Internet blackout as Uganda heads to the polls
Reports are coming in the Uganda has imposed an Internet blackout ahead of general elections being held tomorrow (Thursday 15 January). The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is believed to have told service providers to suspend Internet access ahead of the...
Free Starlink for Iran amid Internet shutdown
With Iran still implementing a nationwide Internet shutdown, Starlink has made its service available to customers for free. Several non-profit organisations reported yesterday (Tuesday 13 January) that they had been able to access the satellite Internet service at no...
MetroFibre opens Steeledale store
MetroFibre has opened its fifth Fibre Experience store in Steeledale, South of Johannesburg, marking another milestone in it bid to make high-speed fibre connectivity accessible to underserved communities. The new Steeledale store opened on 25 July 2025 joins...
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...
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Create interpersonal bridges for a thriving company culture
What initiatives can support an organisation's goal of connecting its people across multiple levels to ensure shared engagement and accountability, asks Ashley Jacobs, people manager at Altron Karabina. People spend a lot of time in the office. The average person...
Virtual agents could free BPOs to cash in on local EQ
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Self-service must go hand-in-hand with personalisation
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Streamlining estate planning with technology
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Critical infrastructure benefits as AI gets smarter
With technology advancing at an astonishing pace, AI has emerged as a defining trend in today's business arena. Enterprises across all sectors are prioritising this technology, embracing its transformative potential to drive change and growth. By Marcel Bruyns, sales...
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IT resourcing management is evolving
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Classify data effectively to leveraging value
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Evolving threat landscape makes cyber insurance vital
Cyberattacks on South African companies are on the rise. Local insurers and incident response teams reporting the highest level of incidents they have ever seen, as these attacks become more frequent and sophisticated, the majority of local businesses can expect to...
Supply chain companies latch on to systems thinking
Systems thinking is gaining traction among supply chain firms. This type of thinking embraces a holistic approach to analyse how a system's constituent parts relate to and work with one another. In terms of logistics, it allows companies to view the entire end-to-end...
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Senior Application/Platform Security Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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Purpose of the role:The Specialist Network Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing complex network infrastructures, including cloud networks. This role ensures network reliability, security, and scalability while providing expert guidance on...
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Junior Data Scientist – KwaZulu-Natal Durban North
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Specialist Network Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
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