Intel throws support behind Meta’s Muse Spark Open
Intel has enabled day-0 support for Meta’s Muse Spark Open across Intel Xeon processors and Intel data center GPU platforms, Intel GPU D-series, through targeted low-bit model quantisation. Meta’s official open-weight release of Muse Spark Open, an...
AI course enrollments up 75%
AI course enrollments in South Africa increased 75% year over year, while enrollments in critical thinking courses rose 132%, according to Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026. South Africa also ranks second among the 11 sub-Saharan African countries covered and 73rd...
Higher commodity prices, stronger mineral reserves reshape mining outlook
South Africa’s mining sector entered the 2026 reporting period on firmer footing, supported by higher precious-metal prices, improved mineral reserve positions and growing interest in critical minerals. This is according to PwC’s latest SA Mine 2026 report, which...
FNB expands alternative investments with crypto assets
FNB has launched Crypto Investing through its banking platform. Sizwe Nxedlana, CEO of FNB and RMB Private Banking and Wealth Management, comments: “FNB customers will now have access and exposure to crypto assets, with the ability to trade a set of curated coins, as...
CFOS play an outsize role as AI scales enterprise-wide
As AI becomes more integrated into enterprise operations and decision-making, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking on a larger role in shaping enterprise priorities around AI, helping turn strategy into execution, and determining how investments and capital...
CFOs must take a more disciplined approach to finance AI investment
As finance AI adoption moves beyond experimentation, CFOs must take a more disciplined approach to managing their portfolios, according to Gartner. Finance leaders are implementing this more disciplined approach by setting realistic time-to-value expectations,...
CHRO confidence remains positive, but inches down
CHRO Confidence among US chief human resource officers (CHROs) remained positive in Q3, but continued to edge down from its record high earlier this year, according to the latest survey by The Conference Board. The CHRO Confidence Index declined to 56 in Q3 from 58 in...
SA hits 1,5m domains
The ZA Registry Consortium (ZARC) has reached a milestone of 1,5-million domain registrations across South Africa’s commercial .ZA second-level domains. The milestone, spanning the .co.za, .org.za, .net.za and .web.za namespaces, reflects decades of sustained growth...
US taskforce aims to regulate renamed AI
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new taskforce focused on artificial intelligence (AI) – which he has renamed as Super Intelligence. The new taskforce will be led by Jay Clayton, the director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton. Other members of the team...
Agentic AI boosts cloud opportunities for telcos
Telcos searching to expand sales avenues are discovering evolving channel opportunities in cloud marketplaces which align with their AI strategies to streamline delivery of network services to enterprises, according to GlobalData. Factors ranging from agentic...
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From connected mines to intelligent mines: South Africa’s next mining transformation
Huawei South Africa’s Mining roundtable brought miners, technology partners, and academia together to examine how connectivity, trusted data, AI, and digital twins can translate into safer, more productive, and more sustainable operations. Huawei South Africa brought...
Your IT asset register is probably lying to you
Most CIOs believe they have a technology cost problem but many actually have a visibility problem, writes Marcelle Steyn, strategic sales lead at InnoVent. The uncomfortable reality is that a surprising amount of technology inside organisations today is either...
AI oversight and governance will shape the future of SA’s financial services
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become deeply woven into every aspect of financial services, from customer onboarding and fraud detection to transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and risk assessment. By Chanal Subramoney, group senior compliance manager (MLCO)...
The silent R30m drain: How IT disruptions undermine businesses
Behind the scenes, a silent drain is eroding the profits of some of South Africa’s most ambitious companies. Most leadership teams don’t see it on any line item, but its impact is real. Recent industry research reveals that tech-related disruptions and friction cost...
The rise of AI-native government
Across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (CEEMETA), the public-sector AI conversation has changed dramatically, writes Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: CEEMETA at Dell Technologies. Just two years ago, the government was focused on...
Is AI lying to us?
AI has shifted from “People trying AI” to “People depending on AI regularly”. It is commonplace now that emails and documents are drafted by AI, without adequate human oversight – leading to embarrassing real-life consequences. ChatGPT grew from 100-million active...
Confidence is not evidence: why backup strategy needs a reality check
Backup, disaster recovery and operational resilience are often used interchangeably in boardroom conversations, but they are three distinct disciplines that each carry their own risk if left unaddressed. This is according to Nicolas Blank, chief technology officer at...
AI and how the next moon race is right here on Earth
In 1969, the world watched in awe as Neil Armstrong took “one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind”, a defining moment that represented how far we had come as a species. By Steven Santini, vice-president for secure power, SSA at Schneider Electric It...
Cyber, fraud, AI risks converge to create new challenges
Companies in South Africa are facing an increasingly complex risk environment as cyber threats, fraud, governance failures, business interruption and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) become more interconnected, according to forensic...
Growing AI adoption raises new wellbeing considerations
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in everyday work, Lyra Southern Africa is observing growing concern among employees about keeping pace with changing workplace demands, evolving skills requirements and the increasing complexity of modern...
Information Security Specialist (24 months contract)
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Information Security Specialist (24 months contract)The purpose of the job is to plan, manage, and administer the company's network security. Ensure all network components are managed in accordance with approved...
Information Security Specialist (24 months contract) – Gauteng Gauteng
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Information Security Specialist (24 months contract)The purpose of the job is to plan, manage, and administer the company's network security. Ensure all network components are managed in accordance with approved...
WMS Systems Support
We are recruiting a WMS Systems Support specialist for a large distribution center. This is a hands-on role supporting the warehouse management system, its users and the daily flow of data between the WMS and ERP system. Experience with Manhattan WMS will be a strong...
WMS Systems Support – Gauteng Midrand
We are recruiting a WMS Systems Support specialist for a large distribution center. This is a hands-on role supporting the warehouse management system, its users and the daily flow of data between the WMS and ERP system. Experience with Manhattan WMS will be a strong...
Information Security Specialist (24 Months Fixed-Term Contract)
Position is to plan, manage, and administer the company network security. Ensure all network components are managed in accordance with approved guidelines and processes toensure complianceJOB DESCRIPTIONDesigning, installing, and managing security mechanisms that...
Information Security Specialist (24 Months Fixed-Term Contract) – Gauteng Gauteng
Position is to plan, manage, and administer the company network security. Ensure all network components are managed in accordance with approved guidelines and processes toensure complianceJOB DESCRIPTIONDesigning, installing, and managing security mechanisms that...
Project Manager
The role is responsible for leading projects across the full lifecycle, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, control, handover and close-out, in line with company's project management framework, governance requirements and System/Product Lifecycle...
Project Manager – Western Cape Cape Town
The role is responsible for leading projects across the full lifecycle, from initiation and planning to execution, monitoring, control, handover and close-out, in line with company's project management framework, governance requirements and System/Product Lifecycle...
System Analyst
To plan & execute systems analysis tasks alone and under supervision, during design, construction, integration, verification, commissioning and operations of the various radio telescopes and associated supporting systems, focusing primarily on the telescope signal...
System Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
To plan & execute systems analysis tasks alone and under supervision, during design, construction, integration, verification, commissioning and operations of the various radio telescopes and associated supporting systems, focusing primarily on the telescope signal...
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