NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Gloomy outlook for global economies as geopolitical tensions worsen

Coface’s latest risk review, Rates Against the Machine, has confirmed what the world dreaded just a few months ago has come to pass – rather than improve, the geopolitical situation has deteriorated once again. This, Coface says, puts upward pressure on commodity...

Banks are still missing the links between fraud and money laundering

Financial institutions are increasingly integrating their fraud and anti-money laundering (AML) systems, but intelligence and governance gaps remain. New fraud and AML convergence research from Datos Insights, commissioned by data and AI leader SAS, finds 86% report...

Malware campaign targeting car head units uncovered

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40% of South Africans rely on social grants

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A Youth Day perspective for SA’s next generation

Only three in 10 young South Africans aged 15 to 24 who want to work currently have a job, according to Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Q1 2026. Seven in 10 are either unemployed or have stopped looking, and of those seven, four are completely outside the...

African airlines benefit from ME conflict

An update on international air traffic presented at the 2026 IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit in Rio de Janiero states that Africa’s hub carriers are seeing the strongest global growth in traffic as it re-routes to avoid the Middle East. However, the region’s...

Disruption to Avbob’s digital systems

Avbob has confirmed that the recent disruption to soe of its digital platforms and services is the result of an incident involving external malicious actors. “The matter is being treated with the utmost seriousness, and our technical teams, together with specialist...

AI control gap widens as enterprise deployment scales

As AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, two-thirds of CIOs and CTOs in a new IBM Institute for Business Value study say they are being held accountable for AI systems they do not fully control, while governance struggles to keep pace at scale....

Humanoid robots on the march

The global humanoid robot market will reach $40,5-billion by 2033, with a CAGR of 38,2% from 2026 to 2033, says Grand View Research. The market for humanoid robots is poised for substantial growth due to rapid technological advancements leading to more efficient and...

Four critical threats cybersecurity leaders must urgently address

There are four critical and unpredictable threats where attackers hold a significant advantage to successfully exploit weaknesses in targeted organisations, according to Gartner. These include deepfakes, AI application compromise, prompt injection, and software supply...

AI in education reaches new heights

The global AI in education market is expected to reach $57,2-billion by 2033 - a CAGR of 25,9% from 2026 to 2033 - according to a new report by Grand View Research. Digitalisation and technological advancement are innovating industrial sectors such as healthcare,...

Cybercriminals turn focus to credential abuse techniques

Password guessing and valid account misuse rank among the most effective tactics used by cybercriminals in 2025, says a new Kaspersky Security Services report, reflecting a strategic shift as attackers move away from triggering endpoint protection with noisy malware...

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Defy gravity and survive disruption

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Lead with heart in the age of AI

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Digital sovereignty matters more than ever for African businesses

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The rise of the tech-savvy finance executive

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ERP must deliver outcomes in the experience economy

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Build a resilient data protection strategy for the AI era

Data is a critical asset to any business, and its protection has become more complex and essential than ever before. And so, as organisations continue to scale their digital transformation initiatives, the need for robust, reliable and resilient backup strategies has...

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As a Senior Developer, you will be the technical backbone of our SAP environment (spanning S/4HANA and ECC). You will design, develop, and optimise scalable RICEFW solutions while spearheading our SAP Fiori/UI5 UX strategy. Crucially, you will leverage your deep...

Junior Software Tester

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Front-End Developer (Expert) 1843

Take full responsibility for the delivery of frontend features.Ensure solutions are: Scalable, Maintainable, Production-ready.Own: Code quality, Testing completeness, Deployment readiness.Act as a technical leader within the team, drive: Best practices in Angular and...

Junior Software Tester – Gauteng Johannesburg North

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Front-End Developer (Expert) 1843 – Gauteng Pretoria

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