AI infrastructure investment will power past $1,3trn by 2027
S&P Global Ratings has published new research examining how the world's largest hyperscalers are financing rapid AI infrastructure expansion and the implications for future credit quality. The report, "S&P Global Ratings' View On Artificial Intelligence And...
Conversation intelligence boosts organisational effectiveness – but hurdles remain
Conversation intelligence tools are transforming team collaboration and contact center platforms by using AI to automatically analyse conversations and surface actionable insights. While these capabilities can improve productivity, streamline workflows, and enhance...
Drop in job postings signals more selective hiring processes
The global job market experienced a decline in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, with job postings down by 2,3% QoQ, according to GlobalData, suggesting that employers adopted a more cautious hiring approach amid economic uncertainty and rapid AI adoption. GlobalData’s...
Meta launches open AI model
Meta Superintelligence Labs has launched its latest agentic model – Muse Glimmer – and is open sourcing the model weights under a permissive Apache 2.0 licence. Muse Glimmer is a 30-billion-parameter model optimised for always-on local agent workflows. It’s small...
Nvidia and partners aim to unlock $500bn in AI infrastructure spending
Nvidia has announced strategic partnerships to establish independent compute financing platforms with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilise over $500-billion of third-party capital for the buildout of AI infrastructure over time....
AMD buys Taalas to advance AI inference
AMD has announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Taalas, a pioneer in specialised AI inference silicon. As AI inference becomes one of the fastest-growing segments of the AI market and workloads become increasingly specialised, the acquisition...
Campus switch market boosted by AI cybersecurity threats
The need to refresh unsupported equipment is driving the Campus Ethernet Switch market, and threats exposed by AI models such as Mythos will accelerate the replacement urgency, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group. “Enterprises are focusing on security audits...
Businesses win when women gain workplace flexibility
When businesses give women access to professional workspaces closer to home, they gain stronger collaboration, networking and performance in return. This ties into this year’s National Women’s Day theme, “Empower Woman, Empower the Nation”, to life, according to...
Is AI making employees less able?
Although AI has provided an immense boost to workforce productivity, 50% of employees say they rely too much on the technology, and 30% feel they can’t function without it. More concerning still, 39% feel their overreliance on AI tools is eroding their skills and...
AI workloads won’t run at scale on quantum hardware soon
No enterprise AI workload at scale will run on quantum hardware by 2028 and classical accelerated AI will dominate every production benchmark according to Gartner. “When vendors claim to deliver ‘quantum AI,’ they usually refer to hybrid or quantum-inspired...
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Africa on the edge of a digital future
The advantages of edge computing are well-documented, clear and tangible. Many industries today benefit from its reduced latency, improved reliability, enhanced security, and cost savings. By Steven Santini, vice-president for secure power: SSA at Schneider Electric...
Check Point launches Agentic Exposure Validation
Check Point Software Technologies has launched Agentic Exposure Validation (AEV) for Exposure Management, to put defenders on equal footing with AI-driven attackers. As frontier AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos and OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 gain the ability to autonomously...
Acer debuts Snapdragon-powered laptops
Acer has introduced the Swift Spin 14 AI and the Aspire Go 15, broadening the company’s laptop portfolio with a greater range of devices powered by Snapdragon. A premium ultraportable AI laptop, Swift Spin 14 AI features a Snapdragon X2 Elite or Snapdragon X2 Plus...
Vertiv expands liquid cooling portfolio
Vertiv has expanded its end-to-end thermal chain with the launch of the Vertiv CoolChip CDU 2300 and Vertiv CoolChip Fluid Network Row Manifolds in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). These liquid cooling technologies support the growing demands of AI and...
4Sight Holdings reports revenue increase
4Sight Holdings has reported robust financial results for the financial year ended 28 February 2026, including a 16,3% increase in revenue to R1 163,5-million and operating profit growth of 45,8% to R71,7-million, as enterprise customers increasingly embed artificial...
Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Microsoft launch mobile digital lab
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with Microsoft and South Africa’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to launch a Mobile Digital Lab at the Royal Bafokeng Institute in Phokeng, North West Province. The solar-powered Mobile Digital Lab...
Veeam launches Data and AI Trust Maturity Model
Veeam Software has launched its Data and AI Trust Maturity Model, a research-informed and customer-validated framework designed to help organisations assess, benchmark, and strengthen how effectively they govern and operationalize AI as it shifts from assistive tools...
ManageEngine rolls out autonomous AI
ManageEngine, a division of Zoho and provider of enterprise IT management solutions, has launched Zia Agents, the company's proprietary AI-powered autonomous agent, across its digital enterprise management suite. Built within a secure and privacy-compliant framework,...
New benchmark aims to measure product readiness in SA businesses
South African businesses have become highly effective at digitising quickly. What remains far less clear is whether the systems underneath that growth are actually built to sustain it. That is the premise behind a new initiative launched this month by Specno, which...
No room for error: Hotel payments optimised
Hotels now have access to a seamless, end-to-end payment experience that follows the guest from booking through to checkout. Already live across the Red Carnation Hotel Collection’s South African portfolio - including the Oyster Box, Bushman's Kloof Reserve &...
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SAP Project Manager
Role OverviewWe are seeking a highly experienced SAP Project Manager to lead end-to-end ECC to S/4HANA transformation programme, with a strong focus on RISE with SAP.This role is accountable for driving large-scale, business-critical transformation initiatives,...
Data Scientist – Gauteng Midrand
Love turning complex data into business-changing insights?We partner with innovative organisations that are leveraging advanced analytics and AI to transform their businesses. We're expanding our database of Data Scientists for exciting upcoming projects across...
SAP Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg
Role OverviewWe are seeking a highly experienced SAP Project Manager to lead end-to-end ECC to S/4HANA transformation programme, with a strong focus on RISE with SAP.This role is accountable for driving large-scale, business-critical transformation initiatives,...
Head of Technical – Solar PV (In Office – CPT)
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a fast-growing specialist in Solar PV Operations & Maintenance (O&M), focused on maximising the performance, reliability, and value of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar assets. They are seeking a Head of Technical to lead the...
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Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
Head of Technical – Solar PV (In Office – CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:Our client is a fast-growing specialist in Solar PV Operations & Maintenance (O&M), focused on maximising the performance, reliability, and value of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar assets. They are seeking a Head of Technical to lead the...
Software Developer (x3 positions – 6 Month Fixed Term Contract – Wits Health Consortium) – Gauteng Parktown
Background:Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited ("WHC") is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health SciencesWHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research...
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The Transaction Support / Database Manager 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...
Senior Network Security Engineer (Palo Alto Networks) at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
We're looking for a Senior Network Security Engineer who lives and breathes Palo Alto Networks. This is not a role for someone who simply holds a certification, we're looking for a true hands-on expert with extensive real-world experience designing, implementing,...
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