Research unlocks new insights into the hidden health of Africa’s giraffes
With their long necks, distinctive limbs and ornamented heads, giraffes are among Africa’s most iconic megafauna. Yet, despite being reasonably well studied in terms of their biology and ecology, remarkably little is known about pathologies and developmental...
Audit functions use AI, but many lack a formal strategy
Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in audit functions is nearly universal, with 93% of audit leaders reporting some level of AI use, according to a webinar poll by Gartner. The survey of 161 chief audit executives (CAEs), conducted in May 2026, also highlighted a...
SMBs targeted in enterprise-level attacks
The illusion that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) can fly under the radar of cybercriminals is becoming obsolete. Kaspersky warns that attackers are deploying the same methods against smaller businesses as they do against large enterprises. To help strengthen...
Drop in factory activity drives PMI down
The seasonally adjusted Absa PMI declined from 46.8 to 45.8 in August, marking its lowest reading so far in 2026 and a fourth consecutive month-on-month decline. The deterioration was driven by a sharp fall in factory activity and a renewed weakening in new orders,...
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...
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AI turns customers into database entries – and business pays the price
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming customer service at unprecedented speed. Businesses are deploying chatbots, automated workflows and AI-powered support platforms in pursuit of greater efficiency, lower costs and faster response times. By Thato Moloto,...
Your self-driving car owes a debt to military technology
Every time your phone reroutes you around traffic, you are using a Cold War weapons system. By Dr Dithoto Modungwa, defence and security researcher at CSIR GPS began as NAVSTAR, a US Department of Defence positioning network built for missile guidance in the 1970s and...
Healthcare AI can only scale if the data can be trusted
Healthcare leaders shouldn’t be asking what AI tool to buy first, but whether their data environment is safe and trusted enough to support AI. By Henry Adams, country manager of InterSystems South Africa There is a lot of pressure on healthcare leaders to show how...
SA’s AI future is leaving millions behind
On the surface, South Africa's digital credentials tell only part of the story. The country ranks 46th out of 147 economies in Microsoft's Global AI Diffusion Report for Q1 2026, ahead of every other African country measured, and its generative AI usage has risen to...
AI may not solve the unemployment crisis, but it could fix one of the causes
According to PwC's 2025 Global AI Jobs Barometer, industries most exposed to AI are experiencing significantly higher productivity growth, stronger revenue per employee and rising wage premiums for workers with AI-related skills. Perhaps most notably, jobs continue to...
Why universities are turning off the ‘AI polygraph’
By 2026, the initial panic that greeted the launch of generative AI in higher education has transitioned into a complex, high-stakes standoff. At the heart of this conflict are AI checkers - software designed to catch students using tools like ChatGPT. However, a...
Workplace lessons young people need to know before their first job
According to Statistics South Africa, youth unemployment remains one of the country’s most pressing challenges, with nearly one in two young South Africans unemployed and graduate unemployment continuing to rise. This points to a gap that goes beyond education alone:...
Anchoring Africa’s future: Resilient ports, safer shores, smarter water systems
Africa’s ports are facing increasing pressure as infrastructure is required to support larger vessels and growing demand. At the same time, these assets must perform within dynamic coastal environments, increasingly influenced by climate change. The future of the...
Donors For Life reshapes crowdfunding in SA
In South Africa's crowdfunding landscape, digital platforms have become an essential mechanism for responding to crisis, from medical emergencies and education costs to disaster relief and family hardship. Through platforms such as BackaBuddy, thousands of campaigns...
AI-native Sophos Fusion debuts
Sophos has announced Sophos Fusion, an AI-native cybersecurity defense system, built to deliver a coordinated response to AI-era threats. A cybersecurity defense system is an emerging category in the industry: a single, open architecture where every control point,...
Business Analyst (M365/SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Copilot) (CPT Hybrid)
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...
Python / Spark / AI Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
We are looking for a skilled Python / Spark / AI Developer to join a growing technology team.You will be responsible for developing scalable data pipelines, replatforming legacy SQL workloads onto modern Spark and lakehouse technologies, and supporting the development...
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...
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