New battery factory drives industrialisation, job creation

Kathy Gibson reports - Actom has opened a new assembly line for locally-assembled LiFePO₄ battery energy storage systems (BESS). Yesterday, the company also announced that is expanding manufacturing capacity for its high voltage equipment. These moves are significant...

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

Nvidia RTX PRO 5000 72GB Blackwell GPU expands desktop memory options

The Nvidia RTX PRO 5000 72GB Blackwell GPU is now generally available, bringing robust agentic and generative AI capabilities powered by the Nvidia Blackwell architecture to more desktops and professionals. The new GPU configuration offers AI developers, data...

Users embrace a more secure digital life

Around the world, more people are taking control of their digital security. A recent Kaspersky study shows that cybersecurity solutions have become increasingly popular, with the number of users globally exceeding 90% among surveyed participants in 2025. This...

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...

Telco-powered credit score enables better access to finance

TransUnion Africa, in partnership with MTN and its digital platform business, Chenosis, has launched TransUnion Telco Data Score, a new credit scoring solution that uses mobile phone call data records to help South Africans with limited or no formal credit history...

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Troop secures $11m Series B funding

Troop, global developer of corporate meeting technology and services, has announced that it has secured $11-million (R201-million) in Series B funding. The funding will contribute towards expanding the company's presence in South Africa and globally. Troop plans to...

Ramp secures $5m in seed funding

Ramp, a forecasting decision science startup that is transforming how global finance teams plan for the future, has closed a $5-million seed round, which it intends to utilise to streamline the onboarding of new clients to allow for scale. Ramp was created in 2018...

Nedbank launches Roblox game

Nedbank is launching a game on Roblox, believed to be a fist for an African bank. Developed by Sea Monster Entertainment, the game Chow Town leverages the tycoon game model tailored to allow players to set up and expand a start-up restaurant through incremental...

Huawei launches Mega ICT infrastructure package

Huawei launched its Mega ICT infrastructure package solution for the African banking market, at Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit for Africa 2023 in Cape Town. The solution aims to ensure that banks and other financial service companies across the continent are...

HP extends remote PC management with HP Wolf Connect

HP Inc has announced HP Wolf Connect, an IT management connectivity solution that provides a highly resilient and secure connection to remote PCs, enabling IT to manage devices even when powered down or offline. Using a cellular-based network, HP Wolf Connect's robust...

Why safety and quality in lithium batteries is important

Uniross has emphasised the importance of safety and quality in selecting a product using a lithium battery. The National Consumer Commission recently urged consumers to return the affected products which were sold by various retailers including Takealot, Builders...

WeThinkCode_ partners with Ekurhuleni West TVET College

WeThinkCode_ (WTC) and Ekurhuleni West TVET College (EWC) are entering into a public-private partnership to pilot a programme that will train youth with no prior coding experience to become world-class software developers. The pilot will see two cohorts of 50 students...

Gamers compete for huge prize pool

It offers the biggest prize pool in competitive esport in South Africa, yet it remains the best kept secret in gaming. 2023 will see 16 local teams comprised of 48 players compete in various tournaments throughout the year for their share of R3-million. Rocket League...

SA to lead growth for Atlas

Atlas, the global HRTech company that simplifies international hiring and payroll, has launched in South Africa as part of its global expansion plan. Since 2022, Atlas has doubled its presence in the Middle East Africa (MEA) region and now plans to make South Africa...

Project Manager at Competent Candidates

Our client with a national footprint requires a well skilled and expert Project Manager to fulfill the following duties:Education: Relevant University degree (B.Sc. / B. Com or similar)PMP, PRINCE 2 or equivalent qualification Experience Required:Experience in project...

Full Stack JavaScript Developer (Focus: Testing) (Senior) 0628 TT

As a Full-Stack Developer with a testing mindset, you will support the development and quality assurance of our SaaS platform. Responsibilities include:Write, maintain, and optimize automated test suites using Jest and Playwright. Define and drive testing strategy,...

Network Senior Engineer

Main job purpose We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and maintain our enterprise network infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the performance, security and scalability of our network systems across...

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Project Manager at Competent Candidates – Gauteng Bryanston

Our client with a national footprint requires a well skilled and expert Project Manager to fulfill the following duties:Education: Relevant University degree (B.Sc. / B. Com or similar)PMP, PRINCE 2 or equivalent qualification Experience Required:Experience in project...

Network Senior Engineer – Gauteng Centurion

Main job purpose We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and maintain our enterprise network infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring the performance, security and scalability of our network systems across...

Mid-Level Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

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A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Storage Systems EngineerThe Storage Engineer supports the design, implementation, management, and optimization of enterprise storage systems that enable the Telescope technical and operational...

Project Manager (Data & Analytics) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:An international and highly regarded organisation dedicated to "doing good" for society, they are renowned for their ethics, upliftment programs and while their tech environment is leading edge, this organisation is ideal for someone who wants to make...

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