MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

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...

Cloud computing to hit 20% growth rates

The global cloud computing market size is estimated to reach $2 390.18 billion by 2030, registering to grow at a CAGR of 20,4% from 2025 to 2030 according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market is experiencing significant growth fueled by several key...

Workplaces navigate a return to the office

As the world marks Global Work from Home Day today (10 April), South Africa finds itself at a pivotal point. Leading corporates, including JP Morgan, Amazon and Vodacom, are scaling back remote and hybrid work arrangements, prompting a broader return to traditional...

Global energy transition under pressure

Near-term headwinds will hinder the energy and metals sectors' energy transition efforts in 2024, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report. The newly published 2024 Commodities outlook: Near-term risks abound for energy transition, critical...

Where are ISPA Inspires winners now?

The ISPA Inspires Educational Sponsorship has been running for three years now and produced almost half a dozen winners who have been enabled to pursue studies and careers in the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector through the support of South...

All the 2023 Africa Tech Festival Award winners

The Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023 this week honoured companies, individuals and initiatives that have demonstrated excellence, and a commitment to pushing the boundaries of what is possible with technology in Africa. James Williams, senior event director, events at...

Nvidia debuts Omniverse cloud services on Microsoft Azure

Automotive companies are transforming every phase of their product lifecycle -- evolving their primarily physical, manual processes into software-driven, AI-enhanced digital systems. To help them save costs and reduce lead times, Nvidia is announcing two new...

Irish Tech Challenge startups chosen

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland has selected five tech startups for...

Microsoft and partners double down on AI transformation

Microsoft has introduced about 100 new services and updates as part of its AI-forward strategy, including key developments within its productivity and security offerings. The announcements were made at the company's annual Microsoft Ignite 2023 conference. Just about...

AMD fires up AI, compute capabilities

AMD and Microsoft featured how AMD products, including the upcoming AMD Instinct MI300X accelerator, AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Ryzen CPUs with AI engines, are enabling new services and compute capabilities across cloud and generative AI, Confidential Computing, Cloud...

Nvidia to accelerate AI workloads on Azure

Nvidia continues to collaborate with Microsoft to build AI infrastructure, with Microsoft introducing additional H100-based virtual machines to Microsoft Azure to accelerate demanding AI workloads. At its Ignite conference in Seattle yesterday, Microsoft announced its...

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Paranoia and personas to secure IoT

The low-cost, low-power nature of the IoT can cause security considerations to be deferred till much later in the product implementation stage, or sometimes, indefinitely. By Sherry Zameer senior vice-president: IoT at Gemalto However to realize IoT's true potential,...

FlySafair uses tech to speed check-in

FlySafair has launched Express Check-In, a new technology that allows the airline to service passengers more quickly than ever before. Express Check-In, which has already been rolled out at all the airports from which FlySafair operates, enables the airline's queue...

SAS, Redington in East African partnership

According to independent research, the global business intelligence and analytics market is accelerating at break-neck pace and is poised to grow at around 10,3% in 2019, reaching an estimated value of $27-billion by 2020. Emerging markets are set to grow at an even...

Ericsson showcases SMME solutions

Ericsson is showcasing new solutions in 5G, digital services and Internet of Things (IoT), with a focus on supporting SMMEs at ITU Telecom World 2018 in Durban, South Africa. Highlights on display at the Ericsson booth will include a city model showcasing 5G...

‘Tap to feed’ initiative delivers 1,5m meals

Mastercard, Pick n Pay and FoodForward SA have delivered more than 1,5-million meals to vulnerable South African women and children following the success of their 'Tap to Feed' campaign. This eclipses the target Mastercard originally set to distribute 1,2-million...

VAST Networks engineers smart, wireless dumb pipe

Aimed at addressing South Africa's spectrum shortage challenges and facilitating access to affordable connectivity, VAST Networks (VAST) has developed the continent's first, true carrier-grade 'offload' network. The technology has been designed to seamlessly move...

Don’t let security concerns keep you out of the cloud

Cloud computing is gaining traction and, with major cloud players establishing - or committing to - a local presence, it's only a matter of time before every business has some, if not all, applications running in the cloud. For many organisations, concerns around...

IT security: oxygen or onion?

Security is as vital to organisational success as technology and people. By Mark Walker, associate vice-president: sub-Saharan Africa at International Data Corporation (IDC) Search for security on Google. The engine will autofill with - security is like oxygen and...

Lenovo honours top partners

Lenovo celebrated its top performing partners at the annual Lenovo Channel Awards Ceremony. The awards honour Lenovo's most successful channel partners and recognises those that have helped the company to make a remarkable difference in the South African region....

New finance option for lifecycle solution

Xperien has partnered with independent financial services company Merchant West to provide continuous IT lifecycle solutions, a fresh line of alternative funding to reduce the cost of IT assets. The partnership offers a full end-to-end IT Asset Lifecycle solution from...

Front-End Developer at Ntice Search

Our Client, a Leader in the Export of Food productsis looking for a skilled and experienced Front-End Angular Developer to join a team of passionate developers working on a next generation solution for international trade. The software solution has been developed and...

Senior IT Auditor

Experience IT Auditor with exposure in the manufacturing sector. Conduct IT Technical [URL Removed] ,execute and report on Audit projects. Write SQL scripts. Desired Skills: oracle power BI digitisation sql scrips cyber security ITIL Desired Qualification Level &...

Master Data Manager

The Master Data Manager is responsible for optimizing and managing product and supplier master data in compliance with standard operating procedures, data governance rules, anti-corruption, and finance control requirements. This role ensures the accuracy, consistency,...

OSS System Administrator

Job Overview:We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a OSS system Administrator. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the smooth functioning of our organization by handling various administrative...

Front-End Developer at Ntice Search – KwaZulu-Natal Hillcrest

Our Client, a Leader in the Export of Food productsis looking for a skilled and experienced Front-End Angular Developer to join a team of passionate developers working on a next generation solution for international trade. The software solution has been developed and...

Senior IT Auditor – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Experience IT Auditor with exposure in the manufacturing sector. Conduct IT Technical [URL Removed] ,execute and report on Audit projects. Write SQL scripts. Desired Skills: oracle power BI digitisation sql scrips cyber security ITIL Desired Qualification Level &...

Master Data Manager – Gauteng Centurion

The Master Data Manager is responsible for optimizing and managing product and supplier master data in compliance with standard operating procedures, data governance rules, anti-corruption, and finance control requirements. This role ensures the accuracy, consistency,...

OSS System Administrator – Remote Remote

Job Overview:We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a OSS system Administrator. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the smooth functioning of our organization by handling various administrative...

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