As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

No-code AI platforms to hit $24,42bn

The global no-code AI platform market size is anticipated to reach $24,42-billion by 2030 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 30,6% from 2024 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The no-code AI is an AI landscape category that intends to...

SAB invites applications for SAB Talent Challenge

The South African Breweries (SAB) has announced the first edition of the SAB Talent Challenge. Participants will engage in a multi-phased journey solving real-life business problems. All young graduates between the ages of 18 and 30 years are invited to take up the...

Black Friday saw record online sales

Payment gateway Peach Payments saw an increase of more that 103% in online shopping payment volume on Black Friday, compared to last year. Over the Black Friday to Cyber Monday period, Peach Payments processed over R250-million. Rahul Jain, co-founder and CEO of Peach...

Black Friday 2021: contactless payments doubled

According to data released by Standard Bank, utilisation of contactless card payments increased by more than 100% compared to 2020. "It's great to see that our customers have embraced innovation and have adopted contactless payments to transact seamlessly. This...

Risk management institute backs vaccine task team

The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) says a renewed call by President Ramaphosa to accelerate the administration of coronavirus vaccines and the establishment of a task team to look at mandatory vaccinations is to be welcomed and should be supported...

A push for NLP for Africa

The Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology that makes engagement across digital channels simple and intuitive for English language speakers is still not serving millions of people who speak African indigenous languages. This is according to NLP researchers who...

Investment in lettuce shows positive returns

Fedgroup has released an opportunity for investors on its Impact Farming platform to invest in the first tranche of over 500 lettuce stacks in a sustainable facility in Pretoria. This is hot on the heels of moringa, and macadamia nut trees being made available on its...

New board for women’s empowerment NPO

Women for Afrika, (WFA) a nonprofit organisation formed in 2004 as an outreach programme of Woman Within International (WWIL) in South Africa, has announced the new board members. The team of seven women will help WFA grow, nurture, support and maintain a community of...

Astronomers see what could be a black hole collision light show

In a first, astronomers may have seen light from the merger of two black holes, providing opportunities to learn about these mysterious dark objects. When two black holes spiral around each other and ultimately collide, they send out gravitational waves - ripples in...

Remote working drove higher productivity

A significant two-thirds of business executives believe that remote work will continue in some form beyond the pandemic, despite a clear divergence in views over employee productivity when working from home. This is according to a new report, Reshaping Productivity,...

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CommVault extends Microsoft relationship

CommVault has announced an extension of its 15-year relationship with Microsoft to provide new, highly scalable solutions for managing and protecting data in Hyper-V virtual environments, managing workloads in Microsoft Azure, and new integration for Exchange, Office...

Oracle offers updated BI Applications

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Dell advances open networking initiative

Dell has announced plans to advance its open networking initiative which redefines traditional networking switch models to help customers develop future-ready data centres. Dell announced a reseller agreement with software-defined networking (SDN) pioneer Big Switch...

Fujitsu extracts value from SAP solutions

Fujitsu simplifies operations, business processes and decision making for customers – whether on the move or in the cloud – to help extract the full value from systems running SAP solutions and integrate the huge amount of data coming from multiple channels and...

Technology drives CT self-catering boom

The latest trend in the global travel industry, the boom in self-catering accommodation, is taking Cape Town by storm following a recent surge in the adoption of technology across the sector. The result has been a large increase in self-catering accommodation bookings...

Truteq makes inroads into farming community

As house break-ins continue to rise - especially on farms and small holdings - TruTeq Devices continues to build a client base among the farming community, predominantly for its recently-launched wireless security system. Says Derick Roberts, CEO of TruTeq Devices,...

The wearable tech investment frenzy

Many giant electronics manufacturers, computer services companies and conglomerates have tens of-billions of dollars in the bank that is instantly available for investment to counter their saturating sales in mature markets, says Dr Peter Harrop. Samsung, General...

Turning data into revenue

Data monetisation – the art of turning information into actions that generate business revenue – is generating a lot of interest among enterprises around the world. The possibility that information can be collated and analysed, to deliver the silver bullets that...

The real business value of SOA and cloud

The promise of both cloud and service-oriented architecture (SOA) is about delivering services to businesses, within and beyond the enterprise, with increased agility, speed and cost effectiveness, leading to greater innovation, improved collaboration, customer...

Wipro, AxiomSL form partnership

Wipro has announced that it has signed a partnership with Axiom Software Laboratories. The partnership between Wipro and AxiomSL seeks to address challenges faced by financial institutions with solutions that offer increased transparency, improved data integrity and a...

Senior Mobile Developer

Overview: We are seeking a skilled Mobile Developer with experience in Xamarin and a strong focus on modern frameworks like Flutter and React. The ideal candidate will be passionate about crafting elegant, efficient, and maintainable code for mobile applications. They...

Project Manager (Wits Ezintsha) – Gauteng Parktown

Main purpose of the job:To drive the development and implementation of pharmacy PrEP ProjectsLocation:Ezintsha – Parktown, JohannesburgKey performance areas:Develop a work plan and other strategic project documents for the effective implementation of the projectWork...

Fixed Income Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Join one of South Africa's premier Asset Managers, leading the charge in today's dynamic market. As part of their growth strategy, we are seeking a skilled investment professional with a strong statistical/mathematical background to join them as a Fixed Income...

Junior Support/SQL Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic provider of tailored Workforce Management and Software Solutions seeks a talented & ambitious a Junior Support/SQL Developer who will primarily be responsible for the Customer Support function. You will also assist with Software Development...

Senior Mobile Developer – Gauteng Centurion

Overview: We are seeking a skilled Mobile Developer with experience in Xamarin and a strong focus on modern frameworks like Flutter and React. The ideal candidate will be passionate about crafting elegant, efficient, and maintainable code for mobile applications. They...

Software Engineer

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Prototyping and software development of the telescope operational software (all stages of the full software development life cycle may be encountered).Provide hands-on technical support in the system administration of the hardware platforms,...

Full Stack Developer (JavaScript, Angular)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a leading, cutting-edge health tech software company based in Pretoria, is seeking an exceptional developer with a strong command of various skills. If you excel in 2-3 of the following technologies: JavaScript (including Node.js, [URL Removed]...

Mid-Senior Backend SQL Developer

ENVIRONMENT:ARCHITECT robust and scalable applications as your coding expertise as a Mid-Senior Backend SQL Developer is sought by a dynamic provider of tailored Workforce Management and Software Solutions. You will take on exciting projects from inception to...

Junior Software Developer

Software Developer - Use your brilliant talents to work in a one of a kind insurance tech company! Hybrid working opportunity where coding meets excellence ?? 1-2 years Software Development Experience required! ?? We are looking for an enthusiastic Intermediate...

Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Prototyping and software development of the telescope operational software (all stages of the full software development life cycle may be encountered).Provide hands-on technical support in the system administration of the hardware platforms,...

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