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 is no longer a standalone investment theme
While information and communications technology (ICT) accounted for the bulk (62,7%) of all southern African venture capital (VC) deals in 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning represented just 1,6% of deals as a standalone category. This figure,...
Etailers urged to act now to safeguard Black Friday payments
As peak trading approaches, payment processing failures at checkout continue to cost local e-commerce stores turnover. Data from payment provider Stitch shows that nearly one in four (25%) online card payment attempts in South Africa fails to complete. Capitec data...
Expert argues telecoms laws can’t restrict lawful gambling
Any attempt to restrict access to legally authorised gambling through telecommunications regulation, rather than gambling legislation, would raise serious legal concerns and could face a court challenge. This is according to Wayne Lurie, from Lurie Inc Attorneys, who...
Revenue to hit $1bn as quantum breakthroughs advance
Worldwide, quantum computing revenue is projected to total $1,1-billion in 2027, according to Gartner. “Nations and businesses have scaled spending in quantum literacy, patents, partnerships, and early use-case exploration,” says Gaurav Gupta, vice-president analyst...
Xiaomi poised to make its mark in SA
By Mark Davison – It may be a relative newcomer to the South African market and still not a household name, but under new South African country manager – Tianshi Lv – Xiaomi is dead set on changing that perception. At the launch last night of the Redmi Note 17 Series...
Africa urged to start executing on aviation potential
Africa must move decisively from ambition and talk to execution if aviation is to fulfil its potential as a catalyst for intra-African trade, tourism and economic growth. This was the warning from Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) CEO Aaron Munetsi,...
Sanctioned AI agents, not hackers, leaking credentials between departments
More than 70% of IT security and decision makers expect negative business impact from attacks targeting platforms like Slack, Teams, Zoom in 2026. Increasingly, the exposure on those platforms comes not from hackers or rogue software, but from sanctioned AI agents...
Anthropic’s $2trn IPO puts AI’s circular money machine on trial
The AI boom is being financed in a loop, and Anthropic’s blockbuster listing is about to hand that loop to ordinary investors. This warning Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, comes as Anthropic heads towards a Nasdaq debut that could value it at up to $2-trillion,...
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Buying AI was the easy part. The work begins with adoption
Something is happening in the South African market that doesn't always surface in the enthusiasm around AI. Customers are investing. Pilots are running. Licences are in place. And 12 months later, the question is why it hasn't delivered. It is not the technology,...
Removing friction from the customer experience can also remove security
Cyber criminals often approach financial fraud by targeting the exact grey area where business and customer incentives can struggle to align: the point of transaction. It’s here that customers want instant and seamless, but businesses need to secure and verify. By...
AI is strengthening African health supply chains
Artificial intelligence (AI) is strengthening African health supply chains and has the potential to have an even greater impact on driving improvements and saving lives. This is according to a new report launched at the recent 2026 SAPICS Conference. Developed with...
AI becomes a bigger business cost – but what is the return?
For many organisations, AI adoption started small, through proof of concepts and small-scale trials, rather than full-scale rollout. By Junaid Kleinschmidt, intelligence lead for Accenture, South Africa Teams tested chatbots, employees began using generative AI tools,...
Human oversight the real safeguard as AI content rules come into effect
Since 2 August 2026, companies deploying generative AI systems to publish AI-generated or manipulated text that’s used to inform the public on matters of public interest have been subject to the EU AI Act’s Article 50 transparency requirements. Such text must be...
Teacher digital fluency is key to solving the literacy crisis in SA
When people picture EdTech working, they tend to picture a child holding a tablet. A learner-facing app, glowing screen, instant feedback. It's a compelling image, and it's also the wrong starting point, writes Nonku Nyathi, partnerships and ecosystem head at Injini....
What children need to know about AI-generated content
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming an increasingly familiar part of children’s learning routine. Kaspersky explains how parents can help children use AI responsibly and highlights why children should verify AI-generated answers, recognise neural network...
Screen or paper? The most effective prelim exam prep may need both
The debate over how students learn best has followed us from the days of book-based classroom learning into the digital age, causing ongoing debate between whether it’s more effective to read notes on a screen or to print them out. Do students absorb more from digital...
The growing push for AI transparency: What businesses should know
Artificial intelligence has moved beyond the hype and is now delivering real business value, as companies across the world use it to generate marketing material, social media content, product images, videos and customer communications. Melissa Morris and Jameel Hamid...
What to know about crypto wallets before you get one
Ask 10 people what a crypto wallet actually is and you will likely get ten different answers, most of them a little off. It is one of the first things almost anyone encounters when they get curious about crypto and getting it wrong is where a lot of confusion, and...
Go (Golang) Developer – Contract – Stellenbosch – Hybrid
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a specialist technology consultancy that provides expert developers to leading banking, financial services and technology organisations across South Africa. They are seeking a Go Developer to join a backend engineering team responsible for...
Go (Golang) Developer – Contract – Stellenbosch – Hybrid – Western Cape Stellenbosch
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a specialist technology consultancy that provides expert developers to leading banking, financial services and technology organisations across South Africa. They are seeking a Go Developer to join a backend engineering team responsible for...
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If site constraints threaten momentum, then you can take charge and drive ammonia refrigeration projects through to close-out. Is this you?You thrive when programmes, costs or site conditions shift. Practical, approachable and ready to take ownership, you build...
Project Manager – Western Cape Ottery
If site constraints threaten momentum, then you can take charge and drive ammonia refrigeration projects through to close-out. Is this you?You thrive when programmes, costs or site conditions shift. Practical, approachable and ready to take ownership, you build...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise...
Senior Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java EE Developer with hands-on enterprise Java development experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems within complex enterprise...
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
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Solutions Architect (Enterprise software · Java / Spring · Azure) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Design scalable, secure and maintainable enterprise software solutions. The role needs a strong development background, with the architect comfortable across application architecture, cloud, integration, infrastructure and distributed systems. The right person has...
Solutions Architect (Enterprise software · Java / Spring · Azure) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
Design scalable, secure and maintainable enterprise software solutions. The role needs a strong development background, with the architect comfortable across application architecture, cloud, integration, infrastructure and distributed systems. The right person has...
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