Even without data centres, Africa faces water bankruptcy

A new United Nations (UN) report says the world has moved past a water crisis into water bankruptcy – and Africa’s utility numbers already show what that looks like.

How technology is changing decision-making in mining

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and particularly AI, is no longer a pipedream in South African mining - technology is already influencing how decisions are made, how risks are managed, and how value is created. It’s a critical period for the local mining...

AMD launches full-stack compute for agentic AI

AMD has launched its next-generation AI infrastructure and physical AI portfolio, led by AMD Helios rackscale solutions now in production and set to be be deployed by at gigawatt scale. At its Advancing AI 2026 event yesterday, AMD chair and CEO Dr Lisa Su said: “The...

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...

Webb finds carbon molecules around a young star

An international team of astronomers has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk. These findings have...

Technology seen as key to expanding economic opportunity

Global leaders are keen to use technology including AI to advance key impact goals, according to a new study from HP Inc with Oxford Economics. The study of business executives and government officials in 10 countries found three out of four leaders believe technology...

Intel unveils the fastest desktop processor yet

Intel has announced full details and availability for the new 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KS, the world's fastest desktop processor. The new chip It delivers up to 5,5 GHz max turbo frequency, in spec with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost and features Intel Adaptive Boost...

Obituary: Denis Smit

Denis Smit, a director of BMI-T and well-known doyen of the IT industry, died yesterday (29 March 2022). Smit was one of the original members of research company BMITechKnowledge, known today as BMIT. BMI was founded in the late 1970s, with BMITechKnowledge Group...

Analogue switch-off deferred to 30 June

The date for television's analogue switch-off date has been deferred from 31 March to 20 June by the High Court. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, minister of communications and digital technologies, has urged e-TV - which brought the challenge to the switch-off - to desist from...

South Africans switch on to digital payments

A massive 90% of South African respondents to a Kaspersky Digital Payment survey reported an increase in their use of e-wallet and mobile banking in 2021. Covid-19 was one of the main factors for that. In particular, online payment services helped 56% of the...

Unemployment reaches record 35,3%

The official unemployment rate for the fourth quarter of 2021 was 35,3%, according to Stats SA's Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). The number of employed persons increased by 262 000 to 14,5-million, while the number of unemployed persons also increased by 278 000...

Africa’s biggest NFT collection goes live

Operated by a group of crypto natives and art lovers at global crypto asset manager Invictus Capital, the Invictus NFT Lab's first project aims to demonstrate the potential for blockchain technology to bring tangible benefits to the real world -- while remaining...

HSBC, IBM aim to accelerate quantum computing readiness

HSBC and IBM will work together on exploring applications for quantum computing in financial services. The new three-year collaboration is designed to bolster HSBC's expertise in quantum computing and ensure its organisational readiness to take full advantage of the...

Employers urged to use government’s ESSA for recruitment

Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Boitumelo Moloi is encouraging employers to use the Department's Employment Services of South Africa system (ESSA) to recruit workers. Moloi, speaking at a Department of Employment and Labour's advocacy session with stakeholders,...

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Unlocking the value of the networked economy

Big data? That’s so last decade. What we live in today is an era of massive data - and it’s growing by the second, as we connect everything from our businesses to our coffee pots to create a giant networked economy, says Derek Kudsee, COO at SAP Africa. The real...

The research potential of microjobbing

In today’s fast-paced business world, business decisions require real-time insights, which are often hard to get. While research houses are adapting, there is increased pressure to offer these “in-the-moment” insights from a wide range of people, says Andre Hugo,...

PWC and partners launch SignCloud

PWC has partnered with nVisionIT, a leading systems integrator, and ARX, the global leader in Electronic Signature technology, to deliver SignCloud. SignCloud is an easy-to-use and easy-to-integrate Electronic Signature cloud solution. Hosted in South Africa, it will...

Experian SA offers fraud prevention solution

Experian SA has launched the National Fraud Prevention Solution to address the significant threat of identity and credit application fraud in South Africa. And SA’s largest mobile company, Vodacom, is the first to join the National Fraud Prevention Solution. South...

Make mobile printing painless for business

Several of Lexmark’s product series have been Mobile Printing Alliance (Mopria) certified for wireless printing from mobile devices but what exactly is the importance of this certification? Lexmark director of Worldwide Solutions Marketing Randy Sparks discusses this...

Opportunity matching apps to change HR

Improved access to smartphones has put the power of change into the hands of many, and in a labour surplus economy like South Africa’s, where there is an overflow of low skilled and unemployed workers, mobile technology is a key tool for improving communication...

The third platform will disrupt business

The third platform is currently described as the convergence of four technology trends on business. These trends are mobility, cloud, social and big data – they fundamentally change the way people and businesses relate to technology. As we embark on the true...

Partnerships key to ERP success

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) has fast become an essential business tool, and many organisations are looking to extend this functionality into customer relationship management (CRM), business acceleration and other areas, says Collin Govender, vice-president...

BDS site at Standard Bank wins award

Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), the largest Xerox distributor in the world, and a division of Bytes Technology Group, has awarded its third Xerox Global Services (XGS) Environmental Award to the Xerox Global Site (XGS) site at Standard Bank in the Johannesburg CBD....

Data analytics technology in buildings

Buildings are central to modern life. Considering they account for up to 40 percent of energy use in most countries, buildings are a prime target for cutting waste, saving money and using resources more effectively, Artur Socha, products application engineer:...

Data Engineer (JHB) – Gauteng Sandton

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail and Consumer Finance Concern in Joburg seeks a highly technical Data Engineer whose core role will be to drive, design & build scalable ETL systems for a Big Data warehouse to implement robust & trustworthy data to support high...

Technical Lead Developer

My Client in Cape Town is looking for a Technical Lead (Application Developer) for a Hybrid ModelWould you like to work for one of the largest consumer finance company in South Africa?8+ years WCF8+ years .NET (C#)8+ years TSQLApplication Operational SupportAzure...

Technical Support Manager

Are you a seasoned Technical Support Manager with a passion for leading high-performing teams in the ISP industry? We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to helm our clients' technical support department, drive exceptional customer service, and...

Intermediate C# Developer

TitleIntermediate C# DeveloperDescriptionResponsibilities/Tasks: ·Implementing code that can be reused on multiple platforms·Breaking down complex issues into smaller manageable tasks·Support existing and develop new functionality and components.·Understand existing...

Technical Lead Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

My Client in Cape Town is looking for a Technical Lead (Application Developer) for a Hybrid ModelWould you like to work for one of the largest consumer finance company in South Africa?8+ years WCF8+ years .NET (C#)8+ years TSQLApplication Operational SupportAzure...

Technical Support Manager – Gauteng Centurion

Are you a seasoned Technical Support Manager with a passion for leading high-performing teams in the ISP industry? We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to helm our clients' technical support department, drive exceptional customer service, and...

Intermediate C# Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

TitleIntermediate C# DeveloperDescriptionResponsibilities/Tasks: ·Implementing code that can be reused on multiple platforms·Breaking down complex issues into smaller manageable tasks·Support existing and develop new functionality and components.·Understand existing...

DevOps Engineer

ENVIRONMENT:ENABLE and add value to the business by recommending appropriate technical solutions to business problems as your expertise is sought to fill the role of an DevOps Engineer to join the team of a dynamic Financial Services Group. This will be achieved...

Application Specialist: Anaesthesia & Monitoring

The Sub-Regional Applications Specialist for Anaesthesia & Monitoring is responsible forthe local and regional application sales support for Anaesthesia incl. monitoring solutions. Will provide support to account managers when needed during demonstrations and...

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