AI vulnerabilities grew 10-fold in the first half of this year
The growing adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is happening across multiple sectors and has also led to an increase in the number of vulnerabilities discovered within AI services, according to Kaspersky’s Quarterly Exploits and Vulnerabilities Report. It’s a...
Ebolavirus vaccine candidate advances to clinical trials
African biopharmaceutical company Minapharm Group, headquartered in Egypt with subsidiaries in Berlin, will receive up to $16,5-million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance the development of a Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine...
Have a Heart this September
Next month is International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and CHOC is asking South Africans to learn the SILUAN early warnings signs of childhood cancer, listen to the stories behind every diagnosis, and take action to support children and teenagers on their cancer...
Nvidia’s quarter was bigger than TSMC’s entire year
Nvidia generated more revenue in a single quarter than the company that manufactures its chips generated in the whole of last year. This comparison puts the scale of the result into sharp focus, says deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of...
Samsung widens lead in declining MEA smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in Middle East and Africa (MEA) declined 10% YoY in Q2 2026, a quarter with no sales-driving occasion to support demand. The contraction was not evenly distributed among brands, however: several brands saw their shares decline steeply, while...
South Africans being forced into debt for daily essentials
South Africa’s cost-of-living crisis continues to deepen, with rising reliance on credit driving nearly a third of South Africans to borrow from informal lenders - often just for household essentials – according to Wonga’s annual credit utilisation survey. Surveying 4...
Rise in ransomware targeting ICS systems
In Q2 of 2026, the percentage of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) computers on which malicious objects were blocked continued to decrease but, at the same time, the percentage of these computers targeted by ransomware increased across almost every global region. This...
More women are moving beyond first-time homeownership
For the first time in a decade, repeat home buyers now outnumber first-time buyers among South African women applying for home loans, says FNB, signalling a significant shift from first-time homeownership to long-term property ownership and wealth creation. New FNB...
Musk gets highest Ukraine award for Starlink access
Elon Musk has been awarded one of Ukraine’s highest honours for Starlink’s role in the Ukraine war. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Musk the Order of Freedom for his “outstanding personal merits” in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening...
Meta settles lawsuit alleging child harm
Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to settle a court case alleging that its platforms harm children for up to $18-billion, and will implement daily time limits, overnight lockouts and stronger parental controls. Meta will pay $12-billion over 10 years, with...
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Alphawave’s Saigen and Callbi merge
Specialised South African technology group Alphawave’s businesses Saigen and Callbi have merged into a single operating company trading as Saigen, with Sam Clarke as CEO. The two businesses have operated as closely linked companies for years. Saigen builds AI-powered...
Security governance is not just a leadership problem. It is a personal one
There is a comfortable version of security governance that many boards have already adopted. Name an executive to own the risk. Add cyber to the audit committee agenda. Report annually. Job done. By Hendrik Kruger, chief technology officer (CTO) and CISO, Cloud On...
Google offers students a year of free tools
Google has expanded its AI-powered learning tools across Africa, offering eligible higher education students in 27 countries one year of Google AI Plus at no cost. Eligible students can access 12 months of Google AI Plus, which includes Gemini Omni, two times higher...
Beware of the AI trap in development
AI is transforming every aspect of the software development lifecycle, but because the technology delivers such professional-looking outputs, organisations risk falling into an ‘AI trap’ and overlooking key factors in development. This is according to David Noakes,...
TrendAI ranks first on CyberGym Agentic AI Security Benchmark
The TrendAI agentic exploit-remediation engine, codename AESIR, achieved the top position on CyberGym, an independent evaluation benchmark for AI-driven security tooling. The 97% success rate from TrendAI is nearly 4 percentage points higher than the former leader....
Red Hat Hardened Images supported in AWS InspectorScan API and ECR Basic Scanning
Software security teams can face an overwhelming influx of vulnerability alerts, often stemming from non-essential packages bundled inside traditional container base images. When developers inherit base images packed with unneeded tools, shells, and package managers,...
Why a few SA banks are winning the loyalty battle
South Africa's banking sector has long been recognised for its resilience and innovation, but the competitive landscape is shifting in ways that go beyond products, pricing or branch networks. By Nitesh Singh, financial services and communications, media and...
Cybersecurity is becoming a 24/7 visibility challenge
Enterprise security has become significantly more complex than it was even a few years ago, writes Nemanja Krstic, head of operations (AME & EU) at Galix. Organisations are running a mixture of on-premises systems, multiple cloud environments, remote endpoints and...
Gen Z knows AI better than other generations — and increasingly treats it as a friend
Gen Z uses artificial intelligence (AI) more actively than other generations. Almost half use AI every day or almost every day, while more than a quarter already interact with it as they would with a friend, according to new research* conducted by Kaspersky’s internal...
Telecoms uptime is as much a function of finance as it is engineering
Connectivity has become the lifeblood of modern businesses. When they’re connected, they can operate, and when they are down, they lose money. This means that for telecoms providers, uptime has become critical. By Elzette Cronje Jordaan, head of finance at Backspace...
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To provide first and second-line technical support to end users, ensuring the availability, performance, and security of end-user computing devices, applications, and services. The role is responsible for resolving IT incidents and service requests while delivering...
JDE Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
JDE Business AnalystOwn the heartbeat of the business · Manufacturing, Distribution, Assets & FinanceIf you live in JD Edwards — not just around it — this is the role where your specs, your support and your improvements actually keep a complex operation moving....
JDE Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Sandton
JDE Business AnalystOwn the heartbeat of the business · Manufacturing, Distribution, Assets & FinanceIf you live in JD Edwards — not just around it — this is the role where your specs, your support and your improvements actually keep a complex operation moving....
Senior Business Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Analyst (Valuations & Planning) – Gauteng Sandhurst
The position entails management of an enterprise's financial holdings, focusing on the entity's liquidity, and mitigating its financial, operational, and reputational risk. The scope of this position includes the entity's collections, disbursements, concentration,...
Senior Systems Analyst at Financial Intelligence Centre
The purpose of this job is to analyse, design and enhance systems, in order to obtain optimal results and agreed project delivery level Key Performance areas include: • Understand and familiarise with the project's business requirements • Understand and familiarise...
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Cyber Security Engineer at reversidesoftwaresolutionspt
Reverside is an established IT services provider delivering Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We are seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join the Identity & Access Platforms team. The role focuses on...
Cyber Security Engineer at reversidesoftwaresolutionspt – Gauteng Johannesburg
Reverside is an established IT services provider delivering Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions. We are seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to join the Identity & Access Platforms team. The role focuses on...
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