SA the most future-ready economy on the continent
South Africa is the most future-ready economy in Africa, according to a new study by digital entertainment platform JB.com, which mapped 50 African countries to discover which are the best positioned for a modern digital economy. The study looked at nine pillars that...
.zadna confirms annual registry fees
The .za Domain Name Authority (.zadna) confirms that a 6.2% registry fee adjustment for the commercial second-level domains co.za, org.za, net.za and web.za will take effect on 1 October 2026. The annual adjustment is based on the approved CPI-linked pricing...
Africa’s growth holds firm amid global turbulence
Africa’s economies are projected to grow at 4,2% in 2026, moderating slightly from 4,4% in 2025, before rebounding to 4,4% in 2027. The findings of the 2026 African Economic Outlook from the African Development Bank Group underscore the continent's continued...
Consumers want AI to help with shopping, not make purchase decisions
As brands race to invest in agentic commerce, consumer willingness to let artificial intelligence (AI) make purchase decisions topped out at 11% across lower-stakes categories, such as personal care and household supplies, according to Gartner. The findings suggest...
IBM and Red Hat commit $5bn to redefine open source in the AI era
IBM and Red Hat have announced Project Lightwell, a $5-billion commitment backed by new frontier AI capabilities and a global force of more than 20 000 engineers to help enterprises secure open source software. Together, these investments establish a new model for...
Cost-of-living squeeze deepens
South African households are entering a more constrained financial period, as the modest momentum seen at the end of 2025 comes under pressure from rising living costs. According to TransUnion’s latest insights, increases in fuel prices, renewed food inflation, and...
Air cargo demand up amid Middle East disruptions
International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for April 2026 global air cargo markets shows that total demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased by 4% compared to April 2025 levels. However, capacity, measured in available cargo...
Intel Arc G-Series sets handheld PC gaming standard
Intel has introduced Intel Arc G-Series processors, a new family of products designed for next-generation handheld gaming systems. Launching with Intel Arc G3 and Intel Arc G3 Extreme processors running on Windows 11, the series builds on the architecture of Intel...
OECD launches streamlined Hiroshima AI Process Reporting Framework
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched version 2.0 of the Hiroshima AI Process voluntary reporting framework. As the only global framework for companies to report on their efforts to promote safe, secure, and trustworthy AI, the...
Nvidia Vera CPU packs a punch
The shift to agentic AI creates a new CPU requirement for the AI factory: fast cores, massive memory bandwidth and the ability to sustain high performance when all cores are active. Initial benchmark results published by Phoronix show that the Nvidia Vera CPU is...
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AI represents the next horizon for ESG
Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented pace globally. By Prineil Padayachy, senior associate, Sinalo Matubatuba, candidate attorney, and Ilhaam Fredericks, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The exceptional growth of data and the rapid...
Digital platforms weaponised to abuse women in Kenya
Across Kenya, online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) is escalating rapidly, with predators exploiting digital technologies to recruit, groom, abuse, and traumatise women and girls. Two new reports uncover how the digital realm is being weaponised to perpetrate...
A unified view is the cornerstone of cyber resilience
South African organisations are facing an unprecedented wave of cybersecurity incidents. By Richard Ford, group chief technology officer at Integrity360 According to the CSIR, 88% of organisations have now faced at least one data breach. In the race to stay ahead,...
Gaming helps to change how youngsters think about alcohol
When more than 5-million young South Africans logged into Roblox and found a world built around their choices, not their vices, something remarkable happened. Alcohol harm-reduction became a story they wanted to take part in. That’s the power of AWARE.org’s “Makers of...
SA’s AI data centre conundrum
Everyone's talking about artificial intelligence. And I mean everyone. The hype reminds me of the fanfare around 5G's launch – all promise, waiting to see delivery. We built and enabled those towers everywhere, and now? Well, let's just say the revolution was somewhat...
How to delete your digital footprint from the Internet
Users’ digital footprints have been building up for years. Social media accounts, old comments, carelessly posted photos, message boards, and old marketplace listings — everything that each individual user has ever shared online remains there, potentially causing...
Grey list removal a milestone, not mission accomplished
Last Friday (24 October 2025), news broke that South Africa was removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list. By Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks This comes after the country made significant progress to improve the effectiveness of its anti-money...
Why the greylisting outcome demands a new era of financial integrity
The verdict is in: South Africa has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. It’s a milestone worth celebrating, but not a finish line, writes Hawken McEwan, director of risk and compliance at nCino KYC Africa. The reforms of the past two...
Execution has become the new frontier of innovation
No matter the technology approach, it is ultimately the impact that matters. Innovation today isn’t about chasing the next big idea or implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a vacuum; the success comes from implementing AI that has impact, and that truly makes a...
Red Hat to support Red Hat OpenShift on Nvidia BlueField DPUs
Red Hat has announced support for Red Hat OpenShift on Nvidia BlueField data processing units (DPUs), making it easier for organisations to deploy demanding AI application workloads with optimised security, networking and storage capabilities. While modern business...
Senior Data/AI Application Engineer (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A forward-thinking Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding talents of a Senior Data/AI Application Engineer who is excited & passionate about the rapid shift toward AI-native development. You will own the full lifecycle — from engaging with...
Back-end developer – Gauteng Houghton Estate
Title: Back end developerWorking model: Fully on-siteLocation: SandtonSeeking a Back-End C# Developer strong in Azure Cloud services and with practical exposure to AI / LLM integrations. You will be responsible for building scalable APIs, microservices, and...
SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 2476 – Gauteng Pretoria
Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Proactively propose solutions to improve the support of (new) business processes.Executing the required changes...
NOC Engineer Tier 1 – Day Shift
2 to 3 years experience CCNA certifications a mustJob Purpose.Responsible for ensuring stability of the network and optimal customer satisfaction. Key Performance AreasCustomer Communication 30%Incident Logging 20%Incident Handling 20%Trouble shooting 20%Teamwork 10%...
Systems Administrator
Job SummaryConfigure, maintain and administer all systems related technology and infrastructure within our client Enterprise branches and multiple data centresKey Performance AreasPlan and set up systems' infrastructureMaintain high availability of systems'...
Project Manager
Key Responsibilities:Process engineering and optimisation:Analyse existing software development, delivery, and support processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and risks.Design and implement future-state processes aligned to modern digital and software...
NOC Engineer Tier 1 – Day Shift – Remote Remote
2 to 3 years experience CCNA certifications a mustJob Purpose.Responsible for ensuring stability of the network and optimal customer satisfaction. Key Performance AreasCustomer Communication 30%Incident Logging 20%Incident Handling 20%Trouble shooting 20%Teamwork 10%...
Systems Administrator – Gauteng Primrose
Job SummaryConfigure, maintain and administer all systems related technology and infrastructure within our client Enterprise branches and multiple data centresKey Performance AreasPlan and set up systems' infrastructureMaintain high availability of systems'...
Project Manager – Remote Remote
Key Responsibilities:Process engineering and optimisation:Analyse existing software development, delivery, and support processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and risks.Design and implement future-state processes aligned to modern digital and software...
Java Engineer (Intermediate) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Role Overview The Java Engineer will design, develop, and deliver cloud-ready backend services and RESTful APIs while contributing to scalable system architecture. This role requires end to-end ownership of features, from design and development through deployment and...
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