A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

Turn vision into reality with the right AI strategy

Kathy Gibson reports from Dell Technologies Forum in Johannesburg - Today's leaders aren't asking whether to adopt AI, they're asking how to turn it into outcomes the business can see. And South African companies can no longer afford to take a wait-and-see attitude to...

Meta adds image generation

Meta has rolled out Muse Image, its first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs. Muse Image helps users create high-quality visuals, and enables a number of creative tools across Metaʼs apps. Whether starting from scratch or working with an existing...

Travellers well aware of AI security risks when planning trips

AI is highly appreciated among travellers for saving time, finding personalised recommendations, and budget-saving offers - but data security risks awareness is also high, which security experts say is a good sign. New research from Kaspersky reveals what drives...

Capitec aims to smooth client support with realtime AI system

Capitec has announced Pulse, an artificial intelligence (AI) capability that changes how clients experience support through its contact centre. For the first time, clients are assisted by contact centre agents who already know what issues to address at every...

Nedbank plans blockchain for African solutions

Nedbank, through a strategic partnership with Crypto.com, will use blockchain technology and digital assets to develop advanced payment, settlement and liquidity solutions across Africa, subject to compliance with the necessary regulatory requirements. As global trade...

Multichoice to can Showmax

Mutlichoice will shut down its movie streaming service Showmax. According to communication sent to customers, the company has experienced substantial losses such that the Showmax business is no longer sustainable. MultiChoice says it will rather focus on strengthening...

Cyber risks increase as Middle East war escalates

The Sophos X-Ops Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has issued a cyber advisory warning of increased cybersecurity risks as the US-Israel-Iran conflict continues and escalates. Historically, periods of direct military escalation in the Middle East have correlated with...

SA organisations see a rise in malicious insider threats

Mimecast’s ninth annual State of Human Risk Report reveals that 46% of SA organisations reported an increase in malicious insider incidents over the past year – matching the 46% of local organisations reporting a rise in negligent incidents for the first time. This...

Threat actors ramp up sophistication of DDoS attacks

Sophisticated attacker collaboration, resilient botnets and compromised IoT infrastructure drove more than eight million DDoS attacks worldwide – some as large as 30 terabits per second (Tbps) – in the second half of 2025. According to NetScout Systems’ 2025...

The secret sauce, the Pentagon, and the greatest PR campaign in history

By Barry Buck - I’ve said it so many times it’s basically my catchphrase: “I don’t know how they do it, but Anthropic has the secret sauce. They’re just better than every single one of their competitors – and it’s not even close.” Turns out the Pentagon agrees with...

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SAP adds collaboration to copilot Joule

SAP has unveiled AI features across a technology foundation that drives 87% of global commerce, putting its generative AI copilot Joule at the centre of a new way of doing business. At its annual SAP TechEd conference, SAP announced powerful new capabilities that...

How CIOs can achieve the benefits of sustainability

Gartner research shows that 50% of CIOs will have performance metrics tied to the sustainability of their IT operations by 2025 - and by 2027 25% of CIO compensation will be linked to their sustainable technology impact. This means that sustainability must now switch...

Tracker expands into supply chain with OKgo launch

In a move to bolster supply chain visibility for businesses in South Africa, Tracker has partnered with Roambee, a Silicon Valley company specialising in asset and shipment tracking and monitoring powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The new solution, named OKgo,...

Support vital as fewer employees carry greater burden

As companies across the world face RIF – reduction in force –through either hiring freezes or retrenchments, it is important to focus not only on the impact to those who are made redundant. Equally important is to consider those who are left behind - the so-called...

Peach Payments partners with Sukhiba for conversational commerce

Digital payments service provider Peach Payments has integrated with Kenya’s conversational commerce and CRM platform Sukhiba to offer its South African merchants a new sales channel and facilitate WhatsApp-based sales. Founded in 2021 by Ananth Raj Gudipati and...

AWCape in strategic partnership with 4Sight

Sage Platinum Business Partner AWCape has announced a strategic partnership with 4Sight Holdings, allowing it to act as a 4flow Centre of Excellence (COE) to transform many more businesses through the integration and automation of their business processes. 4flow is a...

SurTech is exclusive SA reseller for Diligent

Software solutions provider SurTech has been appointed the exclusive reseller for Diligent solutions across governance, risk, compliance, audit and ESG in South Africa. Diligent is a governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, serving more than 25 000...

Datacentrix reattains Rubrik Elite Partner status

Datacentrix has re-acieved its Elite Partner status with Rubrik, having been the first South African company to attain this prestigious status in 2023. Rubrik’s partner programme requires Elite Partners to requalify every six months, while accumulating 100 points...

MRI Software creates 250 new jobs in SA

Real estate software and services company MRI Software has created more than 250 new jobs over the last four years in South Africa. The company recently revealed its new office in Cape Town, which employs around 270 staff members, including its regional leadership...

Demand forecasting as a service a weapon for retail

Demand forecasting is a well-established and important field in retail, but accuracy and speed are becoming challenges in a fast-changing and ever evolving market. Category managers need advanced support to stay ahead in modern retail. This is according to Linda...

Full-Stack Developer

Our client is looking for a highly skilled full-stack developer to join the technology team of their well-known South African company.Only candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field may apply.Proven experience in...

Full-Stack Developer – Gauteng Midrand

Our client is looking for a highly skilled full-stack developer to join the technology team of their well-known South African company.Only candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field may apply.Proven experience in...

Systems Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town

You will be a technologist working closely with the Investment Management Team. You will be responsible for the support, configuration and health of the systems that are used in that environment. This will include analysing system behaviour and having an in depth...

Business Analyst at Reverside – Gauteng Gauteng

Reverside, an established IT services provider delivering Software Development, IT Resourcing, Digital Transformation, and Systems Support solutions, is seeking an experienced Business Analyst to support the successful delivery of strategic technology initiatives...

Senior BI Developer

You will work in the IT solutions team within an Asset Management company. You will be responsible for analysing, designing and building BI solutions that enable operations and business strategic goals. Your ability to solve complex problems and understand the...

Senior BI Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

You will work in the IT solutions team within an Asset Management company. You will be responsible for analysing, designing and building BI solutions that enable operations and business strategic goals. Your ability to solve complex problems and understand the...

Senior Software Developer (Tech Lead)

A unique opportunity to join a JSE listed financial organisation that continually delivers excellent results and growth that exceeds all competitors in the market. Become part of a team working on Key projects in the organisation's Wealth Management in Partnership...

Web Developer

WEB DEVELOPERLocation: Pretoria, GautengNON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS: - BCom Degree.- Minimum 5 years' experience.- Front-end and Back-end experience is essential.ROLE OVERVIEW: The Web Developer will build and maintain secure, high-performance web platforms using PHP,...

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