Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

Businesses win when women gain workplace flexibility

When businesses give women access to professional workspaces closer to home, they gain stronger collaboration, networking and performance in return. This ties into this year’s National Women’s Day theme, “Empower Woman, Empower the Nation”, to life, according to...

AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Trade tension skews smartphone shipments

Global smartphone shipments increased 1,5% year-over-year (YoY) to 304,9-million units in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The smartphone market...

Hisense SA launches locally-manufactured TV 

Hisense SA has launched its high-end CanvasTV which is manufactured in South Africa. The CanvasTV range is produced at Hisense SA’s facility in Atlantis, in the Western Cape. The product is available in 55-inch and 65-inch models (55S7N and 65S7N), with a recommended...

Enterprise IT budgets are on the increase

Omdia's 10th annual IT Enterprise Insights study has revealed that IT has become one of the main drivers of value to an enterprise, with almost three-quarters (74%) of respondents confirming increases to their overall budget allocated to enterprise IT in 2023 compared...

SA corporate social investment grows to R11,8bn

South African companies spent an estimated R11,8-billion on corporate social investment (CSI) in the 2023 financial year, according to corporate responsibility consultancy Trialogue's latest research findings. The spend reflects an 8% nominal and 1% real increase from...

Intel Granulate in Databricks partnership

Intel Granulate, Intel's flagship software performance offering, has announced a new collaboration with Databricks to merge Intel Granulate's autonomous, continuous optimisation solutions with Databricks' robust Data Intelligence Platform under the Databricks Partner...

Smart streetlights market beaming

The installed base of smart streetlights amounted to 23-million globally at the end of 2022, according to a new research report from IoT analysts, Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22,7%, the installed base will reach 63,8-million by the...

Manufacturing sentiment improved in a tough Q4

Confidence in the manufacturing sector has improved slightly to 26 points – the highest level seen in 2023, as shown by the Q4 Absa Manufacturing Survey. Although trading conditions remained tough, manufacturers noted an overall improvement in business conditions (up...

All the IITPSA President’s Awards winners …

Mamela Luthuli, founder and CEO of Take Note IT, has been named South Africa’s IT Personality of the year at the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) President’s Awards 2023. AI expert Professor Mark Nasila, chief data and analytics...

Global connectivity improves, but Africa still fares poorly

Steady but uneven progress in global Internet connectivity highlights the disparities of the digital divide and is leaving people in low-income countries behind, according to the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Facts and Figures 2023. Analysis on...

Wits researchers pioneer a new way of searching for Dark Matter

The existence of Dark Matter is a long-standing puzzle in our universe. Dark Matter makes up about a quarter of our universe, yet it does not interact significantly with ordinary matter. The existence of Dark Matter has been confirmed by a series of astrophysical and...

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Cartrack wins at Ask Afrika awards

Vehicle tracking, fleet management and insurance telematics company Cartrack was recognised for its successes when it was announced as the winner in the "car tracker" industry category at the prestigious 2018/19 Ask Afrika Orange Index Awards. The Ask Afrika Orange...

West African property summit focuses on tech

The convergence of AI, technology and data on Nigeria's multi-billion dollar plus retail market will be a strategic focus to local and international developers, investors and retailers at the 4th annual West Africa Property Investment Summit taking place on 15 and 16...

Entries open for FICO awards

FICO has opened entries into its seventh annual awards, which aim to honour organisations that have achieved outstanding results using analytics and decision management solutions from FICO. The awards shine a spotlight on business leaders who are driving their...

HP showcases end-to-end services

During Gitex Technology Week, HP Inc will be providing visitors a glimpse into the office of the future by showcasing its end-to-end services. The services will highlight HP's offerings in Managed Print Services (MPS) and Device as a Service (DaaS). Both play a...

