African startups look to new investors

Kathy Gibson reports from AI Everything and Gitex Kenya in Nairobi – Africa’s exciting and innovative start-ups are attracting interest from investors in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Investors from these regions are arguably more aligned to the continent’s...

Pilot to production: the challenge of African developers

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa has no shortage of ideas, use cases and innovation when it comes to developing AI applications. But having a great idea, or an elegant algorithm, doesn’t necessarily translate into a bankable...

As economies shift, Africa urged to follow the money

Kathy Gibson reports from the AI Everything Summit in Nairobi – Africa is enjoying a renaissance as it embraces technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive its future growth. But there is a danger that the continent will remain a mere consumer of the...

SA holds its own as global AI adoption accelerates

Worldwide adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the first quarter of 2026, according to Microsoft’s Global AI Diffusion Q1 2026 Trends and Insights report from its AI Economy Institute. During the quarter, AI usage increased by 1,5 percentage points...

Are you ready to run the AI race?

Kathy Gibson reports – The AI race is on – and organisations need to ask whether they are ready. This is the question posed by Smangele Nkosi, GM of Cisco Southern Africa, speaking to delegates at Cisco Connect Southern Africa 2025 in Kyalami. “The digital landscape...

SA artists double Spotify earnings

Spotify's latest Loud & Clear transparency report has unveiled extraordinary growth in the South African music industry, with local artists generating nearly R400-million in royalties in 2024 on Spotify alone  - more than doubling their earnings since 2022. This...

Call to correct Africa’s map distortion

For centuries, the Mercator map - one of the most widely used world maps - has shrunk the African continent, distorting its scale and minimising its global significance. Africa covers 30,37-million square kilometers - large enough to fit the US, China, India and most...

$4,8trn AI opportunity could widen inequality gap

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming economies and creating opportunities - but it also poses risks of greater inequality. UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) Technology and Innovation Report 2025 warns that while AI can be a powerful tool for progress, it is...

Intel Core Ultra helps Deloitte speed routine tasks

A 50% reduction in processing time for routine tasks from a single tech change? How about increased productivity, speed and cost efficiency, reduced error rates, and much greater security and privacy because of the same technology tweak? These are the types of...

IBM tees up watsonx for the 2025 Masters

IBM and the Masters Tournament have announced a series of digital fan features returning to the award-winning Masters app and Masters.com ahead of this year's Tournament. The watsonx AI-powered capabilities – the latest in a 30-year collaboration between IBM and the...

Vumacam helps make the inner city safer

Afhco, a property company specialising in affordable housing in Johannesburg’s inner city and greater Gauteng, and long-standing partner Vumacam, have joined forces with Jozi My Jozi to help make the inner city a safer, more inclusive space. In line with Afhco’s...

Top cryptocurrencies see volume drop

After an explosive February marked by record-breaking trading volumes, March saw a dramatic turn in the crypto market, reflecting investor caution, regulatory pressure, and macroeconomic concerns. According to data presented by CryptoPresales.com, the combined monthly...

How does tobacco, alcohol use impact households?

New research by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) PhD candidate Zunda Chisha has shown that tobacco and alcohol use in South Africa have profound economic and health consequences at both the household and child health levels. Chisha graduate this week with a PhD in...

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Vantage announces second Joburg campus

Vantage Data Centres has announced the construction of a second campus (JNB2) in Johannesburg. The JNB2 Isando campus is strategically located in Ekurhuleni, the greater Johannesburg Metropol’s trade and industry hub, and approximately 17km from Vantage’s growing JNB1...

Channel has a key role in delivering cloud services

Cloud has undoubtedly become the delivery method of choice for businesses, particularly those in the SMME space, to access enterprise-class technology cost effectively. By Gerhard Fourie, channel lead at Commvault Africa Without the ‘as a Service’ model, many of these...

Cybersecurity predictions for 2023 

In 2022, ransomware continued to reign king and became one of the most common and dangerous threats facing healthcare organisations and software supply chains. By Greg Day, vice-president and EMEA field CISO at Cybereason The war on Ukraine created heightened concern...

Best practices for cyber incident readiness

t is time to say goodbye to the incident response plans of “cyber past” and welcome a new approach. This is the word from Spiros Fatouros, Marsh Africa CEO, who says: “Incident response planning is one of the 12-cybersecurity controls that most cyber insurers ask...

The domino effect of FSI digital ecosystems

As financial services institutions (FSIs) increase their acceptance and integration of digital technology, they can face increased risk of a domino effect taking place if digital services providers and vendors should fail. This is according to experts at Fortinet, who...

Top technologies business owners should invest in

Delivering excellent customer experiences during the peak festive shopping season is an ongoing area of focus for business owners. With the shopping rush in full swing, lessons are being learnt and plans made for improved performance in 2023. Technology can help....

Smart locker growth to mirror e-commerce boom

The smart locker industry is about to undergo a similar growth surge to the one we’re currently experiencing in South Africa. By Herman Meyer, technical director of Ricoh South Africa Much of this is a result of the change in work and buying patterns as a result of...

SA cybersecurity experts recognised on a global stage

IronTree has received The Acronis #CyberFit Loyalty Award in the US, given to partners for working and continuously growing with Acronis for over five years. This is the second year in a row that IronTree was recognised at the annual Acronis Cyberfit Summit in Miami....

Deloitte wins 2022 Regional and Global AWS Partner Award

Deloitte Africa has been named as Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI) EMEA Partner of the Year at the 2022 Amazon Web Services (AWS) Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence Regional and Global Partner Awards. The award recognises leaders around the...

Zoho launches Blended Conversations for Zoho Desk

Zoho has launched new tools for Zoho Desk, the anchor application in the company's customer service platform, to help customer service teams evolve with the changing needs of customers and meet heightened business expectations. Zoho Desk, which has achieved 40%...

Developer – C# (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Responsibilities:Deliver code that is functional, understandable, maintainable and testable.Work closely with analysts, documenters and testers.Automated testing of features developed.Deliver technical documentation as and when required.Act as a mentor to all team...

Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our international client offers financial service solutions helping their clients achieve their dreams. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees (in SA) many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their...

Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)

Oracle Database Administrator (DBA)We are seeking a skilled and experienced Oracle Database Administrator (DBA) at an intermediate to senior level to manage, secure, and optimize mission-critical Oracle database environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep...

Senior Project Manager (Finance)

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Technical Support Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Remote Remote

About our client:Our client, a listed global leader that provides innovative solutions, is committed to helping some of the world's most well-known brands tackle their most pressing business challenges. With a reputation as a trusted partner to global organisations,...

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