SA companies are shunning public cloud for AI workloads

South African organisations are shifting AI workloads out of the public cloud faster than their counterparts anywhere else in the world, according to new global research commissioned by Cloudera. The Great AI Re-Architecture Survey, conducted by Wakefield Research...

AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

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July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Global PC shipments see Q3 decline

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 62,9-million units in the third quarter of 2024, a 1,3% decline from the third quarter of 2023, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This decline comes after three consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth for the PC market....

The growing importance of FinOps in cloud spending

Triggered by the DevOps trend toward the continuous integration and continuous delivery of modern application architectures, financial operations (FinOps) initiatives are growing massively in importance, according to GlobalData. The practice of FinOps represents a...

OTT conversational commerce set for massive growth

Global spend for conversational commerce on over the top (OTT) channels, including WhatsApp or WeChat, will rise from $13,3-billion in 2022 to $25,1-billion in 2023, according to a new study by Juniper Research. This growth of 89% will be driven by verticals such as...

Intel raises the bar for gaming performance

Intel has launched the new Intel NUC 13 Extreme Kit (code-named Raptor Canyon) and Intel NUC 13 Extreme Compute Element, which combine to make the most powerful Intel NUC built to date. The NUC 13 Extreme features unlocked 13th Gen Intel Core desktop processors and...

New PC webcam standard set

VCX-Forum has announced VCX-WebCam 2023, the first consensus-driven camera benchmark specifically targeted for videoconferencing image quality. Intel was the founding member and chair of the cross-PC ecosystem group, working alongside Dell, Image Engineering, Lenovo,...

Vodacom posts first half results

The Vodacom group reports that revenue of R53,7-billion for the six months ended 30 September 2022 was up 7,7%, supported by normalised growth of 5% and rand depreciation against a basket of international currencies. Group service revenue growth was 7,2% in the...

Telkom warns of reduced earnings

Telkom has issued a trading statement for the six months ended 30 September 2022, warning shareholders to expect a decrease in earnings. It says reported headline earnings per share (HEPS) and reported basic earnings per share (BEPS) are expected to decrease by...

Lebashe investment a shot in the arm for EOH

Lebashe Investment Group, EOH's strategic partner since 2018, has signed irrevocable undertakings to follow its rights on the shares it currently owns, which represent 13,06% of the issued share capital, as well as invest further R100-million through a specific share...

All the winners from the BCX Digital Innovation Awards

BCX has announced the winners of the Digital Innovation Awards 2022. "We believe that now, more than ever, South Africa is making strides towards embracing and participating in the fourth industrial revolution," says Jonas Bogoshi, CEO of BCX. "The innovation we have...

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PaySpace gets ISO 27001 certification

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Business mobility is the business imperative that is driving as big a shift in business thinking as the Internet did 20 years ago. Indeed, the move towards it will define organisational strategy for years to come, and as with the Internet, there will come for each...

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My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for 2 x Frontend Developers to join them on an independent contract basis / WORK FROM HOME / must have own laptop Main Purpose of the JobDevelop new features as well as maintain existing functionality of Online...

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We are looking to hire an IT Risk and Security Analyst to support the delivery of the IT Risk and Cyber Security programs. The Analyst will play two critical roles in support of these programs; to enable IT team-embedded security analysis and business enablement, and...

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The South African Sugarcane Research Institute(SASRI) a division of the South African Sugar Association (SASA) is looking for a passionate Software Test Engineer to join our dynamic Diagnostic & Analytical Resource Unit (DARU), based in Mount Edgecombe.Duties and...

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Our client, a leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payments solutions, is looking for an Intermediate Level Java Software Developer to join their team in Stellenbosch.Responsibilities include:The role of Developer is divided into the following areas of...

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App DeveloperMy client is based close to Cosmo City in Roodepoort. They have an opportunity for an Application Developer to join their team. Person must be able to think outside the box and be a strong logical thinker.The person will be expected to assist in the...

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