Multichoice to can Showmax
Mutlichoice will shut down its movie streaming service Showmax. According to communication sent to customers, the company has experienced substantial losses such that the Showmax business is no longer sustainable. MultiChoice says it will rather focus on strengthening...
Cyber risks increase as Middle East war escalates
The Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues and escalates. Historically, periods of direct military escalation in the Middle East have correlated with...
NASA’s blockchain technology could enhance air travel safety
Through a drone flight test at NASA’s Ames Research Centre in California’s Silicon Valley, researchers tested a blockchain-based system for protecting flight data. The system aims to keep air traffic management safe from disruption and protect data transferred...
Cedarberg reveals tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start life
An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start the recovery of Earth’s oceans after a global mass extinction. The team, led by Dr Claire Browning, an Honorary...
Resilience could waver on asset prices, debt, geoeconomic tensions
The global economic outlook has improved modestly but remains uncertain, with asset valuations, mounting debt, geoeconomic realignment and rapid artificial intelligence deployment creating both opportunities and risks, according to the World Economic Forum's...
SA needs to close the AI implementation gap
South Africa is not short on ambition when it comes to artificial intelligence – what the country is short on is execution. That is the harsh conclusion from Joshua Harvey, head of growth at Specno. He points out that, while global benchmarks show South Africa is...
After a milestone year, what does 2026 hold for crypto?
2025 delivered milestone achievements alongside a choppy market. Total crypto market capitalisation surpassed $4-trillion for the first time, and Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $126 000. At the same time, macro uncertainty – monetary policy, trade tensions,...
BlockFi bankruptcy raises risk of crypto phishing
Kaspersky has detected a wave of phishing attacks preying on former customers of the bankrupt crypto lending platform BlockFi. These scams leverage the ongoing distribution of customer assets following BlockFi's 2022 bankruptcy, tricking victims into surrendering...
SA’s top young scientists to compete in the IRIS Global Symposium in India
Four of South Africa’s finest young scientists will represent the country at the Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM (IRIS) Global Symposium in India, where they will showcase their scientific brilliance. The learners were top achievers at last October’s...
Most brands will use agentic AI in one-to-one interactions by 2028
By 2028, 60% of brands will use agentic AI to facilitate streamlined one-to-one interactions, according to Gartner. This transformation in marketing strategy will shift traditional channel-based approaches and usher in a new era of personalized, autonomous engagement....
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How insurers can manage premium skipping
Insurers plan for lapses in insurance policies, but in tough financial times, lapse rates tend to go up, writes J’Mari Kloppers, senior solutions engineer at Root platform. Traditional insurance approaches to unpaid premiums rely on punitive measures: stern warnings,...
AI transforms the enterprise need for platform engineering
“Software is eating the world”, as Marc Andreessen once stated, all the way back in 2011. More than a decade later, this has proven to be true as software now defines the modern enterprise. By Jonny Williams, chief digital adviser for the UK public sector at Red Hat...
Young girls breaking barriers this youth month
The official unemployment rate in South Africa rose to 32,9% in the first quarter of 2025, with the number of unemployment people increasing by 237 000 compared to the previous three-month period. Youth unemployment (15–24-year-old job seekers), climbed to 62.4% in Q1...
Achieve greater ROI in your data centre with AI
AI is migrating from computers and phones to robots, self-driving cars and pretty much any digital space imaginable. Even Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called this out at the company’s recent GPU Technology Conference (GTC) conference. By Tony Bartlett, director of data...
AI’s growing influence in safeguarding banks and customers
Flashy artificial intelligence (AI) applications like generative art and self-driving cars might dominate today’s headlines. Ut ai and machine learning (ML) are playing a quiet background role in our lives, writes James Saunders, co-founder and chief technology...
Navigating SA’s national payment system regulatory framework
In meeting its policy commitments and addressing the regulatory challenges that come with the rising prominence of non-bank payment operations, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) published two draft documents in the first quarter of 2025. By Lerato Lamola, partner...
Can IT save the planet (and your bottom line)?
The digital age’s insatiable demand for computing power has collided with an urgent and pressing need for sustainability. By Vishal Barapatre, group chief technology officer at In2IT Technologies As data centres and AI workloads consume unprecedented energy, IT...
Solar’s second act begins
Renewable energy is no longer about a few rooftop panels; businesses that want to reap the benefits must diversify. By Sakhile Ngcongwane, business development manager at SolarAfrica As the energy landscape shifts and policy signals grow increasingly mixed, many are...
Outdated systems are a hacker’s dream
Cybercrime is evolving faster than systems can keep up, so if your business is still sitting in the past, it’s sitting with vulnerabilities, writes Richard Frost, head of innovation and technology at Armata Cyber Security. According to the ‘Connected Business: digital...
Communication needs practice, not just tools
It’s been a few years since the height of the pandemic, but many of us are still recalibrating not just how we work, but how we connect. By Bernadette Froelich, chief HR officer at DAC Systems The long stretch of isolation during Covid and the fragmented shift to...
Senior Business Analyst – Retail / Supply Chain at Columbus
We are recruiting a seasoned Business Analyst on a contract basis for a well-established client in the retail sector. This role suits a delivery-focused BA who thrives in structured environments while remaining adaptable and pragmatic. Our client values passion,...
Senior Business Analyst – Retail / Supply Chain at Columbus – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
We are recruiting a seasoned Business Analyst on a contract basis for a well-established client in the retail sector. This role suits a delivery-focused BA who thrives in structured environments while remaining adaptable and pragmatic. Our client values passion,...
Academic: Business Analysis at Mancosa
IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered, and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate Education qualifications, has the following vacancy available.Academic Programme Leader (Advanced Diploma in...
Academic: Business Analysis at Mancosa – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal
IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered, and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate Education qualifications, has the following vacancy available.Academic Programme Leader (Advanced Diploma in...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg
Job description:The scrum master will lead a team that ensures self-organisation and the ability to make changes quickly. The role will ensure that agile principles and concepts are adhered to ensure effective preparation of the product backlog, sprint backlog and...
Technical Business Analyst (Salesforce) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A highly strategic Technical Business Analyst who is driven by results, quality, and continuous improvement is wanted to join the high-performance team of a leading Asset Management Firm. You will act as a key bridge between stakeholders and delivery teams...
Scrum Master
Job purposeCapable of facilitating technical discussions (architecture trade-offs, technical debt, refactoring, release planning) without acting as the tech lead.Ability to identify and help remove technical impediments.Comfortable translating between business...
Data Technologist
An opportunity exists for a skilled Data Technologist to support operational and investigative data needs through advanced data sourcing, analysis, database development, and reporting. The role focuses on transforming complex financial and transactional data into...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg
Job purposeCapable of facilitating technical discussions (architecture trade-offs, technical debt, refactoring, release planning) without acting as the tech lead.Ability to identify and help remove technical impediments.Comfortable translating between business...
Data Technologist – Gauteng Centurion
An opportunity exists for a skilled Data Technologist to support operational and investigative data needs through advanced data sourcing, analysis, database development, and reporting. The role focuses on transforming complex financial and transactional data into...
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