The glue that holds the Sagrada Familia towers together

The construction of the Sagrada Familia’s central towers marks the most complex structural challenge in the basilica’s history. It is also a novel and unexpected use of superglue. An advanced Loctite solution from Henkel has been instrumental in raising the dramatic...

Why don’t cancer medicines work the same for everyone?

By Susanna Ray - Cancer treatment has become more precise over time, as doctors first classified the disease by where it began in the body and, more recently, by the mutations found inside cancer cells to help find the right drugs to treat it. But why can two people...

Location data sharing raises privacy risks

Your mobile browsers could be sharing your location data. To understand the extent of location tracking in mobile browsers, cybersecurity firm Surfshark has analysed 15 popular applications and discovered that more than half of them gather location data. Four of them...

It’s official: ‘very strong’ El Nino now likely

NOAA’s National Weather Service has announced that El Nino has developed in the tropical Pacific, and issued an El Nino Advisory. El Nino, the warm phase of the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), is predicted to intensify to a moderate or strong level this fall....

Africa well-positioned  to leapfrog into digital trade

Africa is exceptionally well-positioned to leverage DEAs, cloud, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement and strategic partnerships to leapfrog into a more digital, inclusive trade system. This is among the findings of Standard Chartered’s "Future...

AI uptake and digital wellbeing differs by geography

Generative AI is (GenAI) is moving rapidly from novelty to habit. But adoption rates may not tell the full story. Cisco partnered with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the Digital Well-being Hub to study the relationship between...

Ethernet campus switch sales see Q1 surge

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, 1Q 2025 worldwide Ethernet Campus Switch revenues grew by 3% year-over-year (Y/Y), with a sharp contraction in China pulling down worldwide sales. “As we predicted, the Ethernet Campus Switch market has now...

Security, infrastructure drive C-suite misalignment on GenAI

There is a serious misalignment among C-suite leaders when it comes to business goals and operational readiness for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) deployment. This is the headline finding from a new NTT Data report, “The AI Security Balancing Act: From...

Hybrid working key to prevent quiet quitting

Employers who micromanage their team's working patterns and locations risk losing top-tier talent to “quiet quitting”, a new study has revealed. ​ International Workplace Group explored the main reasons why workers are most likely to “quiet quit”, a workplace term...

Human agents essential amid AI integration challenges

By 2027, 50% of organisations that expected to significantly reduce their customer service workforce will abandon these plans, according to Gartner. This shift comes as many companies struggle to achieve their “agent-less” staffing goals, highlighting the complexities...

Habib Mahakian to lead Dell SA

Following the departure of Doug Woolley last month, Habib Mahakian has been appointed as vice-president and MD of Dell Technologies South Africa, expanding on his current role as vice-president: emerging markets. At a time when AI and digital transformation are...

New hacktivist threat poses global risks

Newly-emerged hacktivist group DieNet has claimed responsibility for more than 60 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in just two months, including its most recent and widely reported action: the global disruption of X (formerly Twitter). The DieNet group...

SA traders urged to guard against deepfake scams

Last week, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) issued an urgent warning about sophisticated scams targeting traders. Fraudsters are now using deepfake videos to impersonate well-known business leaders, officials, and brokers to lure South Africans into fake...

Huawei to power SA’s first grid-forming system

Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa has been selected as the exclusive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner for the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) project, a flagship initiative led by the Mzansi Energy...

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Vertiv joins Gitex Africa

Vertiv is joining Gitex Africa, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco from today (31 May) to 1 June. Vertiv will showcase its critical infrastructure solutions at Dell Technologies' stand, where visitors will have a chance to connect with Vertiv experts to discuss...

ICTGlobe channel partners benefit from aggregation deals

Channel partners of business communication and managed services provider ICTGlobe.com now have a greater array of carrier-grade, licensed fixed-wireless and fibre connectivity options to offer their wholesale, resale and enterprise clients. The news comes as...

Epson adds to GITAI investment

Seiko Epson and its subsidiary Epson X Investment recently made an additional investment in GITAI Japan, a startup company that develops general-purpose space robots. The investment was made through their EP-GB Investment Limited Partnership. Originating in Japan,...

Plans for an integrated African payment platform

MultiChoice Group, Rapyd and General Catalyst has announced a joint venture aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa. The joint venture will operate as a new company - Moment. Moment will offer an expanded payment infrastructure for businesses...

Jonathan Duncan joins Vertiv Africa

Vertiv has appointed Jonathan Duncan as application engineering and technical solutions director for Africa. In this capacity, Duncan will report directly to Vertiv's MD for Africa, Wojtek Piorko. "With more than 25 years within the critical power and cooling...

Ardagh sets up Africa centre of excellence

Ardagh Group, a global supplier in sustainable packaging solutions, has announced the first step towards the creation of a global centre of excellence (CoE) to be established in Cape Town. Ardagh's new CoE will deliver certain IT services to Ardagh's businesses across...

Bringing smart mobility to SA’s scooter economy

Ordering groceries or a hot meal using your favourite delivery smartphone app has quickly become a normal part of life here in Mzansi. By Bongani Mthombeni-Möller, director: smart mobility at Royal HaskoningDHV But how many of us take a moment to think about the...

Understanding cyber risk and the C-suite

The threat landscape for businesses has evolved significantly in recent years, with cyberattacks becoming more sophisticated and frequent. As a result, cybersecurity has become a top priority for organisations of all sizes, and the C-suite, including CEOs, CFOs, CIOs,...

How AI is revolutionising online learning

After years of steadily picking up steam, online learning is experiencing undeniable explosive growth. The market is racing toward $1 trillion, with the corporate e-learning space expected to skyrocket 250% in the coming years. By Scott Duffy, founder and CEO of...

Senior Support Engineer (Hyper-V, Exchange, M365) (CPT)

ENVIRONMENT:PROVIDE Hyper-V, Exchange and Cloud Infrastructure Support as the next Senior Support Engineer sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist to join its team. You will conduct proactive analysis of system health, architect new solutions...

AWS Developer (Advanced) 2650 TT

Migration of services to AWS for applications and the support thereof. DevOps: Implement DevOps practices for AWS Glue jobs and workflows, including automation of data workflows and monitoring of ETL processes.AWS Lambda Development: Program with Python to develop,...

Middleware Solutions Architect (Contract)

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Middleware Specialist with a strong background in middleware technologies and platforms. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining middleware solutions, with expertise...

AWS Developer (Advanced) 2650 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Migration of services to AWS for applications and the support thereof. DevOps: Implement DevOps practices for AWS Glue jobs and workflows, including automation of data workflows and monitoring of ETL processes.AWS Lambda Development: Program with Python to develop,...

Middleware Solutions Architect (Contract) – Gauteng Olivedale

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Middleware Specialist with a strong background in middleware technologies and platforms. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining middleware solutions, with expertise...

DevOps Engineer at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: SARAO seeks to appoint a DevOps Engineer, responsible to automates and supports the tools and processes relating to continuous delivery, integration and deployment for software packages, platforms, operating systems and infrastructure in the Compute...

Business Data Analyst

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Data Analyst tto join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.We are seeking a...

Business Data Analyst – Remote Remote

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients.We are looking for a Business Data Analyst tto join our financial services client based in Sandton for a 12-months contract role.We are seeking a...

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