As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Enterprise AI hits the wall

Enterprise AI is outgrowing the architecture and infrastructure beneath it as data privacy and sovereignty requirements tighten, according to new research from NTT Data. The latest research finds a widening split between enterprises that are redesigning AI for...

Information integrity passes geopolitics as the top risk

Information integrity risk, caused by the proliferation of AI‑enabled decision-making and uncertain AI transparency requirements, gained the top rank of emerging risks for the first quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk...

Research shows that humans and honeyguides speak in local dialects

Researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT), working with international collaborators, have shown that people in northern Mozambique use regionally distinct “dialects” when communicating with honeyguide birds, revealing a striking parallel to the way human...

SA young scientists heading to Taiwan

Two Eskom Expo for Young Scientists winners are set to represent South Africa at the prestigious Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) with pioneering scientific research that reflects the innovation, scientific curiosity, and global competitiveness of the...

Google, Microsoft the top GenAI, agentic AI platforms

Building, training, tuning, and managing AI models is a complex undertaking. Enterprise AI platforms streamline the process by providing tools that facilitate data management, query data across repositories (including multiple cloud environments), support...

Nvidia debuts Rubin CPX for massive-context inference

Nvidia has announced Nvidia Rubin CPX, a new class of GPU purpose-built for massive-context processing. This enables AI systems to handle million-token software coding and generative video with groundbreaking speed and efficiency. Rubin CPX works hand in hand with...

DeFi exploits have wiped out $59bn in five years

Over the past five years, DeFi has steadily moved beyond niche crypto circles into broader financial use with improved interfaces, Layer 2 adoption, and integrations with traditional fintech platforms making it feel more like regular online banking or investing. DeFi...

Ethernet switch market surges on AI infrastructure

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $14,5-billion in revenue in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) - a 42,1% YoY increase - fueled by strong growth in the data centre portion of the market as hyperscalers and cloud service providers race to build...

SA’s agriculture sector urged to rethink global strategies

In the face on ongoing geopolitical change, South Africa’s agricultural exporters are being encouraged to reposition their products into non-traditional markets. Speaking at an exclusive side event of the G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting, Paul Makube, senior...

Mars rover discovers potential biosignature

A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken from a rock named “Cheyava Falls” last year, the sample - called “Sapphire Canyon” - contains potential...

Rampant online retail set to hit R130bn

Kathy Gibson reports – Online retail is set to account for 10% of all retail spend in South Africa within just a few months, reaching a value of R130-billion by the end of this year. Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, points out that the online market was worth...

Demand for AI skills in surges

Artificial intelligence (AI) skills are in high demand in the South African job market, with the demand in advertised roles requiring AI expertise increasing by 352% since 2019. This is one of the key insights to emerge from Pnet’s Job Market Trends Report for August...

More News Today

Hitachi Vantara, Veeam in global strategic alliance

Hitachi Vantara has announced a strategic partnership with Veeam Software, to deliver advanced cyber resiliency and data protection solutions to customers. These solutions integrate Hitachi Vantara's infrastructure portfolio with Veeam's software to safeguard...

France supports 12 cultural enterprises in Création Africa

The Embassy of France in South Africa, Lesotho and Malawi and the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS) revealed the top 12 entrepreneur finalists entering Création Africa's final incubation and immersion stage. Création Africa falls within a continent-wide...

Awards celebrate coding and robotics pilot in Free State schools

A graduation awards ceremony in April 2024 marks the success of a pilot programme to introduce coding and robotics into the school curriculum in the Free State. The programme was introduced at one secondary school and two primary schools by Kagiso Trust in partnership...

Cisco innovates across Cisco Security Cloud

Cisco has announced new innovations across the Cisco Security Cloud to better protect their applications, devices, users and data as well as detect, respond and recover faster from incidents. Securing today's complex, hyper-distributed digital landscape can no longer...

What to consider when integrating cloud services with your ERP

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software suites are the gravitational centres of enterprise technologies. They have been so for decades and continually evolve to maintain relevance in a changing digital world. Notable evolutions include SAP S/4HANA Cloud and Oracle...

Weak AI versus strong AI

From chatbots to predictive analytics, and from recognition systems to autonomous vehicles, AI is penetrating most industries. By Callan Abrahams, principal AI consultant at iOCO Despite the fact that the technology is in its infancy relatively speaking, AI is...

Bradwin Roper steps down as MTN SA fintech CEO

MTN South Africa has announced that fintech CEO Bradwin is leaving the companny to explore a new opportunity. In line with MTN SA's executive notice period, Roper will leave at the end of October 2024. "We are grateful for his dedicated service and wish him the very...

How tech can help safeguard water resources

South Africa's water challenges have been thrown into sharp focus by the situation currently unfolding in the country's economic hub. By Rudie Opperman, manager for engineering and training for Africa at Axis Communications The City of Johannesburg, though having...

Optimising green hydrogen production with technology advancement

A recent Markets and Markets research report Green Hydrogen Market, Industry Size Forecast Report outlines that the segment is set to reach $7,314 billion by 2027, growing at 61% CAGR. This growth is driven by lowered production of renewable energy costs, development...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) 3337 – Gauteng Pretoria

Requirement AnalysisDevelopment and maintenance on platform/application.Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.Testing and defect resolution.Involvement and support in Deployment...

Scrum Master at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: The National Research Foundation (NRF) seeks to make an appointment for the position of Data Analyst who will provide an analysis service to internal and external users. This will be done using the NRF s internal data generated through various...

Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation – Gauteng Pretoria

Postion Summary: The National Research Foundation (NRF) seeks to make an appointment for the position of Data Analyst who will provide an analysis service to internal and external users. This will be done using the NRF s internal data generated through various...

Senior Scrum Master / Agile Coach (24 month FTC)

A well-established short term insurer is seeking to appoint a Senior Scrum Master / Agile Coach This role requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to drive continuous improvement and ensure successful project delivery of the company's...

Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: The National Research Foundation (NRF) seeks to make an appointment for the position of Data Analyst who will provide an analysis service to internal and external users. This will be done using the NRF??s internal data generated through various...

Senior Scrum Master / Agile Coach (24 month FTC) – Remote Remote

A well-established short term insurer is seeking to appoint a Senior Scrum Master / Agile Coach This role requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to drive continuous improvement and ensure successful project delivery of the company's...

Data Analyst at NRF National Research Foundation – Gauteng Pretoria

Postion Summary: The National Research Foundation (NRF) seeks to make an appointment for the position of Data Analyst who will provide an analysis service to internal and external users. This will be done using the NRF??s internal data generated through various...

Software Engineer at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their culture on a feeling...

Scrum Master / Agile Coach

If you thrive on building self-sustaining, high-performing teams that adapt to change and deliver customer value, this hybrid role offers meaningful scope, visibility, and growth—making it a high-impact next step in your career.Join a growing healthtech company in a...

View more career listings on our Careers Section