Industrialisation high on the SADC Summit agenda
Southern African leaders have agreed that industrialisation is key to the region’s success. Concluding the 46th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held over the weekend in eThekwini, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said that, while it is important to...
China’s AI hardware export boom offers Wall Street hedge
China’s new wave of AI hardware exports offers investors a hedge against Wall Street’s “dangerously circular” artificial intelligence trade, says a leading global financial advisor. Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group, says that as fresh analysis maps out a new...
Is gold still a ‘safe haven’ for investors?
A University of Cape Town (UCT) Department of Finance and Tax study into the behaviour of financial markets during instability has found that gold - long considered the ultimate “safe haven” asset - lost much of its shining reputation after the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Despite concerns, SA companies are adopting AI
The pace of artificial intelligence (AI) integration across organisations is rapid – despite the associated risks. This is the headline finding from a global study conducted by Kaspersky’s internal research centre, which surveyed 1 800 IT and cybersecurity...
Scientific excellence shines at Regional Science Fair
Scientific excellence was on display at the Eskom Expo Johannesburg Regional Science Fair, where hundreds of young scientists presented innovative research projects that reflected creativity, scientific inquiry and practical solutions to real-world challenges. Hosted...
Users can use ChatGPT to hail a ride
Bolt is now available through ChatGPT, giving South African users a new way to plan and request rides using natural language. To access the feature, users must first install the Bolt plugin from the ChatGPT plugin store. Once installed, customers can interact with...
New Companies Act raises stakes on executive pay
South African companies are entering their first reporting cycle under the new remuneration provisions of the Companies Act, but compliance will not be enough. According to Martin Hopkins, master reward apecialist and member of the South African Reward Association...
Red Hat’s asago aims to automate AI safety, governance
Red Hat has set up asago, an open source community project intended to automate how AI governance policies become product-ready, safely-deployed AI systems. Asago connects the fragmented steps, tools and requirements of engineer and compliance teams, to create an...
Treasury, SARB invite comments on cross-border crypto oversight
National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have invited interested parties to submit written comments on the draft Crypto Assets Manual for cross-border activities. This is part of broader effort by Treasury and the SARB to strengthen the oversight of...
Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa
Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...
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Managed firewalls positioned as active protection
South African organisations are increasingly dependent on connected systems, cloud platforms, remote access, and digital customer service. Yet many still treat firewall protection as something configured once and revisited only when there is a problem. IPT, a managed...
Employment‑led digital skills accelerate SA’s public sector transformation
South Africa’s ambitions for a more efficient, citizen‑centric public sector are well documented. Yet across government, the real constraint is often not policy or technology, but rather capacity in having skilled individuals inside departments who can turn digital...
The hidden productivity crisis costing businesses hours every week
Employees spend as much as 8,8 hours every week searching for information they need to do their jobs, according to workforce efficiency research by Synergis. For many organisations, that equates to more than an entire working day lost every week to finding information...
Duxbury Cybersecurity adds WatchGuard and Cynet
Duxbury Networking has strengthened its Duxbury Cybersecurity business unit with the addition of WatchGuard and Cynet. The move comes as cybersecurity buying becomes more fragmented and customer risk becomes harder to prioritise. Customers are no longer looking for...
Capturing SA’s AI moment: human advantage starts where the algorithm ends
When AI governance is still being defined at a national level, having control at an organisational level separates businesses from the competition. By Werner Joubert, commercial SYS business director (South Africa and SADC) at ASUS When South Africa’s government...
Acer Africa extends Nitro Gaming with Syntech
Acer Africa has officially announced a strategic distribution partnership with Syntech, a distributor of premier technology and gaming peripherals in South Africa. The agreement will see Syntech take the reins in driving the growth, local availability, and retail...
Security in the post-Mythos era
The fundamentals you ignored are the only things that will save you, writes Yuri Kramarz, principal engineer at Cisco Talos. In 2023, a colleague and I wrote a cybersecurity guide for businesses of any size. It was not glamorous work. Nobody was asking for another...
Evolve security policies for the AI era
As enterprises accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and agentic systems, the conversation around data protection is becoming more urgent. Yet, according to Dariel CTO Wayne Yan, organisations should resist the temptation to treat AI as an entirely...
Banks need a decisioning backbone for the AI era
For years, banks have modernised around channels. For example, mobile apps became better, onboarding became faster and customer engagement became more personalised. These improvements matter because customers feel them every day. But there is a more difficult shift...
ISO 27001 is becoming a baseline requirement for doing business
Cyber threats are increasing in both frequency and sophistication, and organisations need a consistent way to manage information security. By Ryan Boyes, senior security administrator at Galix At the same time, businesses are increasingly being asked to prove how...
Senior Back-End Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We're looking for a Senior Back-End Developer who loves writing clean code, solving difficult technical problems, and building scalable enterprise applications.You'll join an Agile team responsible for developing a platform that brings together critical financial...
Senior/Lead Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client is looking for an experienced Senior / Lead Data Engineer to join their growing Data Engineering team. This role is responsible for designing and delivering scalable cloud-based data solutions, leading technical initiatives, and mentoring engineers while...
Backend Architect – Java and .Net at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale technology solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing end-to-end solution architectures, driving application modernisation initiatives,...
Senior Back-End Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
We're looking for a Senior Back-End Developer who loves writing clean code, solving difficult technical problems, and building scalable enterprise applications.You'll join an Agile team responsible for developing a platform that brings together critical financial...
SAP PP & MES Consultant (CH1268)
We are looking for an experienced SAP PP & MES Consultant to join their international IT team and support the implementation and optimisation of SAP Production Planning (PP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) across their global manufacturing operations.Key...
CoE Specialist – Business Process Architect
We are seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Process Architect to lead the design, governance, and optimisation of enterprise-wide process architecture while enabling Process Mining capabilities across a large and complex organisation. This is a strategic role for...
Software Engineer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
This is a remote position.Ready to own complex features, shape technical decisions, and help modernise a real enterprise SaaS platform used across Africa and the Middle East?We're a dynamic Business Information Systems Consulting firm that thrives on delivery. Our...
SAP PP & MES Consultant (CH1268) – Western Cape Plankenbrug
We are looking for an experienced SAP PP & MES Consultant to join their international IT team and support the implementation and optimisation of SAP Production Planning (PP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) across their global manufacturing operations.Key...
CoE Specialist – Business Process Architect – Gauteng Edenburg
We are seeking an experienced Senior Enterprise Process Architect to lead the design, governance, and optimisation of enterprise-wide process architecture while enabling Process Mining capabilities across a large and complex organisation. This is a strategic role for...
Software Engineer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Germiston
This is a remote position.Ready to own complex features, shape technical decisions, and help modernise a real enterprise SaaS platform used across Africa and the Middle East?We're a dynamic Business Information Systems Consulting firm that thrives on delivery. Our...
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