MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins
The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...
Talent shortage crippling SA is in trades … not tech
South Africa's conversation about the future of work fixates on AI, coding and digital careers, yet the skills crisis most hurting the economy is playing out in the trades, says Dr Andrew Dickson, engineering executive at CBi-electric: low voltage. Government, he...
Zoho looks to local data centre as SA market booms
South Africa is already one of Zoho’s leading markets, with new product upgrades like point of sale and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities set to drive the system’s popularity in the months to come. Andrew Bourne, regional head: South Africa at Zoho, hopes to...
How to stay safe on X Money
X Money, a core part of Elon Musk’s mission to turn X into an “everything app” has just launched. Scammers are likely already preparing social engineering campaigns to trap users. Under the X Money rules of engagement, only Premium Plus subscribers are eligible for up...
Chinese brands dominate in EV growth
Electronic vehicle (EV) adoption is maturing into a structural trend rather than a short-term reaction. This is the headline finding from a new OLX study, “The Great Acceleration: East Meets Electric”, which examines consumer demand for electric vehicles across five...
Taxpayers advises to declare cypto assets before SARS connects the dots
Significant local and international developments in the crypto asset taxation environment require taxpayers to tread with caution when submitting their tax returns for the 2026 Filing Season. South Africa adopted the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), effective...
Vodacom, UJ, AWS aim to grow SA’s AI talent pipeline
Vodacom has partnered with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to help address South Africa’s growing demand for job-ready artificial intelligence (AI) and data science skills. The partnership brings industry, academia...
Apple regains position as world’s most valuable company
Apple is once again the most valuable company in the world, as Nvidia stocks dropped. It’s been two years since Apple ceded the title first to Microsoft, then to Nvidia. The margin by which Apple took the title is extremely narrow and will probably slip within days....
Chinese startup unveils powerful open AI model
A Chinese firm has launched an open-weight artificial intelligence (AI) model said to be equivalent to Anthropic’s Claude Fable. Kimi K3 is a 2,8-trillion parameter model from Moonshot AI that is particularly suited to advanced reasoning and long-horizon coding....
Worried about water security? A UCT lecture not to be missed …
By 2050, 60% of global economic growth and 70% of global population growth are expected to occur in the Global South - with Africa playing a significant role in driving these changes. But this increase in population and economic activity affects how water and other...
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I think I gave my AI an anxiety disorder
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Data at the edge is critical for faster patient diagnosis
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When prevention fails: Recovery the new frontline in cybersecurity
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The strongest businesses are built on people, not strategy alone
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Good governance vital for AI resilience
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PayJustNow debuts on Peach Payments’ POS device
PayJustNow is available on the Peach Payments Digit Pro POS device. Anine de Kock, head of partnerships at Peach Payments, says: “The solution announced today offers easy PayJustNow integration into existing Peach Payments POS terminals for merchants.” This is...
NEC XON strengthens Africa wireless portfolio
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Ecentric debuts own integrated payment offering
Ecentric has launched of POSPay, a semi-white-label payment enablement solution that allows South Africa’s till vendors to offer payment services under their own brand. Through POSPay, till vendors integrate once into Ecentric’s certified acquiring and processing...
Desktop Support Technician
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Microsoft Certified IT Engineer ( Alberton )
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Microsoft Certified IT Engineer ( Alberton ) – Gauteng Primrose
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