SA shows strength in laws and competitiveness in CGGI
South Africa ranks 85th out of 133 countries globally in the 2026 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), sixth among the 35 African countries assessed, with relative strengths in the Robust Laws & Policies (44th) and Attractive Marketplace (48th) pillars. These...
Groundbreaking SA university project reaches learners on five continents
About 16 000 of South Africa’s roughly 24 000 schools have no computers - yet a project born at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha has taught more than 350 000 learners to code, using little more than puzzle pieces and a cellphone. Tangible Africa, founded by...
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...
Changing structures will not fix governance without changing behaviour
The reported withdrawal of the National State Enterprises Bill and government's consideration of a new model for overseeing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) presents another opportunity to address the governance challenges that have affected these institutions for many...
MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst
First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...
AI agents are testing corporate governance
AI-related incidents are reaching boardrooms across Europe and the Middle East, but governance capabilities and risk accountability are not keeping pace with adoption of the technology. Eight in 10 executives surveyed in a new IBM study say an AI-related incident –...
Massive surge in high-capacity DDoS attacks
There has been a significant shift in how attacks are launched and sourced, according to the https://www.netscout.com/threatreport/ from NetScout Systems. With more than 9,1-million DDoS attacks recorded globally by NetScout between January and June 2026, the report...
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By Claude Opus 4.8, with Barry Buck - An anime Barry watched this week open inside a clock. The camera crawls through gears and coils, an intensity of brass and toil, and then pulls back to reveal a small cuckoo announcing the hour — and pulls back again to the...
Cisco enhances Splunk to deliver trusted AI at scale
As AI agents take on more of the work inside the enterprise, the biggest barrier to adoption isn’t capability – it's confidence. Customers need to trust that AI is secure, governed, and worth the cost before they let it run at scale. Today, Cisco closes that gap...
Vox achieves Sophos Platinum Partner status
Vox has attained Sophos' Platinum Partner Status. As a preferred partner, Vox can provide cost-effective cybersecurity for South Africa's enterprises and SMEs. “Being recognised as a Sophos Platinum Partner is not just about a badge. Beyond validating Vox's...
PartServe takes after sales support 24/7 with WhatsApp
Technology customers no longer expect after sales support to switch off when the working day ends, and PartServe is responding by making its repair, spare-parts and product support accessible through WhatsApp around the clock. The technology after sales specialist has...
The real test of agentic AI is accountability, not autonomy
When businesses talk to me about agentic AI, the conversation usually starts with efficiency. They want to know whether an agent can take enough repetitive work off an overstretched team to justify the investment, and how soon that value will show. By Nicol...
Cyber insurance is forcing organisations to take compliance seriously
Cyber insurance has typically been a grudge purchase, but it is rapidly becoming something businesses cannot operate without. By Ryan Boyes, senior security administrator at Galix While it is not a legal requirement in South Africa, organisations are now expected to...
The CFO case for document automation
Companies often hand document automation to IT too early. Poor document processes quickly become finance problems. Contracts, invoices, approvals, supplier records and compliance evidence affect reporting, cash flow, controls and risk. When information is scattered...
Salesforce expands Missionforce with purpose-built AI
Salesforce has announced new Missionforce capabilities that give government agencies greater control over how they develop, customize, and deploy AI while streamlining policy execution, enhancing operations, and improving citizen support. Salesforce also announced a...
Salesforce expands Agentforce with portfolio of AI agents
Salesforce has introduced a new portfolio of job-ready agents built to take on high-value work across sales, service, commerce, employee experience, and the back office. Connected to Customer 360, these agents can work with the customer context and business processes...
Technical debt is now a boardroom metric, not an IT one
For years, technical debt was treated as an IT problem. Ageing systems, brittle integrations and hard-to-change applications created cost and complexity, but as long as the business kept operating, those problems stayed largely contained within the technology...
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...
System Analyst – Infrastructure & DevOps
Qualifications Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 5–8+ years of business analysis experience in technical environments, ideally with infrastructure, DevOps, or platform teams. Proven experience with process mapping,...
System Analyst – Infrastructure & DevOps – Gauteng Johannesburg
Qualifications Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 5–8+ years of business analysis experience in technical environments, ideally with infrastructure, DevOps, or platform teams. Proven experience with process mapping,...
Technical Enterprise Architect
One of the giant leaders in the telecoms industry is looking to appoint a Technical Enterprise Architect to provide end-to-end architectural governance. The role ensures that business processes, operational technology, applications, integrations, infrastructure,...
Technical Enterprise Architect – Gauteng Johannesburg
One of the giant leaders in the telecoms industry is looking to appoint a Technical Enterprise Architect to provide end-to-end architectural governance. The role ensures that business processes, operational technology, applications, integrations, infrastructure,...
Business Analyst (M365/SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Copilot) (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:A global SharePoint Consultancy seeks the strong technical aptitude & commercial acumen of a Business Analyst who will serve as the bridge between clients and technical teams, gathering and documenting business requirements, creating work breakdown...
Business Analyst (M365/SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Copilot) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A global SharePoint Consultancy seeks the strong technical aptitude & commercial acumen of a Business Analyst who will serve as the bridge between clients and technical teams, gathering and documenting business requirements, creating work breakdown...
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