Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

Nvidia’s quarter was bigger than TSMC’s entire year

Nvidia generated more revenue in a single quarter than the company that manufactures its chips generated in the whole of last year. This comparison puts the scale of the result into sharp focus, says deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of...

AI dominates the corporate risk landscape

AI-enabled discovery of cyber vulnerabilities emerged as the most critical emerging risk facing organisations worldwide in the second quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk Report series compiles insights and perspectives from...

AI misinformation is accelerating Africa’s risk landscape

As misinformation, cybercrime, health emergencies, civil unrest, extreme weather and infrastructure disruption become progressively interconnected across Africa, organisations are under growing pressure to distinguish fact from fiction before uncertainty escalates...

Saffers are generally happy in love, but Gen Z is left out

As Valentine's Day approaches, a new Ipsos Love Life Satisfaction study reveals that South Africans continue to thrive in matters of the heart, with feeling loved and appreciated ranking as the nation's number one source of happiness – even as financial stress weighs...

Winners and losers as trade policies shift

Trade policy changes can shift who wins and who loses in global markets. When governments adjust tariffs, preferences or other trade costs, they change prices and competitive conditions. Some exporters gain advantages while others lose ground, reshaping trade flows...

MetroFibre opens Steeledale store

MetroFibre has opened its fifth Fibre Experience store in Steeledale, South of Johannesburg, marking another milestone in it bid to make high-speed fibre connectivity accessible to underserved communities. The new Steeledale store opened on 25 July 2025 joins...

Sophos and Phishield debut cybersecurity, insurance partnership

Sophos has entered into an exclusive partnership with Phishield, a specialist cyber insurance provider, where the partnership offers an integrated cyber protection (from Sophos) and insurance solution (from Phishield) to businesses across sub-Saharan Africa. The...

How to deliver growth as executive confidence dips

Executive leaders are tempered in their optimism about economic growth and their own organisation’s top-line growth, with the Gartner Executive Confidence Barometer totaling just49.8 out of 100 in the second quarter of 2025. Chief financial officers (CFOs) have a...

Intel streamlines operations as it sets a new course

Intel aims to reduce its global workforce by about 15% by the end of this year, through workforce reductions and attrition. Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Intel, says the goal is to end up with about 75 000 employees. A large portion of the workforce reductions have already taken...

What the future holds for batteries, AI, hydrogen

The future of energy could be increasingly streamlined, sustainable, and efficient, with battery developments and the integration of machine learning. Li-ion batteries and hydrogen fuel cells are some of the most promising up-and-coming technologies responsible for...

Smart tech supports wildlife and ecosystems

As we mark World Nature Conservation Day today (28 July), AI is emerging as a powerful enabler of environmental protection. What makes this shift particularly compelling is the crossover between sectors. Technologies originally developed to monitor industrial risks in...

WhatsApp groups can become serious cyber-risk zones

Despite their popularity among employees, informal messaging platforms pose significant risks to organisations’ cybersecurity. The 2025 KnowBe4 Africa Annual Cybersecurity survey found that 93% of African respondents use WhatsApp for work communications, surpassing...

UK unveils Isambard-AI supercomputer

The UK has officially joined the premier league of global AI infrastructure — and it’s not starting small. Isambard-AI, the most powerful supercomputer to be built in the UK, is housed at the Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS). “And as we press this switch to...

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Forty under 40 awards coming to SA

The Forty under 40 South Africa Awards, by organiser Xodus Communications, aims to identify, honour and celebrate a cross-section of the nation's most influential and accomplished young business leaders under the age of 40 from a wide range of industries. These are...

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...

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SQL Developer/Analyst (Contract) (CPT) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:PLAY a pivotal role in enhancing clients reporting experience by gathering business requirements and generating detailed specifications to implementing robust solutions and resolving queries as the next SQL Developer/Analyst wanted by an Independent Asset...

Senior Node.js Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

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Our client, leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payment solutions, is looking for an IT Support Technician to join their growing team.The role requires a proactive and reliable individual with strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a...

Junior Data Analyst

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IT Support Technician (CH1171) – Western Cape Stellenbosch

Our client, leading payment aggregator and provider of secure payment solutions, is looking for an IT Support Technician to join their growing team.The role requires a proactive and reliable individual with strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a...

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