Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

AI automation is having an impact on entry-level hiring

Nearly a quarter (22%) of CHROs report that at least one business leader in their organisation has stopped hiring for entry-level roles due to AI automation, according to Gartner. The 4Q25 Gartner survey of 110 heads of HR also found that 95% of organisations have...

Africa’s young people want jobs, clean government

Africa’s young people are more optimistic about the future of their countries, economies and the continent than at any point since the pandemic - but they are demanding jobs, cleaner government, safer communities, a stronger political voice and a model of democracy...

Google, YouTube account for 25% of the world’s web traffic

Last year, internet users worldwide spent an average of six hours and 38 minutes per day browsing the web, nearly a third of their waking hours. Smartphones accounted for a massive 95% of total web traffic, while just two websites, YouTube and Google, claimed...

SA needs 2,2m homes to meet demand

South Africa has a housing supply backlog of at least 2,2-million units, with a significant shortage in the affordable housing or “gap market”, according to a recent study by the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance (CAHF). The gap housing market is generally...

Google still the world’s most valuable media brand

As one of the Big Five tech companies, Google has had a major impact on the media industry reshaping the news landscape, transforming the music industry, revolutionising video consumption, and ranked as the world's biggest media brand for three years. And, according...

Mounting challenges in the battle against financial crime

South Africa is grappling with a formidable array of financial and banking crimes spanning contact crimes, digital offenses, application fraud, and card fraud - criminal activities that cast a very long shadow over the nation's economy, society, and governance. With...

‘Costly confidence’ sees scam victims pay the price

Over-confidence is leaving consumers in the CEMEA region (Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) at risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to Visa's latest Stay Secure study. Research across 17 countries revealed a disconnect between consumers'...

Consumers spend 10% more on mobile apps

The global app industry has grown tremendously over the years as people spend more on mobile apps than ever. In 2023, consumers worldwide are expected to spend $236-billion on paid apps and in-app purchases and make 262 billion downloads, the highest figures in the...

How SA’s teachers could change the education narrative

World Teachers Day is celebrated tomorrow (5 October) and pays homage to the teachers who have made a difference - and continue to make a difference - in the lives of many learners and communities. But while the teaching profession is globally regarded as a selfless...

Zenex Foundation tackles SA’s dire literacy problem head-on

Looking to address South Africa's literacy crisis, The Zenex Foundation has launched the Ulwazi Lwethu African Language Reading Materials portal which hosts African language readers and storybooks with the aim of enhancing mother-tongue reading skills. The dire state...

Kidnapping concerns grow

Ordinary South Africans are increasingly becoming vulnerable to kidnapping with the latest police crime statistics revealing an alarming 8,6% increase in reported kidnapping cases compared to last year - and with 3 854 cases reported in the three months between April...

Team Amanzi Impilo declared champions of sustainability

Team Amanzi Impilo from the University of Cape Town have won the 2023 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sustainathon South Africa, a problem-solving competition that empowers and engages the youth to address pressing societal and sustainability issues. Team Amanzi...

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Mobile app development simplified

React Native continues to gain popularity as a programming language that makes mobile development less time-consuming and more cost efficient. Easier than ever before, companies can now quickly build a mobile app that's fast, intuitive, and consistent with their...

How to get customers to use your mobile app

Speaking ahead of the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Cape Town in September, Gartner research vice-president Olive Huang looks at how companies struggling to get customers to engage with their mobile apps should rethink their mobile customer experience (CX) strategy....

New drug-resistant cancer compounds show promise

The University of Tokyo's Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), Fujitsu, and Kowa have announced that using IT-based drug discovery technologies, which entails computer-based virtual design and evaluation, they have successfully created new...

Closing SA’s AI knowledge gap

While South Africa continues to make progress in terms of acknowledging the broad capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and the potential value that can be added across various industries and business sectors through the incorporation of machine learning, the...

BondTracker app aids registration process

Software as a service (SaaS) company e4, has launched BondTracker, a mobile business app, designed to facilitate efficiency in tracking and communicating progress when registering a property. Clive Bredenkamp, head of legal studio at e4, says that BondTracker is...

High-net-worth individuals embrace cryptocurrencies

Wealthy investors seem to believe that cryptocurrencies are the future of money. This is according to Nigel Green, CEO of the deVere Group, an international financial services organisation. The group, which launched the deVere Crypto app earlier this year, asked...

Engaging graduate students through career development

Once students enter university, they tend to be more experienced and confident about their career path and future employment prospects. However, that doesn't mean they have everything figured out. In some ways, graduate students need a higher level of expert support...

Colour King expands digital printing portfolio

Lithographic commercial printing specialist Colour King has launched a new range of high-quality digital printing services with a Xerox Versant 180 digital press from Bytes Document Solutions and XBC-IT. The Versant 180 marks Colour King's further investment into...

How to get the perfect temperature

Whether it's a chilly winter day or a scorcher, the indoor temperature of your home or office can affect your emotional and physical health. Air conditioners have come a long way since the 'window rattlers' of the past, intelligent technology assists in not only...

Tackling the pertinent aspects of GDPR

For businesses around the world, including Africa, the implementation of the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is particularly pertinent. This is because the GDPR applies not only to all states in the EU, but more especially to any...

Software Engineer – Gauteng Houghton Estate

JOB TITLE:SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FIXED-TERM CONTRACT)ICT APPLICATIONS AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENTPurpose of the Job:To design, develop, test, and deploy software applications that meet the needs of the business. To work with other developers and business stakeholders to...

Business Intelligence Manager

Business Intelligence Manager - ITCenturion, Pretoria | Hybrid Work ModelPermanentSalary negotiable Lead the data transformation revolution in a dynamic, innovative environment! Is this you?You're a BI professional who transforms data into actionable insights. With a...

Business Intelligence Manager – Gauteng Centurion

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Senior Delphi Developer

Join our client within the Financial Services / Wealth Management industry as they are expanding their technical team. As a Senior Developer partnering with internal Stakeholders such as Business Analysts, Project Teams, Product Managers and other Developers, you will...

Senior Delphi Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Join our client within the Financial Services / Wealth Management industry as they are expanding their technical team. As a Senior Developer partnering with internal Stakeholders such as Business Analysts, Project Teams, Product Managers and other Developers, you will...

Software Engineer

Exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a very dynamic and exciting opportunity, developing innovative and large systems within the financial and trading sector. It is a key role within the Company which includes the building of a digital...

Software Support Engineer

As a Software Support Engineer, the role is responsible for the support and maintenance of company software systems which are currently in production, as well as provisioning of new software systems. 95% of the role is Azure. Key Requirements AZ-104 certification and...

Software Engineer – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a very dynamic and exciting opportunity, developing innovative and large systems within the financial and trading sector. It is a key role within the Company which includes the building of a digital...

Software Support Engineer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban Region

As a Software Support Engineer, the role is responsible for the support and maintenance of company software systems which are currently in production, as well as provisioning of new software systems. 95% of the role is Azure. Key Requirements AZ-104 certification and...

Software Developer II

Software DeveloperSoftware Developer II - 12 Month ContractRequirements:Realise the detailed design through programming and configuration.Provide guidance and mentoring to other software developers. Desired Skills: Software Developer Information Technology Learn...

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