Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch
Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...
Volunteering can give youth a career head start
The latest edition of the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for October 2026 shows a long-term increase in the number of South African job candidates with volunteering experience. An analysis suggests that volunteering can be a compelling strategy for developing...
Spatial data maps where Super El Niño will hit SA hardest
The South African Weather Service gave the clearest sign yet on 1 September: this El Niño is on course to become the strongest event in living memory, with sea surface temperatures already tracking past 3°C above normal. A national outlook can't say which town or...
ISPA calls for action on comms affordability
While the price of data in South Africa continues its welcome downward trend, the overall cost of digital communications requires urgent attention. ISPA, South Africa’s official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB), says little action is evident when it comes...
SMEs have clear expectations and voting intentions ahead of local elections
South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have entered the local government election period with clear expectations around the conditions needed to operate, invest and grow. Municipal service delivery, good governance and the effective management of illegal...
OEMs roll out Nvidia RTC Spark laptops
Nvidia has announced the availability of Nvidia RTX Spark laptops, bringing together RTX graphics and Nvidia’s full-stack AI platform in slim, premium Windows PCs for accelerated creation, immersive gaming and powerful local AI — rolling out from ASUS, Dell, HP,...
Intel throws support behind Meta’s Muse Spark Open
Intel has enabled day-0 support for Meta’s Muse Spark Open across Intel Xeon processors and Intel data center GPU platforms, Intel GPU D-series, through targeted low-bit model quantisation. Meta’s official open-weight release of Muse Spark Open, an...
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...
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With AI-native competitors, your biggest problem may be your operating model
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Mastercard and Trip.com add agentic commerce in travel
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Is print part of your security strategy? Why protecting the page matters
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UniComs Afrika appointed as Monster license partner
UniComs Afrika has been appointed as Monster's authorised license partner for Africa. The partnership brings together Monster's product heritage and global brand strength with UniComs Afrika's regional market knowledge, retail relationships and channel development...
Exclusive Networks and Okta extend strategic partnership
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A career change doesn’t mean starting from zero
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Speed the new competitive currency for supply chains
Supply chain industry body SAPICS hosted its annual Supply Chain Leaders Forum in Sandton as part of the Leaderex event. The summit brought together supply chain management leaders to explore the rising value of speed as the new competitive currency in supply chains....
Limpopo aims to strengthen public service delivery
The Limpopo Provincial Government, Telkom and BCX are advancing the province’s digital transformation agenda through a R3-million digital connectivity pilot aimed at strengthening critical public-service infrastructure and enabling improved healthcare, education and...
Onafriq joins FINASA
Onafriq, Africa's largest payments network, has joined the Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA) as an enterprise member. The membership comes at a time when South Africa is strengthening its position as a gateway for payments flowing into and across the...
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...
Senior Oracle Developer (perm) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Own the data platforms that keep financial services running. A leading client in the Financial Services and Insurance space needs a senior Oracle specialist to design, build and shape mission-critical Oracle database solutions. You'll lead projects, mentor the next...
Golang Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
Golang Developer Contract, 12 months | Cape Town | Hybrid Join a high-performing technology team working on scalable backend services and APIs within a large, complex technology environment. This is an opportunity for an experienced Golang Developer to contribute to...
C#.NET Software Engineer (CPT Onsite)
ENVIRONMENT:AN Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding expertise of a C#.NET Software Engineer whose core focus will be to design, build, and maintain integrations and extensions around the Charles River platform (CRIMS), including APIs, data feeds, and...
C#.NET Software Engineer (CPT Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:AN Independent Asset Management Firm seeks the coding expertise of a C#.NET Software Engineer whose core focus will be to design, build, and maintain integrations and extensions around the Charles River platform (CRIMS), including APIs, data feeds, and...
Cloud Infrastructure & Security Operations Lead (hybrid)
A company that provides cloud-based software and digital solutions for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and supply chain industries is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure & Security Operations Lead who will manage, maintain, and secure the company's cloud...
Cloud Infrastructure & Security Operations Lead (hybrid) – Gauteng Centurion
A company that provides cloud-based software and digital solutions for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and supply chain industries is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure & Security Operations Lead who will manage, maintain, and secure the company's cloud...
Mining – Project Manager at Ntice Sourcing Solutions (Pty) Ltd.
A Mining house based in the North West region is looking for an experienced Project ManagerDuties:Responsible to implement the projects business plan for the Plant, Surface and Underground sections. Execute plan to meet production targets, safely and within financial...
Mining – Project Manager at Ntice Sourcing Solutions (Pty) Ltd. – North West North West
A Mining house based in the North West region is looking for an experienced Project ManagerDuties:Responsible to implement the projects business plan for the Plant, Surface and Underground sections. Execute plan to meet production targets, safely and within financial...
Software Developer (x3 positions – 6 Month Fixed Term Contract – Wits Health Consortium)
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
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