Transport costs keep millions away from work and education
As South Africans face sharply higher fuel prices from yesterday, new Ipsos research shows that transport affordability is already affecting access to work and education for a significant number of people. The nationally representative findings, from the Ipsos...
Scientists may have found dark matter
Global scientists have encountered an intriguing particle interaction in their search for dark matter, which might help pave the way for answering one of the biggest unresolved questions about our universe. The study, led by a University of Bristol astro-particle...
RS South Africa empowers next generation of engineers
RS South Africa has announced the winners of the 2026 Student Project Fund - an initiative designed to empower the next generation of engineers by supporting hands-on innovation, experimentation, and problem-solving. This year’s programme awarded 13 students from...
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...
AMD brings personal AI compute closer to users
AMD is expanding its vision for personal AI with client platforms designed to bring more intelligence closer to where work happens. As the rapid adoption of agentic AI increases demand for local compute, AMD Ryzen AI systems are helping developers build, test and run...
Stark reality of Africa’s path to the AI economy
As artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies compress decades of economic evolution into months, Africa faces a critical turning point, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Its latest report – Advancing Africa’s AI and Digital Economy - warns that the...
Divergent growth paths across META distribution
Context has released findings from its July META Monthly briefing - covering distribution trends across META - which show that while South African politics are under pressure ahead of November’s local elections, the UAE and Türkiye posted broad-based category gains....
Google hit with $1bn fine in Europe
The European Commission has hit Google with a $1-billion (Euro 890-million) fine for anti-competitive business practices. The European Commission yesterday took two decisions finding non-compliance by Google with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for self-preferencing its...
Microsoft still top phished brand, but ChatGPT now on the radar
Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand on Check Point’s Brand Phishing Ranking - accounting for 23% of all brand phishing attempts during the quarter, nearly double the next-closest brand. The findings also show that cybercriminals continue to exploit the trust...
AI a core component of Eskom’s future
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei SA Connect 2026 in Sandton – Africa’s biggest energy provider Eskom is in the midst of a major technology reset. Group chief technology officer Len de Villiers says the scope of the challenge is huge: with 42 000 staff members and 18...
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Unpacking Africa’s shifting landscape of data, cloud and sovereignty
Over the past few years, the data centre industry has undergone a profound digital transformation as organisations across various sectors continue to aggressively collect, store and analyse vast volumes of data, now called data modeling. By Wiaan Vermaak, group chief...
AI and cybersecurity: Trust must come before scale
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AI infrastructure is racing ahead
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Rethinking readiness in an age of uncertainty
South African businesses are operating in a period of structural change. By Richard Perez, founding director of the Hasso Plattner d-school Afrika at the University of Cape Town In his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a R1-trillion...
Testing that changes the game
Software testing is a critical part of the software and product development cycle. For years, quality assurance (QA) has been the final gate before a release, a functional validation that the code is ready to go to market. Today, however, despite a growing need for...
Energy Partners delivers large-scale transition to energy autonomy for DSV
Energy Partners has completed one of South Africa’s fastest large-scale transitions to energy autonomy for global logistics giant DSV, delivering fully integrated energy systems across three distribution centres at the same time. In under 10 months, the company...
R800bn at stake: The urgency of SARS tax modernisation
In his State of the Nation address on 12 February 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa set out several bold strategies to underpin South Africa’s growth and development – expensive strategies that are likely to apply pressure on the government’s fiscus. By Shannon...
Luno launches crypto and tokenised stocks bundle
Crypto platform Luno has launched what it believes to be South Africa’s first bundle combining market-leading crypto and top tokenised US stocks in a single investment. This provides investors with diversified exposure to two established asset classes through a single...
Leadership development matters for retaining top local talent
As global companies continue to increase investment in leadership development to strengthen retention, South Africa risks falling behind. By Mark Watt, partner at Heidrick & Struggles South Africa Internationally, organisations are lifting leadership development...
Protect the 2026 balance sheet by fixing tech spend
If you look at the macroeconomic forecasts for South Africa this year, the message is clear: we are entering a period where efficiency is not just a metric for the operations manager. It is a survival strategy for the boardroom, writes Evan Berger, CEO of Go Rentals....
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