AI dominates the corporate risk landscape

AI-enabled discovery of cyber vulnerabilities emerged as the most critical emerging risk facing organisations worldwide in the second quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk Report series compiles insights and perspectives from...

AI misinformation is accelerating Africa’s risk landscape

As misinformation, cybercrime, health emergencies, civil unrest, extreme weather and infrastructure disruption become progressively interconnected across Africa, organisations are under growing pressure to distinguish fact from fiction before uncertainty escalates...

Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

Government departments owe SABC R30m

Government departments have been flouting the law by failing to pay their television licenses - with their outstanding bills topping R30-million. Solly Malatsi, deputy minister of communications and digital technologies, is taking up the fight to get the public sector...

These are the top 10 strategic tech trends for 2025

Gartner has announced its list of 10 top strategic technology trends  that organizations need to explore in 2025. “This year’s top strategic technology trends span AI imperatives and risks, new frontiers of computing and human-machine synergy,” says Gene Alvarez,...

Tech helps to combat modern slavery

Intel, enterprise technology and services firm R3 and nonprofit Hope for Justice are working together to build a pilot application that enables organisations combatting modern slavery to confidently share sensitive data related to individual cases with the enhanced...

RDP attacks, hacktivism show decline

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks are continuing their slowdown, with ESET analysts believing they are losing steam due to the Russia-Ukraine war, along with the post-Covid return to offices and overall improved security of corporate environments. Even with...

More innovative ransomware, credential theft emerge

The cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level of commercialisation and convenience for would-be attackers, with nearly all barriers to entry for committing cybercrime removed through the expansion of cybercrime-as-a-service. This is according to Sophos’s 2023...

Digital twin of global weather conditions could improve forecasts

Lockheed Martin and Nvidia have announced a collaboration to build a Earth Observations digital twin powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that will provide the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with an efficient and centralised approach to...

Chat apps are taking over customer communications

Chat apps such as WhatsApp are becoming crucial channels for customer communications, demonstrating the growing importance of conversational experiences. Research from Infobip shows an 80% and 62% increase in WhatsApp and rich communication services (RCS) interactions...

VR tech finds a second home in rehab

Penumbra has launched its REAL y-Series hands- and tether-free VR rehabilitation platform to address both upper and lower extremities with a full body avatar. James Spencer, data scientist at GlobalData, comments: “Virtual reality (VR) has always looked like an answer...

Cryptojacking malware soars

After recent turbulence in the crypto market, Atlas VPN has found that new modifications of cryptojacking software - used in the act of hijacking a computer and using it to mine digital assets against the user's will - grew 3,8-times in Q3 2022. As many as 153 000 new...

European households embrace smart electricity meters

More than 56% of the electricity customers in EU27+3 had a smart meter at the end of 2022. The market is set for robust growth in the coming years with a total of 106-million smart electricity meters forecasted to be deployed across the region during 2022–2027. There...

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Linksys adds clustering to wireless access points

Linksys will include clustering, at no additional cost, across its entire portfolio of wireless access points (APs) for small businesses.  Clustering enables easy management of core AP functionality without the cost and complexity of cloud-based controllers or...

Veeam gives back more with ProPartner

Veeam Software has announced an expansion to its EMEA ProPartner Program. Veeam ProPartner Program enables partners to take advantage of the business opportunities presented by the needs of the Always-On Enterprise. It has gained more than 4,300 EMEA partners in 2015,...

Mobile technology brings hope to HIV children

ViiV Healthcare, a global specialist HIV company, announced jointly with its global partners, Vodafone Foundation, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, ELMA Philanthropies and the US government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the launch of the...

One way you can drive more sales

The digital shopping experience has transformed how we engage with brands and make decisions. However, our natural instinct to turn to others for recommendations still prevails. Consumers might ask friends or family, but increasingly they check out online communities...

