Four core pillars underpin successful enterprise AI adoption
Despite substantial investment and strategic focus on AI over nearly four years, most enterprises are still in the early phases of AI adoption and have yet to realise meaningful value from the technology, according to GlobalData. AI has been the hottest enterprise...
SA has a STEM education crisis
South Africa’s declining performance in STEM education has become a pressing concern - and global benchmarks consistently ranking the nation poorly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics highlight systemic challenges that demand urgent attention. This...
Landmark report aims to strengthen submarine cable resilience
The International Advisory Body on Submarine Cable Resilience today approved its final report, including explanations of recommendations to strengthen the resilience of submarine telecommunication cables — the critical infrastructure that carries more than 99% of data...
New ITU initiative to build trust in AI behaviour and identity
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has announced a new initiative to develop frameworks for trusted digital identity and to ensure that the behaviour of AI agents remains trustworthy and accountable throughout their lifecycle. The new ITU Focus Group on...
Africa’s AI should be on Africa’s terms
Huawei's seventh annual ICT Editors Xchange in Johannesburg convened under the theme “Africa's Intelligence, Africa's Terms” to explore how the continent is building AI for its own realities. The event brought together speakers from Huawei, academia and business to...
Building the trust infrastructure for AI-era open source
Developed in collaboration with leading financial institutions, IBM and Red Hat have launched Lightwell which will deliver automated vulnerability remediation at scale through two offerings: Lightwell Network and Lightwell Clearinghouse Premier. Available now,...
Summit calls for human-centred state in the digital era
The fourth annual Social Media Summit for Government (the Summit) concluded at the University of Johannesburg Business School (JBS) with a strong consensus: unless artificial intelligence is deliberately harnessed to include citizens the government currently cannot...
Avoid being a victim of ‘Grand Theft’
Following the official launch of Grand Theft Auto VI game pre-orders late June, which saw a global fan frenzy, threat actors quickly began exploiting the event as a lure, says Kaspersky. Scammers leveraged the heightened demand to deploy deceptive schemes - from fake...
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...
Battle of the AI models hots up
Meta and OpenAI have both launched new artificial intelligence (AI) models. Meta Spark is said to be better at coding than the company’s last interation released in April, performing at levels close to the offerings from rival AI companies in writing, reasoning and...
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AI is changing teams, but human connection still drives performance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be transforming the workplace at record speed, but according to leadership and communication specialists, the organisations that will thrive in the years to come won’t necessarily be the ones using the most advanced AI tools, but the...
Agility is less about speed then preparedness
Many businesses confuse agility with speed. They assume that if they can react quickly, change their priorities, or bring in additional capacity at short notice, they are agile. By Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus But true agility is not measured by how quickly...
Bring dark data into the light before AI can deliver value
With artificial intelligence (AI) moving rapidly from experimentation to strategic priority, today’s businesses are collecting more information than ever before. By Shakeel Jhazbhay, GM: digital business solutions at Datacentrix However, many are overlooking a...
Property data reveals the spatial patterns of banking fraud
Financial criminals are adept at constructing convincing paper trails. Falsified identity documents, fabricated company registrations, AI-assisted forgeries, and ghost addresses can all fool a KYC process built entirely around records. What they cannot fake is...
The amnesia effect: stop treating customers like strangers
We live in an era of personalisation, where businesses seek to provide the best possible customer experience (CX) precisely because consumers have more options than ever before. Yet, many businesses are suffering from operational amnesia without even knowing it,...
When helpful AI tools become a corporate security blind spot
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has quickly evolved from a novelty to a regular tool in the workplace. It helps with tasks like drafting emails, summarising documents, coding, and data analysis. AI-powered platforms are changing how people work, writes...
SA has too many ways to pay. Will they make cards extinct?
South Africa has never had more ways to pay, writes Ntombenhle Annegbe-Enahoro, IPP product manager at Ecentric. At the point of sale in 2026, a consumer can tap or insert a card, open a banking app and make a PayShap transfer, scan a QR while deciding to split the...
How businesses can tackle burnout
Burnout has become one of the defining workplace challenges, particularly in knowledge-intensive industries where employees are expected to think critically, solve problems rapidly, and remain constantly connected. Global research indicates that between 55% and 66% of...
AI is redefining the contact centre as a conversational experience hub
In 2026, contact centre leaders are being pulled in two directions at once, writes Lauren Potgieter, country manager of Infobip South Africa. Executives are demanding AI‑driven efficiencies, while customers expect more human, empathetic support than ever. The only way...
Things you need to know about AI-built software
AI has made software creation faster and more accessible, but speed is not the same as quality. The competitive advantage is shifting from who can write code to who can define the problem, guide the build, test the output, manage risk and keep the system maintainable....
Senior Data Scientist
The Senior Data Scientist is a specialised role focused on applying advanced analytics, machine learning, and graph-based techniques to derive insights from complex, interconnected data. The role supports high-impact use cases such as fraud detection, financial crime,...
Senior Data Scientist – Gauteng Sandton
The Senior Data Scientist is a specialised role focused on applying advanced analytics, machine learning, and graph-based techniques to derive insights from complex, interconnected data. The role supports high-impact use cases such as fraud detection, financial crime,...
Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Role OverviewA leading organisation within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector is seeking a skilled and proactive Network Engineer to join its Information Technology team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, supporting, securing, and...
SQL Developer
Job Purpose:To design, develop, implement, and maintain all application systems and associated technologies, with a strong focus on SQL database development. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring optimum performance, efficiency, and high availability of data...
Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Role OverviewA leading organisation within the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector is seeking a skilled and proactive Network Engineer to join its Information Technology team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, supporting, securing, and...
SQL Developer – Remote Remote
Job Purpose:To design, develop, implement, and maintain all application systems and associated technologies, with a strong focus on SQL database development. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring optimum performance, efficiency, and high availability of data...
IBP Functional Analyst
Our client is seeking an experienced IBP Functional Analyst to support and enhance SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) solutions. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of IBP functionality, implementation, configuration, and support, with the ability...
Senior C# Developer: PDD
What will you do?Our client is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior C# Developer to join the companies WebApps Team. The developer will be responsible for analysis, design, development, and maintenance of various in-house Web Applications. The successful...
IBP Functional Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Our client is seeking an experienced IBP Functional Analyst to support and enhance SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) solutions. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of IBP functionality, implementation, configuration, and support, with the ability...
Senior C# Developer: PDD – Remote Remote
What will you do?Our client is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior C# Developer to join the companies WebApps Team. The developer will be responsible for analysis, design, development, and maintenance of various in-house Web Applications. The successful...
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