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. Water Security & Infrastructure Volume 2026 from ESI Africa maps the shift from water crisis to...

How technology is changing decision-making in mining

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and particularly AI, is no longer a pipedream in South African mining - technology is already influencing how decisions are made, how risks are managed, and how value is created. It’s a critical period for the local mining...

AMD launches full-stack compute for agentic AI

AMD has launched its next-generation AI infrastructure and physical AI portfolio, led by AMD Helios rackscale solutions now in production and set to be be deployed by at gigawatt scale. At its Advancing AI 2026 event yesterday, AMD chair and CEO Dr Lisa Su said: “The...

Does SA have what it takes to stay off the FATF greylist?

On 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force removed South Africa from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, 32 months after being placed there in February 2023. The reforms that got it off the list were real: new legislation, better beneficial...

EMEA public cloud poised to reach $415bn

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) public cloud services (PCS) market, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS), is projected to generate $203-billion in revenue for 2024. That's according to...

International advisory body supports submarine cable resilience

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies, and the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), the leading industry organisation promoting submarine cable protection, have formed the International Advisory...

The costly reality of an increasing cybersecurity skills gap

An estimated 3,4-million professionals are needed to fill the global cybersecurity workforce gap, according to Fortinet's 2023 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, which adds that the number of organisations experiencing five or more breaches jumped by 53% from...

Ransomware: paying the price … twice

Ransomware attackers extorted $456,8-million from victims in 2022 - 40% down from $765,6-million in the previous year but, before glasses are clinked in celebration, there are some significant caveats to consider. The recent hack of Euler Finance where $135-million in...

Closing the gender gap in the STEM-ICT arena

The gender gap in the science, technology, engineering, maths and ICT (STEM-ICT) field appears to be closing in South Africa, with more girls than boys participating in the Institute of IT Professionals SA (IITPSA )schools Talent Search for the second consecutive...

Calls for AI training to pause

Non-profit organisation Future of Life Institute has issued an open letter calling for a six-month moratorium on artificial intelligence (AI) training. Well over 1 200 people have already added their signatures to the letter, including Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon...

NASA missions study extremely rare gamma-ray burst

On Sunday 9 October 2022, a pulse of intense radiation swept through the solar system so exceptional that astronomers quickly dubbed it the BOAT – the brightest of all time. The source was a gamma-ray burst (GRB), the most powerful class of explosions in the universe....

New threat actors target banks, government

Kathy Gibson reports - Cyberthreats hit South Africa with a bang in January, and have been tailing off for the balance of the first quarter. Carlo Bolzonello, threat intelligence specialist and country lead South Africa at Trellix, points out that government is the...

Slight upswing for salaries in February

Take-home pay tracked in the BankservAfrica Take-home Index (BTPI) showed a slight recovery in February 2023. The latest data on the number of salaries paid during the month also suggests the local job market is stabilising. "The average nominal take-home pay rose to...

New wave of online shoppers offers huge potential

A new generation of over 1-billion digital native consumers are emerging in eight fast-growing countries in the next decade creating new areas of growth for companies, according to a new global commerce study by Accenture. Living in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India,...

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The rise of the information activist

Explosion of data, computing power and the rise of the information activists, are the top three distinctive and challenging trends in the business intelligence (BI) space in 2017, says Adam Barrie-Smith Cape Town branch manager and expert services llead at South...

Workplace sensing technology launches in SA

New workplace sensing technology has launched in South Africa that will allow businesses to accurately assess just how much of their workplaces they actually use, potentially saving companies millions of rands. The technology, called Sensor, has already saved a major...

Welcome to the age of ubiquitous IoT

People have been talking about it for years - the brave new world of the Internet of Things (IoT), which adds sensors and Internet capability to everyday physical objects. Predicted to be as transformational as the spread of the mobile Internet, IoT is rapidly...

Vox welcomes first graduates

Integrated ICT and connectivity provider, Vox, is advancing its strategy to bolster its workforce and invest in talent development in South Africa's ICT industry. Vox has welcomed its first three graduates into its national call centre in Tshwane through the programme...

Connecting people without the Internet

At least 3,9-billion people globally do not have access to the Internet, according to recent research from the United Nations telecommunications agency, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The report reveals that 75% of Africans are offline; a startling...

LG launches new and improved K10 2017

LG has launched its K10 2017 smartphone in South Africa. Along with a 5MP 120-degree wide angle 'selfie' front camera, the new LG phone includes much brighter images thanks to Auto Shot and the improved gesture support. This allows the user to set a three-second timer...

The next generation of consumer classification

Mastering a dynamic brand and customer connection is critical in the digitalised environment where customer experience has replaced customer loyalty as the key focus of organisations. This is according to global information services company, Experian South Africa at...

A cloud business continuity strategy can save your business

Business continuity is imperative for the success of any organisation, especially in a market where customers demand constant availability and where certain IT applications and systems can be as critical as life and death. Downtime is simply unacceptable. Without the...

Red Hat adds NIST certification for OpenSCAP

Red Hat has announced that OpenSCAP 1.2, an open source Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) scanner, has been certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a US government evaluated configuration and vulnerability scanner for Red Hat...

Keeping up with the customer of the future

Understanding what influences customers will help CEOs navigate organisational strategies and transformation according to LC Singh, global vice chair and CEO of Nihilent Technologies. The corporate tsunami is on its way and expected to significantly disrupt the...

Junior DBA Specialist (MariaDB) – Western Cape Cape Town

Responsible for Database Installation, Creation, Migration and upgradesResponsible for ensuring database backups and restores which include testing and validationMonitor and tune database performanceEnsuring that storage and archiving procedures are functioning...

ASP.NET Mobile/Android Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Our client is actively seeking a talented Mobile/Android Developer for a hybrid position based in Cape Town. If you have a passion for ASP.NET and mobile Android development, this could be a great fit for you! Key Requirements 6+ years' experience overall.BSc/ BTech/...

Junior C# Developer

Database architecture and design. Write code. Create and design user interfaces. Debug and maintain client programs.Minimum Requirements:Requirements:Education: Matric and related IT qualification.Skills required: C#, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML 5, CSS, SQL with MS SQL...

Senior K2 Developer

This is a 6 Month Contract . KEY OUTPUTS Interpret, specify and provide solutions to business and information needs in respect of system developmentProduce functional and/or technical specifications based on determined User needsUse industry standard techniques and...

Robot Programmer

Position duties:Programming of new articlesMonitor and maintain daily Quality levelsDaily optimisation of painting programsMaintaining Application Equipment (Preventative Maintenance)Continuous improvements of operationsOrganise and Coordinate MaintenanceAttend to...

Junior C# Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Database architecture and design. Write code. Create and design user interfaces. Debug and maintain client programs.Minimum Requirements:Requirements:Education: Matric and related IT qualification.Skills required: C#, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML 5, CSS, SQL with MS SQL...

Senior K2 Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

This is a 6 Month Contract . KEY OUTPUTS Interpret, specify and provide solutions to business and information needs in respect of system developmentProduce functional and/or technical specifications based on determined User needsUse industry standard techniques and...

Robot Programmer – Eastern Cape Gqebera

Position duties:Programming of new articlesMonitor and maintain daily Quality levelsDaily optimisation of painting programsMaintaining Application Equipment (Preventative Maintenance)Continuous improvements of operationsOrganise and Coordinate MaintenanceAttend to...

Data Engineer

Hire Resolve is seeking a talented Data Engineer on behalf of our client, a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team that specializes in developing innovative CRM systems,...

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