Vodacom reports strong first quarter
A strong rand helped the Vodacom Group grow its revenue by 5,9% to R42,4-billion during the first quarter of 2026. Group service revenue grew 6,3%, with normalised growth accelerating to 12,6% and tracking favourably against our medium-term target. South Africa...
TikTok removed over 1-million SA videos in Q1
TikTok removed 1 192 526 videos in South Africa for violating its Community Guidelines during the first three months of 2026. According to the platform’s Q1 2026 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, 99,6% of these videos were proactively removed before anyone...
Dedicated AI school launches
Regenesys Education has launched what it believes to be Africa’s first institution dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) education. The School of AI is a dedicated academic institution offering structured programmes across AI fundamentals, machine learning...
Collective action needed for the decarbonisation of Africa
While Africa remains highly vulnerable to climate change, it faces critical energy challenges that hamper decarbonisation efforts, says a new white paper from Vodacom, which outlines several practical solutions that could help accelerate decarbonisation across the ICT...
Pixie flits from the garden to enter your shopping trolley
Shoprite’s Sixty60 is now looking to do your grocery shopping for you with the introduction of a new, personalised AI-powered shopping assistant – Pixie. Pixie - developed entirely in-house by ShopriteX - predicts what it thinks individual customers need, and when...
AI startup Refiant raises $5m
The world's biggest technology companies are set to spend nearly $700-billion this year building data centres to power artificial intelligence. Global data centre energy consumption is expected to double by 2028, with AI workloads driving the majority of that growth....
Don’t be a distracted driver during this holiday month
April is distracted driving awareness month - a timely reminder for South Africans as many undertake holiday trips to make a conscious decision to never drive while distracted (DWD). Insurance data says distracted driving increases the likelihood of a crash by 60% and...
Gen Z is more resentful of AI as adoption stagnates
Gen Z is growing increasingly angry about the role of artificial intelligence in their lives. A new Gallup survey by the Walton Family Foundation and GSV Ventures shows that a generation once seen as AI’s early adopters is now sounding the alarm on its risks,...
AI, data centres, memflation to drive chip growth over $1,3-trillion
Global semiconductor revenue is projected to exceed $1,3-trillion in 2026, exhibiting the highest growth in the last two decades, according to Gartner. “Amid high demand for AI processing, data centre networking and power, and memory price inflation (memflation), the...
Perception of banks’ value on a decline
Discovery Bank has emerged as the leader in South Africa’s latest consumer banking customer experience rankings, according to the 2025 Customer Experience (CE) Index for the sector. Absa followed in second position, with Standard Bank and Nedbank in a combined third...
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The role of analytics and AI in flood prediction and preparedness
An undeniable reality of living in the 21st century is that we are increasingly being confronted with changing weather patterns, writes Alexander Tikhonov, regional director of SAS Middle East, Turkiye and Africa. In densely populated communities, which are common in...
AI unlocks true document character recognition
One of the most significant recent developments when it comes to data management has been the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in optical character recognition (OCR). Through this advanced technology, companies can enhance their document processing capabilities and...
Transforming sales and service in banking: escape the app trap
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4Sight moves from AltX to JSE Main Board
4Sight, a multinational diversified technology group, becomes the first Altx company to transfer its listing to the Main Board General Segment. 4Sight also becomes the first company to transition from AltX to the General Segment since the Financial Sector Conduct...
Commvault partners with CrowdStrike
Commvault has announced a new integration with the CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform, delivering layered threat detection and fast data recovery for joint customers. Commvault’s integration with the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon platform marks a significant...
Security Janus: two faces of DCAP systems
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Stay safe while using AI assistants
The new DeepSeek AI assistant has attracted a lot of attention in recent days. Kaspersky experts have also detected scam activity related to it. Due to high numbers of new users and an alleged cyberattack on DeepSeek, there are glitches in the registration process on...
Times 3 Technologies awarded Sage Platinum Elite status
T3T has also been named Sage’s ‘Top Partner’ for the Middle East, Africa, and Indian Ocean Islands region. "The winners of the Sage Platinum Club Awards for Partners embody what it means to drive growth and innovation in partnership with Sage," says Derk Bleeker,...
Kyocera earns global recognition in 2025 BLI Awards
Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa (KDZA) announces the latest global recognition from Keypoint Intelligence which offers significant local impact. The company has been honoured with the 2025-2027 Most Reliable A3 Brand Award and two 2025 Pick Awards for its...
ASBIS Africa the Official Distributor of Philips Monitors: Bringing Cutting-Edge Display Technology to South Africa
ASBIS Enterprises Plc, a leading Value-Added Distributor specialising in ICT and IoT solutions across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), is proud to announce its official partnership with Philips monitors in South Africa. This strategic collaboration enables...
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ENVIRONMENT:Our client operates as a development company with offices in Stellenbosch and Johannesburg, specializing in the advancement of state-of-the-art agricultural technologies. They are seeking a Data Controller who is essentially an introduction to the group's...
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Job DescriptionCosmic_Int Specific Role Tasks/RequirementsPlanning: Assist user departments in designing system requirement/proposal documentation based on business processesDesigning Responsibilities in projectsEnsure that all processes have been investigated /...
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ENVIRONMENT:Our client operates as a development company with offices in Stellenbosch and Johannesburg, specializing in the advancement of state-of-the-art agricultural technologies. They are seeking a Data Controller who is essentially an introduction to the group's...
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Our client, a leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payment solutions, is looking for a Business Analyst to join their growing team.This role supports the development and delivery of innovative payment products by translating business needs into clear...
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Role OverviewTo Lead the Design and implementation of the enterprise-wide infrastructure and technology architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals, scalability, security and operationsl efficiency. Responsibilities Strategic Architecture Development Define...
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A dynamic software company that manufactures and supplies highly specialized end-user applications for the agricultural sector, is seeking three Soil and Plant Solutions Specialists to join our team, based in Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape.Duties and...
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