SUSE delivers Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry innovation

SUSE has announced that a new Kubernetes-native implementation of the popular Cloud Foundry development model is coming to SUSE Cloud Application Platform, advancing the company's drive to help enterprises accelerate application delivery, speed innovation and increase...

Free black data extended for festive season

With the festive season around the corner, Cell C is extending its free data offer to watch the premium entertainment streaming service, black, until the end of February 2019. The free data is available on any of Cell C's prepaid or contract plans including MediaPlay,...

Charles Telfair Campus connects with Ruckus Networks

Charles Telfair Campus has selected Ruckus Networks to deploy its campus-wide wireless network, providing learners and staff with quality WiFi experience for the digital age. "The internet is an absolute necessity at Charles Telfair Campus as it forms an integral part...

Nokia, STC sign air-to-ground MoU

At Gietx Technology Week 2018, Nokia and STC Business signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the launch of the air-to-ground pilot network in Saudi Arabia. The two companies have already conducted a successful trial of Nokia's LTE-based air-to-ground...

LG shows off digital signage at Gitex

LG Electronics will showcase its range of OLED signage that will include the revolutionary and futuristic Transparent OLED, Open Frame OLED, OLED Video Wall and a variety of other exceptional products to captivate attendees at the 2018 edition of Gitex Technology...

Eskom supports Free State Mathematics Festival

The Eskom Development Foundation has provided support and funding to the Free State Mathematics Festival which was held on 10 - 11 October 2018 at the Bon Hotel in Bloemfontein. The Mathematics competition was created for Grade 8 - 11 learners from schools across the...

Front-End Developer at NetOps Africa – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Frontend Engineer About Us Our client is a forward-thinking tech company dedicated to providing a tailored learning platform for cybersecurity professionals. We thrive on collaboration, innovation, and customer-driven development. As a fun, growing startup, we're...

I&O Support Engineer – Western Cape Claremont

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Financial Services provider seeks a highly ambitious I&O Support Engineer whose core role will be to manage the day-to-day Operations to provide delivery of systems and services in order to meet or exceed objectives and service levels. You...

Full-stack Developer (C#) – LM – Gauteng Johannesburg

Translate business needs to technical specifications. Design, build and deploy applications. Conduct unit testing and troubleshooting. Evaluate and improve Development standards. Collaborate with teams to integrate systems. User management. Security management....

Senior DevOps Support Engineer

Responsibilities/Tasks: Design, development, implementation, migration and support of a comprehensive build and release management process and technical solution to support the development processes, using existing tools as a starting point, but building on the same...

Project Manager IT

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Project Manager, who can manage multiple projects and have a functional understanding of Postilion systems and payments landscape. The ideal candidate must meet the following criteria: Job Accountabilities: Define the scope...

Technical Development Lead (C#) – SvW – Gauteng Johannesburg

This will be the Lead Developer on the project:Lead and mentor a team of software developers, ensuring they are aligned with project goals and organizational objectives Responsible for overseeing the technical aspects of a development team or project. Plan and manage...

Senior RPA Developer – Gauteng Randburg

Job Title: Senior RPA DeveloperLocation:JohannesburgContract Type: 11-Month Contract Hybrid Our client, one of South Africa's leading organizations, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior RPA Developer to join their team for an 11-month Hybrid contract. In...

Junior Java Software – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is looking for a Junior Java Software Engineer to build and implement functional programs. You will work with other Software Engineers throughout the software development life cycle. Key Requirements 0 - 3 years of experience110% work ethicIntrinsic passion...

Systems Administrator – Gauteng Melrose

12 month contract with the option to covert to perm2 days work from office based in Melrose Arch An Azure Administrator is a professional who manages and maintains the cloud services provided by Microsoft Azure, an enterprise-grade cloud computing platform. Azure...

Senior Business Analyst – Western Cape Constantia

Senior Business Analyst with minimum 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in the Financial Services Industry (Asset Management) with a strong skills set in systems and data, required to provide technology solutions, for this Asset Management Company...

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