ESG, infrastructure constraints put AI progress at risk as data centre delays mount
Data centre growth driven by demand for artificial intelligence (AI) is colliding with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and infrastructure constraints, according to GlobalData. Annual data centre power consumption is expected to rise from 590 terawatt-hours...
AMD and Intel collaborate to simplify AI development on x86 systems
AMD and Intel are collaborating to combine their x86 CPU optimisation work for PyTorch in oneDNN, an open-source deep learning library governed by the Unified Acceleration Foundation (UXL) that helps AI workloads run efficiently on CPUs. The collaboration gives...
AI course enrollments up 75%
AI course enrollments in South Africa increased 75% year over year, while enrollments in critical thinking courses rose 132%, according to Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026. South Africa also ranks second among the 11 sub-Saharan African countries covered and 73rd...
Global recognition for SA-built AI platform
A South African-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed to help researchers prepare clinical trial databases faster has placed second in the 2026 CDISC AI Innovation Challenge. Leova was created by Johannesburg-based clinical data management...
SITA ups its game
The State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has achieved an unqualified audit opinion. Presenting its 2025/26 Annual Report to the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies in Parliament, SITA outlined important progress in strengthening...
Changing structures will not fix governance without changing behaviour
The reported withdrawal of the National State Enterprises Bill and government's consideration of a new model for overseeing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) presents another opportunity to address the governance challenges that have affected these institutions for many...
MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst
First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...
AI agents are testing corporate governance
AI-related incidents are reaching boardrooms across Europe and the Middle East, but governance capabilities and risk accountability are not keeping pace with adoption of the technology. Eight in 10 executives surveyed in a new IBM study say an AI-related incident –...
Massive surge in high-capacity DDoS attacks
There has been a significant shift in how attacks are launched and sourced, according to the https://www.netscout.com/threatreport/ from NetScout Systems. With more than 9,1-million DDoS attacks recorded globally by NetScout between January and June 2026, the report...
Executive pay rises across JSE Top 200
Median total remuneration for CEOs of South Africa’s largest listed companies rose 9% to R23,191-million in 2026, and 7% to R13,489-million for CFOs, with the increase driven primarily by performance-linked incentives rather than fixed pay, according to PwC’s 19th...
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Retailers must now earn the trust of AI agents, not just shoppers
Retailers are losing direct control of the customer journey as shoppers hand the path to purchase over to autonomous AI agents. By Linda Saunders, country manager and senior director: solution engineering Africa at Salesforce Salesforce's Fourth Edition State of...
Procurement must deliver more than compliance in 2026
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Leadership reset needed to transform customer experience
Across South Africa, a new generation of business leaders is reshaping what transformation looks like by placing customer experience (CX) at the centre of organisational strategy. By Lauren Potgieter, country manager at Infobip South Africa This shift reflects a...
Your recycling certificate is no longer enough
For years, organisations have relied on recycling certificates to prove that retired technology assets were disposed of responsibly. By Kwirirai Rukowo, managing executive of Qrent That standard is rapidly becoming outdated. Investors, auditors, and corporate...
Traditional QA undermines modern customer experience
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Endpoint protection is only as strong as what happens after you buy it
Antivirus has moved well beyond spotting known bad files. “Modern endpoint protection watches behaviour, context and patterns instead,” says Angela Pringle, cyber security lead at CyberLogic. That shift, from traditional antivirus to endpoint protection platforms...
AI fluency doesn’t necessarily equate to data competence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is giving data professionals faster ways to write code, generate queries, prepare documentation, and work through technical problems. For junior talent in particular, that creates opportunities to learn and contribute more quickly....
SA facilities managers says a lack of AI could influence a software switch
Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to influence the way South African facilities managers choose technology, even before it has fully changed the way many buildings are run. By Mark Fairweather, MD of MRI Software Africa MRI Software’s latest South African...
Vertiv partners with Pinnacle ICT
Vertiv has announced a distribution partnership with Pinnacle ICT, extending the availability of Vertiv’s power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions portfolio across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. "Our distribution partnership with...
AI success starts with the digital backbone
As organisations move from experimenting with generative AI to deploying agentic systems that can reason, act and interact with core business processes, the quality of the data and architecture beneath them is becoming a critical factor in whether AI creates...
Intermediate Full Stack Developer (JavaScript / TypeScript) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for a JavaScript developer with strong JavaScript, React and AWS experience to join a high-performing consulting environment and deliver production-grade solutions across industries. You will work in cross-functional, client-facing teams, building...
Senior Machine Learning Engineer – AI / GenAI at Datonomy Solutions
Role OverviewWe are looking for an experienced Senior Machine Learning Engineer to design, build, deploy and support enterprise-scale Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI solutions.The role is strongly focused on the productionisation and...
Intermediate Full Stack Developer (JavaScript / TypeScript) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Senior Machine Learning Engineer – AI / GenAI at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Sandton
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Intermediate Network & VoIP Engineer
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Data Engineer at Datonomy Solutions
Role OverviewOur Insights Team turns enterprise data into reliable business decisions. We are looking for a hands-on Data Engineer to develop and support the data pipelines, warehouse structures, reports and dashboards used across the Group.The role is centred on SQL...
Intermediate Network & VoIP Engineer – Gauteng Midrand
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Data Engineer at Datonomy Solutions – Western Cape Parow
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Senior .NET Application Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Build software that people actually use. This is a senior seat for a developer who can take a requirement, design the application, and ship it. You will own the work from specification through coding, testing, debugging and release, inside an Agile team that expects...
Senior .NET Application Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Build software that people actually use. This is a senior seat for a developer who can take a requirement, design the application, and ship it. You will own the work from specification through coding, testing, debugging and release, inside an Agile team that expects...
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