AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

AMD extends FPGA portfolio

AMD has announced the AMD Spartan UltraScale+ FPGA family, the newest addition to the extensive portfolio of AMD Cost-Optimised FPGAs and adaptive SoCs. Delivering cost and power-efficient performance for a wide range of I/O-intensive applications at the edge, Spartan...

All systems go for ZANOG@iWeek2024

It's just a few days to go until ISPs, network operators, techies, public officials, executives, students, legal professionals and others with an interest in the internet descend on Somerset West near Cape Town for ZANOG@iWeek2024. The line-up for the 12 to 14 March...

Amazon Prime Day sales see smallest growth in 5 years

Amazon Prime Day 2021 generated the highest sales for Amazon so far but had less impact than the 2020 event. Although the e-commerce giant generated around $11,2-billion in revenue from the products sold during the two-day shopping event, Prime Day sales growth...

Printing volumes rebound, but won’t hit pre-Covid levels

Total worldwide page volumes printed from office and home devices plummeted nearly 14% year over year in 2020 after several years of stable but slow decline. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), 2,8-trillion pages were printed in 2020....

Huge rings give clues about a black hole’s behaviour

A spectacular set of rings around a black hole has been captured using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. The X-ray images of the giant rings have revealed new information about dust located in our galaxy, using a similar principle to...

All change for communications department

The new minister of communications and digital technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni , was previously Minister of Small Business Development and, most recently, acting-Minister in the Presidency: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation following the death of Jackson Mthembu....

Collaboration, cloud, security are IT’s top concerns

CIOs and IT decision-makers (ITDMs) across Europe, The Middle East, Europe and Russia (EMEAR) are looking to maximise investments in digitisation and drive innovation after a difficult year which raised the profile of IT leaders in driving critical workplace...

Gender equality a business imperative for success

There is no doubt that business is increasingly acknowledging that diverse teams bring value to organisations and that companies with high levels of diversity substantially outperform those without. By Keletjo Chiloane, senior associate at Mercer Yet, despite the...

Diversity in cybersecurity matters

Diversity is more than gender. It is race, culture, ability and country. It is mixing up the talent pool and adding in the unique insights and perspectives that different people from different walks of life bring to create teams that are more engaging and innovative....

This is what students are looking for in an employer …

Success, presence and culture are the three key words that stand out in the 2021 Universum Talent Survey, which gathers data from South African students on the most considered and attractive employers. A total of 54 456 students from 27 universities participated in...

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Westcon Comztek releases Motorola MC9200

The Motorola MC9200 gun-style mobile computer from Westcon Mobility Solutions is the next-generation in industry-leading rugged mobile computing, upgraded to support mobile applications and 802.11n wireless LAN. This new device includes all of the features of the...

Check Point named UTM leader by Gartner

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Sharp to showcase solutions at Africa Print

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Mobile is the new frontier for VoIP

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Oracle unveils new WebCenter release

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Protecting businesses’ endpoints

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Schneider Electric opens excellence centre

Illustrating its commitment to being both a solutions and services leader, Schneider Electric South Africa has established a Solutions and Services Execution Centre. According to Mark Marucchi, who heads up the new Execution Centre, Schneider Electric South Africa...

Fortinet announces portfolio additions

Fortinet - a world leader in high-performance network security - has announced the first new additions to its secure application delivery product portfolio that are a direct result of the company’s recent acquisitions of Coyote Point Systems and XDN. The FortiADC-300E...

Twitter age verification aids compliance

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Africa needs light to grow

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Our client in looking for a Junior Full Stack Developer to be based in Pretoria. You will need to have 1 - 2 years experience with C#, .Net, ASP.Net, and WCF.Special Requirements:Must live within surrounding Pretoria areas.Willing to work overtime.Perform standby...

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A reputable company is looking to fill the role of a Full stack Developer on a 12 months contract, the role is suitable for a candidate the is looking to bring a fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to the table, while also collaborating effectively with...

Programme Administrator – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

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Data Centre Engineer – Gauteng Highveld Techno Park

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Our client is looking for a SQL Developer to be based in Pretoria. You will need to have at least 5 years experience as with T-SQL Scripting as well as C#.We are looking for strong SQL (T-SQL) Developers with a good understanding and experience SQL Database and...

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Well established business is seeking to appoint a Network & Security Engineer (FTC 12 months)Requirements:The successful candidate will hold:Relevant Degree/National Diploma in Information Technology/ Computer Science/ Information Systems or equivalent3-4 year's...

Senior FICO Blaze Developer

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