AI a core component of Eskom’s future
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei SA Connect 2026 in Sandton – Africa’s biggest energy provider Eskom is in the midst of a major technology reset. Group chief technology officer Len de Villiers says the scope of the challenge is huge: with 42 000 staff members and 18...
Value creation key to harnessing AI potential
Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei SA Connect 2026 in Sandton - We are living in the golden era of artificial intelligence (AI), and South Africa is well-positioned to seize real value from the technology. Studies show that AI could contribute as much as R1,4-trillion...
Young South Africans buy fewer cars
The number of buyers' under-35 of new and used cars in South Africa has dropped over the last 10 years - relative to those over-35 - as stagnant personal income, high levels of youth unemployment, and rising living costs have squeezed disposable income. Increased...
Japan, Nvidia launch world’s first national AI infrastructure
Nvidia is working with Noetra Corporation – and Japan’s AI and industry leaders - to launch an Nvidia Vera Rubin AI factory with 13 750 Nvidia Vera CPUs and 27 500 Nvidia Rubin GPUs for national physical AI, marking a world first and strengthening the country’s AI...
Premium-Class travel now the way to fly
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released its latest World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) which show that Premium-Class travel is now on the up and showing strong growth. Updated annually, WATS provides data related to demand, supply, and...
New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation
Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...
AI crosses from assistant to operator in cyberattacks
There has been a decisive shift in cyberattacks over the past 12 months: artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from assisting attackers to operating attacks, according to Check Point’s Annual AI Security Report 2026. Where AI once helped criminals prepare, it now...
Four core pillars underpin successful enterprise AI adoption
Despite substantial investment and strategic focus on AI over nearly four years, most enterprises are still in the early phases of AI adoption and have yet to realise meaningful value from the technology, according to GlobalData. AI has been the hottest enterprise...
SA has a STEM education crisis
South Africa’s declining performance in STEM education has become a pressing concern - and global benchmarks consistently ranking the nation poorly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics highlight systemic challenges that demand urgent attention. This...
Cape Town supports controversial rezoning for new data centre
The City of Cape Town has paved the way for the construction of an Equinix hyperscaler data centre at King Air Industria (KAI) estate. The city’s Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) has passed an application to rezone the estate from Mixed Use to General Industrial....
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Security in the post-Mythos era
The fundamentals you ignored are the only things that will save you, writes Yuri Kramarz, principal engineer at Cisco Talos. In 2023, a colleague and I wrote a cybersecurity guide for businesses of any size. It was not glamorous work. Nobody was asking for another...
Evolve security policies for the AI era
As enterprises accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and agentic systems, the conversation around data protection is becoming more urgent. Yet, according to Dariel CTO Wayne Yan, organisations should resist the temptation to treat AI as an entirely...
Banks need a decisioning backbone for the AI era
For years, banks have modernised around channels. For example, mobile apps became better, onboarding became faster and customer engagement became more personalised. These improvements matter because customers feel them every day. But there is a more difficult shift...
ISO 27001 is becoming a baseline requirement for doing business
Cyber threats are increasing in both frequency and sophistication, and organisations need a consistent way to manage information security. By Ryan Boyes, senior security administrator at Galix At the same time, businesses are increasingly being asked to prove how...
The real AI opportunity is not replacing technology, it is redefining the business
Much of the current conversation around artificial intelligence is still centred on technology choices. Which platform should we use? Which model is best? Which tools will replace the systems we already have? Across boardrooms and IT departments, organisations are...
Correcting the misalignment between digital skills and business needs
The conversation around AI is often dominated by speculation about job losses. By Mark Mc Kerr, managing executive at Paracon by Adcorp Yet this focus distracts from a more immediate and measurable challenge: South African businesses are investing in advanced...
We are educating for a world that no longer exists
South Africa keeps talking about job creation while ignoring the far more uncomfortable truth: millions of young people are entering the economy unprepared for the jobs that actually exist. The country is not short on talent, it is short on digital skills development,...
Check Point and Illumio expand partnership
Check Point Software Technologies and Illumio have expanded their strategic partnership to help organisations defend against a new category of threat: frontier AI models capable of autonomously executing full-scale attacks at machine speed. "Security teams are being...
Lenovo grows at hybrid infrastructure adoption accelerates
Lenovo has concluded its annual regional summit, Lenovo Accelerate 2026 Southern Africa, outlining the strategic roadmap for enterprise Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployment across the continent. Addressing an audience of regional CIOs, enterprise decision-makers,...
Ukiyo platform connects SA’s youth to education and work
Ukiyo, a South African edutech and youth development organisation, has launched its Global Student Support Platform [GSSP], a mobile app that brings education, funding, career opportunities and student support into one place. The launch comes at a difficult point for...
Support Engineer (Shift based – 24/7 Environment) Somerset West – Western Cape Somerset West
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a leading industrial IoT company in South Africa, specializing in AI-enhanced solutions for digital productivity, workplace safety, and employee healthcare. They are seeking a Support Engineer who will be responsible to facilitate successful...
Senior Microsoft 365 Developer (CPT & DBN Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN and deliver modern, business-focused solutions as the next Senior Microsoft 365 Developer sought by a global SharePoint Consultancy. You will be joining a team that helps organisations unlock more value from Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Teams,...
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One of South Africa's leading diversified financial services groups, specializing in direct marketing and sales of financial products is seeking a Server Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of core server infrastructure, messaging, identity, virtualization, storage,...
Senior SQL Developer (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN, develop, implement, and maintain all application systems and associated technologies, with a strong focus on SQL database development as the next Senior SQL Developer wanted by a cutting-edge FinTech company. You will be responsible for ensuring...
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One of South Africa's leading diversified financial services groups, specializing in direct marketing and sales of financial products is seeking a Server Engineer to take end-to-end ownership of core server infrastructure, messaging, identity, virtualization, storage,...
Senior SQL Developer (JHB) – Gauteng Alberton
ENVIRONMENT:DESIGN, develop, implement, and maintain all application systems and associated technologies, with a strong focus on SQL database development as the next Senior SQL Developer wanted by a cutting-edge FinTech company. You will be responsible for ensuring...
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To support and maintain new and existing server infrastructure and software services.KEY PERFORMANCE AREASSupport and Maintenance • Support all server infrastructure and applications for the different server environments. • Support cloud platforms including but not...
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ENVIRONMENT:A leading Strategy, Services, and Technology partner in the online Education space seeks a QA Automation Engineer to join its team. Your core role will include testing the site manually, creating test cases and then automating them with tools and...
Systems Administrator at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
To support and maintain new and existing server infrastructure and software services.KEY PERFORMANCE AREASSupport and Maintenance • Support all server infrastructure and applications for the different server environments. • Support cloud platforms including but not...
QA Automation Engineer (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A leading Strategy, Services, and Technology partner in the online Education space seeks a QA Automation Engineer to join its team. Your core role will include testing the site manually, creating test cases and then automating them with tools and...
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