Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Mankind’s first journey to another star set for 2029 launch

Plans are underway for mankind’s first journey to another star – a trip that is expected to take about 80 000 years. The Fermi Explorer Mission, a nonprofit organisation, hopes to set off for Alpha Centauri by 2029. The more than 40-trillion kilometre journey is...

Call for unity to put SA youth into digital jobs

Digital jobs are a national priority, says Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, and delivering them will take government, business, funders, and education providers acting together. The minister was addressing delegates at the...

Intel accelerates open infrastructure for agentic AI

At the Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit yesterday, Intel shared new technical details on the Intel GPU D-series, formerly code-named Crescent Island, introduced new Intel Xeon-based rack designs and highlighted open software and ecosystem innovations. As open...

AMD Helion brings agentic AI compute at rack scale

AMD has introduced the AMD Helion agentic AI rack, an open blueprint for agentic AI infrastructure based on an Open Compute Project spec-design and powered by AMD compute. Building on the open-platform approach of the AMD Helios rackscale solution, AMD Helion is...

Refurbished printer demand surges as EU regulation kicks in

The worldwide market for OEM-refurbished multifunction printers (MFPs) and printers strengthened in the first half of 2026, according to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Refurbished MFP/Printer Tracker, with unit shipments growing 14,5% year-on-year (YoY), with growth...

PC shipments fall to Q1 2023 levels

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 55,4-million units in the third quarter of 2026 - down 22,4% from the third quarter of 2025 - according to preliminary results from Gartner. “The impact of higher memory and storage costs is now fully reflected in PC pricing,” says...

IBM a step closer to building a fault-tolerant quantum computer

IBM has been selected for Stage C, the third phase of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) led by DARPA - the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – which will advance it through DARPA's verification process in which independent experts extensively test...

Underfunding a leading cause of AI failures for SA firms

South African organisations whose AI ambitions outrun their budgets are seven times more likely to say AI has fallen short, according to preliminary results from DayOne’s State of AI Delivery in South Africa survey. Of the more than 170 employees, founders, managers...

President Ntuli to leave HPE

By Kathy Gibson - President Ntuli has resigned as member of the board and MD of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) in South Africa. “We can confirm that, after 14 years with HPE, President Ntuli has decided to take a career break as he considers the next chapter of his...

PC market plunges by 20% as pull-in hangover, supply constraints bite

Worldwide PC shipments fell 20,1% year over year in Q3 2026 to 62.7 million units, according to preliminary results from IDC Research (IDC), the second consecutive decline and a deeper one than the 3,8% drop in Q2. Shipments also slipped 9,1% sequentially, upending...

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Africa’s AI opportunity starts with infrastructure and independence

Africa’s artificial intelligence (AI) journey has changed sharply over the past two years, writes Karl Fischer, chief technology officer at Obsidian Systems. The clearest sign is financial. Organisations are now setting aside real budgets for AI rather than treating...

Is your business prepared for when AI gets it wrong?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the way organisations operate. According to McKinsey’s latest Global Survey on AI, 88% of organisations now use AI in at least one business function, up from 78% just a year earlier. At the same time, Gartner predicts...

The Employment Equity Act and AI in the workplace

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are not neutral. They are designed, trained and deployed by human beings, and they learn from historical data that may itself reflect entrenched patterns of discrimination. By Melissa Cogger and Talita Laubscher, partners at...

Cyber resilience is becoming more important than cyber prevention

For many years, organisations viewed cybersecurity as a simple goal: preventing attackers from entering the corporate network. By Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at In2IT Technologies Businesses invested heavily in firewalls, antivirus software, email...

What happens to compliance when AI makes the decision?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving steadily from helping businesses make decisions to making more of them. By Sameer Kumandan, MD of SW360 It can assess applications, prioritise cases, identify unusual behaviour, score risk and determine which customers, suppliers...

A SARS audit doesn’t have to be a business crisis

Running a business means managing risk every day. Whether it's protecting assets, managing cash flow or ensuring regulatory compliance, business leaders understand the importance of planning for the unexpected. But one risk that often receives far less attention, is...

The biggest change to SA broadband won’t come from fibre

South Africa has spent years treating fibre as the broadband finish line and wireless as a temporary arrangement until the trench reaches the gate. That hierarchy is now out of date, writes Paul Colmer, executive member of the Wireless Access Providers' Association...

Designing the modern AI cooling stack

In the largest year-over-year jump in AFCOM’s decade of research, the research group’s newest 2026 State of the Data Centre Report has found that the average rack density has climbed from 16 kW to 27 kW in just one year, By Canninah Dladla, cluster president:...

The future of AI in SA must be built, not imported

South Africa has learned repeatedly that access to strategic infrastructure and control over it are not the same thing. By President Ntuli, MD of HPE South Africa From mining and electricity to rail and telecommunications networks, the country’s economic trajectory...

Mukuru Wallet adds card for Botswana customers

Mukuru launched its Visa-branded Companion Card in Botswana. Linked to the Mukuru Wallet, this new offering expands its functionality and enables customers to make secure, cashless payments for everyday purchases directly from their Wallet balance. With the Mukuru...

Business Data Analyst at Datonomy Solutions

Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Senior Data & Business Analyst to take end-to-end ownership of a large and complex insurance policy data migration programme.The role will be responsible for analysing, mapping, validating and reconciling commercial...

Senior Project Manager at Datonomy Solutions

Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Snowflake & Business IntelligenceRole OverviewWe are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of a Snowflake data platform implementation. The successful candidate will coordinate the technical Business Intelligence...

Power BI Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Position OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled and delivery-focused Power BI Developer to partner directly with business stakeholders and rapidly develop executive and operational dashboards in a fast-paced healthcare funding environment.The data models,...

Intermediate Full Stack Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for an Intermediate Full Stack Developer with strong hands-on experience in C#/.NET and Flutter.The successful consultant will contribute across mobile and backend development, working on production applications and supporting integration between...

IT Engineer (Piketberg) [REF: 24755]

The IT Engineer provides day-to-day desktop, network, and basic server support, split between remote support for most of the year and an onsite rotation at the Piketberg site during harvest season. The role suits a hands-on, bilingual individual (English &...

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