SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Enterprise AI hits the wall

Enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten, according to new research from NTT Data. The latest research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for...

Information integrity passes geopolitics as the top risk

Information integrity risk, caused by the proliferation of AI‑enabled decision-making and uncertain AI transparency requirements, gained the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk...

SA skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

South Africa faces a persistent disconnect between the talent available in the labour market and the qualifications that employers are seeking, according to the latest Pnet Job Market Trends Report for April. Around half (54%) of job adverts posted in the last 12...

Very few security leaders balance data security, business objectives

Only 14% of security and risk management (SRM) leaders can effectively secure organisational data assets while also enabling the use of data to achieve business objectives, according to a survey by Gartner. While 35% of survey respondents secure data assets and 21%...

Cloud a key driving force for TMT deal activity

Amidst the rising mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deal activity in the tech, media, and telecom (TMT) sector, the cloud has emerged as one of the dominant themes. However, persistent inflation, relatively high interest rates, regulatory scrutiny and geopolitical...

Middle East conflict: What are the economic implications?

The primary transmission mechanism of greater tensions in the Middle East region to the global economy would be through higher energy prices, writes David Rees, senior emerging markets economist at Schroders, who adds that the price of Brent crude has already climbed...

New genomics project aims to improve global health

An international collaboration is aiming to improve global health by uncovering the effects of genomic and environmental diversity on differences in disease risk observed across the global population - thanks to a new partnership of 20 research groups from around the...

All change for the channel as AI, CX take centre stage

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - So far, 2023 has been a turbulent year for the IT industry. Artificial intelligence (AI), long a niche play, has burst on to the scene and into the public consciousness, while the science of customer experience is quickly going...

Access Bank ups customer engagement with video

Kathy Gibson reports - Access Bank Ghana has implemented a video channel in its contact centre, giving its approximately 1-million customers a new and convenient way of engaging with the bank. Chimbar Nurokinan, head of contact centre at Access Bank Ghana, explains...

South Africans fear spying from drones

According to the results of the recent Kaspersky Business Digitisation survey that was conducted in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region, 44% of employees surveyed in South Africa are afraid of drone spying. Corporate spies and hackers use drones to get trade...

Nations stand to benefit from enhanced cybersecurity

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Cybersecurity is a pressing global challenge, but addressing it presents nations with a number of new opportunities as well. Badar Alsalehi, director-general of the Oman National Cert and head of ITU for regional cybersecurity, points...

GenAI, LLMs make in impact in the contact centre

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - The alignment of broadband availability, lower computing cost, increases in speed, processing power and storage have created a perfect storm for artificial intelligence (AI) to head into the mainstream business world. Omar Javaid,...

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South Africa's e-commerce will once again get a major boost on Black Friday and Cyber Monday as consumers are increasingly becoming aware of the convenience of online shopping to avoid the long queues, says FNB. Last year, FNB processed an average of over 800 000 card...

Star Wars fans battle in one-on-one multi-player mode

Now Star Wars fans can have lightsaber battles against each other in local multiplayer mode, the newest feature expansion for the smartphone-powered augmented reality (AR) experience from Lenovo and Disney. The feature update, titled Lightsaber Versus Mode, is the...

Form and function with the Lenovo Yoga C930

The new Lenovo Yoga C930 differentiates itself in a sea of sameness by offering users more value and purpose than even before. Six years ago, Lenovo invented the 360-degree 2-in-1 convertible form factor to enable multiple usage modes (laptop, tent, tablet and stand)...

Thinnest, lightest ThinkPad workstation available now

Lenovo’s newest ThinkPad mobile workstation, the ThinkPad P1, is available now. As Lenovo’s thinnest, lightest and sleekest mobile workstation, the ThinkPad P1 gives users the style they want and the performance they need. The ThinkPad P1 fulfills the desire for...

Legion gaming laptops: stylish outside, savage inside

Lenovo Legion, the company’s dedicated sub-brand for PC gaming, now includes a new family of six gaming PCs – the Lenovo Legion Y730 and Y530 Laptops, T730 and T530 towers and C730 and C530 cubes. Today at Lenovo Tech Life, the Legion Y730 was demonstrated. Catering...

Lenovo shows off Mirage Solo with standalone VR

Lenovo has demonstrated the world’s first standalone Daydream virtual reality (VR) headset, Lenovo Mirage Solo with Daydream. This VR device brings you the next generation of virtual reality: it combines the simplicity of an all-in-one headset - no more being tethered...

Sharable VR with Lenovo Mirage Camera

Lenovo is showing off the Lenovo Mirage Camera with Daydream, a powerful new tool that lets you capture and relive memories like you’re really in the moment. The Lenovo Mirage Camera is a VR camera that simplifies creating virtual reality content with easy video or...

Work hard, play harder with the Lenovo X1 Extreme

Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad X1 Extreme, a 15-inch form factor in the X1 series that is the first to include NVidia discrete graphics. The X1 Extreme is designed for advanced users and prosumers who seek a thin and light Windows 10 laptop that reflects their...

Beat the Black Friday delivery blues

The biggest challenge on Black Friday isn't a system crash or a payment failure. It's the delivery problems that come after the purchases have been made. This year, courier companies are working closely with e-tailers to ensure that delivery expectations are met - but...

NASCU, Mastercard drive financial inclusion in Zambia

The National Association of Saving and Credit Unions (NASCU), the apex organisation for all financial cooperatives in Zambia, and global payments technology company Mastercard today announced a landmark agreement to drive financial inclusion by extending formal...

Agile Master (Senior) – 2289 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Coach team membersThe Scrum master makes sure team members are well trained and understand the Agile processHost daily stand-up meetingsAssist the Product Owner with the backlogRemove roadblocks for the teamTeach scrum practices and principlesEnsures documentation in...

Senior JAVA Developer

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Java Developer to join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing:...

Senior Data Scientist at Datonomy Solutions

Job Summary:We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist with specialized expertise in Generative AI to join our team and help lead the implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions for a large retail customer. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional...

Senior JAVA Developer – Gauteng Parkwood

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Java Developer to join our financial services client based in Johannesburg for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing:...

Senior Data Scientist at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Cape Town

Job Summary:We are seeking an experienced Data Scientist with specialized expertise in Generative AI to join our team and help lead the implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions for a large retail customer. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional...

Senior Business Analyst

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of tasks and...

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The DevOps Engineer provides front level support for all incoming production infrastructure and software application issues. The role is focused on the shift towards continuous delivery; automating functions to get custom software through development as speedily as...

Senior Business Analyst – Gauteng Parkwood

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Analyst to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 1-year contract roleTo apply a set of tasks and...

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The DevOps Engineer provides front level support for all incoming production infrastructure and software application issues. The role is focused on the shift towards continuous delivery; automating functions to get custom software through development as speedily as...

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