Africa closes the gap as cloud adoption accelerates

Over the past decade, cloud has evolved from a flexible infrastructure backbone to a driver of innovation. And cloud maturity across Africa has accelerated dramatically - most organisations have moved beyond basic adoption to strategic optimisation, closing the gap...

Leaders say they won’t replace human workers with AI

A massive 91% of leaders wouldn’t replace their teams with AI, even if the technology were to make it possible to do so. This is according to the newly published 2026 State of AI at Work report from Udacity (part of Accenture), which analyses how the AI economy is...

These are the roles that top the pay rankings in SA

If you wanted to know which jobs offer the best pay in South Africa, wonder no longer. Pnet’s 2026 Salary Guide reveals that the three roles that attract the highest compensation are, in order: chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO) and executive...

SA urged to act quickly as geopolitical pressures mount

Kathy Gibson reports – Big changes to the world order are driving global uncertainty – and South Africa must decide now how to position itself in this changing environment. This is the stark advice from Lullu Krugel, chief economist and sustainability leader at PwC,...

Large warehouse operations set to adopt gamification

By 2028, 40% of large warehouse operations and distribution centres will have deployed employee engagement and gamification tools to motivate their workforces, according to Gartner. Gamification in logistics applies game design principles (such as points, badges,...

IBM opens global RFP for AI-driven education solutions

IBM has announced a global request for proposals (RFP) for the next cohort of the IBM Impact Accelerator focused on AI for transformative education and workforce development. The program invites nonprofits or government organizations, including academic institutions,...

11 news species on the Red List

Eleven new species have been uplisted to the 2025 Regional Mammal Red List of Threatened Species, indicates their declining conservation status, while three mammal species have been downlisted due to improved status. The latest assessment of the status of mammals in...

How leading organisations are making AI work

The World Economic Forum has released a new report revealing successful AI stories that are already delivering measurable performance gains and how pioneering organisations are moving beyond experimentation to achieve impact at scale. As investment accelerates and...

Windows 11 upgrades pushed global PC shipment growth over 9% in 2025

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71,5-million units in the fourth quarter of 2025, a 9,3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2024, according to preliminary results by Gartner. For the full year, worldwide PC shipments totaled more than 270-million units, a 9,1%...

New scam exploits OpenAI’s teamwork features

Kaspersky has detected a scam tactic leveraging the OpenAI platform. Attackers are abusing OpenAI's organisation creation and team invitation features to send spam emails from legitimate OpenAI addresses, potentially tricking users into clicking scam links or calling...

Only 8% of top apps are quantum-resistant

The rapid development of quantum computing is raising significant security concerns – particularly with studies showing the just 8% of the most popular everyday-used apps are resilient. “Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, and it poses a threat to current...

Sienna Rose reopens AI content debate

Soul singer Sienna Rose has become popular on streaming services, earning upwards of $2 000 per week from downloads. But fans may be disappointed to learn that the artists, who has 3-million listeners on Spotify and uploaded a massive 45 tracks over a three-month...

SA tech business reaches Aurora Tech Award 2026 semi-finals

A South African tech business has been named among the Top 30 semi-finalists for the Aurora Tech Award 2026, a global initiative established by inDrive that recognises the most promising female-led technology startups from emerging markets. Among the organisations in...

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AI breaks new ground for the retail industry

AI is a foundational technology in the retail sector. Niel Coetzee, technical director at redPanda Software Deployed to enhance personalisation, operational efficiency and optimise workflows and planning, AI solutions are rapidly becoming practical, enterprise-scale...

Your cybersecurity strategy is probably wrong – and how to fix it

Recently, I asked a room full of business leaders who among them would rate their cybersecurity posture as "excellent”. Only one hand went up. When I dropped the ranking to "good," just a few more hands were tentatively raised. By Kudakwashe Charandura, head of...

Super WiFi takes industrial connectivity beyond fibre and LTE limits

In many parts of Africa, industries still face crippling gaps in WiFi connectivity. Vast mining operations, ports, construction projects, and energy facilities often extend far beyond the reach of fibre or LTE networks. They are also too expansive for traditional...

AI represents the next horizon for ESG

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at an unprecedented pace globally. By Prineil Padayachy, senior associate, Sinalo Matubatuba, candidate attorney, and Ilhaam Fredericks, candidate attorney at Webber Wentzel The exceptional growth of data and the rapid...

Digital platforms weaponised to abuse women in Kenya

Across Kenya, online sexual exploitation and abuse (OSEA) is escalating rapidly, with predators exploiting digital technologies to recruit, groom, abuse, and traumatise women and girls. Two new reports uncover how the digital realm is being weaponised to perpetrate...

A unified view is the cornerstone of cyber resilience

South African organisations are facing an unprecedented wave of cybersecurity incidents. By Richard Ford, group chief technology officer at Integrity360 According to the CSIR, 88% of organisations have now faced at least one data breach. In the race to stay ahead,...

Gaming helps to change how youngsters think about alcohol

When more than 5-million young South Africans logged into Roblox and found a world built around their choices, not their vices, something remarkable happened. Alcohol harm-reduction became a story they wanted to take part in. That’s the power of AWARE.org’s “Makers of...

SA’s AI data centre conundrum

Everyone's talking about artificial intelligence. And I mean everyone. The hype reminds me of the fanfare around 5G's launch – all promise, waiting to see delivery. We built and enabled those towers everywhere, and now? Well, let's just say the revolution was somewhat...

How to delete your digital footprint from the Internet

Users’ digital footprints have been building up for years. Social media accounts, old comments, carelessly posted photos, message boards, and old marketplace listings — everything that each individual user has ever shared online remains there, potentially causing...

Backend Software Engineer – Western Cape Winelands

An opportunity exists for a skilled Backend Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain backend systems that power data-driven agricultural solutions. The ideal candidate is a problem-solver with a passion for development and an interest in nature and the...

Senior Java & Angular Developer (Fintech) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Do you dream in Java? Speak fluent Spring Boot? Can you charm both Angular frontends and Native Android apps into working harmoniously? Then you might be exactly who we're looking for!We're on the lookout for a Java Developer Extraordinaire to join our squad of...

Flutter Mobile Developer

An opportunity exists for a skilled Mobile Developer to build and maintain high-quality cross-platform mobile applications using the Flutter framework. The ideal candidate has strong coding skills, a good eye for UI/UX, and a proven track record in delivering mobile...

Software Implementation and Deployment Engineer – Remote

ENVIRONMENT:A leading AI software company seeks a Software Implementation and Deployment Engineer to join their growing team. The role combines ownership of customer-hosted deployments with responsibility for backend and deployment architecture. The primary focus is...

Flutter Mobile Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

An opportunity exists for a skilled Mobile Developer to build and maintain high-quality cross-platform mobile applications using the Flutter framework. The ideal candidate has strong coding skills, a good eye for UI/UX, and a proven track record in delivering mobile...

Business Analyst

A diversified financial services group that provides wealth management, investment solutions, and risk management to retail and institutional clients, is seeking a Business Analyst who will serve as the strategic link between business needs and technical solutions....

Senior Python Developer

Our client is eagerly seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Python Developer with a strong focus on Flask and Django. Key Requirements 5+ years' experience overall.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed]PythonFlaskDjangoWeb ApplicationRestful APIShould you meet the...

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