SA’s data centre boom starts to raise questions

South Africa’s rapidly expanding data centre sector is highlighting a fundamental gap in how the country plans and regulates major digital infrastructure: there is no comprehensive public record of how many facilities are operating, where they are located, or how much...

CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide

As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...

In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

The importance of ethical practice in IT

Amid an increased focus on the importance of ethical practice in IT among members of the professional ICT community, the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has released a short video to illustrate just how important ethics in ICT...

Intel Gaudi, Xeon and AI PC accelerate Meta Llama 3 GenAI workloads

Meta has launched Meta Llama 3, its next-generation large language model (LLM). Effective on launch day, Intel has validated its AI product portfolio for the first Llama 3 8B and 70B models across Intel Gaudi accelerators, Intel Xeon processors, Intel Core Ultra...

Call to digitise SA’s heritage content

South African universities, public libraries and historical archives are sitting on treasure troves of valuable documents and manuscripts that have yet to be digitised. As a result, these historically significant documents are not easily available to historians and...

SA is Africa’s third most attractive country for investors

RMB's Where to Invest in Africa 2021 report positions Egypt as Africa's top investment destination, with Morocco following and South Africa in third place. Based on their operating environments, other high-scoring countries have moved up the rankings - notably Rwanda...

People-centred solutions mooted for universal connectivity

More than a year-and-a-half into the Covid-19 pandemic, amid relentless global demand for broadband services, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has reaffirmed its call for digital co-operation, innovation with information and communication...

NASA’s Artemis Rover looks for water near Moon’s South Pole

In 2023, NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (Viper) will land near the western edge of the Nobile Crater at the Moon's South Pole to map and explore the region's surface and subsurface for water and other resources. Part of Artemis, Viper will...

July unrest takes a long-term toll

The unrest which took place in July is having a long-term impact on local businesses, coming after previously-recorded signs of strong sales growth which were heading towards pre-pandemic figures. The Skynamo Industry Thermometer, a free-to-access resource that...

Comic Con Cape Town pop-up programme announced

Taking over the streets of the mother city on 2 October, Comic Con Cape Town will bring a taste of pop culture to fans for one day only. Highlighting the world of art, cosplay, film, anime and gaming, Comic Con Cape Town, in partnership with Film Cape Town and hosted...

ISPA Inspires Bursary Programme applications closing soon

Applications for the ISPA Inspires Bursary Programme, 2022, are closing on Friday 1 October 2021. The Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) is the Industry Representative Body (IRB) for over 200 of the country's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and...

Fintech incubation programme opens for applications

AlphaCode Incubate, established to identify, partner with and grow innovative entrepreneurs in financial services and related industries, is inviting applicants to apply now if they have an early-stage fintech or related sector startup or even a great idea for one....

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Ster-Kinekor to bring IMAX to South Africa

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Sharp announces 90-inch AQUOS LED TV

Sharp Middle East FZE, part of Sharp Corporation, brings the world’s largest commercially available television, the 90-inch AQUOS LED to the South African market. The much anticipated product, Sharp’s 90-inch wall of entertainment is a breath-taking marvel of...

Schneider launches new Smart-UPS models

APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services, has launched its new Smart-UPS uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units to the South African market, the SMC series models 1000I, 1000I-2U, 1500I and 1500I-2U. According to Gina Santos,...

Small businesses take to the cloud

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Huawei kicks off Cloud Congress 2013

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has announced that it kicked off the Huawei Cloud Congress 2013 (HCC 2013) at the Shanghai Expo Centre. Building on its proactive innovation in the IT infrastructure field in...

Dell expands Latitude range

Dell unveiled the newest additions to its secure, manageable and reliable line of commercial PCs: the Latitude 7000 Series ultrabooks, Latitude 5000 Series and Latitude 3000 Series laptops. With this new suite, Dell balances sophisticated design, quality construction...

Learners excel in BlackBerry MAD challenge

Johan Nel, Eben du Toit and Gustav du Preez were named as the winners in the Gauteng leg of the BlackBerry Mobile Application Development (MAD) Challenge 2013 held at the BlackBerry apps lab at the University of Pretoria. They emerged in first place from 63 learners...

Hungry Lion mobile coupon campaign a hit

Home-grown fast food franchise Hungry Lion is breaking new ground with a series of mobile coupon offers, racking up an impressive one million redemptions in their mobile activity thus far, delivered via wiGroup’s mobile transaction platform, wiPlatform. “Hungry Lion...

C# .NET / SQL Developer – Gauteng Menlyn

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