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The seasonally adjusted PMI declined by 1.8 points to 50.8 in May, from 52.6 in April. While the headline index remained above the neutral 50-point mark, the underlying survey results point to a deterioration in conditions from April to May. Manufacturers benefitted...
Study finds surveillance technologies can marginalise local communities
A new research paper co-authored by Grant Oosterwyk of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) School of Information Technology argues that surveillance technologies imported from the Global North into postcolonial cities can reshape public debate, governance and...
MacOS infostealer campaign abuses ChatGPT’s chat-sharing feature
Kaspersky Threat Research has identified a new malware campaign that uses paid Google search ads and shared conversations on the official ChatGPT website to trick Mac users into running a command that installs the AMOS (Atomic macOS Stealer) infostealer and a...
2026 will be year agentic AI comes of age
Kathy Gibson reports - Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) became the big buzzword in 2025, but organisations will only start to realise real benefit from the technology in the year ahead. That’s the word from John Roese, global chief technology officer and chief AI...
AI, geopolitics reshaping the future of global energy markets
S&P Global Energy has released its Top Trends report identifying the pivotal developments shaping clean energy technology, sustainability, and growth in global energy markets in 2026. "In 2026, AI's surging power demand growth will be testing grid limits, revenue...
The opportunities lurking within quantum technologies
Quantum technologies, which encompass quantum computing, quantum sensing, and quantum communications, is currently one of the fastest growing deep-tech industries - but the performance and commercial viability of these cutting-edge technologies are often held back by...
HPE challenges Huawei in campus switch market
Following a successful acquisition, the addition of Juniper’s revenue leaves HPE in a neck-and-neck race with Huawei for second place in the campus switch market, according to a new survey from Dell’Oro Group. “The combined HPE-Juniper entity grew campus switch...
Africa has aviation challenges, but potential is immense
While Africa is expected to outpace global air traffic growth next year, the region continues to face some of the world’s toughest operating conditions - resulting in the smallest share of global industry profit and extremely thin margins, according to the...
Leadership turnover harming supply chain performance
More than half (54%) of supply chain leaders report that leadership turnover has moderately to completely disrupted their function’s ability to operate over the past three years, according to a new survey from Gartner. This disruption - combined with the impact of...
WLAN growth stunted by China slowdown
A sharp contraction in China spending kept worldwide Wireless LAN (WLAN) growth from hitting double-digits in 3Q 2025, according to the latest report from Dell’Oro Group. “Cisco was late to the Wi-Fi 7 party,” says Siân Morgan, research director at Dell’Oro Group....
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Don’t let innovation be a casualty of rapid digital transformation
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AI is driving data centres to the edge
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Ricoh positioned in 2024 Magic Quadrant for Outsourced Digital Workplace Services
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Full Stack Developer (Senior) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Pretoria
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Azure DevOps Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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