Dehorning rhinos drastically reduces poaching

A landmark international study published yesterday (5 June 2025) in the Science Journal reveals that dehorning rhinos significantly reduces the risk of poaching – one of these iconic species' most immediate threats. The research, co-led by the University of Cape Town...

Escalating attacks drive need for digital executive protection

There has been a frightening escalation in cyberthreats targeting business leaders and their families, according to a new report released by BlackCloak, a pioneer in digital executive protection for executive leaders, board members, and their families - as well as...

Tshwane innovates on meter reading, revenue collection

Kathy Gibson is at Saphila Transcend in Sun City – Collecting revenue from electricity users is vital for the City of Tshwane’s financial health, but outdated and inefficient systems have been playing havoc with its ability to do so efficiently. The city, which serves...

How AI is transforming digital transformation

Kathy Gibson is at Saphila Transcend in Sun City - Change has always been a constant – but in the last couple of years digital transformation has been moving at a faster pace than ever before. This is because, today, technology is transforming transformation, says...

Tech delivers on human-centric work

By 2025, 60% of enterprise organisations will adopt a responsible AI framework for their HR technology and achieve greater employee experience and trust in the organisation, according to Gartner. With this rapid adoption of AI, the Gartner Hype Cycle for HR...

Kaspersky joins Interpol-Afripol operation

Kaspersky recently assisted its partner law enforcement agencies Interpol and Africapol in a joint effort to disrupt cybercrime across the African region. Dubbed “Serengeti”, the operation has led to the arrest of more than 1 000 individuals suspected of links to...

Cybersecurity skills shortage is biggest risk to MSPs

The biggest day-to-day challenge facing Managed Service Providers (MSP) is keeping up with the latest cybersecurity solutions/technologies, according to Sophos' inaugural MSP Perspectives 2024 report, with 39% of respondents citing it. Alongside this, MSPs indicated...

High levels of loadshedding are costly for SA’s labour market

Recent research conducted under the South Africa Towards Inclusive Development (SA-TIED) programme has found that loadshedding in South Africa has negative labour market effects on both the extensive margin (employment) as well as the intensive margin (working hours...

Global GPU market set to reach $274bn by 2029

The GPU market value will surpass $274-billion by 2029, representing a 33,2 % CAGR from 2024, according to Stocklytics.com. Currently, the GPU market is worth over $65 billion, up from $43 billion in 2023, underscoring the immense growth potential in the industry. The...

Massive growth on the cards for AI chip revenue

Revenue from AI semiconductors globally is expected to total $71-billion in 2024, an increase of 33% from 2023, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. "Today, generative AI (GenAI) is fueling demand for high-performance AI chips in data centres. In 2024, the...

At Computex, Intel accelerates AI Everywhere

Today at Computex in Taipei, Intel unveiled cutting-edge technologies and architectures poised to dramatically accelerate the AI ecosystem - from the data center, cloud and network to the edge and PC. With more processing power and power efficiency coupled with low...

Nvidia aims to drive next wave of AI

Emphasising cost reduction and sustainability, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has detailed new semiconductors, software and systems to power data centres, factories, consumer devices, robots and more, with the aim of driving a new industrial revolution....

AMD adds Instinct, Ryzen, EPYC processors to AI lineup

Today at the Computex 2024 opening keynote, AMD detailed new CPU, NPU and GPU architectures powering end-to-end AI infrastructure from the data centre to PCs. The company unveiled an expanded AMD Instinct accelerator roadmap, introducing an annual cadence of...

Canal+ makes formal offer to MultiChoice shareholders

Today, French media group Canal+ will make its mandatory offer to MultiChoice shareholders to acquire all the shares not already under its control. In April, Multichoice and Canal+ reached an agreement by which Canal+ would acquire the Multichoice group, offering...

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The impact of hybrid working across the generations

When it comes to the discourse around the way we work in the new era of hybrid working, it has never felt more balanced between the technology that enables it and the culture that defines it. By Lorna Hardie, regional director at VMware SSA As well as investing in the...

Primary school embraces SA-born edtech solution

A Thembisa-based primary school has become the first in the country to embrace the e-learning platform specifically developed for pupils in South Africa by local edtech business, Odin Education. Coinciding with National Youth Month celebrations, the full Grade 5...

PMT is an AWS Select Tier Services Partner

Pattern Matched Technologies (PMT) has achieved AWS Select Tier Services Partner status. AWS Select Tier Services Partners employ trained and certified individuals and have proven customer experience. PMT has enabled some of Africa’s most prominent banks, insurers,...

Healthtech brings hospital care home

By Kathy Gibson - Of the many lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic, perhaps the most important is that the centuries-old model of in-hospital patient care doesn’t scale well, is expensive to maintain, uses scarce resources and still doesn’t necessarily give...

The transition to a contactless economy

The 2019 Future of Payments in South Africa report by Deloitte and Mastercard stated that "although 80% of South Africans have a bank account, most consumer transactions are still cash-based" and that a "relatively high share of consumers (45%) receive cash salaries"....

Hitachi Energy, Schneider Electric collaborate on energy transition

Hitachi Energy and Schneider Electric have entered into a collaboration to provide greater customer value and accelerate the energy transition. The non-exclusive collaboration will support customers' sustainability efforts, including the decarbonisation of the energy...

Tactile, ExiPay partner on payment technologies

Tactile Technologies, a player in the sub-Saharan African touch screen and barcode scanning industry, has signed a partnership with start-up ExiPay group to bring payment technologies to Tactile clients. ExiPay partners with Finimo Solutions to provide the software...

Junior Software Engineer (CH1074) – Western Cape Cape Town

Our client is a tech start-up making life better for everyday households in Africa and is looking for a Junior level Software Engineer at their offices in Cape Town, South Africa.The role is multifaceted in that it involves far more than pure software development. We...

Devops Engineer (Hybrid) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a software development company specializing in architecture consulting, systems integration services, and bespoke software solutions. Their mission is to make technology an asset for businesses, seamlessly integrating it to provide leverage...

Intermediate Java Developer(CH1068) – Fully Remote

Our client is a leading software services and consulting company focusing on delivering innovative solutions with a strategic emphasis on generative AI. They are expanding their team to include an individual contributor that will act as a Intermediate Java Developer...

Intermediate Full Stack Developer (Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:Our partner is a globally acknowledged business consulting firm with expertise in enterprise resource planning, corporate performance management, business intelligence, financial and costing principles, shared services, and employee performance management....

Intermediate Full Stack Developer (Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our partner is a globally acknowledged business consulting firm with expertise in enterprise resource planning, corporate performance management, business intelligence, financial and costing principles, shared services, and employee performance management....

Database Developer (Onsite)

ENVIRONMENT:Join a leading data-driven organization focused on delivering innovative technology solutions that empower businesses to make strategic, data-informed decisions. They are looking for a skilled Database Developer with in-depth experience in Google Cloud...

PHP / Laravel Developer

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a full-service, integrated ad agency with offices in Cape Town and they're one of the largest independently owned agencies in South Africa. They're looking for a PHP Developer with experience in PHP, Laravel, and Node.js to join their team....

Database Developer (Onsite) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Join a leading data-driven organization focused on delivering innovative technology solutions that empower businesses to make strategic, data-informed decisions. They are looking for a skilled Database Developer with in-depth experience in Google Cloud...

PHP / Laravel Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a full-service, integrated ad agency with offices in Cape Town and they're one of the largest independently owned agencies in South Africa. They're looking for a PHP Developer with experience in PHP, Laravel, and Node.js to join their team....

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