Government’s late payments threaten SA’s infrastructure ambitions
There is a growing contradiction between South Africa's infrastructure ambitions and the way the construction industry is financed, according to construction law specialist MDA Attorneys. President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure,...
Nano innovation keeps storage on top of the data explosion
Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape – The amount of data we are creating has exploded – and it’s not slowing down any time soon. In fact, we are currently creating far more data that we can possibly store, says Kobus Burnett, country manager: South Africa at...
Why the rise of model routing is a bet against permanence
Recently, Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter at a reported $8-billion. Just last week Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub, for $12,9-billion. Different headlines, but they reflect the same broader shift. The value in AI is...
Call for a constitutional approach to regulating AI
South Africa needs to move beyond its longstanding “wait-and-see” approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and establish a binding, constitutional framework that protects human rights while allowing technological innovation to continue. This is according to...
SA’s women are winning on homes, stalled on land, behind on business
The numbers on women and property in South Africa seem to contradict each other. Women hold just 13% of the country's farmland by area. Yet women-only home purchases have climbed from roughly 29,5% of residential transfers in 1995 to about 38% today – and have...
AI could make hospital inventory counting obsolete
Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) of healthcare organisations should prepare to replace manual inventory counting with supply rooms that use AI and computer vision to track supplies and trigger replenishment, according to Gartner. Advances in AI, computer vision and...
Healthcare mobile robots set to expand
The global healthcare mobile robots market size is expected to reach $4-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 18,2% from 2026 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Healthcare companies and hospitals are progressively implementing mobile robots to...
AMD-based AI system goes live in Saudia Arabia
An AMD Instinct MI355X GPU-based AI infrastructure built on Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking is now live in Saudi Arabia and serving HUMAIN customers in the Kingdom and beyond. The production deployment, powered by AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC CPUs and...
GirlCode summit brings women in tech together
GirlCode hosted its annual Summit at Riversands Innovation Hub last week under the theme “Lift as You Rise”, with call to action for women in technology to support, mentor and create opportunities for the next generation of female developers, engineers and technology...
Telkom accelerator sets 10 women-owned tech businesses up for growth
The first Telkom FutureMakers TrailblazeHER cohort connected with investors and industry leaders at their graduation ceremony held at Killarney Country Club last week, creating valuable networks and opportunities to take their businesses to the next level....
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SA edtech makes Times 2026 top 100
South African startup Teach Me 2 has been placed in TIME's World's Top EdTech Companies 2026. Designed to help families find high-quality tutors, Teach Me 2 has delivered over 1-million tutoring lessons. Tutoring for Grade 1 through to university is available in a...
Sentiv adds Hytera push-to-talk over cellular
Sentiv is bringing Hytera’s Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PTToC) portfolio to organisations that need a more structured and controlled way to coordinate field teams, without extending a full private radio model to every team, site, or function. Security...
Act Security launches cloud security platform
Action-centric cloud security company Act Security has emerged from stealth with $60-million in total funding and the launch of its cloud security platform. AI has turned point fixes like patching into a losing strategy, flooding security teams with endless tables of...
Ossama Eldeeb is Cisco’s new MD for Africa
Ossama Eldeeb has been appointed as Cisco’s MD for Africa, effective immediately. He will lead Cisco’s commercial operations and investment strategy across Africa, working with the company’s local partner ecosystem. Eldeeb previously served as the regional director...
The biggest opportunity in AI isn’t replacing jobs. It’s removing repetition
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the most talked-about technologies in business, but somewhere along the way, the conversation changed. By Thabang Chukura, founder and CEO of GenerEd and CEO of CMPNY The promise of AI was never simply about replacing...
Are your loyalty rewards slipping through the cracks?
July is Savings Month, when we should all look for opportunities to make every rand stretch a bit further. Your loyalty programmes can help with this – but only if they are easy to use, writes Byron Rode, co-founder and CEO of Ignis Labs.. It’s month-end and you’re...
Customers aren’t just spending less; they’re shopping differently
South Africa's prolonged weak economic growth, continued high levels of unemployment, squeezed household budgets, and the escalating cost of living have transformed the way consumers buy groceries. This change that has become widespread across the retail sector and an...
AURA and Google Maps make emergency response more precise
AURA, a technology platform making security and emergency response services more accessible and affordable, is upgrading its responder navigation experience through a new development collaboration with the Google Maps Platform team. AURA is the first emergency...
Neill Nortje appointed new country manager of Paratus Zambia
The pan-African telecommunications group Paratus has appointed Neill Nortje as country manager of Paratus Zambia. He succeeds Marius van Vuuren, who has been appointed by the group as chief operating officer. Before joining Paratus, Nortje held senior positions with...
Emirates debuts Crypto.com Pay
Emirates has officially launched Crypto.com Pay, allowing its customers to use the digital payment solution on the airline’s website and app platforms. Customers with a Crypto.com account booking on emirates.com and the Emirates App can now select Crypto.com Pay at...
Power Platform Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
Our client is seeking a talented Power Platform Developer to join their Technology and Innovation team on a 12-month contract. This role offers the opportunity to design and deliver business-critical applications, workflows, and automation solutions that support...
Business Analyst (M365/SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Copilot) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:A global SharePoint Consultancy seeks the strong technical aptitude & commercial acumen of a Business Analyst who will serve as the bridge between clients and technical teams, gathering and documenting business requirements, creating work breakdown...
Senior Full Stack Developer
Role PurposeThe Senior Full Stack Developer is responsible for designing, building, integrating, testing, and supporting modern mobile and cloud-native digital solutions. The role requires strong hands-on engineering capability across native and cross-platform mobile...
System Analyst – Stellenbosch (Hybrid)
Our client is seeking an experienced System Analyst to interpret business requirements and translate them into effective software and integration solutions. This fixed-term opportunity is suited to a technology professional with strong systems analysis, development...
Senior Business Analyst (CPT)
Job description:The primary objective of this role is to lead complex business analysis activities across strategic and operational initiatives within Western. The Senior Business Analyst will act as a key liaison between business stakeholders, project teams, and...
Senior Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role PurposeThe Senior Full Stack Developer is responsible for designing, building, integrating, testing, and supporting modern mobile and cloud-native digital solutions. The role requires strong hands-on engineering capability across native and cross-platform mobile...
System Analyst – Stellenbosch (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Our client is seeking an experienced System Analyst to interpret business requirements and translate them into effective software and integration solutions. This fixed-term opportunity is suited to a technology professional with strong systems analysis, development...
Senior Business Analyst (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
Job description:The primary objective of this role is to lead complex business analysis activities across strategic and operational initiatives within Western. The Senior Business Analyst will act as a key liaison between business stakeholders, project teams, and...
Junior Full Stack Developer
Role PurposeThe Junior Full Stack Developer supports the design, development, testing, integration, and maintenance of mobile and cloud-native digital solutions under the guidance of senior developers, technical leads, and architects. The role provides practical...
Integration Architect: Administrative Applications
Our client is seeking an experienced Integration Architect to join a high-performing technology team on a fixed-term contract. This role offers the opportunity to design and drive enterprise integration solutions across a diverse portfolio of administrative systems,...
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