Why the rise of model routing is a bet against permanence
Recently, Stripe agreed to acquire OpenRouter at a reported $8-billion. Just last week Nvidia reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub, for $12,9-billion. Different headlines, but they reflect the same broader shift. The value in AI is...
Call for a constitutional approach to regulating AI
South Africa needs to move beyond its longstanding “wait-and-see” approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and establish a binding, constitutional framework that protects human rights while allowing technological innovation to continue. This is according to...
NYDA calls on government, business to prioritise youth employment
South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis requires structural economic transformation and job-creating growth. This is the word from the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), which notes with serious concern the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the...
Home Affairs rolls out ETA system
The Department of Home Affairs has launched South Africa’s Electronic Travel Authorisation platform. The system is part of the department’s drive to digitise services, says Minister Leon Schreiber. It has already rolled out digitalised smart-ID replacement services in...
The question investors should ask about Nvidia’s $500bn deal
Nvidia’s $500-billion financing deal raises a question serious investors should not ignore, warns Nigel Green, CEO of deVere Group. His warning comes as Nvidia confirmed it has signed memorandums of understanding with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman...
ICASA’s 2026 spectrum overhaul explained
South Africa's spectrum landscape is shifting, write Livia Dyer, Karl Blom, partners, and Humayra Hajat, senior associate at Webber Wentzel. Between April and July 2026, the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (the DCDT) published the Electronic...
Cisco debuts Antares AI models
Cisco has introduced Antares, a family of small language AI models (SLMs) purpose-built to tackle one of the most difficult and time-consuming challenges in cybersecurity: finding hidden security flaws within software codebases, on-premises, without externalising...
July economic activity reverses two months of decline
South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...
Phishing, ransomware dominate cyberthreats in Africa
Kathy Gibson reports – Phishing is still the biggest cybersecurity threat in Africa, accounting for 17,5% of the cyberattacks on the continent. This is according to the ESET H1 2026 Threat Report, which found that the phishing threat is elevated in South Africa, where...
Top financial advisor urges caution on latest Nvidia deal
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, just turned its chips into a mortgage market - and “I've seen this movie before,” warns Nigel Green, CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations. The deVere Group chief’s comments come as...
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Three steps to AI readiness for SA businesses
AI deployments do not usually fail on the technology. They fail on what was already broken before the technology arrived: data that nobody fully trusts, governance that exists on paper but not in practice, and teams that were never brought along. For most...
Fuel price volatility adds new cross-border challenge for SMEs
South Africa's latest fuel price adjustment, which saw petrol prices increase while diesel prices declined, highlights the volatility that continues to shape business operating costs. For small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in cross-border trade, however, the...
Veeam adds operational privacy, AI governance for the agentic era
Veeam Software has announced new agentic AI capabilities for the Veeam DataAI Command Platform designed to help organisations operationalize governance at the speed and scale of modern AI systems. Organisations are navigating the most complex regulatory environment in...
Leadership transition for Canon SA
Canon South Africa has appointed Tunca Rodoplu as country director, effective 1 July 2026. He will lead the company’s strategy and drive growth across the Canon portfolio in southern Africa. Rodoplu has held senior positions across Canon EMEA. Most recently he served...
Smart Hands Africa adds Supermicro to growing portfolio
Smart Hands Africa has been appointed as an authorised Services Partner for Supermicro, a global leader in high-performance server, storage, AI and data centre infrastructure solutions. Recognised globally for its high-performance server, storage, AI and data centre...
Delaying IT refresh cycles could increase operational risk
Organisations that continue delaying technology refresh cycles in an effort to protect budgets may be exposing themselves to greater operational and continuity risk. This warning from Qrent comes as global hardware costs continue to rise amid ongoing supply chain...
For real cybersecurity, close off endpoint gaps
While much C-level attention is focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) growing at a record pace, with key metrics doubling within months, there is a risk of many cyber threats going unnoticed. By Adriaan Venter, CEO of Cube ICT Solutions AI is the technological...
Shadow AI is the new shadow IT – and financial institutes are sleepwalking into it
Someone at your institution is running a critical risk calculation from a laptop under a desk. You just don't know which one. That's not a hypothetical. At a major bank, compliance teams discovered approximately 36,000 systems operating across the business, many...
SA’s AI push is running ahead of its digital foundations
The returns from digital transformation will remain elusive until business leaders confront an uncomfortable truth: the problem isn't the AI, but everything underneath it. By Kgomotso Lebele, country MD at Accenture, South Africa Consider this: you lead a large retail...
Cyber governance central to effective enterprise risk management
Across many organisations, cyber governance is still treated as a parallel discipline to enterprise risk management rather than a core component of it. By Ryan Boyes, senior security administrator at Galix This separation is difficult to sustain, as information...
Systems Engineer (Microsoft 365 / Azure / Windows Server) – Pinelands / S/Suburbs – Onsite
DUTIES:Client Support Provide professional technical support to managed service clients via remote support and on-site visits.Take ownership of service requests and incidents from initial logging through to successful resolution.Assess, prioritise and investigate...
Systems Engineer (Microsoft 365 / Azure / Windows Server) – Pinelands / S/Suburbs – Onsite – Western Cape Claremont
DUTIES:Client Support Provide professional technical support to managed service clients via remote support and on-site visits.Take ownership of service requests and incidents from initial logging through to successful resolution.Assess, prioritise and investigate...
Business Analyst
My client based in Bellville, Cape Town is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Consult with business stakeholders to identify business problems and opportunities.Analyse and decompose business...
Business Analyst – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Bellville, Cape Town is currently looking for a Business Analyst to join their team on a contract basis. IT / FINANCE Responsibilities Consult with business stakeholders to identify business problems and opportunities.Analyse and decompose business...
CRM Administrator/ Database Administrator
The CRM Administrator/ Database Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining the firm's transaction databases, CRM platforms, investor and client information, and deal pipeline while providing operational support throughout the transaction lifecycle. The...
CRM Administrator/ Database Administrator – Gauteng Sandown
The CRM Administrator/ Database Administrator is responsible for managing and maintaining the firm's transaction databases, CRM platforms, investor and client information, and deal pipeline while providing operational support throughout the transaction lifecycle. The...
Scrum Master
Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Scrum Master with 5–7 years of overall experience to lead our Marketing Operations team. You will champion agile practices, manage a team of 3–4 associates, and bridge the gap between creative marketing strategies and...
Scrum Master – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role OverviewWe are seeking an experienced Scrum Master with 5–7 years of overall experience to lead our Marketing Operations team. You will champion agile practices, manage a team of 3–4 associates, and bridge the gap between creative marketing strategies and...
Software Developer position – Microsoft Power Platform & Dynamics 365 (12 months FTC)
Software Developer – Microsoft Power Platform & Dynamics 365Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term ContractIndustry: Financial Services / Development FinanceAn established organisation is seeking an experienced Software Developer to develop and optimise ERP, automation and...
Software Developer position – Microsoft Power Platform & Dynamics 365 (12 months FTC) – Gauteng Randburg
Software Developer – Microsoft Power Platform & Dynamics 365Contract: 12-Month Fixed-Term ContractIndustry: Financial Services / Development FinanceAn established organisation is seeking an experienced Software Developer to develop and optimise ERP, automation and...
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