Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

Mobile services in China set for modest growth

China’s mobile services market is set for steady, but modest revenue growth through 2030 as rising mobile data service revenues offset the continued decline in voice and messaging revenues, says GlobalData. The research group’s China Mobile Communications Forecast (Q4...

NASA plans for a return to the Moon – this time to stay

NASA is embarking on one of the most ambitious space endeavors in its history: building the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole, establishing humanity’s first sustained presence on the Moon. The lunar South Pole is one of the most strategically and scientifically...

Africa feels impact of Middle East conflict

The global economic environment has become increasingly volatile with rising frequency of major shocks worldwide. Amid spikes in energy, food and fertilizer prices caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African...

Artemis II crew completes lunar flyby, heads home

The Artemis II mission wrapped up a historic seven-hour lunar flyby, marking humanity’s first return to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and capturing images of the lunar far side. The day began at 1:56 pm EDT as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover,...

90% drop in cost of 1trn-parameter LLM inference by 2030

By 2030, performing inference on a large language model (LLM) with 1-trillion parameters will cost GenAI providers over 90% less than it did in 2025, according to Gartner. AI tokens are the units of data that GenAI models process. For the purposes of this analysis a...

European AI spend to hit $290bn by 2029

European spending on artificial intelligence will reach $290-billion in 2029, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33,7% from 2025 to 2029, according to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending...

Young scientists to attend Nobel Laureate meeting

Six young South African scientists will travel to Lindau, Germany, to attend one of the world's most exclusive scientific gatherings - the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting from 28 June to 3 July 2026. The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) selections were...

Risks tied to digital medicine

On World Health Day (today, 7 April), Kaspersky warns of risks tied to the digitisation of healthcare and use of telemedicine. Recent incidents show that medical services can be breached, and as a result, medical records may be leaked and then traded on the dark web....

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Absa, AWS collaborate on cloud migration

Absa Group has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate its cloud migration journey as part of its continuous digital transformation journey. Building on a strategic relationship that began in 2015, Absa has expanded its...

Milu Kipimo to lead Bolt Business in SA

Milu Kipimo has been appointed as the country manager in South Africa (ZA). Having served as senior country manager for Bolt in Tanzania, Tunisia and Ghana, he joins the South African Bolt Business team with over five years of experience, during which he held various...

Think Tank Software partners with Kore.ai

Think Tank Software Solutions is partnering with Kore.ai, giving South African businesses access to AI-powered automation tools designed to make IT services faster, smarter, and more efficient. Think Tank Software Solutions  will combine Kore.ai’s intelligent virtual...

Binance pay goes live at SA merchants

Binance Pay has extended its reach in South Africa, enabling cryptocurrency payments at over 31 000 merchants nationwide through its integration with Zapper. This allows consumers to use digital currencies for everyday purchases at various establishments, including...

Exabeam extends insider threat detection to AI agents

Exabeam has announced the integration of Google Agentspace and Google Cloud’s Model Armor telemetry into the New-Scale Security Operations Platform. The integration gives security teams the ability to monitor, detect, and respond to threats from AI agents acting as...

Vertiv backs Africa’s connectivity future at ITW Africa 2025

Vertiv is participating as a bronze sponsor at Nairobi’s connectivity-focused event, International Telecoms Week (ITW) Africa 2025. Taking place now (9 to 11 September 2025) at the Radisson Blu in Upper Hill, Nairobi, event organisers expect to draw in hundreds of...

PPS delivers containerised distribution board for hybrid power project

South African electrical enclosure specialist Power Process Systems (PPS) has successfully completed the design, fabrication, and commissioning of a 4000A containerised distribution boards for a wind/PV solar hybrid renewable energy project for a site in the Western...

Westcon-Comstor cuts carbon emissions

Westcon-Comstor has announced significant progress in reducing carbon emissions and expanding its use of renewable energy. The company’s latest annual Responsible Business report reveals that it now sources 50% of electricity globally from renewables – up from 42%...

NEC XON and Smartoptics launch locally-supported SFP solution

NEC XON has announced a strategic partnership with Smartoptics to introduce a new era of pluggable optical solutions for the continent. “African businesses can now connect with speed and convenience,” says Ryno Weideman, networking operations manager at NEC XON....

Senior Integration Developer (NH) – Gauteng Pretoria

Support existing and developing new functionality and components.Understand existing product and domain elements and work with business analysts to refine and implement new requirements.Refactor and improve the code to keep the product maintainable and adaptable to...

Senior IT Technician

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Senior SQL Developer

Senior SQL DeveloperResponsibilities/Tasks:Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects.Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based off a set of...

Full Stack Developer – 2193

Full Stack DeveloperESSENTIAL SKILLS:Fullstack developer with a heavier focus on frontend Angular & TypescriptUnderstanding of integration between different technologiesCoordination between development and support environmentsAssisting with the business...

Senior IT Technician – Gauteng Gauteng

Our client is looking for a Senior IT Technician to be the technical backbone of their team—someone who's seen it all, fixed most of it, and can guide others through the rest.You'll work hands-on with enterprise infrastructure while mentoring junior techs and helping...

Senior SQL Developer – Gauteng Centurion

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Full Stack Developer – 2193 – Gauteng Gauteng

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Senior Web Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Hey Code Wizard, Tax-Slaying Superhero Wanted!Tired of building boring enterprise apps that put everyone to sleep?Ready to level up and bring some serious swagger to South Africa's tax system?We're hunting for a Senior Web Developer with serious front-end firepower...

Full Stack Developer – 0248

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