New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

What businesses must do about AARTO

The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act officially came into force in 62 municipalities on 1 July, and will extend to a further 151 municipalities later this year. The demerit point system will follow in 2027. For businesses operating...

Data centre electricity consumption set to surge

Electricity consumption for data centres worldwide is projected to grow 26% in 2026, according to Gartner, increasing from 447 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2025 to 565TWh this year. “Surging demand for compute-intensive AI workloads is driving unprecedented data centre...

Attackers turn legitimate remote access tools into backdoors

Attackers are using trusted software, disguised malware and increasingly believable lures to gain access to user devices. This is according to HP Inc’s latest Threat Insights Report, which highlights a growing challenge for both users and defenders as malicious...

Zero trust drives SASE growth

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) market grew 21% year-over-year (Y/Y) in 1Q 2026 to over $3-billion. The quarter reinforced that SASE is a strategic platform investment, with enterprises funding...

AI-powered disinformation is a risk brands can’t ignore

As GenAI changes how brands are discovered, interpreted and judged, chief marketing officers are facing a new category of threat: industrial disinformation. False or misleading narratives can now spread faster, scale further and do more damage to brand trust, customer...

The pivotal role of ports in supply chain stability

Global port efficiency remains under pressure from geopolitical instability, shipping network disruption, extreme weather events and persistent market volatility, according to the Container Port Performance Index 2025. The sixth annual report – jointly issued by the...

‘Grey’ scam websites exploit user trust

Kaspersky research shows that the so-called “grey” websites repeatedly target all world regions, and this may be driving both financial loss and large-scale data harvesting. Grey websites are deceptive online platforms that fall outside traditional phishing...

DJI Enterprise expands SA ecosystem

Kathy Gibson reports - Drone manufacturer DJI Enterprise is strengthening its South African presence and focus, having set up a local presence, appointed a master distributor and named its first official resellers. Lethu Buthelezi will head up DJI Enterprise’s South...

SpaceX drops $60bn to buy Cursor

Hot on the heels of its hugely successful initial public offering (IPO) last week, SpaceX has exercised its option to acquire Cursor for a $60-billion all-stock deal. Cursor is a start-up that offers an AI-powered code editor and software development. According to...

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We need to rethink recruitment in the age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way organisations recruit talent. But while many businesses are experimenting with AI-powered CV screening, there’s a school of thought that says companies may be solving the wrong problem. In fact, the real...

Nedbank and high-profile partners in novel recruitment drive

Nedbank, in partnership with Otinga, OfferZen, Zindi, and Microsoft has opened registrations for the Nedbank Data Masters Challenge 2026, a national, high-performance data competition designed to identify and recruit South Africa’s most advanced data professionals....

LG partnership reaches 200-ton recycling milestone

As we celebrate Earth Day (tomorrow, 22 April), LG South Africa’s recycling partnership has seen nearly 200 tons of polystyrene – an amount equivalent to covering a rugby field in 2,7m of the waste material – recycled in Germiston, Gauteng. This is a major milestone...

Why AI trust now depends on resilient data foundations

South African organisations are moving quickly from AI experimentation to deployment, writes Rick Vanover, vice-president of product strategy at Veeam Software. The latest South African Generative AI Roadmap 2025 found that 67% of respondents reported current GenAI...

The voice bots with hearts …

What are the many AI voice bots that are about to start helping companies with customer engagement actually going to say? For all the hype and buzzwords around AI, what really counts is everything behind the voice writes Bruce von Maltitz, CEO of 1Stream. There’s a...

Is SA creating the entry-level roles the agentic AI era demands?

With all the speculation about AI eliminating entry-level jobs, it is no wonder young South Africans are anxious about launching their careers. By Ursula Fear, senior talent program manager at Salesforce This anxiety is entirely understandable. According to the latest...

Gitex unveils expansion into Kenya

As Kenya invests heavily in key economic growth and national resilience drivers, from digital infrastructure and AI factories to hyperscale data centres and green industrialisation, the country is set for increased international attention following the announcement of...

Crypto mining: A sustainable opportunity for Africa

Every Earth Day (22 April) prompts reflection on sustainability and the future of our planet. By Larry Cooke, Africa head of legal at Binance This year, crypto mining should be part of that conversation, not as a challenge, but increasingly as an opportunity,...

Identity under siege: The new order of security in 2026

Cybersecurity planning for 2026 is a structural change in how attacks are executed and how trust is exploited, demanding that companies stop layering tools on top of infrastructure and instead prioritise intelligence and identity, writes Caesar Tonkin, MD of Armata...

How can you reduce licensing complexity and costs?

Licensing models and costs have undergone significant changes over the past year, leaving companies at an expensive crossroads if they don’t modernise and manage their licensing effectively, writes Chris Badenhorst, head of Azure Core Services at Braintree. Changing...

SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 0451

Interface Monitoring: IDOC and RFC's processing.Receiving, troubleshooting, resolving and closing Operational and Maintenance tickets within defined SLA's (Service Level Agreements).Create and maintain Solution Guides.Ensure Knowledge Transfer within team.Interaction...

SAP Technical Consultant (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

The product customs team assures the sustainable design and delivery of customs and foreign trade processes and IT solutions within the actual and constantly changing legal requirements in the EU and Rest of World.Within a complex multi-project environment, the...

SAP Functional Consultant (Senior) 0451 – Gauteng Pretoria

Interface Monitoring: IDOC and RFC's processing.Receiving, troubleshooting, resolving and closing Operational and Maintenance tickets within defined SLA's (Service Level Agreements).Create and maintain Solution Guides.Ensure Knowledge Transfer within team.Interaction...

Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0866

Requirement AnalysisDevelopment and maintenance on platform/application.Code Reviews: Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.Testing and defect resolution.Involvement and support in Deployment...

Lead Data Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are looking for a highly technical and hands-on Lead Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for rebuilding data pipelines, integrating SAP and other enterprise...

Junior Project Manager – Gauteng Sandown

Our client is seeking a proactive and organised Junior Project Manager to join a growing technology-focused environment. This role offers an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional to work alongside senior leadership, coordinate software development...

Full Stack Developer (JavaScript / TypeScript)

Our client is seeking talented Full Stack Developers with strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript experience to join a dynamic consulting environment. This opportunity offers exposure to a wide range of industries, projects, and technologies, allowing developers to work...

Full Stack Developer (JavaScript / TypeScript) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Our client is seeking talented Full Stack Developers with strong JavaScript and/or TypeScript experience to join a dynamic consulting environment. This opportunity offers exposure to a wide range of industries, projects, and technologies, allowing developers to work...

Application Support Engineer

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Application Support Engineer to join their Business Process Management team. This role is ideal for a systems-focused professional who enjoys troubleshooting, process improvement, systems administration, and supporting...

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