Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Critical cybersecurity warning sounded

With cybercrime now officially ranked as the top business risk in South Africa, NEC XON has issued a critical alert about the dual threat of massive credential theft and AI-powered cyberattacks sweeping across the region. With rising incidents and evolving threat...

Cape Town ranked as one of the best workcation cities

In its third annual Work from Anywhere Barometer, International Workplace Group (IWG) has named Tokyo as the world’s leading workcation city for 2025, overtaking strong competition from the likes of Rio de Janeiro and last year’s winner, Budapest. Cape Town features...

Every second corporate device is infected with malware

The share of corporate devices compromised with data-stealing malware has increased by one third since 2020, according to Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence, and 21% of employees whose devices were infected ran the offending malware repeatedly. In response to...

Do you know what you’re eating?

A new paper published in Nature Food from the Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) exposes a critical gap in our scientific understanding of the foods we eat. It unveils a meticulously curated list of 1 650 nutritionally and culturally diverse foods for...

Surge in cyberthreats will boost security in healthcare

The global healthcare cybersecurity market will reach $56,3-billion by 2030 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 18,5% over the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The integration of healthcare and information technology has led to...

Nvidia optimises new switches for AI

Nvidia has launched a new wave of networking switches - the X800 series - designed for massive-scale AI and the world's first networking platforms capable of end-to-end 800Gb/s throughput. The company says the new switches, Nvidia Quantum-X800 InfiniBand and Nvidia...

Crypto ATM market to hit $2bn by 2028

The global crypto ATM market is forecast to surpass $2-billion by 2028, according to a new report from Stocklytics. "The surge in global crypto adoption is driving the expansion of crypto ATMs," says Edith Reads, financial analyst at Stocklystics. "These ATMs offer...

Watch the solar eclipse

Yesterday, 8 April 2024, parts of Northern Mexico and the US experienced a total solar eclipse. You can see the phenomenon here.

Nvidia boosts robotics with Project GR00T

Nvidia has announced Project GR00T, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots which is designed to further its work driving breakthroughs in robotics and embodied AI. As part of the initiative, the company also unveiled a new computer, Jetson Thor, for...

Nvidia ushers in a new era of computing with Blackwell

Aimed at powering a new era of computing, Nvidia has launched its Blackwell platform which it says will enable organisations everywhere to build and run realtime generative AI (GenAI) on trillion-parameter large language models (LLMs) at up to 25-times less cost and...

More News Today

AI and the birth of the next-generation data centre

Artificial intelligence has rapidly become a leading driver of innovation, creating competitive advantages and new business opportunities. By Ian Jansen van Rensburg, VMware EMEA senior systems engineer The proliferation of data is enabling breakthroughs across...

Obsidian celebrates open source milestone

Obsidian Systems is celebrating its 24th anniversary this year, heralding a remarkable journey in the market that is reflective of how open source has permeated virtually every facet of business today. "When we started the company, our focus was not on being the...

Faith wins the day at Mustek

The second round of Lenovo Floor Days kicked off at Mustek on 6, 7 and 8 March when sales people got the chance to win big. The Lenovo portal and tuk-tuk were the centre of attention, with piles of goodies and prizes handed out over the three days. At the end of the...

All the fun of the draw at Rectron

Muhammad was the lucky winner of a Yoga 730 convertible notebook when Lenovo held its second round of Floor Days at Rectron. The Lenovo portal and tuk-tuk were centre stage at Rectron for three days in March as sales people competed to win prizes and goodies. The top...

WorldStream selects Fujitsu as strategic infrastructure partner

Fujitsu has been chosen as a strategic infrastructure partner by WorldStream1, enhancing the Global Service Provider's (XSP) capabilities in providing tailored solutions for its customers, and supporting its growth aspirations on a global basis. WorldStream is among...

Spotify celebrates first anniversary in SA

It has been a year since the much-anticipated launch of Spotify - the largest global music streaming service - into South Africa. At its launch, South Africa joined 64 other countries already enjoying the Spotify experience, which over the last year has grown to an...

Bryan Habana is Mastercard Ambassador for Rugby World Cup 2019

Former South African player Bryan Habana is the latest rugby icon to be announced as a Mastercard ambassador for Rugby World Cup 2019. Habana, part of the South African team that won Rugby World Cup 2007, and one of the top test try scorers of all time, will help...

Beware of domain hijacking

Domain names can be stolen, held hostage and used to wreak havoc for a business website owner. Domain hijacking, as it is called, entails cyber criminals unlawfully gaining access to a website's unique domain in order to impersonate the business for other illegal...

Pargo extends logistics to neighbouring countries

Smart logistics company Pargo has expanded its network of parcel pick-up points to Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. The new cross-border delivery service utilises existing partnerships with Clicks and Lewis as well as new local retailers, such as Choppies....

Crossfin invests in SME funder Retail Capital

Crossfin Technology Holdings has announced its investment into Retail Capital, a South African provider of alternative business funding to the SME sector. The deal consists of a significant minority interest in Retail Capital. Anton Gaylard, chief operating officer...

Solar PV Project Manager – Gauteng Kempton Park

Mechanical / Electrical Degree requiredMinimum 5-10 years of previous PV solar project experience Desired Skills: PV Engineer Solar Project Management About The Employer: Our Client is a Multinational Electro-Mechanical Contracting Company Learn more/Apply for this...

Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group

Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in C# with .NET Framework and .NET Core , vNext along with REACT and [URL Removed] Work with architecture and engineering team members to build...

Technical Analyst (US Hours – West Coast) at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position.About our client:Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team worldwide. Serving top-tier clients in the fintech sector,...

Solutions Architect (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client, headquartered in the USA, offers a great work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at a company with amazing perks and...

Implementation Specialist at Parvana Recruitment

About the client:This forward-thinking property developer is highly successful and growing rapidly building on the principles of design excellence, sustainability, and community enrichment, their developments boast beautiful and intuitively designed apartments...

Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

BI Consultant (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Over the past 20 years, our client has built a stellar reputation in the development and system integration space. Through their extremely ethical values, they have earned the trust and respect of their clients. They prioritise finding effective...

View more career listings on our Careers Section