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...

Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

Are you owed any unclaimed dividends?

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has launched its Claim It campaign, urging South Africans to check if they are potential shareholders owed a portion of the R4,5-billion in unclaimed dividends. The Claim It initiative is a collaborative effort between the JSE and...

Mobile services drive Telkom revenue growth

Telkom reports that its mobile service revenue outpaced the market with revenue growth of 9,6%. In a trading update for the third quarter ended 31 December 2024, group revenue was up 0,9% to R10 995-million, with fixed data revenue up 4,7% and information technology...

Chinese smartphone market declines

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, 65,7-million smartphones shipped in China in 2Q23, a narrower decline of 2,1% compared to the same period last year. In the first half of the year, the Chinese market saw 130,9-million shipments, down 7,3%...

Webb snaps detailed image of actively forming stars

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the "antics" of a pair of actively forming young stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light. To find them, trace the bright pink and red diffraction spikes in the featured image until you...

Macroeconomic, geopolitical conditions pose severe risks

With the world facing growing economic instability and political tensions, volatility in geoeconomic and geopolitical relations between major economies are likely to result in global upheavals over the next six months, according to a new survey of the World Economic...

Intel adds AI reference kits

Intel now offers a set of 34 open source AI reference kits to the community, the result of a years-long collaboration with Accenture, enabling developers and data scientists to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) faster and more easily. Each kit includes model code,...

IaaS cloud networking starting to gain in importance

The importance of networking to and within cloud environments has grown significantly for enterprise customers as more and more applications, workloads, and data are moved to the cloud, with IDC estimating that worldwide revenue for public cloud-based infrastructure...

Curro about to set local robotics on fire

Curro Durbanville High School will help ignite National Science Week when it hosts the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Western Cape Regional competition next weekend (Saturday 5 August). Teams of learners from different schools across the province are set to take part in...

Ransomware attacks on the increase in SA

While the beginning of 2023 saw a decline in the number of ransomware attacks in Q2, some regions saw an upward trend - with South Africa experiencing a 10% increase in attempts on individual and corporate users, according to Kaspersky Security Network data....

Vodacom hits back at battery thieves

Battery theft has become a top concern among mobile network operators given that their ability to deliver on their uptime customer promises depends on back-up power supply that batteries provide during power outages at mobile base stations. However, network providers...

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MainOne, Tizete expand Lagos Internet services

MainOne and Tizeti have completed a joint development project with Facebook to enable the expansion of Internet services in Lagos. The partnership will leverage MainOne's fiber connectivity, Tizeti's twenty brand-new solar-powered towers, and Facebook's Express Wi-Fi....

Freight looting a growing concern

The escalating voracity of freight looting -- the theft of goods off the back of fleet vehicles, sometimes while moving was highlighted in a recent Carte Blanche insert. This criminal act has massive financial repercussions for the fleet and insurance industries, and...

Retailers’ systems need to handle the pressure

This year's shopping season 'officially' kicked off with a staggering 348 transactions per minute taking place on Black Friday (24 November), and 201 transactions per minute on Cyber Monday (27 November). And that's just the beginning - the December holiday period is...

Backup, shift gears and change direction

There is an interesting quote by Andrea Mauro on a vinfrastructure.it blog, where he states, "We are in a new era where business is driving change within IT. Solutions must first match business needs and then technical needs." This is especially true when it comes to...

Why IT providers should be vendor-certified

In today's digitally dominated business landscape, an organisation's technology solutions are critical to its daily functionality, profitability and competitiveness. It is now more important than ever to ensure a business's technology stack functions optimally for...

Car Watch offers peace of mind

Global vehicle tracking, fleet management, and telematics provider, Cartrack, has launched CarWatch, a user-friendly, add-on to its mobile theft detection applications that further assists in ensuring vehicle owners' peace of mind. CarWatch enables customers to set an...

Huawei partners with Xpress Money in Africa

Xpress Money, one of the world's most dependable money transfer brands, has joined forces with ICT Company Huawei to drive mobile money services to more of the worlds unbanked, especially in Africa. The partnership will give the globally respected remittance firm...

SustainPower unveils local biogas generator

SustainPower, together with Unique Hydra, has delivered a locally manufactured biogas electrical power generator to ibert, one of the leading biogas companies in southern Africa. The containerised combined heat and power unit (CHP) produces electricity and heat in a...

Traditional OA companies forced to transform

Market uncertainty and the unsteady economic climate are causing customers to sweat their office automation assets beyond past thresholds, writes Jacques van Wyk, COO of Ricoh SA. And now they have a slew of new needs to help them try to cope with that uncertainty,...

MTN adds holiday Mega Deals weekend

MTN is offering another Mega Deals Weekend to new and existing MTN customers who sign up or upgrade for a new 24 month contract. Customers who purchase the Samsung S8, S8 Plus or Note 8 device will each receive a free 32-inch Samsung LED TV valued at R3 499.00. Jacqui...

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SAP HCM Consultant (BIB)

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SQL Database Administrator (DBA) with BI Portals

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Job Title: UX/UI Designer Location: South AfricaExperience: 5+ years in UX/UI Design About the Role:We are seeking an experienced UX/UI Designer to join our team and help shape the user journey for our innovative products. This role is ideal for someone with a passion...

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