AI component demand to drive campus switch market
The Campus Ethernet Switch market rebounded in 2025 but did not grow enough to compensate for the 19% contraction in 2024 revenue, says a new report on the sector from Dell’Oro Group. “Vendors are dodging campus switch component shortages that are appearing because of...
$8bn boost as SA joins Afreximbank
South Africa has today officially acceded to the Establishment Agreement of pan-African multilateral financial institution, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). South Africa becomes the 54th state to accede to the bank’s Establishment Agreement, aimed at...
Self-service, live chat to dominate in customer service
Technologies that support digital-first service will overtake traditional channels such as phone and email as the most valuable technologies for customer service and support leaders in the next two years, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc., a business and...
Truecaller adds info about call intent
Truecaller has added a new feature to its caller identity service: it can now tell users not only who is calling, but the intent behind the call. Using artificial intelligence (AI), Truecaller can now provide contextual insights on incoming calls. It also includes...
Paratus launches first private mobile network in Namibia
Pan-African telco Paratus has launched its first private mobile network in Namibia with LTE and 5G technologies – the culmination, it says, of two decades of investment in the country and fighting off the challenges of dominant state-owned competitors. The company...
Mastercard in the driver’s seat with McLaren
Mastercard will be the new official Naming Partner of the McLaren Formula 1 Team from next year onwards. From the start of the next season in 2026, the team will be known as the McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team which it says will represent an exciting new era not...
Lenovo to power FIFAe Finals 2025
FIFAe has confirmed that Lenovo’s Legion gaming technology will be used at its pinnacle competition in 2025 – football esports’ “World Cup Finals” - to be held in Riyadh from 10 to 19 December. Lenovo’s Legion Tower 7i, Legion gaming monitors, mice, keyboards,...
Millions of jobs, one movement
There’s nothing small about small business impact. South Africa’s small businesses aren’t just surviving - they’re driving our economy – and, together, they contribute over 40% of our GDP and employ two-thirds of the working force. Imagine the impact if we all gave...
New leak exposes 44m SA users’ records
Millions of South African users are among those affected by a massive new data leak. Cybernews researchers report that a data exposure affects more than 250-million identity records across seven countries, including Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab...
Vodacom goes live with virtual wheeling
Vodacom has fully operationalised its agnostic virtual wheeling platform. The company has delivered on a power purchase agreement (PPA) with IPP (independent power producer) SOLA Group to procure renewable electricity for commercial operations. The operation leverages...
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Top payment trends for 2024
Consumers will increasingly be demanding choices when it comes to payment options into 2024, with security being high on the agenda and offerings that will be keenly watched as potential growth engines. Rory Bosman, executive for sales and marketing at Ecentric...
Accessible fibre transforms the suburbs
Consistent and reliable connectivity remains a challenge for the suburbs. By David Coleman, chief product officer at Frogfoot Networks Sustained levels of loadshedding are affecting telecommunication company's service delivery and those who rely on mobile or LTE...
CCM lets businesses drive personalisation, agility in mass communications
Communication with customers is central to any business, writes Sean Manley, national sales and account manager at GhostDraft. Managing this communication carefully is crucial, especially as the number of customers grows and the world increasingly navigates to online...
Black Swan events and their spatial consequences
In a world where the unexpected has often reshaped history, "Black Swan" events are a stark reminder of our collective vulnerability to the unforeseeable. These events, defined by their rarity, severe impact, and the widespread post-event perception that they were...
Vertiv supports growing African telecoms industry
The telecommunications industry across Africa occupies a complex yet active space, with factors such as significant investment in sub-sea connectivity cables, increasing demand for data centres, and the rollout of terrestrial fibre broadband infrastructure gaining...
MTN achieves 98% network availability in Free State, Northern Cape
In MTN's Central Region, which includes the Free State, Northern Cape and parts of North West, network sites with resilience are now achieving above 98% network availability daily and improving from 92% network availability. This is the result of MTN's network...
Why 2024 will be the year of the AI assistant
Over the coming 12 months, generative AI will drive transformation across all industries, boosting efficiency and productivity. Tailoring and personalising customer interactions faster and at scale, workers are quickly realising the benefits. By Linda Saunders,...
AI vs humanity – a battle for identity
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world. The last two decades have laid the infrastructure to give over 5-billion people access to digital services through smartphones and the Internet. By Timbo Drayson, CEO and co-Founder of OkHi This has primed the world...
Does Africa need a climate-centric financial architecture?
At the recently concluded COP28 climate summit in Dubai, African financial and political leaders spoke extensively about the role of finance in shaping Africa's future, particularly regarding climate and the environment. By Funmi Dele-Giwa, general counsel & head...
Telviva helps with Vodacom Lesotho service offering
South African unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) company Telviva has announced that, as a technology partner to Vodacom Lesotho, it has assisted Vodacom Lesotho with the activation of the Vodacom One Connect business solution within the Vodacom...
Senior Data Scientist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Are you obsessed with models, fascinated by deep learning, and excited by the idea of designing AI systems that actually matter? We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to help build advanced vision-inspection and anomaly-detection tools that push the boundaries of...
Senior Scrum Master
The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and a proven track record of leading Scrum teams to deliver high-quality products.JOB DESCRIPTION Conduct daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.Coach team members on...
Data Scientist (Senior) 2287
Research, design and implement Deep Learning models.Understand user requirements and deploy deep learning solutions to solve complex business problems.Continuously improve performance, efficiency and scalability of existing models and algorithms.Establish efficient...
Senior Data Scientist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
Are you obsessed with models, fascinated by deep learning, and excited by the idea of designing AI systems that actually matter? We're looking for a Senior Data Scientist to help build advanced vision-inspection and anomaly-detection tools that push the boundaries of...
Senior Scrum Master – Gauteng Sandton
The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and a proven track record of leading Scrum teams to deliver high-quality products.JOB DESCRIPTION Conduct daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.Coach team members on...
Data Scientist (Senior) 2287 – Gauteng Pretoria
Research, design and implement Deep Learning models.Understand user requirements and deploy deep learning solutions to solve complex business problems.Continuously improve performance, efficiency and scalability of existing models and algorithms.Establish efficient...
IT Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
IT Project Manager | Stellenbosch, Cape TownFull-time | Permanent | Hybrid (2 days in-office) Are you a driven, tech-savvy Project Manager who thrives on turning great ideas into seamless software solutions?Do you get a kick out of seeing complex IT projects come to...
Full Stack Developer (Senior) 1613
Analyze business requirements and technical specifications to design and develop the backend architecture of software applications / platforms.Select and implement appropriate programming languages, frameworks, and databases to meet the application's functional and...
IT Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Stellenbosch
IT Project Manager | Stellenbosch, Cape TownFull-time | Permanent | Hybrid (2 days in-office) Are you a driven, tech-savvy Project Manager who thrives on turning great ideas into seamless software solutions?Do you get a kick out of seeing complex IT projects come to...
Full Stack Developer (Senior) 1613 – Gauteng Pretoria
Analyze business requirements and technical specifications to design and develop the backend architecture of software applications / platforms.Select and implement appropriate programming languages, frameworks, and databases to meet the application's functional and...
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