MeerKAT and Webb measure farthest fast radio burst

First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts are enigmatic, millisecond-long flashes of radio emission from the distant universe. Their origin remains uncertain, particularly since most are seen once and never again. Now, astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space...

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...

How will your career withstand the impact of AI?

New research from The TEFL Academy’s South African Career Resilience Report 2026 reveals that 57% of local respondents have questioned whether their chosen career or qualification will still be valuable because of artificial intelligence - while 84% say AI has already...

Cyber resilience the foundation for Africa’s next phase of digital growth

Building strong cyber resilience will be the key to sustaining the current remarkable growth of Africa’s digital economy, according to a new white paper from Mastercard. The report – Africa’s Digital Defence Race - highlights that between 2016 and 2025, mobile money...

SA kicks off AfCFTA shipments

The first shipment of products from South Africa to other African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) countries has embarked from the eThekwini port. President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed it as the start of preferential trade by South Africa under the AfCFTA. "African...

Data, AI literacy programs on the cards

By 2027, more than half of chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs) will secure funding for data literacy and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy programs, fueled by enterprise failure to realise expected value from generative AI (GenAI), according to Gartner. "Few...

Tesla overtakes Samsung’s market cap

It took electronic vehicle manufacturer Tesla at least four times fewer years to amass a higher market capitalisation than South Korea's electronic giant Samsung, according to data calculated and analysed by Finbold. By 23 March 2021, Tesla was only 18 years old with...

Acer believed to have been hit by ransomware

Acer is believed to have been compromised by the REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware group. The notorious ransomware group is on a spree, with at least nine victims in two weeks, says Candid Wuest, Acronis vice-president of cyber protection research. The list of victims is...

Hybrid cloud key for accelerating the digital journey

Kathy Gibson reports – Despite cloud being mainstream for at least the last eight years, only 20% of workloads have moved to the public cloud. One of the reasons for this is that moving to the public cloud is not always the cheapest option, says Mostafa Zafer,...

Constrained supply chains still impact manufacturers

Global restrictions implemented to curb the spread of Covid-19 have had a direct impact on manufacturing supply chains. Constraints are still evident across many manufacturing subsectors a year after the country first went into hard lockdown, according to the Q1 Absa...

The danger within: threats lurk in users’ devices

There is a common misconception that the most dangerous threats to encounter on modern users' digital journeys are likely to appear during Internet surfing. The reality however, based on the most recent analysis of cyberattacks in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria...

Fake vaccine, test results and certificates abound

The global roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations is underway - but so far only around 1% of the world's population have received their full course of injections. There will always be people who don't want to wait for their official vaccination, or for an official negative...

Security and risk management trends for 2021

Security and risk management leaders must address eight top trends to enable rapid reinvention in their organisations, as Covid-19 accelerates digital business transformation and challenges traditional cybersecurity practices. Peter Firstbrook, research vice-president...

Investec supports MetroFibre’s network expansion

Investec has taken the lead role in arranging R2,5-billion in debt funding for MetroFibre Networx, a Gauteng-based fibre infrastructure provider. The financing will be used to extend its fibre connectivity into underserviced homes and businesses. Wayne Edwards,...

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IT Technician – Gauteng Krugersdorp

If you are passionate about IT, eager to learn, and ready to kick-start your career as a Junior IT Technician, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of technology and making a positive impact on our clients' IT experiences Responsibilities: Provide...

.NET Engineer – Remote Remote

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a .Net Engineer to join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 6-months contract role.What you will be doing: Works...

Junior Front End Developer – Gauteng Menlyn

Skills and Experience X1 Graduate Developer (BSC Computer Science / Information Technology -Related qualifications).Experience in React, React Native and TypeScriptExperience with inclusion and integration of native IOS and Android componentsExperience with SQL Server...

React.js Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of a self-driven & strong [URL Removed] Developer is sought by a dynamic Financial Services company to join its team. Your core role will be to design, build and implement modern user interface components while enhancing application...

ITSM ServiceNow Developer

ServiceNow developers are specialised resources with a development back ground that is responsible for the ServiceNow platform of the entire management organization, which supports IT service management to automate business processes.The role involves designing,...

Data Manager (CHAMPS) Wits VIDA

Main purpose of the job:Wits VIDA Research Unit joined the multi-national Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance Project (CHAMPS), led by Emory University, in 2017The Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) program, supported by the...

RPA Tester

Hiring - Test Analyst- Contract - HybridTest Analyst needed to join the innovative team by helping and ensuring that critical components of an application perform as expected under varying user loads and to help evaluate the resource usage.Solid working experience as...

DevOps Engineer

Are you a DevOps Guru?Want to be part of a Fintech / Payments, company that has a collaborative team culture? Reporting the Head of Engineering, you will be an integral part of the Engineering team. Is this you? You are passionate about all things DevOps. You have...

IT Support Technician

On-Site IT Support Engineer - Taking the cloud phenomenon to another level! We are looking for a confident go getter individual who has an urgent sense of delivery and customer service! Most of the work will be Windows based desktop and notebook, Windows server and...

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