Social media the top culprit as deepfake fraud grows

Deepfake attacks are growing, and costing people more. Scial media is the main culprit

Muse highlights privacy, copyright issues in AI training

Copyright and privacy issues under the spotlight as Meta withdraws Muse feature

PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

HP in Frontier partnership with OpenAI

HP Inc has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI, integrating its Frontier platform into HP’s global efforts to shape the Future of Work through enhanced customer-facing experiences and accelerated transformation across its operations. “With OpenAI there is an...

Social Media Summit for Government postponed

With marches and protests expected tomorrow (30 June), the Social Media Summit for Government (the Summit), originally scheduled from 30 June to 1 July 2026, has been postponed, and will now take place on 8 and 9 July 2026. Minister of Communications and Digital...

AI in the boardroom: The personal liability of the board

Company directors who delegate their fiduciary duties to an AI model or adopt its output as their own decision risk losing their Business Judgement Rule protection, according to a leading legal consultancy. “The King V Code, the Companies Act and common law all...

The hidden human cost of online gambling in SA

Nearly three quarters (72%) of South African online gamblers describe themselves as being in control of their gambling. Yet a new national study by Yazi reveals a more troubling reality beneath the industry's rapid growth: widespread financial sacrifice, informal...

Two-thirds of Docker Hub images contain critical vulnerabilities

An analysis conducted using Kaspersky Container Security has revealed that only one out of every 10 Docker Hub images analysed - including those with 10 000 to 1-million downloads - was fully up to date. Experts warn that aside from software vulnerabilities, and the...

A Youth Day perspective for SA’s next generation

Only three in 10 young South Africans aged 15 to 24 who want to work currently have a job, according to Stats SA’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for Q1 2026. Seven in 10 are either unemployed or have stopped looking, and of those seven, four are completely outside the...

African airlines benefit from ME conflict

An update on international air traffic presented at the 2026 IATA AGM and World Air Transport Summit in Rio de Janiero states that Africa’s hub carriers are seeing the strongest global growth in traffic as it re-routes to avoid the Middle East. However, the region’s...

Disruption to Avbob’s digital systems

Avbob has confirmed that the recent disruption to soe of its digital platforms and services is the result of an incident involving external malicious actors. “The matter is being treated with the utmost seriousness, and our technical teams, together with specialist...

AI control gap widens as enterprise deployment scales

As AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, two-thirds of CIOs and CTOs in a new IBM Institute for Business Value study say they are being held accountable for AI systems they do not fully control, while governance struggles to keep pace at scale....

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Hayo launches voice, messaging and digital solutions in Rwanda

Hayo has expanded its presence across East Africa by launching voice, messaging and digital solutions in Rwanda. Local service providers, enterprises and government entities will benefit from access to a portfolio of services designed to support digital and economic...

How to rebuild your job prospects after long-term unemployment

Long-term unemployment is a crisis in South Africa, with more than three-quarters of unemployed people out of work for a year or more. By Nolundi Matomane, talent acquisition manager at Pnet Ranging from school leavers struggling to get their first job to those...

Vertiv highlights advanced AI infrastructure solutions

Vertiv will showcase its advanced AI-ready infrastructure solutions at Gitex Africa Morocco 2026, taking place from 7–9 April at the Marrakech Exhibition & Convention Centre. In line with the GITEX Africa Morocco theme of ‘Powering Africa’s Digital Future’,...

Schneider Electric launches new channel programme in sub-Saharan Africa

Schneider Electric is launching its new localised channel programme in sub-Saharan Africa. The programme is designed to leverage Schneider Electric’s strengths in electrification, automation and digitalisation to guide customers and partners through a fast-changing...

Why cybersecurity is a human rights issue

The phrase "the system is offline" has become a weary staple of South African life, often met with a shrug of resignation at too many institutions, writes Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: southern Africa at Fortinet. Yet, as our national infrastructure and...

Deepfake fraud escalates as detection technology enters SA

Certified AI Access, a South African AI trust and risk infrastructure company, and Reality Defender, a deepfake detection platform, today announced a partnership to deploy enterprise-grade deepfake detection technology across South Africa’s financial sector. The...

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Full Stack Developer (Senior) 0964 – Gauteng Pretoria

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Intermediate Java Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Your role will be to develop code ensuring that it meets the defined criteria for software testing, and produce software builds for loading onto target hardware from software source code within system development and producing integration test specifications as per...

IT Systems Engineer at Mancosa

IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.IT Systems EngineerJOB PURPOSE The System Engineer will...

IT Systems Engineer at Mancosa – KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal

IntroductionMANCOSA, a DHET registered and CHE accredited private higher education distance education provider, offering undergraduate and postgraduate business qualifications, has the following vacancy available.IT Systems EngineerJOB PURPOSE The System Engineer will...

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