A Youth Day perspective for SA’s next generation
Only three in 10 young South Africans aged 15 to 24 who want to work currently have a job, according to Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Q1 2026. Seven in 10 are either unemployed or have stopped looking, and of those seven, four are completely outside the...
African airlines benefit from ME conflict
An update on international air traffic presented at the 2026 IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit in Rio de Janiero states that Africa’s hub carriers are seeing the strongest global growth in traffic as it re-routes to avoid the Middle East. However, the region’s...
Enterprise software shifts from GUI to agent-native architectures
As enterprises deploy autonomous AI agents across software development, cloud operations, automation, and digital infrastructure the limitations of traditional graphical user interfaces (GUI) are becoming clearer, according to GlobalData. Many AI agents still rely on...
Break the silence on fraud
We are entering a new era of fraud, says Manie van Schalkwyk, CEO of SAFPS, one defined by highly sophisticated, well-organised criminal syndicates that exploit technology and human psychology with alarming precision. These groups operate across borders, using...
Canal+ lists on the JSE
Global media and entertainment company Canal+ has listed on the JSE Main Board. CANAL+ listed on the London Stock Exchange in December 2024 and, using the fast-track framework, today becomes the first ever French company to list on the JSE. It is the only global media...
Nvidia Isaac GR00T is a reference for academic research
Nvidia has announced the Nvidia Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, the first open humanoid robot reference design built on Nvidia Jetson Thor and the Nvidia Isaac GR00T open development platform. The reference design helps democratize frontier humanoid robotics...
NVIDIA launches open frontier foundation model for physical AI
NVIDIA this week launched NVIDIA Cosmos 3, an open world foundation model for physical AI built on a mixture-of-transformers architecture that combines vision reasoning, world generation and action prediction in a single system. Cosmos 3 is the world’s first...
MTN partners with Wakanda to support spaza shops
MTN South Africa has partnered with Wakanda through the Digital Innovation for Modernising the Independent Economy (DIME) initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which aims to empower township entrepreneurs through practical digital solutions,...
SA the top African target for digital fraud
South Africa had the highest rate of suspected digital fraud among the African countries analysed in a new study, with 3% of transactions involving consumers in South Africa being suspected of digital fraud during 2025 – slightly below the global average of 3,8%. In...
Cybersecurity hiring stalls as IT leaders face corporate pushback
The cybersecurity skills gap challenges persist in a high-stakes landscape where cybercriminals weaponise AI and IT professionals lack the profiency to use AI defensively, according to Fortinet’s 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report. The latest study reveals...
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From the spaza to the cloud: closing the digital divide
There is a story South Africa has been telling itself about the digital divide, and it is only half true. The dominant narrative frames the problem as one of connectivity: lay the fibre, lower data prices, extend mobile coverage, and the informal economy will follow....
Your company is already breached, you just don’t know it yet
Attackers are no longer relying on sophisticated exploits to break in. Instead, they are systematically targeting weak credentials, misconfigured systems, and exposed devices, writes J2 Software sales director Roy Alves. In fact, multiple industry reports now show...
Liquid adds cloud, security services in Botswana
Liquid Intelligent Technologies is celebrating a decade of operations in Botswana, and has offered a new range of cloud and cybersecurity services. At the centre of the new offering is Secure360, the company’s integrated security framework that enables organisations...
SAS Customer Intelligence 360 expands agentic AI
SAS has announced the expansion of agentic AI capabilities within SAS Customer Intelligence 360 with specialised AI agents designed to work alongside marketers. This new generation of purpose-built AI agents will collaborate with users, operate within defined...
Red Hat debuts sovereign and private cloud capabilities
Red Hat has announced the expansion of its sovereign and private cloud capabilities, empowering global organisations with greater control over their technology and data. As operational independence becomes both a regulatory directive and strategic mandate, Red Hat is...
AI-driven personalisation is redefining CX
Despite record investment in digital campaigns, many South African brands are still pushing irrelevant messages that drive opt‑outs instead of engagement. By Lauren Potgieter, country manager at Infobip The gap between what customers expect and what many brands...
CX moves to the centre of business strategy
As markets remain competitive and customers grow less tolerant of friction, 2025 marked a clear shift in how organisations think about customer experience (CX) – particularly in business-to-business environments. According to Grant Phillips, Group CEO of e4, customer...
Iress accelerates platform modernisation with Thoughtworks
Iress has announced a strategic partnership with global technology consultancy Thoughtworks to accelerate platform modernisation and unlock AI-enabled growth across its Wealth businesses. The partnership will support Iress in executing its strategy to modernise core...
What comes after GenAI? And what it means for African innovation
For the past three or four years, the world has lived through what is probably the fastest adoption of a general-purpose technology in modern economic history, with systems becoming embedded in ordinary working life so quickly that companies, governments, and...
Naked gives a final car insurance quote in ChatGPT
South African insurance platform Naked believes it has become the first company in the world to successfully develop and deploy a native app in ChatGPT that can provide a final, binding car insurance quote. The launch also appears to make Naked the first South African...
Contract/Project Manager
Join this team and manage large scale projects within the water treatment and mineral processing environment. Flexible work environment, great team, ownership are just some of the excellent benefits you will have when joining this company.Qualification...
Contract/Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg
Join this team and manage large scale projects within the water treatment and mineral processing environment. Flexible work environment, great team, ownership are just some of the excellent benefits you will have when joining this company.Qualification...
Full Stack Microsoft Developer Engineer
Leverage your experience at an established SA technology company.Job Title: Full Stack Microsoft Developer EngineerLocation: Waterkloof Ridge, PretoriaBasic Salary: R60K – R85KAbout the CompanyOur client is an established South African technology company that started...
Full Stack Microsoft Developer Engineer – Gauteng Gauteng
Leverage your experience at an established SA technology company.Job Title: Full Stack Microsoft Developer EngineerLocation: Waterkloof Ridge, PretoriaBasic Salary: R60K – R85KAbout the CompanyOur client is an established South African technology company that started...
Lead Machine Learning Engineer
If you're excited by the idea of using machine learning and data engineering to influence business outcomes in real time, this opportunity is worth exploring. A growing technology-driven organisation is looking for an experienced Machine Learning Engineering leader...
Lead Machine Learning Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
If you're excited by the idea of using machine learning and data engineering to influence business outcomes in real time, this opportunity is worth exploring. A growing technology-driven organisation is looking for an experienced Machine Learning Engineering leader...
Full Stack Microsoft Developer Engineer
Leverage your experience at an established SA technology company.Job Title: Full Stack Microsoft Developer EngineerLocation: Waterkloof Ridge, PretoriaBasic Salary: R60K – R85KAbout the CompanyOur client is an established South African technology company that started...
Full Stack Microsoft Developer Engineer – Gauteng Gauteng
Leverage your experience at an established SA technology company.Job Title: Full Stack Microsoft Developer EngineerLocation: Waterkloof Ridge, PretoriaBasic Salary: R60K – R85KAbout the CompanyOur client is an established South African technology company that started...
Service Desk Analyst
Global legal practice is looking to appoint a Service Desk Analyst The Service Desk Analyst is responsible for providing professional, responsive first and second-line IT support to partners, fee earners and business services staff across the offices.Required:Relevant...
Service Desk Analyst – Gauteng Johannesburg
Global legal practice is looking to appoint a Service Desk Analyst The Service Desk Analyst is responsible for providing professional, responsive first and second-line IT support to partners, fee earners and business services staff across the offices.Required:Relevant...
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