Security, infrastructure drive C-suite misalignment on GenAI

There is a serious misalignment among C-suite leaders when it comes to business goals and operational readiness for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) deployment. This is the headline finding from a new NTT Data report, “The AI Security Balancing Act: From...

Call to strengthen child online protection in Africa

The GSMA, in partnership with the mobile industry, is calling for strengthened collective action to protect children online across Africa. Building on insights from a high-level roundtable convened at the Ministerial Programme during MWC25 Barcelona, the GSMA has...

South Africans under increasing attack by fraudsters

A massive 68% of South Africans have been targeted by email, online, phone call or text messaging fraud in the last three months, with 13% saying they had become victims. Among those who said they were targeted, the most common reported schemes were phishing, where...

Solar Orbiter gets world-first views of the Sun’s poles

Thanks to its newly tilted orbit around the Sun, the European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft is the first to image the Sun’s poles from outside the ecliptic plane. Solar Orbiter’s unique viewing angle will change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic...

WLAN market set to surge in 2025

Wireless LAN (WLAN) revenue is expected to grow 11% in 2025 after the 2024 contraction finally comes to an end, according to Dell’Oro Group, with WiFi 7 adoption shooting up and representing over a third of Indoor AP revenues. “The growth of WiFi 7 shipments has been...

Heightened geopolitical tensions increase security risk ratings

While South Africa has a low rating for medical-related risk, mental health, climate change and security risks continue to rise. This is among the trends shown in the annual interactive Risk Map 2025 launched by Internation SOS. As global security and health risks...

Takealot Group sells Superbalist

The Takealot Group has announced that Superbalist has been acquired by a South African consortium of retail and private equity investors, led by Blank Canvas Capital. The strategic acquisition, effective 1 September 2024, will support Superbalist's ongoing growth,...

How KnowBe4 hired a spy – and sent them packing

In a startling turn of events, cybersecurity awareness training company KnowBe4 recently uncovered an elaborate scam when it unwittingly hired a North Korean spy. This incident has sent shockwaves through the business community, highlighting the growing risks...

IBM, Intel collaborate to drive AI innovation

IBM and Intel are collaborating to deploy Intel Gaudi 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud by early next year to help more cost effectively scale enterprise AI and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency. This collaboration will also enable...

GenAI a key theme in companies’ discussions

Companies across various sectors are incorporating next-generation AI capabilities into their solutions, with GenAI standing out as a primary focus of technological innovation, reveals the Company Filings Analytics Database of research group GlobalData. The company’s...

Sluggish demand pushes Absa PMI back to contractionary territory

After the encouraging uptick in July, the seasonally adjusted PMI dropped significantly by 8.8 points to 43.6 in August, down from 52.4 in July. This decline underscores the challenges the sector faces amid ongoing political uncertainty, high but slowing inflation,...

Intel raises the bar for AI performance on Xeon processors

In the latest MLCommons AI performance benchmark suite – MLPerf Inference v4.1 - Intel submitted results across six MLPerf benchmarks for 5th Gen Xeon Scalable processors and, for the first time, its Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores). Intel Xeon 6...

IBM unlocks capabilities for enterprise-scale AI

IBM has revealed architecture details for the upcoming IBM Telum II Processor and IBM Spyre Accelerator -  new technologies designed to significantly scale processing capacity across next generation IBM Z mainframe systems and help accelerate the use of traditional AI...

Nvidia Blackwell sets new standard for GenAI in MLPerf benchmarks

As enterprises race to adopt generative AI and bring new services to market, the demands on data centre infrastructure have never been greater – training large language models (LLMs) is one challenge, but delivering LLM-powered realtime services is another. In the...

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Graduating gogos get tech-savvy

"On your marks, get set - we are ready to GoGogoGo!" These were the joyful lyrics echoing off the walls of Jabulani's Safe Hub as eight tech-savvy grannies collected their qualifications at the Gogos with Vuma Graduation Ceremony. They join the ranks of 19 fast...

