Free Starlink for Iran amid Internet shutdown
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Internet censorship affected 4,6bn people in 2025
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Sophos and Phishield debut cybersecurity, insurance partnership
Sophos has entered into an exclusive partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, where the partnership offers an integrated cyber protection (from Sophos) and insurance solution (from Phishield) to businesses across sub-Saharan Africa. The...
How to deliver growth as executive confidence dips
Executive leaders are tempered in their optimism about economic growth and their own organisation’s top-line growth, with the Gartner Executive Confidence Barometer totaling just49.8 out of 100 in the second quarter of 2025. Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a...
Intel streamlines operations as it sets a new course
Intel aims to reduce its global workforce by about 15% by the end of this year, through workforce reductions and attrition. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, says the goal is to end up with about 75 000 employees. A large portion of the workforce reductions have already taken...
What the future holds for batteries, AI, hydrogen
The future of energy could be increasingly streamlined, sustainable, and efficient, with battery developments and the integration of machine learning. Li-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells are some of the most promising up-and-coming technologies responsible for...
Smart tech supports wildlife and ecosystems
As we mark World Nature Conservation Day today (28 July), AI is emerging as a powerful enabler of environmental protection. What makes this shift particularly compelling is the crossover between sectors. Technologies originally developed to monitor industrial risks in...
WhatsApp groups can become serious cyber-risk zones
Despite their popularity among employees, informal messaging platforms pose significant risks to organisations’ cybersecurity. The 2025 KnowBe4 Africa Annual Cybersecurity survey found that 93% of African respondents use WhatsApp for work communications, surpassing...
UK unveils Isambard-AI supercomputer
The UK has officially joined the premier league of global AI infrastructure — and it’s not starting small. Isambard-AI, the most powerful supercomputer to be built in the UK, is housed at the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS). “And as we press this switch to...
SA student short-listed for $100k prize
Uatshila Munenyiwa, a data science and mechanical engineering student at Stanford University, has been named to the top 50 shortlist for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2025, an annual $100 000 award given to one exceptional student who has made a significant...
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Classify data effectively to leveraging value
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Evolving threat landscape makes cyber insurance vital
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Supply chain companies latch on to systems thinking
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Senior DevOps Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Purpose of the role: The Senior DevOps Engineer plays a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines and scalable cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on ensuring automation, reliability, and security across all stages of software...
Senior Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Purpose of the role: The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying, and managing both cloud and on-premises network infrastructures. This role ensures network performance, security, and compliance while supporting the organization's data centre and...
Senior Support Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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Purpose of the role: The Specialist DevOps Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimising CI/CD pipelines to ensure seamless deployment automation and efficient infrastructure processes. This role involves close collaboration with development and...
Mid-Level Cloud Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Purpose of the Role The role of the Mid-Level Cloud Engineer is to design, deploy, and maintain robust, secure, and scalable cloud infrastructure solutions that meet business objectives. The position requires hands-on experience in managing cloud environments,...
Mid-Level Project Manager at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Technical Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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