Does SA have what it takes to stay off the FATF greylist?

On 24 October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force removed South Africa from its list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring, 32 months after being placed there in February 2023. The reforms that got it off the list were real: new legislation, better beneficial...

OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library

A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...

Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

In November Voyager 1 will reach an incredible 1 light-day from Earth

Steady growth forecast for server market

The global server market size is estimated to reach $175,29-billion by 2030, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9,8% from 2024 to 2030, according to the recent reports of Grand View Research. Continued advances in emerging technologies, such as AI,...

Overcome AI fears to drive business value

Many employees are being tasked with utilising artificial intelligence (AI) in their workflow, and they are growing increasingly concerned about the potential bias created by the technology or losing their jobs to it. In this Q&A interview, Duncan Harris, director...

New pothole app for Gauteng motorists

The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has launched a new province-wide app - PotholeFixGP - allowing road users to report poor road conditions and other road maintenance issues. The new app can currently be downloaded from the Google Play Store and will soon...

Cybercrime complexity drives changes in the CISO role

Kathy Gibson reports – Cybersecurity is not a simple exercise: there is no quick solution to a complex situation. Tony Olivier, acting-chief information security officer (CISO) at Imperial Logistics and also co-author of the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill of South...

Security underpins digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports – Covid-19 has driven a paradigm shift in how business uses technology, which is now relied upon to drive businesses. Abdul Moosa, Chief Technology Officer of CoCre8 Technology Solutions, explains that business is no longer siloed, but rather...

Cheaper overseas calls could soon be a reality

The Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) has welcomed moves by the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) to conduct a cost modelling exercise with regards to voice call termination rates and to introduce curbs on charges from local voice...

SMEs under cyber attack

When a small business owner is faced with the responsibilities of production economics, financial reports and marketing all at the same time, cybersecurity can often appear complicated and, at times, unnecessary. However, this disregard for IT security is being...

DDoS attacks still above pre-pandemic levels

The total number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks fell 13% in 2021 over 2020, but were still well above pre-pandemic levels. According to Nexusguard researchers in the recently released DDoS Statistical Report for 2021, while the average attack size...

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captures video of record flight

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter's black-and-white navigation camera has provided dramatic video of its record-breaking 25th flight, which took place on 8 April. Covering a distance of 704m at a speed of 5,5m per second, it was the Red Planet rotorcraft's longest and...

AMD claims fastest and greenest HPC titles

AMD powers the fastest and the most energy-efficient supercomputers in the world, according to the latest Top500 and Green500 lists. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) Frontier system submitted its very first score to the Top500 list of 1.1 exaflops, making it the...

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Ruckus unveils ZoneFlex R710 access point

Ruckus Wireless has unveiled the Ruckus ZoneFlex R710 access point (AP), the industry’s first WiFi AP based on Wave 2 features of the 802.11ac standard that extends WiFi to enable multi-gigabit WiFi performance and unprecedented capacity. The new Ruckus ZoneFlex R710...

Lumia 532 Dual SIM now available in SA

Microsoft has announced the availability of the Lumia 532 Dual SIM in South Africa. The device will be available exclusively at Cell C, from R1699 up front and on a Smartchat 1Gb contract starting at R149 per month for 24 months. Offering the latest Windows Phone 8.1...

Getting digital transformation right

There has been a lot of talk recently about digital transformation and how every business has to be a digital business, says Jayne Archbold, CEO, Sage Enterprise Market Europe. And it is certainly true that the rise of the web, digital communications and internet...

One security platform to rule them all

Each type of facility is different so it needs a different security solution – this thinking is fast fading as the benefits of a comprehensive security platform which incorporate diverse functionality, open systems and best practices become clear, says Neil Cameron,...

Digital storage solutions keep memories safe

Holidays are made for families to spend time with each other, bonding and making special memories, says Anamika Budree, sales manager, Branded Products at WD South Africa. With the long Easter weekend coming up in April, South Africans of all religions and beliefs...

Becoming customer-centric in the digital era

The power pendulum has swung in favour of the customer in the mobile-first, cloud-first world, in which consumers are always connected to the internet and their spheres of influence. Customers do their own research and question their peers to make buying decisions...

Outsourcing contact centres

If you are running your contact centre effortlessly and cost effectively and your customers are satisfied, this article is not for you. There are very few organisations that should not consider outsourcing their contact centres because there are very few organisations...

Geocoding increases your competitive edge

Geocoding is not new to the South African market, says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. However, its use has historically been relegated to the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) team and had limited use within mainstream business. This is changing as...

CA ERwin release boosts data governance

CA Southern Africa has announced a new release of CA Technologies acclaimed CA ERwin data modelling solution that helps organisations promote strong data governance and derive maximum value from their big data and business intelligence initiatives. Today’s...

Partnerships inspire creativity

A recent Tech Nation report, Powering the Digital Economy 2015, shows that three-quarters of successful digital companies surveyed work in a close network of entrepreneurs with whom they share ideas, says Jacques van Wyk, COO of Ricoh SA.  Like-minded people, working...

IT Project Administrator

IT Project Administrator who is able to manage stakeholders and provide relevant feedbackProactively monitored and reported on multiple IT project progressions using advanced analytics tools, identifying potential risks earlyRegularly chaired cross-functional project...

Master Data Analyst/Approver

Our established client in the retail sector are heavily driven by their tech strategy are currently looking for an experienced Master Data Analyst/Approver. This role will specialize in supporting the flow of Master Data in the organisation ensuring adherence to...

Front-End Developer (Vue, React)

ENVIRONMENT:A Company who uses the latest technologies to build state of the art services that are highly optimized for performance at massive levels, is looking for a top-class Front-End Developer to join a great team, as we continue to build and enhance our presence...

DVF Software Engineer (Advanced) 2048 TT

Ability to develop within a specific sought-after programming languageStrong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutionsWorking knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches...

Senior Oracle Cloud Database Engineer (LW2509)

We are seeking a highly skilled and analytical Cloud Database Engineer to join our team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for migrating our on-premises workloads to databases hosted on OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), Azure, and AWS platforms. As a...

IT Project Administrator – Remote Remote

IT Project Administrator who is able to manage stakeholders and provide relevant feedbackProactively monitored and reported on multiple IT project progressions using advanced analytics tools, identifying potential risks earlyRegularly chaired cross-functional project...

Master Data Analyst/Approver – KwaZulu-Natal Pinetown

Our established client in the retail sector are heavily driven by their tech strategy are currently looking for an experienced Master Data Analyst/Approver. This role will specialize in supporting the flow of Master Data in the organisation ensuring adherence to...

Front-End Developer (Vue, React) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A Company who uses the latest technologies to build state of the art services that are highly optimized for performance at massive levels, is looking for a top-class Front-End Developer to join a great team, as we continue to build and enhance our presence...

DVF Software Engineer (Advanced) 2048 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Ability to develop within a specific sought-after programming languageStrong working knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches used to build application solutionsWorking knowledge with software development tools, techniques and approaches...

Senior Oracle Cloud Database Engineer (LW2509) – Gauteng Midrand

We are seeking a highly skilled and analytical Cloud Database Engineer to join our team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for migrating our on-premises workloads to databases hosted on OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure), Azure, and AWS platforms. As a...

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