Herotel brings Amazon’s Leo satellite services to SA

Kathy Gibson reports – Herotel has signed a distribution agreement with Amazon to bring its Leo Constellation satellite service to South Africa. Set to go live in 2027, South Africa will be among one of the first countries in the world to connect to the low earth...

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...

Concern over poor results in gateway subjects

As South Africans celebrate a record-high matric pass rate, concerns over poor returns in gateway subjects like Mathematics remain. Siviwe Gwarube, minister of basic education, explains that just 34% of candidates wrote Mathematics, while most wrote Mathematical...

Matric pass rate at record high

The Department of Education has announced an 88% matric pass rate for the class of 2025, with more than 656 000 learners achieving the National Senior Certificate. More than 900 000 candidates wrote at about 6 000 centres, says Siviwe Gwarube, minister of basic...

Public sector leverages technology to empower citizens

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei South Africa Connect in Sandton – Technology uptake in the public sector is going to be critical if South Africa is to realise its digital transformation ambitions. The foundation of transformation is connectivity, and infrastructure...

The SA case for digital transformation

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei South Africa Connect in Sandton – Digital transformation is about more that technology: it can help South Africa to surmount many of its challenges and position itself as a regional leader. This is the word from Will Meng, CEO of...

Digital inclusion key to SA’s economic future

Kathy Gibson reports from Huawei South Africa Connect in Sandton – South Africa needs to use technology as a tool to solve the challenges it faces, while creating new opportunities to make the country more competitive. “There is no doubt that we have reached a new...

ISPA welcomes proposed new policy direction

As the deadline nears for public comment on the Communications Minister’s proposed new policy direction, ISPA says its submission supports the finalisation of the draft direction in its current form. According to ISPA, extending the use of the Equity Equivalent...

Do ‘clingy’ planets trigger their own doom?

Astronomers using the European Space Agency’s Cheops mission have caught an exoplanet that seems to be triggering flares of radiation from the star it orbits. These tremendous explosions are blasting away the planet’s wispy atmosphere, causing it to shrink every year....

Most enterprise software and applications will be multimodal

Eighty percent of enterprise software and applications will be multimodal by 2030, up from less than 10% in 2024, according to Gartner. "The shift to multimodal enterprise software is a fundamental transformation in business operations and innovation," says Roberta...

Crypto wallet market size to top $100bn

The global crypto wallet market size is expected to reach $100,77-billion by 2033, registering a CAGR of 26,3% from 2025 to 2033, according to a new report by Grand View Research. Crypto wallets help users store their private keys securely and use them while carrying...

Sophos celebrates partners

Sophos named its top partners in South Africa and the SADC region at its annual partner conference in Johannesburg. Awards were presented to top-performing partners across several categories: Sophos Partner of the Year – SADC: Logikmind Sophos MSP Partner of the Year:...

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Red Hat accelerates IT automation with Event-Driven Ansible

Red Hat has announced the general availability of Event-Driven Ansible, a scalable and resilient solution that expands how organisations can activate automation as a reliable strategy across the hybrid cloud. Available as part of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform...

Zoho reports 65% YoY upmarket growth

Zoho has announced investments across its entire portfolio to accelerate upmarket momentum. The company has witnessed a three-year CAGR of 65% in mid-market and enterprise segments, which now represents one-third of the entire business. The company now boasts more...

Tyme secures new international investors

Tyme has successfully secured two new international investors as part of its pre-series C capital raise launched in January this year. This comes as the group's South African flagship, TymeBank, celebrates its 7-million customer milestone this month (12 May 2023)....

New appointments at aYo Holdings

African insurtech aYo Holdings has made two new C-suite appointments as it looks to accelerate its ambitious growth plans across the continent and into the South African market. The company has named Ivan Welch as its new chief customer acquisition officer and Miles...

MIA launches rent-to-own solar solution

MIA has announced the launch of its rent-to-own premium solar solution, aimed at helping more South African homeowners access affordable and reliable solar energy systems. With the cost of electricity on the rise, many homeowners are looking for alternative ways to...

SA birding app features at DevConf 2023

Brothers Ebbie and Stephan Swart will be presenting a talk at this week's DevConf 2023 conference in Pretoria on their four-year development journey with Firefinch, South Africa's top birding app, according to The Birding Life. Ebbie, a design lead at global software...

CDI Jobs Fund project creates 669 permanent new jobs

The Craft + Design Institute (CDI) is celebrating the close-out of a five-year R48,5-million project, funded mainly by the National Treasury's Jobs Fund, which enabled 50 SMMEs to create 669 new permanent jobs and fast-tracked 23 South African innovations. The total...

MTN SA drives off-grid renewable energy

MTN South Africa has launched an RFI (request for information) for zero carbon renewable "wheeling" and on-site renewable solutions for various data centres and base transceiver station (BTS) sites across South Africa. The company has also signed its first power...

Xperien gains R2V3 certification

IT asset disposition (ITAD) company Xperien has become the first South African company to attain R2V3 certification. R2V3, a stringent standard established by Sustainable Electronics Recycling International (SERI), underscores the company's unwavering commitment to...

What employers should know before using AI in dismissals

Employers using AI systems to identify employees for retrenchment need to be cautious of potential discrimination and should ensure that human bias is not systematised. Employers should consider the human-centred AI Principles adopted by the Organisation for Economic...

Senior Network Engineer at Ntice Search

Our client provides cutting-edge managed IT services to a diverse and growing client base. Their focus is on delivering secure, scalable, and reliable technology solutions that empower businesses to thrive in a digital-first world. As they to grow, they are looking...

Solutions Architect (Senior) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client, headquartered in the USA, offers a great work opportunity. Embrace work-from-home flexibility and long-term prospects, including overseas opportunities. Benefit from learning from the best in the field at a company with amazing perks and...

Junior Data Scientist (Sustainability) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:With a focus on Africa, China, the UK and the US, this global investment firm offers you an opportunity to be involved with a unique approach to responsible investing whilst driving performance and innovation. This client is guided by a philosophy of...

Front-End Developer at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a leading global payments company who is building on their demonstrated success of transforming the payments landscape. Join this winning team to enhance your career and have a really enjoyable work environment. This client invests...

Developer – Internship Role (JHB) at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client has grown steadily since the 1990's without ever retrenching anyone. They hire for attitude and train for skill. Most staff have been there for over 10 years. Flexi-time, generous bonuses and the opportunity to learn and continuously evolve...

Senior React Developer at Reverside

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for React Developer...

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