SA companies are shunning public cloud for AI workloads

South African organisations are shifting AI workloads out of the public cloud faster than their counterparts anywhere else in the world, according to new global research commissioned by Cloudera. The Great AI Re-Architecture Survey, conducted by Wakefield Research...

AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Pepfar funding freeze could lead to 601 000 HIV-related deaths in SA

Recent research co-authored by Professor Linda-Gail Bekker from the University of Cape Town (UCT) showed that withdrawing the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) support in South Africa without effectively transitioning to supported services will...

WiFi 6E, WiFi 7 standards drive enterprise WLAN growth

The enterprise worldwide wireless local area network (WLAN) market grew 3,2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24) compared to 4Q23 to reach $2,6-billion. For the full year, in 2024, the enterprise WLAN market declined 12,7% year-over-year (YoY), finishing at...

Cloud infrastructure spending stays on growth track

Spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 7,9% year over year in the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23) to $24,6-billion. This is according to the International Data Corporation...

Attacks through social media proliferate

On 29 September, the North Korea-linked cybercriminal group Lazarus targeted a Spanish aerospace company through social media. The attacker pretended to be a recruiter from Meta and contacted employees via LinkedIn Messaging. This tricked them into believing the...

Sam Bankman-Fried trial is test for crypto

The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, kicks off in Manhattan this week. According to Nigel Green, the CEO and founder of deVere Group, it represents an opportunity to bolster trust, boost adoption, and purge the cryptocurrency sector of unscrupulous...

Fak’ugesi Awards celebrate digital creativity

In a vibrant awards ceremony that illuminated the 10th-anniversary celebrations of the Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival, the Fak'ugesi 2023 Awards for Digital Creativity unveiled the winning projects spanning Animation, Video Games, Visual Arts, Music,...

Noose tightens on new vehicle sales

Uncertainty appears to be getting the better of consumers and business as new vehicle sales registered their second consecutive month of declines year-on-year. According to figures released by naamsa the Automotive Business Council, South Africa's new vehicle sales...

Nobel prize for work that enabled Covid-19 vaccine

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against...

Watch a supernova bubble expand in a Hubble time-lapse movie

A doomed star exploded some 20 000 years ago, but its tattered remnants continue racing into space at breakneck speeds – and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught the action. The nebula, called the Cygnus Loop, forms a bubble-like shape that is about 120...

Security, risk management spend set for double-digit growth

Worldwide end user spending on security and risk management is projected to total $215-billion in 2024 - an increase of 14,3% from 2023 - according to Gartner, which says that in 2023, global security and risk management end user spending is estimated to reach...

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Protect your business against cybercrime

In the wake of last year's surge of debilitating ransomware attacks, many businesses are investing heavily in cybersecurity technology, with Gartner predicting that worldwide security spending will reach unprecedented highs at an estimated $96-billion this year alone....

There are no GDPR quick wins

Data protection in the digital world is an issue that just never stops, writes Gregg Petersen, regional vice-president at Veeam. At the time of writing, the Cambridge Analytica news is just a few weeks old. While the full extent of the fiasco remains to be seen, this...

Technology puts the ‘resource’ in human resources

The technology terms 'machine learning', 'artificial intelligence (AI)', 'big data' and 'robotics' are being thrown around with increasing ease these days. We've become very comfortable with these technologies, mainly because they are impacting every aspect of life...

Vox takes virtual data centre to the channel

Vox is looking to extend its Virtual Data Centre (VDC) offering by making it available to its channel partners. "We believe there is a good revenue opportunity, especially for managed services providers, that cannot afford to purchase the full cloud infrastructure,¨...

Huawei wins Vodafone Supplier of the Decade award

Huawei has been named Supplier of the Decade by Vodafone. The Vodafone Supplier Awards recognises companies that have performed outstandingly in supporting Vodafone Group's drive for operating efficiency and to deliver greater benefits to its customers. The Supplier...

Home Affairs clamps down on illegal immigrant employment

It is now a matter of when and not if companies employing foreign nationals will be audited by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA). The arrest of at least 25 illegal foreign nationals at the beginning of May by the Cape Town Police, accompanied by officials from the...

black says Netflix not a threat to SA

South Africa's entertainment offering black says The hype around Netflix is exaggerated, according to South African entertainment platform black. While black acknowledges Netflix as a competitor, it does not see it preventing media companies from thriving locally,...

Alaris, CSX unlock the power of information capture

Value-added IT distributor CSX has signed a major distribution contract with Alaris, a Kodak Alaris business specialising in digital imaging and information management. The agreement covers Southern Africa and includes the full range of the Alaris portfolio, from...

Strubel to lead Commvault worldwide channels

Commvault, a global leader in enterprise backup, recovery, archive and the cloud, recently announced the appointment of Scott Strubel as vice-president of worldwide channels, responsible for Commvault's global ecosystem of resellers and distributors. In this role,...

DCC debuts Dell EMC Data Domain DD3300

Dell EMC distributor, Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has introduced the Dell EMC Data Domain DD3300, a new platform specifically designed to deliver enterprise-level data protection to SMEs and large organisations' remote/branch offices. Comments Jaco Erasmus,...

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About the role We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our dynamic data engineering team. Responsibilities: ? Understand and analyse client requirements and business needs. ? Identify, analyse, visualise, and understand supporting data to propose...

Senior Full-Stack C# (.NET) Developers

Our client is seeking skilled C# Developers to work with them in their Cape Town offices. They are looking for self-motivated, analytical thinkers and problem solvers, who will be involved in the creation of web-based enterprise systems which automate and improve...

Project Manager – Western Cape Bellville

FTC: 12 months Job Requirements:- Matric- NQF7 Qualification in Project Management or related- Minimum of 3 years' experience as a project manager in the training industry- Proficient in MS Office- Strong written & verbal communication skills- Valid driver's...

Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

About the role We are seeking a skilled and motivated Data Engineer to join our dynamic data engineering team. Responsibilities: ? Understand and analyse client requirements and business needs. ? Identify, analyse, visualise, and understand supporting data to propose...

Project Manager

Hire Resolve's client, an engineering consulting company, is currently seeking a Project Manager to join their dynamic team in Pretoria or Johannesburg. Responsibilities:Oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery within scope, budget, and quality...

System Administrator

Our client is seeking a highly skilled System Administrator to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing their Linux and Microsoft infrastructure technology in the cloud and on-premise. You will work on engineering...

Mobile Developer

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting colleagues as well as fixing and improving existing software. The role also incorporates the learning and progression within your field as you build your way toward seniority. Key Requirements 3-4 years...

Project Manager – Gauteng Pretoria

Hire Resolve's client, an engineering consulting company, is currently seeking a Project Manager to join their dynamic team in Pretoria or Johannesburg. Responsibilities:Oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring timely delivery within scope, budget, and quality...

System Administrator – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client is seeking a highly skilled System Administrator to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing their Linux and Microsoft infrastructure technology in the cloud and on-premise. You will work on engineering...

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