Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Navigation communications are working on the Moon

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on 3 March 2025 when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface.  The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar...

High prevalence of critical illness in African hospitals

One in eight hospital in-patients (12,5%) are critically ill in Africa, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in collaboration with international partners. Of these, one in five (21%) die within seven days, compared to 2,7% of...

Older websites exploited for phishing scams

Scammers are now targeting various older websites that are without reliable protection as they seek an easier and more effective way to distribute phishing pages. Due to the lack of support and maintenance on these sites, they have become vulnerable to hacking through...

AI is changing work – and HR leaders should change too

The rise of generative AI has surfaced many new questions about how the technology will impact the workforce. Even as AI becomes more pervasive in business, people are still a core competitive advantage. By Jill Goldstein, managing partner: talent transformation...

Very few HR functions achieve functional excellence

Only 9% of human resources (HR) functions are both highly efficient and highly aligned to their organisation's needs, according to Gartner. Post-pandemic, the scope of the HR function has drastically expanded. A 2023 February Gartner survey of 217 HR leaders found...

The importance of post-school education in an unequal society

Dr Emma Whitelaw believes post-school education is a powerful tool for catalysing social mobility in South Africa, and it's for this reason that she dedicated her PhD research to the topic - to demonstrate its importance, identify gaps that need to be addressed, and...

Indian crypto users streak past US and UK

Over the past six years, India has seen a major rise in crypto ownership, despite a historically negative attitude toward the sector from the government. The country`s cryptocurrency market gained traction during the pandemic, causing the number of crypto users to...

Mall-based gaming tournament reaches finale

Supporters, spectators, and gaming enthusiasts can attend the finale of South Africa's biggest mall-based gaming tournament - the SHIFT Gaming Experience - hosted by MTN and Hyprop at Canal Walk in Cape Town. On 27 August 2023, the eight finalists, who have battled...

MTN grows subscribers, revenue in H1

MTN, for the six-month period ended 30 June 2023, reported that group service revenue grew by 16,5% to R107,7-billion. EBITDA (before once-off items) grew by 12% to R49,4-billion, EBITDA margin was lower by 1,7 percentage points (pp) to 43,6%. Profit before tax (PBT)...

Generative AI revs up a new age in the auto industry

From generating content and code, creating images and videos, and testing algorithms with synthetic data, generative AI is a force multiplier enabling leaps in productivity and creativity for nearly every industry – and particularly in transportation, where it’s...

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Most organisation's biggest and most important expense is its payroll, and no business can risk this resting in the wrong hands, especially when budgets are tight and employees are under pressure. A well-run payroll is the lifeblood of the organisation, as are the...

Mobile app tracks Africa’s pro cycling team

Dimension Data has unveiled its health and wellness mobile app at the annual training camp of Africa's professional cycling team, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka. Called Phila (pee-lah), which means 'to live' in Nguni, the app was custom designed to Team Dimension...

Bitdefender appoints Rectron

Bitdefender has appointed Rectron as an authorised distributor of its range of consumer products to the southern African region which includes South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland. Effective immediately, Rectron will be distributing products such as the...

Get smarter with security

When it comes to perimeter protection and security, gone are the days when the cheapest solution would be acceptable. Times have changed and businesses need to keep up to date to protect their valuable assets and people, writes Laurence Smith, executive at Graphic...

Convert digital disruption to competitive advantage

Technological development is outpacing the evolution of business processes. In the past, manufacturing and operations were linear processes and companies focused on the customer at the end of the sales cycle only. They lacked the ability to centre the entire...

Commvault partners with Google Cloud

Commvault has announced a new strategic partnership with Google Cloud to help enterprises leverage the range of cloud services available on one of the industry's fastest growing cloud platforms, Google Cloud Platform. The partnership announcement with Google Cloud...

How to revitalise strategic planning

In the current environment of global competition, sub-optimal growth, technology disruption, and political uncertainty, South African companies are finding it challenging to put an effective business strategy in place. But what can be done to address this need for...

Why ESCOs are the future for African telecom tower power

The single biggest challenge to being able to offer stable and reliable mobile phone services in Africa is power. Or, more precisely, the lack of reliable power at telecoms tower sites, writes Carita Tissari da Costa, sales director of Flexenclosure. Hundreds of...

Python DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria

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...

Data Analyst Intern – Western Cape Cape Town

DATA ANALYST INTERN: Super exciting opportunity for a recent graduate to join an international company as a Data Analyst Intern. This isn't just an internship – it's your launchpad into the exciting world of international finance. You'll get hands-on experience with...

Delivery Lead / Data Engineering Team Lead

Our client in the banking industry is looking for a Delivery Lead (Technology Team Lead) in the area of Data Engineering.The purpose of this role is to provide directions and lead a data warehouse team responsible for the full product lifecycle of the software...

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer

The Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer will serve as a technical leader and guide as needed on technical efforts initiated by the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Operations teams and projects outside of Security. This role will focus on Infrastructure...

Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer – Remote Remote

The Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer will serve as a technical leader and guide as needed on technical efforts initiated by the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Operations teams and projects outside of Security. This role will focus on Infrastructure...

Embedded Test Software Engineer

Our client is looking for a skilled Embedded Test Software Engineer to join their team in Stellenbosch! This is a fully in-office position with some remote flexibility, where you will play a key role in testing and ensuring the reliability of embedded systems. Key...

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Job DescriptionThe Business Intelligence Developer is responsible for the development, visualisation, and distribution of reports.The ideal candidate will have designed and built enterprise-wide Power BI and a working knowledge of QlikView applications.The candidate...

Embedded Test Software Engineer – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Our client is looking for a skilled Embedded Test Software Engineer to join their team in Stellenbosch! This is a fully in-office position with some remote flexibility, where you will play a key role in testing and ensuring the reliability of embedded systems. Key...

BI Developer (KG) – Gauteng Pretoria

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