AI pushes tech sector emissions, energy use up
Technology sector carbon emissions continued their rise in recent years, fueled by rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and data infrastructure, according to Greening Digital Companies 2025. The report, produced by the International Telecommunication Union...
AI PC cuts eye lesion detection to seconds
A comprehensive eye exam in a crowded doctor’s office can often take the better part of two hours, with much of that time spent waiting for dilation-related eye drops to take effect before tests even begin. While an initial diagnosis using fundus photography can be...
Innovation and collaboration needed to avert a water crisis
South Africa is facing the prospect of a critical water crisis that threatens the nation's social, economic, and environmental well-being. By Poovandran Pillay, executive at Nedbank CSI The challenges are multifaceted, stemming from a combination of factors such as...
We need to see droughts and floods as two sides of the same coin
Climate change policymakers should be addressing droughts and floods as two sides of the same coin, rather than separate phenomena. By Karen King, climate resilience director, and Pepijn van Ravesteyn, climate resilience specialist at Royal HaskoningDHV As changes to...
WaterWeek highlights urgency for water resiliency interventions
South Africa's National Water Week (20-26 March), and World Water Day (22 March), coincide this year with uproar in Johannesburg as large swathes of the city have been facing recurrent water outages or low supply - not for days, but for months. The challenges that...
SA unveils infrastructure plans
South Africa's latest infrastructure developments and investment opportunities were unpacked by a high-level panel of government stakeholders at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa in Cape Town earlier this week. "Infrastructure...
Retailers embrace GenAI – but lack of data strategy is a problem
Global retailers are quickly adopting generative AI to personalise and improve in-store and online shopping experiences - but nearly half of the 1 300 retailers surveyed by Salesforce and the Retail AI Council are struggling to make their data accessible. And just 42%...
SA leads Africa’s solar boom
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei SolarFusion Partner Summit - Africa is on the brink of a real solar boom. John van Zuylen, CEO of the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA), explains that solar is growing exponentially. After years of lacklustre solar photovoltaic...
Solar drives up residential fire risk
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei FusionSolar Partner Summit - The power situation in South Africa is driving people to install solar systems - but they could be putting their homes and families at risk. "Every fourth structural fire in Johannesburg we receive a call...
1-in-100 online service users is part of a fraud network
Research by Sumsub, a global verification platform with more than 1-billion identities on its database, shows an alarming surge of fraud networks across multiple regions. According to the research, every 100th user of a digital platform or service globally was a...
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DVT named Microsoft Gold Partner for data analytics
Software development and related services company DVT has been named a Microsoft Gold Partner for data analytics, supporting its expanded service offerings for business intelligence (BI), artificial intelligence (AI), RPA, analytics and cloud-based services. Karl...
Students access high-speed WiFi in Cape Town libraries
During June the City of Cape Town and the Tertiary Education and Research Network of South Africa (TENET) turned on the eduroam WiFi service in 57 of Cape Town's public libraries. Eduroam is a wireless roaming service that provides free Internet access to the research...
Young Ghanaian innovator shows Africa’s future lies in its youth
A self-taught coder has developed a model for diagnosing breast cancer; and looks to solve some of the continent's biggest challenges and inspires youth across the continent as Africa Code Week Youth Ambassador for 2019. "It takes a village to raise a child": as the...
Digitalisation for insurers
Insurance has long been associated with cumbersome, paper-based, manually driven processes. That is no longer good enough. The modern insurer needs to be digitally-savvy to address the needs of increasingly discerning customers, says Kelly Preston, digital manager at...
Tips and Tricks: taking notes the OneNote way
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Fujitsu makes tablets tougher with the Stylistic Q509
Fujitsu has introduced the toughest tablet in the Stylistic family, the Q509. With military-standard durability and spill- and dust-proof housing, this tablet is made for tough working conditions. Packing a full HD anti-glare display, integrated pen garage, enterprise...
Legacy modernisation crucial to business survival
When considering application modernisation and management, corporates face the challenge of striking the right balance between cost, quality and time to market. By Yamini Gajapathy, head: modern application services South Africa at Wipro The fundamental aim of...
New white paper on solving edge computing challenges
"In an increasingly digitised and data-driven world, the challenge of providing high levels of computer power, connectivity and availability to where it is needed most, requires a hybrid architecture of centralised and edge datacentres. This is according to George...
New Canon Zoemini cameras arrive in SA
Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has announced the release of the Canon Zoemini S and Canon Zoemini C all-in-one instant camera printers to the ICT channel. The Canon Zoemini S and Canon Zoemini C can now shoot and print mini photos on 2x3-inch (5 x 7.6cm) Zink...
Critical strategies for staying ahead of emerging cyberthreats
Over the past couple of decades, changes in the threat landscape have driven changes in how we design, implement, and manage security. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: SADC at Fortinet Organisations have spent the last two decades updating their security gear...
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Network Engineer – Eastern Cape Sidwell
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Cybersecurity Specialist: Application Security (12-Month Contract) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:FOCUS on securing the development lifecycle of software applications and ensure that web applications are developed and deployed securely as the next Cybersecurity Specialist: Application Security wanted by a dynamic Energy Specialist. You will be...
Senior React Native Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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Java Developer (Zimbra) – 6 month contract
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