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...

Brace for unprecedented data centre buildout in 2026

In 2025, talk of the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble grew stronger, with frontier projects such as Stargate dominating the headlines. Meanwhile, server densities continued to grow to satisfy the voracious demand for compute placed by AI workloads. As a result,...

Rising memory costs threaten smartphone affordability

The global smartphone industry is entering a challenging period, with analysts such as IDC revising their growth projections for 2026 downwards. most significant reason for the downgrade lies in the probability that smartphone prices are expected to soar next year, a...

In Africa, ID fraud falls but scams rise

Africa’s overall identity fraud rate fell slightly to 3,42% in Q1 of 2025, down from 3,5% in Q1 2024, according to new data from global verification platform Sumsub. But, while traditional fraud methods like document forgery collapsed across the African continent,...

SA faces socio-economic, infrastructure, climate change risks

In a persistently tough economic environment, crime, infrastructure risks and climate change-related weather volatility are the biggest challenges currently impacting South African households and businesses. This is according to the 2025 Santam Insurance Barometer...

Cookies crumble in the wake of cybercriminals

Hackers have stolen nearly 94-billion browser cookies this year - a 74% increase from last year, according to cybersecurity analysts NordVPN. Cookies make browsing easier by saving things like logins and preferences. But now, criminals use them to break into accounts...

Beware new Trojan on App Store and Google Play

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new Trojan spy called SparkKitty which targets smartphones on iOS and Android and sends images from an infected phone and information about the device to the attackers. This malware was embedded in apps related to crypto and...

Steady growth predicted for high-performance computing

The global high-performance computing (HPC) market is expected to reach $87,31-billion by 2030 and is expected to grow at 7,2% CAGR from 2025 to 2030, according to a new study by Grand View Research. High-performance computing can be categorised into high-performance...

Donors commit to fund Gavi vaccines

World leaders have pledge support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, with a total of more than $9-billion secured against a targeted $11,9-billion budget for its next five-year strategic period from 2026 to 2030 (Gavi 6.0) at the Global Summit: Health and Prosperity...

Urgent reforms to get SA back on track outlined

South Africa’s transport and logistics sector has long been recognised as a key obstacle to economic growth – but change is underway. In the latest PSG Think Big webinar, Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy sat down with award-winning financial journalist Alishia...

TransUnion invests in Omnisient

TransUnion has announced a minority investment and broader strategic partnership with Omnisient, a South Africa-founded fintech operating internationally that offers a privacy-preserving data collaboration and advanced analytics platform. The Omnisient platform...

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Huawei showcases innovation with Wi-Fi 7 product launch

Huawei’s recently launched, latest generation Wi-Fi 7 products, promise even faster and more reliable connectivity to users in South Africa. The launch, which took place at Huawei’s Woodmead Campus in Johannesburg, also acted as an innovation showcase for various...

Dell Technologies debuts new range of Latitude devices

By Pinnacle - In the aftermath of the pandemic, remote and hybrid work has become the new normal for organisations in every vertical. This has also seen vendors focus on creating devices that can cater to the needs of hybrid work. For hybrid work to be enabled,...

Overcoming data centre challenges in Africa

Africa needs 700 data centres totalling 1 000MW to enable the spread of digital services across the continent, according to the Africa Data Centres Association. "But data centre development on the continent comes with a number of unique challenges such as lack of...

Will SA legislate to protect citizens from phishing?

Trust is a critical component of democracy and vital to the relationship between the modern state and its citizens. In South Africa, millions of citizens depend on the state for social grants and a range of essential services they trust the government to provide. By...

Reversing the South African skills drain

Investing in young South African talent has become critical as skills slip out of the country - there has to be talent to fill the gaps of tomorrow by investing in the people of today, writes Christel Schoeman, technical engagement lead: data and analytics and talent...

Minimise business exposure to ransomware, cyber extortion

Ransomware still holds the line on the cyber attack frontier. According to the 2022 Data Protection Trends Report, only 24% of companies were not attacked by ransomware. The report also found that the most common entry points are malicious links, insecure websites and...

Quickloc8 a game changer for taxi industry

A real-time taxi fleet management application (app) that addresses a host of daily challenges faced by taxi owners, drivers as well as commuters, is experiencing rapid uptake among owners who want to maximise profit, ensure drivers behave in an appropriate manner and...

Netsurit joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association

Netsurit is now a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA). MISA is a group of independent software vendors (ISVs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) that have partnered with Microsoft to provide integrated security solutions to...

Food for thought on change in working hours

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, many were shocked at discussions around the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the digitisation of work, and the creation of "gig" platforms, citing these changes to the labour environment as radical. A few moments thereafter, the world was...

Securing data in the cloud a modern business imperative

South African businesses are turning to the cloud for the storage and management of their data. But even though this brings significant security advantages with it, when compared to on-premises environments, the cloud is not without its challenges especially given how...

Manager: Systems Support at NRF National Research Foundation

Postion Summary: iThemba LABS seeks to appoint a Manager- Systems Support to provide technological leadership (aligned with organizational objectives) that results in sustaining resilient systems; ensures the uninterrupted operation of technology infrastructure;...

Intermediate .NET Developer

Our client is looking for an Intermediate .NET Developer for a fully in Office role based in Pretoria. Key Requirements 3+/- years' experience.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed].NETC#Blazor/BlazoriseEntity FrameworkMSSQLShould you meet the requirements for this position,...

Senior Project Manager – Remote Remote

PROJECT MANAGER - CONTRACT POSITION - MINING - TRAVELING. 6 MONTH CONTRACTAn International Mining Company has the abovementioned position available on a contract position. Please note that there will be traveling requiredPLEASE NOTE: DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT QUALIFY...

Business Analyst – Western Cape Bellville

Business Analyst Location :Bellville, Cape Town Type: Full-time Overview An exciting opportunity awaits a skilled Business Analyst to join a dynamic team driving the evolution of digital tools and applications used by intermediaries. This role is ideal for someone who...

Data Engineer Zero Trust – 3245 – Gauteng Pretoria

Data Engineer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Data Science / Machine LearningData EngineeringMLOpsPythonCI/CDIaCTerraformAPIsAny additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) CharterADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Knowledge of cloud data...

Intermediate .NET Developer – Gauteng Pretoria Region

Our client is looking for an Intermediate .NET Developer for a fully in Office role based in Pretoria. Key Requirements 3+/- years' experience.BSc/ BTech/ [URL Removed].NETC#Blazor/BlazoriseEntity FrameworkMSSQLShould you meet the requirements for this position,...

Senior ICT Technician – Centurion

OVERVIEW:A market leader in cutting-edge Telecommunications is seeking a skilled and proactive ICT Technician to join their team in Centurion. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with firewalls, telephony systems, and networking infrastructure. This role...

SAP Basis Consultant (ESS/MSS) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

This is a remote position. SAP ESS/MSS Basis Consultant Job Overview The consultant will provide technical and functional support and maintenance services for SAP R/3 ECC6 EHP7 and SAP S/4 HANA systems, focusing on Employee Self-Service (ESS) and Manager Self-Service...

Lead / Senior Application Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in designing, developing, and maintaining innovative applications and systems that drive our business forward. As a technical leader,...

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