Internet censorship affected 4,6bn people in 2025
2025 started with 47 ongoing Internet disruptions, while 81 new restrictions were imposed during the year, according to Surfshark’s internet shutdowns yearly recap. Government-imposed Internet shutdowns affected 4,6-billion people in 2025. Asia continues to lead the...
CNAPP set to $12,9bn by 2030
Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) market revenue is forecast to reach $12,9-billion by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly 30% from 2025 to 2030. According to Dell’Oro research, the market’s trajectory is being shaped...
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...
Peach Payments goes live with MoneyBadger
Peach Payments has partnered with South African Bitcoin and crypto payments solution provider MoneyBadger to enable its merchants to accept payment in Bitcoin and other crypto assets. Anine de Kock, head of partnerships at Peach Payments, says: “MoneyBadger is...
When does using GenAI become unethical?
Generative AI (GenAI) is proving increasingly indispensable for certain aspects of daily work, raising questions about the ethics of passing its output off as one’s own work - and the fairness of pitting AI-generated content against human-generated content. This is...
Tariff and trade war the top emerging risk
The escalating tariff and trade war moved into the top rank of emerging risks for the second quarter of 2025, according to Gartner. The Quarterly Emerging Risk Report series captures enterprise risk management (ERM) leaders’, risk management professionals’, auditors’,...
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How AI is the disrupting the photography industry
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Bridge African connectivity gaps with FWA solutions
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Vodacom launches hybrid coding boot camp for girls
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Julius Sikhuza to lead aYo Holdings in SA
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Project Manager IT at QES
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Project Manager (Retail) to join them on an independent contract basis Fulltime in Office / Cape Town based Blue Yonder softwareRetail / Supply chain / FMCGWFM / HR Value PropositionYou will be part of delivering...
Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0577
Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Design, develop, and maintain web applications using Java, Angular, and SQL.Implement AWS cloud solutions to...
Senior DevOps Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
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
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
Purpose of the role:The Senior Support Engineer is responsible for providing high-level technical support, troubleshooting, and maintenance for client systems and applications. This role ensures timely resolution of issues, supports system installations and upgrades,...
Project Manager IT at QES – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Project Manager (Retail) to join them on an independent contract basis Fulltime in Office / Cape Town based Blue Yonder softwareRetail / Supply chain / FMCGWFM / HR Value PropositionYou will be part of delivering...
Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0577 – Gauteng Pretoria
Understand the business requirements, preparing AS-IS, and TO-BE documents and get sign-off from users for functional and/or technical design document(s).Design, develop, and maintain web applications using Java, Angular, and SQL.Implement AWS cloud solutions to...
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
Purpose of the role:The Senior Support Engineer is responsible for providing high-level technical support, troubleshooting, and maintenance for client systems and applications. This role ensures timely resolution of issues, supports system installations and upgrades,...
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