Enterprise AI hits the wall

Enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten, according to new research from NTT Data. The latest research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for...

Information integrity passes geopolitics as the top risk

Information integrity risk, caused by the proliferation of AI‑enabled decision-making and uncertain AI transparency requirements, gained the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk...

SA skills gap: Where talent supply and employer demand collide

South Africa faces a persistent disconnect between the talent available in the labour market and the qualifications that employers are seeking, according to the latest Pnet Job Market Trends Report for April. Around half (54%) of job adverts posted in the last 12...

SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

Sports apps set to hit 3bn downloads, $4bn in revenue

Over the last five years, sports apps like ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and Yahoo Fantasy Football have gained millions of new users as more fans turn to their phones for live sports updates and fun features. Sports betting and mobile games have made them even more...

AMD debuts gaming products at CES

At CES 2025, AMD has announced new gaming products to expand its leadership in desktop, mobile and handheld gaming, and deliver incredible performance for the most demanding games. AMD unveiled new Ryzen 9900X3D and 9950X3D Series desktop processors, offering better...

Study details the impact of intimate partner violence

A study by a University of Cape Town (UCT) masters student, Caron Zimri, has revealed that intimate partner violence (IPV) can lead to traumatic brain injury. Reading heart-wrenching stories in the news that highlight the IPV scourge that incessantly plagues women and...

Azure users can access Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPU

Microsoft Azure users can now turn to the latest Nvidia accelerated computing technology to train and deploy their generative AI applications. Available now, the Microsoft Azure ND H100 v5 VMs using Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs and Nvidia Quantum-2 InfiniBand...

Nominations are open for National Orders

The Presidency has invited all South Africans to submit final nominations for National Orders, to identify people nationally and globally who have served the nation or attained personal achievement in exceptional ways. National Orders are the highest awards that a...

Financial and risk mitigation know-how crucial for businesses

The top two challenges faced by South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are cash flow and economic conditions, according to the latest Business Partners SME Index - and this has remained unchanged in the Index for several years. Getting your financial house...

Shiba Inu sheds value, active users

While most of the world's largest cryptocurrencies made a comeback in 2023, with their prices more than doubling in the first six months, other digital coins continued underperforming the market and bringing losses to their holders. Shiba Inu is one of these: besides...

Gender equality: Empowering the cybersecurity trailblazers

In the rapidly expanding field of cybersecurity, two major challenges loom large: a staggering talent gap and persistent gender inequality. According to the recently 2022 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the industry faces an alarming shortage of 3,4-million...

Call for mandatory procurement transformation in community schemes

Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi believes economic transformation has to take place in the multi-trillion rand community schemes economy, which includes sectional title complexes, homeowners' associations, retirement housing schemes, share block...

Gauteng road users can report faulty traffic lights

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has introduced the ability to report faulty traffic signals through the PotholeFixGP app. The app was launched in 2022 and so far, more than 7 418 potholes have been reported. It is available from Google PlayStore and...

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Managing predictive behaviour in insurance

Predictive and behavioural analytics enable better risk mitigation, fraud detection, and customer insight for insurers. Kelly Preston, data analytics manager at SilverBridge, believes this provides organisations with a better understanding of not only how to approach...

Angola Cables expands global IP coverage

Angola Cables has added additional peering points at IX.BR São Paulo and Fortaleza, Equinix Ashburn and Miami (formerly NOTA), and NIIX and De-CIX in New York. Darwin Costa, IP product manager of Angola Cables, says: "The new peering points will further enhance the...

Briisk aims to digitise financial services

One of the first companies to enable insurtech and fintech solutions on one digital platform, Briisk has provided the technology to launch South Africa's first fully digital drone insurance, Drone Covered. The insurance, underwritten by Transact and Protect Insure...

InfiNet launches educational platform

Fixed broadband wireless connectivity provider InfiNet Wireless has launched its own educational platform, the InfiNet Wireless Academy. InfiNet Wireless Academy is an information and training platform for customers and partners who use InfiNet solutions and is a...

