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...

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...

5G, AI are key drivers for telco growth

5G and artificial intelligence (AI) are driving growth in the telecommunications and mobile industry. This is according to GSMA Intelligence’s new “Global Mobile Trends 2025” report that examines key verticals within the telecom/mobile industry. In terms of enterprise...

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...

New Equinix data centre will host JINX

Equinix has announced that JINX, the Johannesburg Internet Exchange Point, will be available in its new JN1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre at launch in mid-2024. Established in June 1996, JINX is Africa's longest running exchange point, boasting a...

Most South Africans struggle with workplace stress

A massive 85% of South Africans grapple with stress at their jobs - but that only 39% of employees find their wellbeing programmes "fairly effective". This is according to a new survey by insuretech YuLife and IPSOS, which shares that another 32% of respondents found...

Intel showcases scientific supercomputers

Intel has showcased AI-accelerated high performance computing (HPC) with leadership performance for HPC and AI workloads across Intel Data Centre GPU Max Series, Intel Gaudi2 AI accelerators and Intel Xeon processors. In partnership with Argonne National Laboratory,...

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Predicting the big data election race

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Abdulla appointed to Metrofile board

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Nokia 2.1 available with Android Oreo

The new Nokia 2.1 is now available to buy from Vodacom and MTN as well as leading retailers from R1 699.00. Delivering a 50% performance boost on its predecessor, the Nokia 2.1 combines a larger screen and dual front-front facing speakers with a two-day battery life....

Zimbabweans get a new way to send money

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Comsol, Samsung go live with 5G pilot

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Smartphone pioneer awarded honorary doctorate by UP

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Gabsten is Commvault Service Partner of the Year

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Taxify rolls out dockless electric scooters

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To email or not to email?

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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...

Level I Support Engineer (10pm to 6am shift)

Remote Support position available for experienced and qualified Level I Support Engineer to assist international clients with hardware, software and networking support (night shift 10pm to 6am, 100 hours per month). Seeking professional individual with a passion for...

Integrations Developer

Experience:3+ years of experience in systems integration and API development. Experience with message queuing and real-time integrations Soft Skills:Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment....

Senior Kubernetes and Cloud Engineer

Company: Kapsch SA Location: Kapsch TrafficCom South Africa | CenturionPosition: Senior Kubernetes and Cloud EngineerPosition OverviewAs a Senior Kubernetes and Cloud Engineer at Kapsch, you will play a critical role in designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable,...

Level I Support Engineer (10pm to 6am shift) – Gauteng Sunninghill

Remote Support position available for experienced and qualified Level I Support Engineer to assist international clients with hardware, software and networking support (night shift 10pm to 6am, 100 hours per month). Seeking professional individual with a passion for...

Integrations Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Experience:3+ years of experience in systems integration and API development. Experience with message queuing and real-time integrations Soft Skills:Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment....

Senior Kubernetes and Cloud Engineer – Gauteng Midrand

Company: Kapsch SA Location: Kapsch TrafficCom South Africa | CenturionPosition: Senior Kubernetes and Cloud EngineerPosition OverviewAs a Senior Kubernetes and Cloud Engineer at Kapsch, you will play a critical role in designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable,...

Software Support Technician

ENVIRONMENT:A customer-centric & solutions-driven Software Support Technician is sought by an innovative Software Specialist catering a suite of products to the Courier sector. You will be expected to support the customer base with any application based technical...

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