this job is to analyse, design and enhance systems, in order to obtain optimal results and agreed project delivery level Key Performance areas include: • Understand and familiarise with the project's business requirements • Understand and familiarise...

Applications Architect & Support Architect

Urgent: Applications Architect and Solutions Architect Roles Available Position.Location: Centurion, PretoriaJob Type: Permanent Industry: Financial Regulatory Authority We are seeking two experienced architects to join a leading financial regulatory authority in...

IT Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are seeking a highly skilled IT Business Analyst with a strong background in working alongside developers to design and deliver high-quality web-based applications. This role requires a strategic thinker who can bridge the gap between business needs and technical...

Applications Architect & Support Architect – Gauteng Centurion

Urgent: Applications Architect and Solutions Architect Roles Available Position.Location: Centurion, PretoriaJob Type: Permanent Industry: Financial Regulatory Authority We are seeking two experienced architects to join a leading financial regulatory authority in...

Senior Pipelines Developer at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: The Senior Pipelines Developer works within the Pipelines Team in the Data Processing and Pipelines department to develop radio astronomy pipelines and data processing applications for ingest, calibration and imaging, alongside tools for testing...

Field Support Engineer

• Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues, including account setup and network configuration.• AD user creation, Deleting of user account on AD Assign License for O365 and other applications.• Talk clients through a series of actions, either via phone, email or...

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