Epson expands commercial printing ranges

Epson has added to its commercial printing ranges with six new models: * The SureColor SC-P6500E (single roll), SC-P6500D (dual roll with PostScript) and SC-P6500DE (dual roll) 24-inch (610mm) models; * The compact, mobile and cost-efficient SL-D500 photo printer that...

How can HR leaders remain relevant in 2023?

Have you noticed how many previously unheard-of towns and cities are being touted as digital nomad havens? Locals are, in many cases, up in arms, helplessly watching property prices escalate as their quiet conurbations chase a cosmopolitan dream that they didn't agree...

Get better value by extending your data management architecture

For many years, the South African banking sector has strived to comply with international financial regulations, such as Basel II and its successors, in order to ensure cost effective access to global markets. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management With its...

The journey towards digitising the supply chain

The supply chain has been significantly disrupted with shortages and geopolitical events requiring companies to think differently about how best to manage their operational environments. This is where digitisation plays a critical role as it delivers the tools and...

Cloudflare recognises Liquid C2

Liquid C2 has been awarded the Cloudflare New Partner and Certification Champions for 2022. David Behr, CEO of Liquid C2, comments: "The partnership with Cloudflare has been a tremendous success for our customers as we can deliver more customised cyber security...

CSSA consolidates, rebrands

Cyber Security South Africa (CSSA), together with its sister companies Credence Security and Cyber Security Africa Distribution, has announced an extensive rebranding effort that sees the three firms consolidated under a unified brand identity called Trinexia. The...

Digital transformation is nearly a teenager

It's been just over 10 years since digital transformation became an integral part of the business environment, writes Rebatho Madiba, business development: digital platform solutions at BCX. But, as it grows older, is it meeting expectations? In 2015, the World...

Online retailers must service customers where they demand

We have heard it said many times before but it doesn't change the fact that it is true: technology is, and will continue to be, crucial to an online retailer's competitiveness and success. By David Meintjes, CEO of Telviva Retailers know that today's consumer, and no...

Retailers must accommodate consumers who use cash

With recent research showing that only 14% of South African consumers are ready to go completely cashless, retailers should be looking at ways to accommodate their customers' preferred way to pay, while also reducing their operating costs. Leading retailers are...

Application Support Engineer at The Foschini Group

Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Test and implement application solutions Operational support including, amongst others, root cause analysis; management of incidents, problems, changes and service requests; and SLA achievement...

Business Analyst (Engineering/Construction)

Our client, a national civils, engineering and construction company specialising in medium to large scale projects, seeks to employ a Business Analyst to join this progressive and expanding professional team.Please note that certification such as CBAP or PMI-PBA is...

Data Analyst

Our client in the banking sector is looking for a Data Analyst.Duration - 1 March 2025 to 31 December 2025You will be required to maintain the Client Reference Data, Market reference data of financial instruments and the valuation of these instruments. Investment...

Technical Lead – IBM Integration at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for a Technical Lead with expertise in IBM Integration technologies to manage technology implementation in projects and provide technical guidance and solutions. Key Responsibilities: Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and hands-on expertise to...

Business Analyst (Engineering/Construction) – Gauteng Fordsburg

Our client, a national civils, engineering and construction company specialising in medium to large scale projects, seeks to employ a Business Analyst to join this progressive and expanding professional team.Please note that certification such as CBAP or PMI-PBA is...

Data Analyst – Gauteng Houghton Estate

Our client in the banking sector is looking for a Data Analyst.Duration - 1 March 2025 to 31 December 2025You will be required to maintain the Client Reference Data, Market reference data of financial instruments and the valuation of these instruments. Investment...

Senior Software Engineer at The Foschini Group

Package & RemunerationJOB DESCRIPTION Key Responsibilities: Design, code, test and implement APIs and applications in multiple frameworks and stacks. Work with architecture and engineering team members to build components and APIs for the enterprise Qualifications...

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