PureCloud takes customer engagement up a notch

Interactive Intelligence Group has launched a new customer engagement cloud service for businesses throughout South Africa. The PureCloud Engage architecture, along with its advanced functionality, fast deployment, and simple month to month subscription terms offer...

Issues around WhatsApp end-to-end encryption

There is and always has been an inherent tension between an individual's right to data privacy and wider security concerns, writes Aleks Gostev, chief security expert: GReAT at Kaspersky Lab. This is unlikely to change, although the priority may shift depending on the...

RS Components in global distribution deal with Intel

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of global distributor for engineers Electrocomponents, has announced the signing of a global agreement with Intel for the distribution of a range of the company's computing and embedded development products. The agreement enables...

Acumatica helps service providers grow

Customer satisfaction drives profitability, especially in today's highly competitive services industry. To stay ahead of the competition, businesses need an integrated system that will provide a powerful 360-degree view of customers' activities. Stephen Corrigan, MD...

IoT demands innovative applications

2016 looks set to be the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) hits the big time, writes Neil Sholay, head of Oracle Digital, EMEA. We've already seen a range of new IoT services come to market. Take Samsung's smart fridge, which launched at the Consumer Electronics...

In-memory computing unearths hidden ERP value

The advent of enterprise-grade cloud solutions, combined with the precipitous drop in costs for volatile memory storage, has propelled in-memory computing to the forefront of many CIO's agendas, writes Alan Collins, portfolio manager: cross-industry business solution...

Front-End Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

My Clients are seeking a skilled and experienced Front-End Developer to join a team of 6 passionate developers working on a next generation solution for international trade. Their software solution (Gateway) has been developed and deployed as an online ordering and...

Senior Support Engineer (VMware) (CPT) – Western Cape Century City

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE virtualisation infrastructure support as your technical expertise as a Senior Support Engineer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist. You will serve as the VMware Support Specialist while providing proactive analysis of...

Business System Analyst – Western Cape Bellville

My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Business Systems Analysts to join them on an independent contract basis The candidate can be either CPT or JHB (Sandton) basedHybrid model 3 days in office IT / Finance Experience 5 years' experience as a...

Full Stack Java Developer (Contract)

Part of a Dev team responsible for the development and maintenance of the application (front-end and back-end). Participate in all relevant Agile ceremonies. Meet with end users to understand Business requirements. Contribute to the refinement and sizing of user...

Junior Business Analyst

6 Months ContractBe part of a consulting team, working at a client in the manufacturing industry.Our client, a consulting company focusing on business process engineering is in need of a Junior Business Analyst.This is a hybrid position which requires working 1 day...

Systems Integration Developer

Position: Systems Integration DeveloperType of Firm: Higher Education Institution Location: Braamfontein, JHBWork Arrangement: 4 days in-office, 1 day remote About the Role:Join our client's dynamic IT team as a Systems Integration Developer. We are seeking a highly...

Project Manager IT

We are looking for a motivated Project Manager to join our team and lead exciting projects within the iGaming industry. In this role, you'll manage cross-functional teams, oversee project lifecycles, and ensure successful project delivery within scope, time, and...

Full Stack Java Developer (Contract) – Gauteng Pretoria

Part of a Dev team responsible for the development and maintenance of the application (front-end and back-end). Participate in all relevant Agile ceremonies. Meet with end users to understand Business requirements. Contribute to the refinement and sizing of user...

Junior Business Analyst – Gauteng Primrose

6 Months ContractBe part of a consulting team, working at a client in the manufacturing industry.Our client, a consulting company focusing on business process engineering is in need of a Junior Business Analyst.This is a hybrid position which requires working 1 day...

Systems Integration Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

Position: Systems Integration DeveloperType of Firm: Higher Education Institution Location: Braamfontein, JHBWork Arrangement: 4 days in-office, 1 day remote About the Role:Join our client's dynamic IT team as a Systems Integration Developer. We are seeking a highly...

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