Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

China raises cloud spending

Mainland China’s cloud infrastructure services spending reached $14,7-billion in Q4 2025, up 26% year-on-year, according to new research by Omdia. This marked a continued acceleration from the previous quarter and the third consecutive quarter of growth above 20%....

Nvidia launches unified AI model

AI agent systems today juggle separate models for vision, speech and language — losing time and context as they pass data from one model to the other. Nvidia has launched Nvidia Nemotron 3 Nano Omni, an open multimodal model that brings these capabilities together...

SONA: Infrastructure key for growth

Government is putting flesh on the bones of the Medium Term Development Plan (MTDP), aiming for a stable macro-economic framework by investing in infrastructure, creating a conducive regulatory framework that supports growth, and implementing a forward-looking...

Climate co-operation could deliver stability

Co-operation on climate change could provide the cure to current political turmoil., according to United Nations climate change executive secretary Simon Stiell. Speaking in Istanbul alongside incoming COP31 president Murat Kurum of Turkiye, Stiell said: “We find...

Fear of judgement pushes AI use for mental health

With the growing adoption of AI chatbots, more people are now using them for mental health support. To explore this trend, Cognitive FX surveyed American adults who have used AI chatbots for mental health-related concerns. Key findings from the survey include:  ...

AI put to work on solutions for youth unemployment

A University of Cape Town (UCT) researcher has secured a prestigious international research grant to investigate whether artificial intelligence (AI) can improve employment prospects for unemployed young people in South Africa, placing local youth at the centre of a...

Book-type devices to dominate foldable smartphone shipments

For the global foldable smartphone market, 2026 is expected to represent a structural inflection point, moving beyond a cyclical recovery toward a more sustainable expansion phase. In contrast, 2025 largely functioned as a transition year, characterized by inventory...

Fibre-to-the-room still a specialist offering

A new advisory report “Fibre-to-the-Room: Is There Room for FTTR?”, examine the outlook for FTTR and why adoption remains heavily concentrated in China, despite growing global operator experimentation. Yousef Almadani, senior analyst: telecom technology and software...

ISPA warns about online gambling

South Africans are not permitted to gamble on online casinos and sports betting platforms that are not licensed locally, unregulated sites likely have the odds heavily stacked against the player, and banks are legally obligated to confiscate any winnings detected....

Stark warning that AI could shut down critical infrastructure

Gartner predicts that, by 2028, misconfigured AI in cyber physical systems (CPS) will shut down national critical infrastructure in a G20 country. Gartner defines CPS as engineered systems that orchestrate sensing, computation, control, networking and analytics to...

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FNB unveils financial inclusion service

As financial inclusion continues to be a major challenge for many communities across South Africa, FNB is enabling access to basic banking services and cash in close proximity to both the unbanked and under banked individuals, through FNB AgencyPlus. AgencyPlus is a...

Google debuts nowcasting for AI-powered weather forecasts

Google has made AI-powered nowcasting available across Africa, helping users to understand exactly when and where they should expect precipitation over the next few hours. The forecasts are made possible through advancements in Google Research's...

Quiet firing: the legal and ethical minefield of dismissal by stealth

As the global economy continues to limp along, a new trend has arisen whereby companies engage in a tactic called “quiet firing” in order to reduce the size of the workforce without having to pay severance packages. In South Africa, the term constructive dismissal is...

Fast-track compliance to incoming plastics legislation

SAP is urging South African companies to prepare for incoming plastic legislation to protect profit and the planet. According to a new report launched in partnership with research consultancy Earth Action, business that fail to scale their plastic data management...

Q-KON and Vox extend partnership

Building on their existing relationship, Vox has signed up as a OneWeb Partner with Q-Kon, provider of Twoobii Super Smart Satellite Solutions to enterprise customers. Enterprise customers of Vox can now take advantage of the established benefits of low earth orbit...

Cyberint puts Check Point in attack surface management lead

Check Point Software Technologies has emerged as a leading player in Attack Surface Management (ASM) with its acquisition of Cyberint, as highlighted in the recent GigaOm Radar report. Cyberint, recognised as a top performer in the Maturity/Platform Play quadrant, now...

Munsoft joins Proudly South African

municipal financial software and systems provider Munsoft has become a member of Proudly South African. A 100% locally owned business established in 2001, Munsoft has a team of dedicated South African developers, engineers, accountants, public sector experts, and...

Red Hat debuts new developer hub version

Red Hat has announced new capabilities and enhancements for Red Hat Developer Hub, the company’s enterprise-grade internal developer portal based on the Backstage project. The new features, delivered with the general availability of Red Hat Developer Hub 1.5, are...

The future of cross-border payments in Africa

Cross-border payments serve as the financial backbone of trade and remittances in Africa, yet they remain fraught with high costs, slow processing times, and regulatory complexities. By Mladen Čolić, sales vice-president: fintech Africa at TransUnion As Africa cements...

UPS partners with NTT Data on digital transformation

NTT Data and UPS have announced a 10-year strategic collaboration to help UPS continue to modernise its IT infrastructure and data centres while providing AI and cloud services to drive business innovation. NTT Data will also continue to help support UPS in the...

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Our client is looking for a Product Associate / Business Analyst who has an eye for detail and a genuine passion for Fintech. The successful candidate will work alongside the Product Manager to support the full product development lifecycle. You will be responsible...

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Our client is looking for a Product Associate / Business Analyst who has an eye for detail and a genuine passion for Fintech. The successful candidate will work alongside the Product Manager to support the full product development lifecycle. You will be responsible...

IT Field Technician

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IT Programme Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

The IT Programme Manager is responsible for the successful planning, execution, and delivery of large-scale, strategic technology programmes. This role oversees multiple interdependent projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, effective resource...

Senior Cloud Engineer

Work tightly with our customers to understand, capture, and deliver against their requirements. Design and build distributed systems. Ability to work with the Operator Framework. Having an interest in diving into OpenShift and ODF (OpenShift Data Foundation). Work...

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