Negative sentiment drives call for data centre transparency
Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb – With data centres experiencing massive growth around the globe, the industry needs to do a better job of telling people the benefits they offer humanity at large. Worldwide, uncertainty about possible risks posed by...
Bridging the digital divide in the AI era
Kathy Gibson reports from Vertiv Week in Zagreb - The world is in the middle of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, driven in large part by a multi-billion dollar data centre build-out. But the massive development taking place in the developed world threatens...
FairMoney passes 30m Nigeria users
FairMoney Microfinance Bank, a CBN-licensed digital financial institution in Nigeria, has surpassed 30-million registered users in the country. Through the FairMoney app, customers can open and manage an account, save money, pay bills, make transfers, use cards,...
Digital companies’ emission reductions lag climate commitments
Despite progress in climate reporting and renewable electricity use, digital companies are falling short in cutting emissions at the pace required to achieve global climate targets, according to the new report Greening Digital Companies: Monitoring Emissions and...
Customers are not forgiving of chatbots after a negative experience
Customers say they are open to using customer service chatbots, but only 27% of customers say they would be willing to try a chatbot again after a negative experience, according to a Gartner survey. Eric Keller, senior director analyst in the Gartner Customer Service...
Intra-African trade a continental priority
Boosting trade flows amongst African countries remains a key economic priority, writes Kanayo Awani, executive vice-president: Intra-African Trade & Export Development Bank at African Export-Import Bank. There is significant opportunity to accelerate the growing...
Study underlines Africa’s unique cardiovascular conditions
A University of Cape Town (UCT) led study, the Sub-Saharan Africa Survey of Heart Failure (THESUS II), has found that the conditions of those most affected by heart failure in Africa haven’t changed much. Africans presenting with heart failure are still 10-20 years...
Companies urged to use the Export Block Exemption
The publication of the Block Exemption for Promotion of Exports enabling South African exporters to collaborate in pursuing international markets will not benefit them unless they make full use of the regulation. This is according to the Kwanele Mkhwanazi, director:...
SA students shine in Tashkent Olympiad
South Africa's national programming team has returned home with four awards from the 2026 International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The team brought home one Bronze medal and three Honourable Mention certificates, a strong showing...
Nvidia to buy Hugging Face in $12,9bn deal
Nvidia has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,93-billion. “Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infrastructure and expand access to AI for developers and institutions worldwide,” says Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in a post announcing the...
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Schneider Electric’s Alliance Programme turns SIs into trusted technology partners
System Integrators (SIs) across Africa are under increasing pressure to grow beyond completing one-off PLC, SCADA or hardware integration projects and deliver continuous performance, reliability and efficiency gains for end users. By Oriel Soupen, channel marketing...
Vertiv increases manufacturing capacity
Vertiv has opened its manufacturing facility in Johor, Malaysia, expanding the company’s manufacturing footprint to support growing demand for AI and high-density computing infrastructure across Asia, including Southeast Asia, North Asia, Australia, and New Zealand....
AI is secretly disenfranchising the youth who use it ‘best’
In 1976, South Africa’s youth took to the streets to claim educational agency and the hard-won right to self-determination. Fifty years later, our young digital natives face a quieter, subtler crisis: the gradual surrender of that very critical reasoning and agency to...
Uncertainty versus apathy: The Gen Z initiative paradox
Employers are firing Gen Z employees within months of hiring them. According to a survey undertaken by Intelligent.com, the reason comes down to initiative – 50% of the 966 companies surveyed said Gen Z lacked motivation. By Insaaf Daniels, marketing and people...
The insight economy is over: AI commoditised consulting advice
For decades, the consulting industry sold two things: access to benchmarked intelligence, and access to bright, relentlessly hardworking talent. Clients paid premium rates to know what their competitors were doing and to borrow the brainpower to figure out how to...
African industries benefit from open source, domain-specific models and platforms
Enterprise leaders and developers can end up talking about AI in a very abstract way, using phrases like “unlock our true potential” or “give us valuable insights into our business”. It’s true, AI can do those things. But when it comes to actually following through,...
Built to be smarter: what it means to be AI-ready
There are many ways to tell the story of AI in South Africa and the technology’s impact on the local business landscape. But the story worth telling is one where that impact is felt by all. By Werner Joubert, commercial SYS business director (South Africa & SADC)...
Millions lost. No-one noticed
Walk into almost any business storeroom and you will probably find it. Stacks of old laptops. Boxes of monitors. Networking equipment gathering dust. Desktops sitting under desks. Forgotten chargers tangled in drawers. Most companies do not think of these items as...
NetScout hits 750th patent milestone
NetScout is celebrating the issuance of its 750th patent. The patent, “Systems and Methods for Performing Computer Network Service Chain Analysis,” issued 24 June 2026, in the UK, is the latest in a portfolio that spans NetScout’s long track record of innovation, from...
Takealot Group achieves full-year profitability
Takealot Group has reported a record full-year trading profit (aEBIT) of R171 million for the full year ending 31 March 2026, representing a R384,8-million turnaround from a loss of R213,8-million in the previous year. The result was driven by an 18% rise in revenue...
Project Manager (Public Health – 3 Month Fixed Term Contract – Wits Health Consortium)
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
System Administrator
A multi-company industrial group - six businesses, 650 employees and sites across the country - is looking for a hands-on Network and System Administrator to act as team lead for IT. The role is group-wide rather than single-site. You report to the Group IT Manager in...
Project Manager (Public Health – 3 Month Fixed Term Contract – Wits Health Consortium) – Mpumalanga Bushbuckridge
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
System Administrator – Gauteng Germiston
A multi-company industrial group - six businesses, 650 employees and sites across the country - is looking for a hands-on Network and System Administrator to act as team lead for IT. The role is group-wide rather than single-site. You report to the Group IT Manager in...
.NET Developer
We are looking for an experienced .NET Developer to take ownership of a modern, cloud-ready software platform that supports a nationally deployed, mission-critical service. Key Responsibilities Platform Ownership & Knowledge Transfer Take part in a structured...
Data Engineer
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to design, build, and operationalize modern data solutions using the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge Data & AI initiatives, enabling advanced...
Senior Application Support Engineer (Client Platform) – Remote
Our client is a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform used by enterprise financial services, retail, and data-intensive clients across South Africa, the UK, US, UAE, and Brazil. The company's client-facing product is the company's Desktop Connect v2 (“Desktop...
.NET Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
We are looking for an experienced .NET Developer to take ownership of a modern, cloud-ready software platform that supports a nationally deployed, mission-critical service. Key Responsibilities Platform Ownership & Knowledge Transfer Take part in a structured...
Data Engineer – Gauteng Braamfontein
Our client is seeking a highly skilled Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to design, build, and operationalize modern data solutions using the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge Data & AI initiatives, enabling advanced...
Senior Application Support Engineer (Client Platform) – Remote – Remote Remote
Our client is a privacy-preserving data collaboration platform used by enterprise financial services, retail, and data-intensive clients across South Africa, the UK, US, UAE, and Brazil. The company's client-facing product is the company's Desktop Connect v2 (“Desktop...
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