Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

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...

Entries now open for FNF GreenPitch Challenge

GreenCape, in partnership with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, has opened entries for this year’s GreenPitch Challenge and invites innovators and entrepreneurs with economically viable green economy innovation business ideas to submit their pitches....

SAP toolset helps drive continuous transformation

Kathy Gibson is at Saphila Transcend in Sun City – We are living in a time of continuous disruption – so companies require digital transformation in realtime. Thomas Pfiester, head of global customer engagement and services, and member of the extended board at SAP,...

FSCA awards licence to Luno

South Africa's largest and oldest crypto asset service provider, Luno, has secured a licence from the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) to operate as a financial services provider. Luno is the first dedicated crypto asset service provider in South Africa to...

Intel takes up challenge in enterprise GenAI

At its annual Intel Vision 2024 conference, the chipmaker introduced the Intel Gaudi 3 accelerator to bring performance, openness and choice to enterprise generative AI (GenAI) – along with a suite of new open scalable systems, next-gen products, and strategic...

$2,3trn wasted globally in digital transformation failures

Organisations seeking to harness new digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), must approach this organisational change in an entirely new way to avoid contributing to the $2,3-trillion wasted on unsuccessful projects globally so far. This is the...

AI, hybrid work top challenges for HR

Navigating the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and hybrid work models will be the top challenges affecting the role of HR professionals in 2024, according to speakers at the SAP-hosted HR Connect conference. Kholiwe Makhohliso, MD for Southern Africa at SAP,...

How technology can make or break businesses

In an era of unprecedented uncertainty, the headwinds facing businesses are stronger than ever and they find themselves navigating a complex landscape where economic shifts and geopolitical challenges loom large on the horizon. In such turbulent times, the key...

AMD adds Versal Series Gen 2 devices to SoC portfolio

AMD has announced the expansion of the AMD Versal adaptive system on chip (SoC) portfolio with the new Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 adaptive SoCs, which bring preprocessing, AI inference, and postprocessing together in a single device for...

Customer engagement solutions market to hit $50bn by 2030

The global customer engagement solutions market is anticipated to reach $50,03-billion by 2030 - growing at a CAGR of 11,8% from 2024 to 2030 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. The rise of omnichannel engagement is a significant growth driver for the...

GenAI startups get a boost from Nvidia and Google

Nvidia and Google Cloud have announced a new collaboration to help startups around the world accelerate the creation of generative AI (GenAI) applications and services. The announcement brings together the Nvidia Inception programme for startups and the Google for...

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CredoLab jumpstarts financial inclusion in SA

Alternative credit scoring fintech company CredoLab has officially launched on the African continent with the signing of three new clients - two banks and a leading airtime credit provider. Starting from South Africa, CredoLab is seeking to drive financial inclusion...

Westcon-Comstor is Context ChannelWatch Innovation Distributor

Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has been awarded Distributor of the Year for the Innovation category in the 2019 Context ChannelWatch survey. The award is direct recognition of the distributor's innovative approach to deploying platforms, new tools and services as...

SA needs new breed of teachers

South Africa needs a new breed of teachers to meet the challenges of educating our youth in the 21st century - and it starts with giving them the expertise they need to ensure better educational outcomes. Speaking ahead of World Teachers' Day on 5 October, Spark...

SMEs the weakest link in supply chain security

Small to medium enterprises are at greatest risk from cyber security threats, and their vulnerability in turn poses a danger to the major corporations that they do business with. This is the contention of Steven Melnyk, Professor of Supply Chain Management at Michigan...

Mercedes-Benz debuts new electric vehicle in SA

Mercedes Benz premiered its all-new EQC model at this week's Smarter Mobility Africa summit at Time Square in Pretoria. "The EQC, the first electric vehicle from Mercedes-Benz brings a history of exceptional automotive design into a new era of mobility," says Johannes...

Azuri opens new off-grid solar centre in Kenya

Azuri Technologies, which provides pay-as-you-go solar home technology for off-grid Africa, has opened an Off-grid Solar Centre in Kisumu County, Kenya. According to the Kisumu County government, only 46% of the county's general population is connected to the grid....

Prepare for the jump to hyperscale

The ability to gain insight from vast and ever-growing repositories of data can potentially be a source of significant competitive advantage. However, this kind of analytics requires an entirely new approach to infrastructure. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data...

Axiz cleans up at the Context awards

Axiz has won in three categories at the 2019 Context ChannelWatch Awards, taking the honours in Customer Service, Retail Partner, and Overall Distributor of the Year. Context ChannelWatch is an online IT-reseller survey, with resellers in each country nominating the...

#ChangeWithCode: win a coding scholarship

Self-driving cars, the blockchain, 3D printers - all these ideas started with a spark; an a-ha moment or a big plan scribbled on a small post-it note. Greatness often has humble beginnings. This October aspiring innovators can share your big tech idea and stand in...

EU and banks are ‘falling behind in the global fintech race’

The CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial organisations is calling on the EU to launch its own cryptocurrency in order to compete globally. Joining a line-up at the Delta Summit in Malta that includes Apple co-founder Steve Wozniack and the Prime...

Lead Developer

Are you a Senior PHP Developer looking to step up and lead a team of Developers?This position will enable you to lead and still be a hands-on technical developer.If you are keen on a work-from-work model in Cape Town or Stellenbosch, please reach out! The...

Project Manager

Excellent career opportunity for a Project Manager to lead a Project team to execute drilling projects effectivelyMinimum RequirementsBachelor's Degree in Engineering Internal / Industry specific certificationsData Analytics (Excel / Power BI / etc.)Engineering in a...

Senior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Centurion

Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Mobile Developer specializing in Flutter to lead the development of a next-generation Workforce Management Application. This project involves rebuilding a legacy app from the ground up using Flutter, introducing enhanced...

Junior Technical Support Officer – Gauteng Roodepoort

Junior Technical Support Officer Area: Roodepoort Salary Package: R13000 plus medical aid, provident fund, 13th cheque, performance bonus Overview: To coordinate and test all installations and maintenance work of security products Duties: Coordinating and testing of...

Lead Developer – Western Cape Winelands

Are you a Senior PHP Developer looking to step up and lead a team of Developers?This position will enable you to lead and still be a hands-on technical developer.If you are keen on a work-from-work model in Cape Town or Stellenbosch, please reach out! The...

Project Manager – Limpopo Mokopane

Excellent career opportunity for a Project Manager to lead a Project team to execute drilling projects effectivelyMinimum RequirementsBachelor's Degree in Engineering Internal / Industry specific certificationsData Analytics (Excel / Power BI / etc.)Engineering in a...

Data Scientists (All levels) (CH1109)

Join our client in the credit Industry as a Data Scientist!Are you passionate about turning data into actionable insights?Our client is seeking talented Data Scientists on all levels (Senior & Junior), to join their team! In this role, you'll leverage your...

Data Scientists (All levels) (CH1109) – Western Cape Kuils River

Join our client in the credit Industry as a Data Scientist!Are you passionate about turning data into actionable insights?Our client is seeking talented Data Scientists on all levels (Senior & Junior), to join their team! In this role, you'll leverage your...

Senior Machine Learning Engineer: GenAI at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join our team and help us push the boundaries of innovation. In this role, you will integrate generative AI models into our products and services, using your extensive ML expertise to enhance the efficiency of...

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