Smart partnership ecosystems key to success

Business today demands not only smart partnerships - it demands ways of unlocking trapped value, writes Kabelo Makwane, MD for Accenture Operations in Africa. Think about a typical South African business and you'll likely be thinking about a company where everything,...

Technology equips legal industry for the future

Technology is transforming the information landscape and rapidly changing the workplace. The generally conservative legal industry has in no way been spared, with new technologies and innovations disrupting - and enabling - the practice of law, demanding that law...

Contending with Africa’s informal markets

Anyone who aims to maximize their business opportunities in Africa will have to capture the informal trade. Even in nations like South Africa, the informal sector makes up a large portion of the economy - involving 2.9 million people (well over 17% of total employment...

New gaming notebooks from Acer

Acer has launched two new Predator Helios gaming notebooks: the Predator Helios 500, featuring up to 8th Gen Intel Core i9+ processors; and the Predator Helios 300 Special Edition. Both feature VR-Ready performance, advanced thermal technologies, and fast...

An intro to document management in the cloud

Cloud computing has been around for quite a while now, but if your understanding of exactly what that term means is a bit, um, "cloudy," you're not alone. By Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media and SmallBizDaily Consider this post a crash course in "Cloud 101"--what...

Security orchestration across major cloud platforms

they struggle to deal with the speed of business process automation and the exponential growth of corporate data, 66% of enterprises and 49% of SMBs are planning to expand their hybrid cloud infrastructures. At the same time, every second company feels it cannot fully...

SALES DATA ANALYST – Gauteng Woodmead

We are seeking a highly analytical and results-driven Sales Data Analyst to join the team with a leader in the manufacturing sector. The Sales Data Analyst will play a critical role in supporting Key Account Managers by extracting, analysing, and presenting sales data...

Business Analyst at QES – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Business Analyst with Financial Accounting and Insurance Experience to join them on an independent contract basis (6 months initially) Hybrid work model KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Consult with...

Business Systems Analyst at Computek Networks

Computek Networks is looking for a Senior Specialist Systems Analyst to facilitate and coordinate the review of business processes and the alignment of business applications to business processes through JAD (Joint Application Development) design sessions and data...

Data Analyst at Famous Brands

JOB TITLE: Data AnalystJOB GRADE: C3DEPARTMENT: Leading Brands CommercialLOCATION: Waterfall Office (Midrand)EMPLOYMENT STATUS: PermanentLINE MANAGER: Business AnalystPURPOSE STATEMENT:The purpose of this position is to collate data through various platforms and...

Project Manager (Stellenbosch)

ENVIRONMENT:A pioneering Agriculture Technology company with offices in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch, is seeking a skilled and passionate Project Manager. You will be at the forefront of managing the local farm-to-market supply chain, ensuring that client needs are...

Senior Software Engineer – JAVA

Design and maintain technical system requirements based on business needs.Develop backend applications based on approved specifications and prototypes.Develop, test, debug and maintain application code.Develop, update and maintain technical documentation.Integrate...

Business Systems Analyst at Computek Networks – Gauteng Centurion

Computek Networks is looking for a Senior Specialist Systems Analyst to facilitate and coordinate the review of business processes and the alignment of business applications to business processes through JAD (Joint Application Development) design sessions and data...

Data Analyst at Famous Brands – Gauteng Midrand

JOB TITLE: Data AnalystJOB GRADE: C3DEPARTMENT: Leading Brands CommercialLOCATION: Waterfall Office (Midrand)EMPLOYMENT STATUS: PermanentLINE MANAGER: Business AnalystPURPOSE STATEMENT:The purpose of this position is to collate data through various platforms and...

Project Manager (Stellenbosch) – Western Cape Stellenbosch

ENVIRONMENT:A pioneering Agriculture Technology company with offices in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch, is seeking a skilled and passionate Project Manager. You will be at the forefront of managing the local farm-to-market supply chain, ensuring that client needs are...

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