The role of SEZs in digital infrastructure investment
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Net salaries remain unchanged in October
The PayInc Net Salary Index, which tracks the average nominal net salaries of around 2,1-million South African earners, moved sideways in October 2025, but remained higher year-on-year, signalling stronger spending ahead of the busy year-end shopping period....
Threat actors are exploiting the AI boom
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Telecoms industry at centre of SA’s digital fraud tsunami
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Dell unveils next-gen AI solutions with Nvidia
Dell Technologies aims to help enterprises accelerate AI adoption and achieve faster time to value through a number of new innovations across the Dell AI Factory with Nvidia, designed to. As enterprises make AI central to their strategy and progress from...
Old Mutual sounds alarm on skyrocketing deepfake scams
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Chris Norton joins Kaspersky as GM: sub-Saharan Africa
Kaspersky has appointed Chris Norton as its new GM for sub-Saharan Africa, with the goal of driving Kaspersky’s expansion across the continent. Kaspersky has been operating in Africa since 2009. In 2024, Kaspersky’s business in Africa achieved standout performance,...
Asokan Moodley to lead NTT Data’s AI efforts in MEA
NTT Data has announced the appointment of Asokan Moodley as gead of GenAI and industry advisory for Middle East and Africa (MEA), effective 1 May 2025. In this strategic role, Moodley will spearhead NTT Data's artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives across the MEA...
Nvidia powers world’s largest quantum research supercomputer
Nvidia has announced the opening of the Global Research and Development Centre for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT), which hosts ABCI-Q — the world’s largest research supercomputer dedicated to quantum computing. Quantum processors promise to augment AI...
xAI responds to Grok’s ‘white genocide’ remarks
xAI has updated the AI-powered Grok chatbot after it posted comments about white genocide in South Africa without citing research or sources. The company found that, on 14 May, an unauthorised modification was made to the Grok response bot’s prompt on X. “This change,...
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Huawei launches smart residential PV solutions
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How cybercriminals are targeting lonely hearts
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Make sure your data strategy doesn’t get tripped up by data sovereignty
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Top SMB threats to watch out for in 2023
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From AI to intelligent AI and a whole new world for business
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Future-proof your supply chain, check suppliers’ ESG credentials
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AI the great enabler of the African payments industry
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Uber selects Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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SENIOR D365 CE DEVELOPER – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Back End Developer – 2576 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Database Administrator – Gauteng Centurion
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BUSINESS REPORTING ANALYST – Western Cape Milnerton
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