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...

IITPSA opens nominations for 2026 President’s Awards

Nominations are now open for the prestigious Institute of Information Technology Professionals (IITPSA) President’s Awards 2026. This year’s theme ‘Excellence in ethical digital transformation’, aligns with the IITPSA’s own motto. IITPSA President Pearl Pasi notes:...

Global tech innovator competition open for tech entrepreneurs

KPMG Private Enterprise is inviting Africa's most promising technology companies to apply for the KPMG Private Enterprise Global Tech Innovator 2026 competition. This competition offers innovators the opportunity to represent the continent on the global stage in...

Odine and Cell C plan AI-driven network quality enhancement

Odine and Cell C have signed a proof of concept (PoC) agreement to pioneer artificial intelligence (AI)-driven network quality enhancement technologies. The joint initiative aims to significantly improve network quality and deliver uninterrupted connectivity across...

Airlines record increased cargo, passenger numbers in January

African airlines saw increased numbers of both passengers and cargo during January 2026, but it is still unclear how numbers will be impacted by the ongoing conflict in the Gulf. International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) latest analyses of the passenger market,...

AMD and Meta to deploy 6 Gigawatts of GPUs

AMD and Meta have announced a 6-gigawatt agreement to power Meta’s next generation of AI infrastructure across multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs. This agreement expands on the companies’ existing strategic partnership and aligns roadmaps across silicon,...

Vodafone and Amazon Leo extend mobile coverage

Vodafone and Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network, have signed an agreement to connect many more 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote areas to improve coverage for customers with limited connectivity across Europe and Africa. With Amazon Leo,...

Huawei’s 5G-A MBH architecture builds for agentic MBB

On the eve of MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei officially launched its 5G-A Mobile Backhaul Network architecture tailored for the Agentic MBB (Mobile Broadband) era. Defined by core capabilities including 10GE/25GE to the site, L3 to the site, and end-to-end SRv6, the new...

iOCO expects improved earnings

iOCO has published a trading update for the six months ended 31 January 2026, alerting shareholders to higher earnings. Earnings per share and headline earnings per share are expected to be between 27 cents and 30 cents, an increase of between 42% to 58% over the...

Intel showcases AI-ready network vision

With 6G on the horizon, operators are clear that success won’t come from architectural resets, but from evolving the strong compute foundations already built in 5G. Moreover, progress will come from deploying intelligence responsibly and at scale across existing...

Drones damage AWS data centres in UAE

Drone strikes have hit and damaged at least two Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres in the Gulf region. Two facilities in the United Arab Emirates have been struck, with significant damage. One strike was on Sunday, in a Bahrain data centre, which suffered fire...

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Can cloud computing be sustainable?

Over the last several years, there has been an increased push to prioritise sustainability in IT and business technologies. Being sustainable in this regard can take several forms and involve different implementations. By Tshepo Motshegoa, CIO of Seacom Just recently,...

Cybersecurity and cyber resilience key for cyber risk management

Organisations continuously face numerous cyber threats in today's digital landscape and while many prioritise cybersecurity to safeguard digital assets, their strategies for cyber resilience often become neglected. By Graham Brown, country manager at Commvault SA/SADC...

Sage invests in black-owned ICT SMBs

Sage is accelerating its investment in small black-owned businesses in South Africa by committing an additional R9,2-million to interest-free loans to small ICT businesses. This commitment builds on the R18-million already invested over the past three years as part of...

How to guard against business interruption

Running a business comes with its fair share of uncertainties. No matter how carefully you plan, there is always the risk of unforeseen events disrupting operations. These disruptions can range from minor setbacks to major events that halt business entirely,...

Tarsus On Demand becomes an Amazon Web Services distributor

Tarsus On Demand (TOD) has become an Amazon Web Services (AWS) distributor and will work with AWS to provide enhanced cloud services and support for independent software vendors (ISVs) and managed service providers (MSPs) across sub-Saharan Africa. Chantelle Trollip,...

High refresh rates give gamers the edge

Imagine you’re locked in an intense battle royale. You’ve managed to outlast 99 other players and find yourself in a tense one-on-one standoff. You spot your opponent through a doorway, but by the time your eyes can register the movement and your fingers can pull the...

How to build the workforce of tomorrow using wind

Tackling unemployment and creating good, clean jobs could be possible if we fully leverage wind energy as a reliable renewable energy resource. However, Morongoa Ramaboa, from the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA), says that it is important that we are...

Achieve sustainability goals in the era of AI

Have you ever wondered if artificial intelligence (AI) can help us build a more sustainable and equitable future? By Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: CEEMETA at Dell Technologies Today, as AI seamlessly integrates into our daily lives, its adoption and impact are...

Botswana Supply Chain Summit empowers African supply chains

SAPICS has announced its participation in the upcoming inaugural Botswana Supply Chain Summit, aiming to educate and empower supply chain professionals not just in South Africa but across the continent. “SAPICS recognises Africa’s potential as a global supply chain...

SA closes the net on corporate secrecy

New regulatory guidance lowers the threshold for identifying company owners, making it harder for criminals to hide behind corporate structures, writes Hawken McEwan, director of risk and compliance at DocFox. In the ongoing battle against financial crime, South...

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