Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

Businesses win when women gain workplace flexibility

When businesses give women access to professional workspaces closer to home, they gain stronger collaboration, networking and performance in return. This ties into this year’s National Women’s Day theme, “Empower Woman, Empower the Nation”, to life, according to...

AI infrastructure boom shifts from chip race to supply-chain race

AI infrastructure spending has entered a new phase, says GlobalData, with demand outpacing semiconductors, memory, and power capacity despite record earnings across the technology ecosystem. This earnings season reveals that capital investment, geopolitics, and...

As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Kaspersky detects wedding invitation stealer

Kaspersky Global Research and Analysis Team detected a new malicious campaign targeting Android users. It uses fake wedding invitations to lure victims into installing a malicious application that was labelled by Kaspersky as the Tria Stealer. It forwards content from...

ISPA calls for age verification debate

ISPA, South Africa’s official internet industry representative body, is calling for local debate around the growing global issue of age verification on the Internet. With a myriad of online threats being faced by minors and vulnerable persons that include sexual...

These legal issues are critical to AI regulation

With various lawmakers across the globe proposing regulations and guidance on large language model (LLM) tools, such as ChatGPT and Google Bard, Gartner, has identified four critical areas for general counsel (GC) and legal leaders to address. "Legal leaders can...

CEOs use AI to boost their businesses

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to boost business growth and operational optimisation within the ever-changing South African market. Although some businesses in South Africa have prioritised other areas of their business, most CEOs are actively...

SA organisations embrace cloud

Most South Africa companies - 70% of them - are actively engaged in a cloud technology adoption strategy with a focus on migrating services and implementing changes within tight budget constraints. Around 50% are implementing a cloud-first strategy, 48% are planning...

Nominations open for 2023 IITPSA President’s Awards

Nominations are now open for this year's Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) President's Awards . This year's awards theme is: 'IT Visionaries: Celebrating the ICT Industry's Embrace of the Future', recognising those ICT professionals who are...

Women make a showing in supply chain C-suite

Women have made a strong comeback to the supply chain workforce in 2023, with gains at nearly every level of leadership, according to a survey by Gartner. The advances were particularly prominent at the C-suite and executive level, where 26% of those roles (chief...

Webb identifies the earliest strands of the cosmic web

Galaxies are not scattered randomly across the universe. They gather together not only into clusters, but into vast interconnected filamentary structures with gigantic barren voids in between. This “cosmic web” started out tenuous and became more distinct over time as...

Business leaders want human involvement in AI

A majority of business leaders believe humans should be involved in artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making, citing ethical and data concerns. This is among results from a Workday study examining the state of AI in the enterprise, including the current perception...

AMD debuts largest adaptive SoC

AMD has announced the AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive system-on-chip (SoC), which it believes to be the world's largest adaptive SoC. The VP1902 adaptive SoC is an emulation-class, chiplet-based device designed to streamline the verification of increasingly complex...

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SA ports boost efficiency, productivity

The African Ports Evolution show, to be held on 17 ad 18 October 2017 at the Durban ICC, has been selected by US-based Rajant to spotlight its Living Network infrastructure, geared to help port authorities meet challenges related to optimising cargo movements....

Capture the Flag whitehat contest open

Kaspersky Lab has announced the international industrial Capture the Flag (CTF) security competition, offering participants the opportunity to hack a model of a real production site facility in an oil refinery. Finals will be held in Shanghai on 24 October. The CTF...

Diebold Nixdorf powers Decathlon’s SA megastore

Connected commerce vendor Diebold Nixdorf is partnering with Decathlon, a leading sports retailer, to supply point-of-sale (POS) systems and software to its first megastore in South Africa. The new POS systems include both barcode scanners and radio frequency...

Reduce fraud-related costs and improve experience

With speed being a critical factor in fighting fraud, Mastercard has announced the launch of Early Detection System. The new service provides issuers with a unique advanced alert for cards and accounts at a heightened risk of fraudulent use based on their exposure in...

Addressing the skills gap in SA

The critical skills gap in South Africa is of growing concern in many industries. It is surprising therefore that employers are not investing more significantly in Learning and Development (L&D). According to the annual Deloitte Human Capital Trends Report, only...

Endpoint detection and response pilot from Kaspersky

The persistent nature of advanced threats requires enterprises to re-evaluate their cybersecurity ecosystems, putting more focus to early identification of ongoing attacks and incident response. In a world where no network is completely secure, companies need to look...

New choice for managed container services

Hitachi Vantara has announced the expansion of its Hitachi Enterprise Cloud portfolio to address DevOps and container use cases. The Hitachi Enterprise Cloud with VMware vRealize Automation now provides expanded services offering for DevOps and Container Support for...

Jasco provides NEXIS upgrade to Mauritius Broadcast

Jasco has successfully upgraded the Mauritius Broadcast Corporation's (MBC) existing media workflow and collaboration platform by upgrading their current AVIDNEXIS Pro storage to a Nexis E4 storage solution. The upgrade enables MBC to connect their team, share media...

Rockwell Automation launches indusrial computers

With a new family of Allen-Bradley VersaView 5000 industrial computers, thin clients and monitors from Rockwell Automation, manufacturers can modernise their standalone or distributed HMI applications to support smart manufacturing. "The VersaView 5000 portfolio is...

9TH BIT Consulting partners with Sonatype

9TH BIT Consulting, specialists in implementing SOA solutions, middleware integration and products, has partnered with Sonatype, the leader in software supply chain automation. Under the terms of the partnership, 9TH BIT will serve the African market with Sonatype's...

Data Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client:Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with 500+ employees. They are a diverse team of engineers, developers and specialists in finance, HR, digital infrastructure and marketing who love utilising...

Business Analyst at Dananda Talent – Gauteng Johannesburg North

Job Description The business analyst should support the origination, structuring and execution of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and infrastructure transactions by understanding the M&A and infrastructure product portfolio.Performing activities under...

Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Our client is looking for a software developer to develop and maintain in-house actuarial valuation software. Key Requirements Ability to analyse complex actuarial processes and translate them into efficient software solutions.Skilled in troubleshooting issues within...

Junior-Mid C#.Net Developer (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:A Boutique Software company seeks the coding talents of a highly ambitious Junior-Mid C#.Net Developer to join its Cape Town team who will help design, develop and deliver cutting-edge high quality & reliable products and systems. Your role will...

Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...

.Net Developer

Are you a seasoned .NET Developer looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a talented and motivated .NET Developer to join our growing team. As the .NET Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software solutions that...

Data Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with 500+ employees. They are a diverse team of engineers, developers and specialists in finance, HR, digital infrastructure and marketing who love utilising...

Junior-Mid C#.Net Developer (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Westlake

ENVIRONMENT:A Boutique Software company seeks the coding talents of a highly ambitious Junior-Mid C#.Net Developer to join its Cape Town team who will help design, develop and deliver cutting-edge high quality & reliable products and systems. Your role will...

.Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Are you a seasoned .NET Developer looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a talented and motivated .NET Developer to join our growing team. As the .NET Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software solutions that...

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