How to minimise PHP threats
Attackers may have used the PHP security flaws made public on 21 October before anyone else knew about them, says Tomas Stamulis, chief security officer at cybersecurity specialists Surfshark. Also, on sites that haven’t installed the PHP fix yet, attackers could take...
ESG, infrastructure constraints put AI progress at risk as data centre delays mount
Data centre growth driven by demand for artificial intelligence (AI) is colliding with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and infrastructure constraints, according to GlobalData. Annual data centre power consumption is expected to rise from 590 terawatt-hours...
Chief procurement officers stalling on required AI role redesign
Sixty-three percent of senior procurement leaders expect AI to significantly improve procurement performance over the next three years, yet only 25% of procurement leaders have undertaken job and role redesign as a direct result of AI implementation, says Gartner. The...
Rising debt adds to developing countries’ pressure
Rising borrowing costs are adding pressure on developing countries’ public finances, limiting the resources available for health, education and other development priorities, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warns in its latest “World of debt” publication. “Debt...
New lawsuits allege OpenAI negligence
Tech Justice Law has filed three new lawsuits in San Francisco County Superior Court against OpenAI, one with co-counsel the Social Media Victims Law Centre and two with co-counsel McKool Smith, alleging product liability, negligence, invasion of privacy,...
Chip stocks to stay wild
Wild swings in global chip stocks are likely to continue until markets know where US interest rates are heading and who controls Congress after the midterms. This is the warning from Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group as the turmoil spread from Wall Street to Asia on...
Ampath confirms hack, but disputes theft of 80m patient records
Ampath, one of the country’s biggest pathology labs, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a cyberattack, but has issued a statement clarifying the claim by hackers that “80-million patient records” have been stolen. The company says it has contained the...
Smartphone shipments tank, with worse to come
The global smartphone market shrank 22.0% year-on-year to 255,3-million units in the third quarter of 2026 (3Q26), according to the preliminary data from IDC Research (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Shipments tanked 22% year-on-year (YoY) in 3Q26,...
Google funds UCT to accelerate AI platform
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has secured $1,6-million (approximately R26,4-million) from Google.org to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform that could help doctors make safer, more effective treatment decisions for African patients by mapping...
$3,5trn of AI infrastructure spend risks being exposed to impairment
More than $3,5-trillion of AI infrastructure spending could be exposed to impairment by the end of 2030, if AI providers continue their current pace of capital spending, according to Gartner. “In 2026, AI providers are expected to spend nearly $1-trillion on AI...
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ASI, Conekt Group build integrated, governed ICT platform
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Commercial solar decisions should start with the cost of downtime
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SA’s biggest tech story is playing out in the sky
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Data centres could unlock a new wave of economic growth
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The future of virtualisation isn’t just VMs
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Argility completes world-first workspace migration
Argility, the Google Workspace Premier Partner and Smollan Technologies company, has announced the successful completion of a group-wide migration of Smollan from Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace. The project ranks among the most complex multi-domain, multi-region...
What AI changes about being an accountant
For years, the fear inside the profession was straightforward: AI would eventually replace accountants. That fear turned out to be wrong. Not because the technology stalled, but because of what actually happened once firms put it to work. The reality is that AI is...
AI forces Africa to rethink business cybersecurity
African organisations risk falling behind global counterparts as artificial intelligence reshapes cyber defence. This is according to NEC XON, which argues that many organisations on the continent are retrofitting AI into legacy cyber security architectures instead,...
How to get more from your rewards
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: Automation Tester with Playwright & C# – Cored Banking
Qualifications 6+ years experience in software testing and quality assurance. 5+ years experience in test automation with hands-on implementation experience. Demonstrable experience testing Core Banking or Financial Services platforms; Finacle experience is highly...
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: Automation Tester with Playwright & C# – Cored Banking – Gauteng Sandton
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DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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Junior DevOps Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
The Junior Azure Cloud Engineer supports the deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of cloud-based infrastructure and services in a Microsoft Azure environment. The role suits someone with practical Azure exposure who wants to develop further in...
Senior IT Technician
Key areas of responsibility include:Provide support for desktops, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and peripheralsTroubleshoot hardware and software errors by assessing the impact of issues, prioritizing problems, running diagnostics, documenting problems and...
Junior DevOps Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
The Junior Azure Cloud Engineer supports the deployment, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of cloud-based infrastructure and services in a Microsoft Azure environment. The role suits someone with practical Azure exposure who wants to develop further in...
Senior IT Technician – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Key areas of responsibility include:Provide support for desktops, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and peripheralsTroubleshoot hardware and software errors by assessing the impact of issues, prioritizing problems, running diagnostics, documenting problems and...
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Job Title: Front End Developer Description We are seeking an experienced Front End Developer for a contract role Location: Johannesburg — 4 days in office, 1 day remote. All pre-employment checks must be clear. Only candidates available to join early will be...
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Our client in the Financial Services space who's Systems Support division is requires a senior who can take a live, integrated product apart and put it back stronger. This is permanent, hybrid work in Cape Town or Woodmead, at a market-related salary, for someone who...
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