AI spend soars to unprecedented levels

Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2,7-trillion in 2026, a 49,5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimised IaaS, AI-optimised servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices)...

Defences improve, but ransomware still threatens SA businesses

Almost two-thirds (63%) of ransomware incidents in South Africa resulted in data being encrypted over the past year, according to the new State of Ransomware in South Africa 2026 report from Sophos. This is above the global average of 56% and an increase from the 60%...

20 years on and gender gap parity is fracturing

Twenty years after the World Economic Forum first measured the global gender gap, the world is closer to parity than ever, but progress is fragile, with gains reversing in some areas, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2026. Women now reach senior leadership in...

Unemployed are least likely to prioritise betting spending-limit tools

The online betting group most likely to prioritise debt repayment with a windfall is also the group least likely to ask regulators or operators for spending controls, according to new research from Softswiss. Fewer than four in 10 unemployed South Africans think...

ISPA echoes calls for regulatory support for MVNOs

ISPA, South Africa's official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB), welcomes recent calls for an appropriate, light-touch regulatory regime specifically tailored to support the growing number of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) introducing competition...

August vehicle sales underwhelm but NADA still optimistic

August vehicle sales in South Africa showed a 4,9% decrease compared to the same month last year - a drop that comes at a critical time for the automotive sector. "This decline is disappointing, especially considering the July sales results and improving consumer...

WDL sets up in African metaverse

Austria-based World Data Lab (WDL) has joined Ubuntuland in Africa’s metaverse, Africarare, acquiring a village on which it will establish its presence and connect to other organisations. WDL’s first Ubuntuland based projects currently under evaluation and...

GirlCode invites female innovators to compete for a R60k prize

In celebration of women’s month, GirlCode will be hosting its annual GirlCode Hackathon which aims to showcase the tech skills of young budding female software developers. “The GirlCode Hackathon plays a critical role in South Africa’s innovation ecosystem by growing...

Anglo American doubles education investment to over R1bn

Anglo American has launched the second phase of its education programme in South Africa in partnership with the Department of Basic Education, doubling the programme's scope and commitment to improving educational outcomes. The education programme is integral to Anglo...

SA student makes top 50 shortlist for global prize

Iziphozonke Mlambo, a 19-year-old student from Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal and currently studying Human Biology at Biola University in California,  has been included in the top 50 shortlist for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2022, an annual $100 000 award to be...

Renewables key to the massive energy transformation SA needs

South Africa needs to urgently transform its energy system, with research on South Africa’s energy sector indicating that the long-term cost of inaction is high. As the world's most carbon-intensive economy among the G20 countries, almost 50% of the country's exports...

New ransomware group employs cross-platform programming language

Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a new ransomware group that further underlines the trend of ransomware actors turning to cross-platform functionality. The group, dubbed Luna, employs the use of ransomware written in Rust, a programming language that has been...

Recession is not impacting all European ICT markets equally

ICT spending in Europe is set to grow by 3,7% year on year in 2022, according to the most recent edition of Black Book Live published by International Data Corporation (IDC) in June 2022. Considering the unstable macroeconomic and political situation, IDC prepared an...

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Move to Skype for Business with Sonus

Sonus Networks and a Microsoft Gold Communications Partner recently introduced to the market the new Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Release 4.1 software, designed to enable Skype for Business with TLS 1.2 secure signalling. Available from Q-KON SA, the Sonus distributor...

The dangers of a connected world

While the Internet of Things (IoT) is a fairly new concept, it has arrived. Over and above PCs, smartphones and tablets, Internet connected devices such as speakers, baby monitors, fridges, cars, thermostats, fans, lights, and locks can connect to the Internet, with...

Apple Watch to boost revenue by 8%

While the marketplace ponders just what kind of impact Apple’s new smart watch will have on the company – including on revenue – it appears that a stock shortage is causing a sense of anticipation from end users around the world.“The launch of the Apple smart watch –...

CESA survey reveals decline in satisfaction

Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) latest Bi-Annual Economic and Capacity Survey June to December 2014, indicates that after a more optimistic 2013, conditions in the first six months of 2014 appeared to have been less satisfactory.The level of satisfaction...

Vox Telecom, Sage One Accounting partner

Vox Telecom will be partnering with Sage South Africa to include Sage One Accounting online software to its suite of products as part of a complete IT services solution for small and medium-sized businesses. Sage One Accounting is a simple, secure and affordable...

Galix recertifies as PCI QSA

Galix has announced its successful recertification as an accredited Payment Card Industry (PCI) Quality Security Assessor (QSA) partner. Recertification is an annual process that must be undertaken in order to enable organisations to continue to perform PCI Data...

Smiling employees invigorate business

A lack of teamwork, lack of acknowledgement by superiors, high pressure environments and cultural, religious and racial issues lead to a demotivated workforce, even when employees are being remunerated well, says Liane McGowan, founder of Happy Monday CC. As an...

Big data answers ‘what if’ questions

Almost any definition of big data is based on Doug Laney’s original preposition of the three Vs – velocity (the data is growing rapidly), variety (the data comes from many sources – both structured and unstructured) and volume (the data is big), says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. However, there are challenges with the three Vs definition for big data. Furthermore, many organisations believe that big data is business intelligence (BI).

What you need to know about ECM

As data volumes continue to grow at an exponential rate, enterprise content management (ECM) solutions have become increasingly critical, says Saurabh Kumar, MD at In2IT Technologies South Africa.Without the ability to store, organise and manage the vast and growing...

Dell expands four-socket server portfolio

Dell has announced an expansion of its 13th generation PowerEdge servers including the PowerEdge R930, Dell’s most powerful server specifically designed for the most demanding enterprise applications such as in-memory databases, customer relationship management (CRM)...

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Azure DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking to join a leading technology firm and get your career going in innovative cloud solutions and services? Our clients are in search of Skilled Azure DevOps Engineer located in the Bryanston. Experience a fantastic Hybrid model and gain valuable experience...

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Senior Analyst Developer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

The scope will include but will not be limited to: Key deliverables: Desired Skills: Analytical skills and thinking Time and work management Problem solving and analysis Presentation Skills Desired Work Experience: 5 to 10 years Desired Qualification Level: Degree...

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Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to building...

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