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,...

Vehicle market shows signs of recovery

The latest TransUnion South Africa Vehicle Pricing Index (VPI) for Q4 2024 reveals a cautiously optimistic outlook for the country’s automotive sector, with improving economic conditions encouraging consumer confidence while affordability challenges continue to shape...

Teraco adds wind to sustainable energy mix

Teraco has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with South African-based integrated energy aggregator NOA to supply wind-powered renewable energy to its data centres. This follows last year’s announcement that Teraco had commenced construction on its own 120MW...

Bribery and corruption concerns fuel regtech AI

The total number of Know Your Patient (KYC) checks for banking conducted using AI will reach almost 175-million globally by 2028 - up from just over 23-million in 2023 - according to fintech experts Juniper Research. The demand for regtech solutions is increasing...

Intel, Synopsys expand partnership

Intel and Synopsys have entered into a definitive agreement to expand the companies’ long-standing IP (intellectual property) and EDA (electronic design automation) strategic partnership with the development of a portfolio of IP on Intel 3 and Intel 18A for Intel’s...

Collaboration, productivity key for SA workers

Kathy Gibson reports - A surprising majority of South African workers have gone back to the office full-time. That is one of the headline findings from a new study on collaboration and productivity in the South African enterprise in 2023, conducted by World Wide Worx...

IT leaders optimistic about AI transformation, ramp up investments

A new AMD survey of global IT leaders has found that three in four of them are optimistic about the potential benefits of AI -- from increased employee efficiency to automated cybersecurity solutions -- and more than two in three are increasing investments in AI...

Cyberthreats loom large at major sporting events

Based on its learnings and telemetry from delivering cybersecurity support to critical infrastructure facilities during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Microsoft's latest Cyber Signals report highlights threats to large venues, sporting and entertainment events....

Fabricated data leaks are just as destructive

Cyber threats continue to evolve, bringing new challenges for global businesses. Kaspersky reveals an emerging threat landscape where cybercriminals are not just conducting real data breaches but are also fabricating data leaks. This tactic has significant...

Open Banking, AI expected to drive credit scoring market

Credit scoring services will grow by 67% to $44-billion by 2028, according to a new study from fintech experts Juniper Research, which says emerging markets will experience the greatest growth. The report says the African & Middle Eastern region will grow by 117%...

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DCC partners with HCI vendor Syneto

Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has been appointed as an official distributor for Syneto, a leading hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) vendor. The appointment will see Syneto entering the South African market via DCC, who will offer Syneto's complete range of...

What’s needed for large-scale satellite networks

Research undertaken by ITU into the online and offline population shows that four-fifths of the offline population are located in Asia-Pacific and in Africa. While absolute numbers of offline individuals at a regional level show that Asia-Pacific bears the lion's...

When to employ SSD or HDD?

As the world becomes increasingly connected, an increase in data consumption and storage requirements is inevitable. Changes in data consumption patterns have also led to the evolution of storage technology. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), there has...

Veracode helps reduce risk

Veracode, recently acquired by CA Technologies, has announced four new features in its Veracode Application Security Platform - Accelerated Results, Custom Cleansers, Greenlight Auto-Scan and Perl language support. With these new features, Veracode is further enabling...

Strengthen the organisation through cloud archiving

Cyber resilience expert at Mimecast Nick Saunders provides reasons why organisations need to see an archive as more than just an old storage box that's an unwanted necessity, and rather as something they can get value out of. Archiving records has been considered an...

Fujitsu debuts new all-flash and hybrid storage

Fujitsu has announced its next generation of Eternus AF S2 all-flash storage arrays and Eternus DX S4 midrange hybrid systems. The new storage systems are designed to meet the high-performance requirements for digital business growth, continuity and efficiency, while...

New SATA lineup from Samsung

Samsung Electronics has introduced the 860 PRO and 860 EVO solid state drives (SSDs), the most up-to-date additions to the company's SATA interface line-up. The products are aimed at consumers who require fast, reliable performance across various applications, from...

Digital learning and technology critical

In light of the free higher education pronouncement by the president, universities will have to innovate quickly to address the vast numbers that will seek to respond to the opportunity. This is especially poignant in the South African context where acquiring an...

Where the whole is less than the sum of its (code) parts

Developers risk becoming so enamored by the brilliance of a new technology that they could lose sight of the impact their products should have, says international software geek David Hussman. Hussman, set to travel to South Africa in March this year as the keynote...

Of banks and cybersecurity

If there's one industry we should be most concerned about when it comes to cyber criminals and security, it's the one that looks after our money. "The financial services industry is under continual threat from cyber crooks, and the methods they use to try and...

Scrum Master (Junior) at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

Senior ABAP Developer (hybrid contract) 0759 (TB)

Play a technical solution architect role for all change requests. Mediate between developers and functional team members and will engage directly with product owner(s) and external partner feature team(s) for the respective projects/maintenance/operations...

Senior System Engineer

Purpose To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on...

Senior System Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Purpose To advance the maturity of the SKA Mid Dish through assembling, integrating and verifying the SKA Mid Dish systems and products while applying systems engineering leadership and recognised engineering competence and skills across multiple domains, teams and on...

Data Engineer (JHB)

ENVIRONMENT:OPTIMIZE data pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability as the next Data Engineer sought by a dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg. The ideal candidate will use their passion for Big Data & Analytics to provide insights...

Senior Software Developer

Key Duties and Responsibilities:Technical Speccing.Define technical requirements and plan projects aligned with business objectives.Project Execution: Lead and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.Software Architecture: Drive the development,...

Data Engineer (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton

ENVIRONMENT:OPTIMIZE data pipelines for performance, scalability, and reliability as the next Data Engineer sought by a dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg. The ideal candidate will use their passion for Big Data & Analytics to provide insights...

Senior Software Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Key Duties and Responsibilities:Technical Speccing.Define technical requirements and plan projects aligned with business objectives.Project Execution: Lead and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle.Software Architecture: Drive the development,...

Python DevOps Engineer

Operations (2nd and 3rd level) Development of new functionality (backend, frontend) Changes to the existing solutionDevelopment of automated test for the solutionFurther improving the automated test coverage Development of API to the backendFunctional and technical...

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